Feeding hungry stomachs
Dozens of mothers and children braved a cold Saturday morning in order to receive a meal at the Norman Goosen Soup Kitchen in Parkside...
South Africans struggle to tighten their already tight belts
The food basket has shrunk‚ with households changing their grocery shopping patterns in order to accommodate tough economic times.
Just when South Africans thought things...
Bringing sport to people of Mdantsane
MDANTSANE non-profit organisation, Project Khulisanani, is bringing sport to the people.
The NPO celebrated Youth Day by staging the Ezase Kasi Street Festival at the...
Ladies Night Market goes down a real treat
THE inaugural Ladies Night Market took place on Saturday night in Gonubie where women entrepreneurs had their stock on show.
The sound of the ocean...
Dale lauds Dyantyi
DALE College has applauded the achievements of its former Old Boy Aphiwe Dyantyi, who is fast making a name for himself, has made a...
First African woman joins special unit
An East London policewoman is the pride of South Africa and the Eastern Cape after becoming the first African female South African Police Services...
Dimbaza fly the flag
THE annual Buffalo City Metro Municipality Mayoral Cup took place on Saturday at in various locations in the city, with a wide variety of...
Shooting in primary school leaves one dead
The Eastern Cape Department of Education (ECDoE) MEC, Mandla Makupula, has sent his condolences following the passing of a Voorpos Primary School Governing Body...
Winter Warmers – First Week Winner
Congratulations to Jennifer Chunilall, the first week's winner of the Winter Warmer's Coffee Competition. Entries are hotting up so send yours in soon to...
Police, community unite for sports against crime tournament
IN an effort to curtail crime, Mdantsane and Bluewater police members partnered with the local community police forum (CPF) and other stakeholders to organise...
Infant dies at EL creche
The inconsolable sobs of a young mother echoed through Mzamomhle’s G-section informal settlement as she battled to accept her “playful” eight-month-old baby boy had...
Three initiates dead one week into season
Three underage initiates have been reported dead in the Eastern Cape, just a week after the launch of the 2018 winter season traditional initiation.
Cooperative...
Muso’s death strikes a sombre chord with fans
SWARTZ Brothers Band singer Tommy Swartz, 75, of East London, has passed away after a short illness in Johannesburg.
Swartz Brothers Boereorkes (alternatively known as...
Illegal dumpsites piling up, as metro tries to solve issue
Despite the recent BCMM Waste Indaba, where the reuse and recycling of waste was discussed, and a recent tender advert issued by the municipality...
Sundale walks away with two Qualité Bronze at SA Champs
ONE of the fastest-growing companies in East London, Sundale Free Range Dairy, brought home two Qualité Bronze Awards from the SA Dairy Championships held...
Our Fathers Day Competition Winners
PIETER HOLLOWAY with his daughter Tamryn was our first place winner who received an engraved bottle of Gentleman Jack.
LYNTON COX pictured alongside his daughter...
Methodist Church celebrates youth
WESLEY GUILD of the Trinity Methodist Church, Circuit 313, took the time this weekend to reflect back and commemorate the youth of June 16...
Taking a stand over violence against children
THE youth of Mdantsane , led by ANC African National Congress Youth League former chairman person Lwando Mpisane, commemorated Youth Day by marching to...
Surfers on a path to support youth
REGARDLESS of the weather conditions, if you go down to the Chintsa Beach, you will see a group of about 20 surfers every Saturday...
Heavy schoolbags a potential health risk
“WOULD you like to be a schoolboy again?” asks South African band Asylum Kids in their 1981 song Schoolboy. “No! No! No!” comes the...
King Adventure Challenge back again
Get your adventure shoes on and get ready to rumble in King Williams Town once again at the BUCO King Adventure Challenge that will...
Rotary club donates R200k
Yesterday, 11 organisations based in and around East London were the deserving beneficiaries of funds raised by the Gately Club of Rotary’s annual wine...
Hudson Park pupil off to Germany
Hudson Park High School pupil Adriaan Jordaan will represent the Eastern Cape as an exchange student in Germany for a month after he came...
Varsities on shutdown as wage talks deadlocked
Two Eastern Cape universities, Walter Sisulu University and University of Fort Hare, remain on total shutdown as wage negotiations between management and unions remain...
Robbers hit ‘War Room’ of Bulldogs’ franchise
Stadium thieves were caught on camera stealing newly installed equipment worth over R100000 belonging to the Border Bulldogs Rugby franchise.
