Raising Amber Foundation brings hope to the disabled
DRIVEN by her inability to find a suitable school for her daughter, single mum Christal van der Byl founded the Raising Amber Foundation.
This was...
DCS helps community on Mandela Day
UPDATE: In the King William's Town print edition of the GO! & Express, the wrong photograph was used with this story. The photo, whose...
Sweetwaters Football Club on ubuntu path
AS A way of to give back and spreading the Madiba spirit, Sweetwaters Masters Football Club spent 67 minutes on Mandela Day showing ubuntu...
Career pathways offered to girls
Buffalo City TVET Collage (BCC) East London campus employees spent Mandela Day equipping more than 500 Grade 8 to Grade 12 pupils with life...
St Dom’s kitchen staff refuse to cook on pay dispute
Cooks and other kitchen staff at Life St Dominic's Hospital downed tools this morning and refused to continue cooking for patients until their company...
Place of safety hit by break-ins
Greensleeves Place of Safety for children has been plagued by a spate of break-ins recently, having suffered four in one week.
The most severe of...
11 robberies in 14 days in EL
Almost one business a day has been robbed in East London over the last 14 days.
Yesterday it was the turn of a second Pep...
Malema vows ‘to take Nkandla back’
Julius Malema has launched a new project on the former president Jacob Zuma. He said the party would start to campaign to take Zuma's...
KZN Woolwoths customers to be searched after spate of bomb threats
All Woolworths customers will be searched before entering stores in KwaZulu-Natal.
This follows bombs threats and the discovery of incendiary devices planted at several Woolworths...
No help for BCM meter sufferer
A frustrated Buffalo City Metro ratepayer, Ndileka Shwababa, has been forced to depend on metro employees to load electricity onto her faulty electricity meter...
Protest over ‘death trap’ school
Angry parents of Schornville Primary School pupils in King William’s Town, led by the school governing body, marched to the Eastern Cape education department’s...
Malema in BCM for pre-rally campaign
“The ANC has been elected by the people but now it eats its people,” is the verdict cast by Julius Malema talking to hundreds...
Task team to tackle EL Crime
Senior crime intelligence officers are visiting Buffalo City Metro tasked with cracking down on crime which has suddenly escalated in and around the city.
The...
Learning centre provides internet, books for Chintsa community
TO PROVIDE access to the internet, communication technology, and books for approximately about 5,000 socially and economically disadvantaged children, youth, and adults, the Chintsa...
Kiddies taught about emergency safety measures
ABOUT three hundred East London kiddies from various crèches in the region were treated to a fun filled educational day where they were taught...
Youth to show off skills at arts festival
LOCAL author Cinga Dyala and the World of Art Movement are hosting the Inkcubeko Yomntwana Arts Festival, on July 27 to July 29 at...
Fast and furious
East London Ultimate Frisbee (ELUF) will be hosting the Eastern Cape Mixed Regionals Tournament at Hams Club for two days over this weekend.
Various teams...
Oppi-Plaas hosts ‘Christmas in July’
MAREN Oppi-Plaas will host their first Christmas in July in Thornpark, just outside East London, as part of a charity drive, tomorrow and Saturday.
The...
Boost for Border cancer patients
CANCERCARE Border Oncology Centre launched their new state-of-the-art linear accelerator machine at the St Dominics Hospital last week.
Equra Health officially unveiled the new machine...
Veterinarian boosts Chintsa commmunity
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa’s former personal veterinarian on his wildlife far, Dr Terrence Thovhakale, 26, is making great strides in his work at the Wild...
Plucky teen wins tank
The GO! & Express ran a month- long competition where one lucky winner stood a chance to win a massive 5,000l water tank, courtesy...
Nine arrested as fuel-protest causes traffic chaos on N3 in KZN
Nine truck drivers were arrested on Wednesday morning for blockading the N3 outside Pietermaritzburg in protest against rising fuel prices.
Road Traffic Inspectorate spokesperson Superintendent...
Pupil sex policy a thorny topic
A total of 3 907 girls aged 15 to 19 gave birth in Eastern Cape health facilities between January and March.
And during this period...
Amalinda traffic lights fuel community hope
The small victory of newly erected traffic lights in Amalinda has been welcomed by residents and councillor Mzukisi Relu, but it is just the...
