Project helps pupils study
FORMER Unathi Secondary School pupil Yamkela Nkomo started the non-profit organisation #SupportALearner about three years ago, which tutors high school pupils from grade 10...
Gift of new wheelchair a real lifeline for amputee
Mziwamadoda Gobe is the latest beneficiary of the PnA Stationers East London and Sweethearts Foundation wheelchair hand-over on Tuesday.
Gobe lost his right leg due...
Scores of East London families evicted from occupied RDP houses
Two hundred more East London families were left homeless after they were evicted from the RDP houses they had illegally occupied in Vergenoeg township...
EL sportsman plays it forward
For Sikelela Kakele, the dream of training a team to participate in the SA and Continental Duathlon Championships in Cape Town has been realised.
The...
Hands-on approach to autism
Autism South Africa is holding hosting a five-day workshop, called Hands On Autism, which started on Monday in Cambridge, East London.
The workshop aims at...
Lifeskills course to empower teens
Masithethe Counselling Services is conducting a Llifeskills course for Tweens teenagers from July 1 to 5 at their premises in Southernwood, East London.
The programme...
‘Drumming’ up a storm
The South African Majorette and Cheerleading Association (Samca) national championships have taken East London by storm, with teams from all over the country arriving...
Sunday Times journalist wins prestigious award for bravery, highlights mental issues
Sunday Times journalist Qaanitah Hunter took home the prestigious Nat Nakasa Award for brave and courageous journalism on Saturday night.
She was commended by the...
Cycle ride to recall heroes
Eager cyclists from East London-based Amaqhawe Cycling Club gathered in King William's Town for a commemorative ride to East London last Monday.
The group started...
Songstress hits all right notes
“For as long as I remember, I loved music, even though growing up my siblings and I were not exposed to any medium such...
Caring voice for residents
Masithethe Counselling Services opened a new centre in Mdantsane recently.
The structure was kindly sponsored by Small Projects Foundation (SPF).
Masithethe director Jackie Orsmond said the...
Mango to operate cheaper flights between PE and Lanseria
Mango Airlines will operate two flights a day between Nelson Mandela Bay’s Port Elizabeth Airport and Lanseria International Airport in Johannesburg from July 11....
President Cyril Ramaphosa granted extension on Bosasa report
The presidency confirmed on Friday that President Cyril Ramaphosa had been given an extension to respond to public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's findings in the Bosasa...
Youth embrace street festival
The youth of Mdantsane showcased their many talents when Project Khulisanani hosted their third Ezase Kasi Street Festival at the Ekoneni Butchery & Bar...
Eskom appoints Bheki Nxumalo as new head of generation
Bheki Nxumalo has been appointed as Eskom's new group executive of generation, the power utility said on Wednesday.
Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe said Nxumalo's appointment...
20 years on, apartheid victims’ families ask Cyril Ramaphosa for closure
The families of apartheid victims have asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to prioritise the 300 cases that were referred to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)...
Dog therapy for the little ones
Canaan Care Centre will soon have a new staff member who will be bringing along a different set of techniques to help care for...
Pastor T’ wins best presenter gospel award
Peddie-born Izwilethemba FM radio presenter Themeblani “Pastor T” Nunge bagged the award for Best Gospel Radio Presenter at the recent Gabriel Global Gospel Awards...
Sanral helps pupils on road to success
SOUTH African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) hosted a scholarships and external bursaries induction on Saturday at The Venue in Hemingways Mall, where 18...
Limba off to US event
King William's Town local Xola-Sisipho Limba is on her way to great heights as her involvement in arts and culture provides her with a...
Mbambo nominated for best DJ award
Mdantsane FM radio presenter Vusumzi “Mavusana” Mbambo recently bagged a nomination for Best Radio DJ at the Amagugu Music Awards.
Mbambo has been a radio...
Songbird waxing lyrical about SSQ
East London-born singing sensation Asandiswa George serenaded her audience at the Guild Theatre on Friday evening during the Umtiza Arts Festival.
George shared the stage...
Humpback whale washes up in Cape Town harbour
A humpback whale carcass has washed up close to Cape Town’s harbour, but at 10m long, it has proved difficult for officials to remove.
The...
Soweto strings entertain
The three-day Umtiza Arts Festival kicked off on a high note on Friday at various venues in East London with a jam-packed programme suitable...