Two thieves, one with a...
Dance school scholarships up for grabs
Sonwa Sakuba Performing Arts Foundation is giving away two scholarships to deserving youngsters to participate in the upcoming Dynamic Dance Academy’s annual Holiday Club...
Special needs crisis deepens
Hundreds of special needs children at three schools in Buffalo City Metro are spending as little as three hours at school because of a...
WARNING | Power outage in East London CBD
This Saturday, June 23, BCM residents in the East London CBD can expect a power outage from 6am to 6pm.
The purpose of this interruption...
BCM to host international investors for Brics event
Buffalo City Metro says it’s all systems go as they prepare to roll out the red carpet for more than 400 high-powered foreign guests...
Celebrating renewed positive energy
When gallery owner and potter Louise Pietrucci returned home from a month in the UK earlier this year, she felt a renewed sense of...
Car seat gifts give Frere moms a lift
Ten new mothers at Frere Hospital received free car seats for their children, courtesy of the Road Accident Fund.
New mom Busiswa Qingana said she...
EL zoo firmly back on track
The infamous East London Zoo, which has in the past received harsh criticism from animal lovers over the treatment and keeping of its animals,...
Boost for Chintsa school
AFRICAN Angels Independent School received a donation of R10000 from life insurance company MiWayLife recently, as part of its the #MiFuture Campaign.
The Chintsa East-based...
Stirling Primary sing their way to the finals
TV STARS: Stirling Primary School choir recently took part in Kyknet's televised singing competition 'Sing in Harmonie' in Grahamstown. The pupils won their round...
Precious life-blood
World Blood Donor Day was celebrated on June 14 and the community come out in their numbers to help save a life in Berea,...
Grens pupils enjoy the carnival
STEPPING OUT: Grens Laerskool recently held their carnival and the little ones from Grensies Petite Daycare also took part. Abigail Coetzee and Cara Dürr,left,...
School reaches out to needy children
IN their pursuit to help others, Kusile Comprehensive School pupils and teachers recently donated knitted sweaters to children in two orphanages in their community...
East London Extreme Festival
East Londoners and those from surrounding towns have had a special treat this June 16 with the East London Extreme Festival taking place at...
Group aces epic race
THE eighth expedition race, also known as the Adventure Race or Expedition Africa, took place in Namaqualand recently. Of the 52 teams that competed,...
Lukho selected to represent South African Junior Clubs
AFTER his sterling performance at the national rowing champs in Pretoria, grade 9 pupil Lukho Mbongisa, 17, of John Bisseker High School was selected...
Pensioners assisted with their claims
MORE than one hundred pensioners were in attendance when the Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator (OPFA) held a community education campaign at in...
School pupils help out charity foundation
DREAM SUPPORTERS: Pupils and staff of Selborne Primary, Clarendon Prep and Clarendon Primary hand over a cheque of R52 371 to Reach for Dream...
SAPS Women’s Network raises funds to aid orphanage homes
TO commemorate the Youth Month, the Mdantsane South African Police Services (SAPS) Women’s Network organised a fundraiser for orphanages in Mdantsane yesterday.
Mdantsane Police members...
Ziphunzana Bypass service delivery protests
The communities of Fynbos and Egoli Buffalo Flats areas have embarked on a protest on the Black Road (Ziphunzana Bypass) to the City. They...
Cansa fund-raiser to boost care centres
THE Cancer Association of South Africa (Cansa) stands to benefit from a national project, “Supporting Cansa is a piece of cake” in a bid...
DRDAR Amathole office closed due to fumigation
PRESS STATEMENT
The Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (DRDAR) has decided to temporarily close its Amathole District office at the BKB...
Eight alarm bells at South African state hospitals
Public hospitals have become a death-trap for the poor‚ says Refiloe Nt’sekhe of the Democratic Alliance.
The party has produced this checklist of the top...
Mrs Eastern Cape 2018 crowned
MODELS strutted their stuff at the Mrs Eastern Cape 2018 held at the Legends Showcase in Berea, East London yesterday.
Winner: Kelly-Ann Gower.
Runner Up: Unetsie...
Fundraising concert for “living legend” Brian Finch
A BENEFIT concert is being hosted at Legends Showcase Venue on Friday evening in support of “living legend” Brian Finch, who was recently diagnosed...
Overcomer conquers Mile swim without using legs
STRUCTURAL engineer Juan Delport was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1996, which resulted in him losing lost him the strength of his legs.
Ten years...