Fort Hare cancels exams after noise disruptions
The University of Fort Hare has cancelled what it hoped would be the last leg of their examination season.
The university mid-year exams were disrupted...
Anger over sex violence in city
Incidences of sexual violence against women in Buffalo City Metro are among the highest in the country, with sex workers at the receiving end...
Search on for boy gone missing
Parents of a 15-year-old Hudson Park High School pupil, Lulama Magau, have opened a case of a missing person at the East London police...
EL’s golden duo of dance step up
Having brought back sackloads of medals from the World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in California since 2010, East London’s golden duo of dance...
Ark Chrisian Centre aims to help the disadvantaged
TO aid the King William’s Town community, the Ark Christian Centre is embarking on a community outreach programme to lend a helping hand to...
Frisbee fanatics in EL take the lead
Mention the word frisbee and images of beaches and border collies spring to mind, but playing with the disc usually associated with casual beach...
Life skills course boosts youth
MASITHETHE Counselling Services (formerly Lifeline East London), in partnership with Community Action Against Drugs (CAAD), held a five-day Personal Growth and Leadership skills course...
Telling story of kids deserted by fathers
NDEVANA local, Cinga Dyala is the author of the book Sihle Tells the Tale, which tackles the issue of absent fathers and how it...
Yolanda inspired by her mother to feed the poor
INSPIRED by her mother's drive to help others, Yolanda Mtsaka, 28, of Scenery Park, founded Buffalo City CareGivers to ensure that the homeless of...
Dynamic dance showcase
The Dynamic Body Studio's Holiday Club's showcase performance took place on Tuesday and Wednesday night at the Arts Theatre Club in East London.
Dancers from...
1,000 nurses graduate to boost the health department
IN A major boost for the health department, more than 1,000 nurses from Lilitha Nursing College in East London graduated on Wednesday and Thursday.
According...
‘Hit man’ Taylor ready to rock the Guild stage
EVER-POPULAR muso, Garth Taylor, will grace the Guild Theatre stage on July 20 and 22.
The talented SA Music Awards (Sama) nominated artist is celebrating...
Parkside CMR office opens
THE Christelike Maatskaplike Raad (CMR) has expanded its services offices and have recently by opening a new satellite office in Parkside.
CMR East London has...
Batting Bridge closed for maintenance
The Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality is advising motorists that the Batting Bridge will be closed for maintenance on Saturday.
Road users are encouraged to make...
Winter Warmers latest winner
Congratulations to Saliem Dolley, the latest winner in our Winter Warmers Competition
Cake show a feast for the eyes (Gallery)
The East London branch of the South African Cake Decorators Guild held their bi-annual Cake Show and Competition in the NG Kerk Hall in...
African art works on display
NTOBEKO Mjijwa will be exhibiting his African-inspired artwork at the Ann Bryant Art Gallery in East London from tomorrow until Wednesday.
Mjijwa is a lecturer...
Trevor Klose 10km (Gallery)
The Trevor Klose 10km race took place at the East London Athletics Club (ELAC) headquarters this weekend.
Pictures by Matthew Field
RESULTS
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Lutahando Hejana...
Stirling pupils jazz it up at National Arts Festival
PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC: Stirling pupils Jayson van Rooyen (trombone - middle), Caitlyn Poole (sax – front) and Eldene Bruiners and Nerisha Ramjee...
Flying squad’s wings clipped
The Mdantsane police cluster flying squad is grounded. It does not have a single functioning vehicle.
The cluster fights serious crime in a large area...
Beacon Bay, Gonubie Road on target
The construction of the Beacon Bay and Gonubie Link Road, which is set to be completed in March 2019, is currently ahead of schedule.
This...
SASSA distances itself from message circulating on social media
A fake news article claiming SASSA accidentally paid grants to 17 000 illegal immigrants from Zimbabwe has been doing the rounds on social media.
SASSA...
Gift of shoes keeps kids in school
Growing up, Lelethu Kenny Tukuvana had to walk to school barefoot – something he vowed no other child should have to experience.
And for two...
Changes to diet help bears of EL Zoo return to health
Gina and Jenny, the brown bears of the East London Zoo, are looking much better, according to Lionel de Lange, CEO of Lawrence Anthony...
Search on for armed gang who robbed store
A manhunt is under way for three heavily-armed men who allegedly robbed the Cambridge Pep store in East London making off with a large...