Chimpanzees in the wild reduced to ‘forest ghettos’
Urban expansion and hunting have pushed chimpanzees, humanity's closest relative in the animal kingdom, into shrinking islets of wildness, top experts said Tuesday after...
ANC to Cyril Ramaphosa: Halve the unemployment rate in five years
The ANC has set an ambitious target for President Cyril Ramaphosa's government: halve the unemployment rate from 27% to 14% in the next five...
EL teenager killed while playing with gun
East London police have sent a stern warning to licensed firearm owners after a 15-year-old Mdantsane teenager was killed while playing with a gun...
‘I feel like I’m dreaming’: petrol attendant stunned by reaction after...
Petrol attendant Nkosikho Mbele doubted that he'd ever see Monet van Deventer again - the motorist whose tank he filled with R100 worth of...
Sights set on new high
East London local Lee-Ann King aims to take on the peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro on August 9 as part of the Trek4Mandela initiative to...
Green Merrifield gets platinum
Merrifield College received a platinum certificate from the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (Wessa) for four years of consistent work in key...
Viaene is crowned King
The highly anticipated King of the Reef, hosted by the Border Waveski Surfing Association was held recently at Nahoon Reef in East London, with...
Cops called after man tries to use taxi app to transport...
Efforts by a man who used an app to try to hail taxis to ferry a body from his townhouse in an attempt to...
Pupils benefit from sex education drive
Luncedo Pre-Primary School, situated in Stoney Drift township, held a sex education programme – “Good touch, Bad Touch” – hosted by Masithethe Counselling Services.
The...
Good family fun at picnic
The second annual Families South Africa (Famsa) picnic took place at Southernwood Primary School in East London, with a lot of excitement and fun.
The...
Helping youth in sport
Local sport science graduate Ayandiswa Sowazi has always had a passion for sport and an interest in physical activities.
“Growing up, I used to play...
Fundraiser boosts Breath of Life kitty
The Restore Trust Foundation held their first music festival to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Breath of Life Place of Safety on Saturday at...
Moss wins big in pool
Courage, grit and a passion for swimming are just some of the qualities that Matthew Moss, a grade 8 Stirling High School pupil, possesses.
Fifteen-year-old...
Joy of wheelchairs
Smiles, tears and excitement were etched on faces as three happy people received their wheelchairs on Monday at the Daily Dispatch offices.
The handover came...
Makisi set for global awards
Gospel radio presenter Loyiso Makisi, 26, has been nominated for best presenter at the upcoming Gabriel Global Gospel Awards. (GGGA).
The East London-born presenter started...
GALLERY: Carnival at Hudson Park Primary School entertains locals
It was a big turn out at the annual Hudson Park Primary Carnival on Saturday, pupils, staff members and their family members had a...
Baseball coach off to join SA squad camp
Baseball champion and Eagles coach Lwazi Mlondolozi, 32, has been invited to be part of the South African baseball team in Cape Town later ...
Masithethe Counselling opens new King centre
Masithethe Counselling Services opened a new centre r in King William’s Town last week Thursday.
Masithethe director Jackie Orsmond said the main goal of the...
#Blessed’ shines a spotlight
Jenny Bryson Moorcroft Theatre’s four-day social justice play #Blessed came to an end on Sunday at the Arts Theatre in East London.
Set in East...
High tea serves up R60,000 for home
Berea Gardens Retirement Foundation’s hall was decked in rainbow colours, with balloons floating from the ceiling, tables covered with different kinds of delicious food...
Concern as petrol price increase of 56c a litre forecast for...
Unexpectedly strong international fuel prices have raised the spectre of an unwelcome fuel price hike for petrol users at the end of April. This...
Celebrating 20 years
Celebrating two decades in the business, SuperSPAR Highway in Mdantsane recently honoured their five “long service” workers who have been with them since the...
Bikers cruise in for annual rally
A sense of belonging, family and friendship was evident surfaced as scores of bikers descended on King William’s Town for the fourth annual Road...
Saving our planet
Jobs in pipeline as community launches new recycling project
METAL CANS, plastic bottles and cardboard boxes are just some of the items interested community members...
First-timer wins
Endurance, strategy and good weather were key factors in the second edition of the Real Gijimas 50km Ultra Marathon which started in Zwelitsha on...
Local sport put in spotlight
Black athletes highlighted
For the co-founders of Grit Sports, an interactive digital sports platform, it was important to shine a spotlight on sports – especially...
