Flea market help for needy
NON-profit organisation Helping Those In Need held a week-long flea market recently in 6 Jarvis Road, Berea to help families and children they are...
UFH drama unit in rousing festival debut
UNIVERSITY of Fort Hare drama society, Isandi seGubu (The sound of the drum), made history recently by performing the play at the National Arts...
Former cleaner rejoices in new role as a nurse
“There was no greater feeling than walking into Stutterheim Hospital no longer as a cleaner, but clad in a white dress because I was...
Help appeal:family living in ‘inhumane’ conditions
CHILD Welfare in King William’s Town ,is appealing anyone able to help a family of five who are living in “inhumane circumstances”.
Four children, between...
Dewar shines at the national hockey tourney
HOCKEY STAR: Selborne College pupil, Matt Dewar, was awarded the Colin Bartle Trophy as the Player of the Tournament at the South African Schools...
Grand prize for EC’s golden-voiced teen
The golden-voiced Grade 11 pupil, 17, won the grand prize of the 2018 ABC Motsepe South Africa School Choir Eisteddfod (SASCE) National Championships in...
EL pupil to grace the stage in USA
Clarendon High School pupil,Okuhle Mpepo, has been selected to showcase her talented acting skills in United States of America. For the full story, read...
Selborne gets starring role for Craven
The Border Craven and Academy Week teams have entered their final week of preparation ahead of their respective national weeks, which get under way...
Woman vanishes at EL CBD taxi rank
A young woman on her first ever visit to East London has been reported missing amid fears that she may have been abducted.
Charedene Myburgh,...
1000 jobs at new EL tile factory
A planned R300-million factory that will use ingceke (clay) to make tiles is expected to create more than 1000 jobs when it opens in...
Youth take charge in cleaning the streets
DOORWAY to Restoration Anti-Drug Coalition spent their Saturday morning cleaning the streets of Vergenoeg in a campaign called “Young People Taking Charge”.
The coalition’s chairwoman,...
Swallows fired for trench warfare
Swallows will be looking to defeat its bogey team when they take on Walter Sisulu University All Blacks in the Nashua Tournament knockout final...
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...
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...
KZNYO in full swing at Guild
THE KwaZulu-Natal Youth Orchestra (KZNYO) will grace East London with a melodic repertoire on Wednesday evening at the Guild Theatre at 7.30pm.
The orchestra is...
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...
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...
All Hlobo wants is a home
NOMZWAKHE Hlobo,73, has been crying out for a proper home for the past six years.
Hlobo, who is physically challenged, has been living in a ...
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...
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...
Driver and passenger attacked at Buffalo Pass
AN EAST London driver and passenger were left shaken after being attacked while driving through Buffalo Pass last week.
The driver, who wished to remain...
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...
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...
Municipal raid finds food on shelves 5 years past sell-by date
Food that expired five years ago is being sold on “special” in Umzimvubu shops.
This discovery prompted Umzimvubu municipal bosses to issue an urgent health...
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...
Looking back (6)
East London aquarium, in exquisite ‘sepia’ photography-card’,
The aquarium is the oldest in South Africa.
Officially opened on the 2nd of December 1931, this makes it...
Adapting to climate change on the radar in Cape Town
Nearly 19 million people were displaced because of climate change in 2017‚ said a senior UN climate leader at the opening of a global...
UPDATE | Electricity meter ‘fiddle’ lands man in court for alleged...
A man who masqueraded as an Eskom employee installing devices to “reduce electricity consumption” appeared in court on Tuesday for allegedly defrauding a municipality...
Mbeki celebrates his 76th birthday
Today is the 76th birthday of former president, Thabo Mbeki. Mbeki, as the successor of Nelson Mandela, was elected as the second democratic president...
Border stock car racing
Racing enthusiasts gathered at the Summerpride Showgrounds Circuit for V8 King of the Ring and 1660 challenge on Saturday evening. East London was graced...
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,...
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY
To all the wonderful fathers and father figures in our lives, we hope you have an amazing Father's Day
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,...
Rand treads water as threats of trade war subdue market
The rand was little changed against major global currencies on Friday afternoon‚ with investors cautious as focus shifted once again to issues of international...
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...
SA power grid stable – for now
Eskom said on Friday that it did not anticipate load-shedding for the “most part” of the day after being forced to cut power to...
WIN THIS WINTER with Tiso Blackstar Community Newspapers and Cutman &...
WINTER is here and with it comes frosty mornings and icy evenings when what you really hanker after is a mug of hot, strong...
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...
New Madiba banknotes and coins to go into circulation to make his...
You will soon find former president Nelson Mandela at your closest cashier as new coins and banknotes commemorating his 100th birthday go into circulation...
Looking back (5)
Landing basket, or ‘Bosuns Chair’- used for many years by ships to carry passengers from ship to land, often too- from ship to ship...
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...
Ashworth completes South African cleansweep of the Comrades Marathon after winning...
Ann Ashworth completed a South African clean sweep of the Comrades Marathon‚ winning the women’s title in 6:10:04 on Sunday.
Comrades marathon female winner Ann...
Maimane wants spiralling petrol price to be discussed in Parliament as...
DA leader Mmusi Maimane has requested that the petrol price‚ which skyrocketed to an unprecedented R15.79 per litre earlier this week‚ be dealt with...
Groundswell of opposition to expropriation without compensation: IRR
There is a groundswell of opposition against expropriation of land without compensation as the deadline looms for submissions‚ according to the Institute of Race...
Bread tags help to buy wheelchair
THE eighth PNA wheelchair handover took place on Tuesday, with beneficiary and Parklands Special School pupil, Lindokuhle Mtshayeni, receiving a brand new wheelchair sponsored...
Book-turned-play to inspire youth at fest
FORMER Hudson Park pupil Luthando Lucas is busy with turning has turned his self-published book I AM into a play for this year’s National...
Buffs recoup to win
BORDER Super League got was under way on Saturday at the Buffalo Park Stadium, with the Buffaloes defeating Mdantsane-based team Winter Rose 32-7. Buffs...
The sound of music
A CELEBRATION for Michael Swartz for being able to hear for the first time in his life, took place at the Old Selbornian Club...
ELfest school artwork on show
The 17th annual ELfest is underway at the Belgravia Arts Centre, showcasing various forms of artwork from learners in East London schools.
Well over 900 pieces...
Looking back (4)
Endlessly changing, East London Buffalo Harbour.
The barge, Anne, “a tug-towing”– with two Barques, moored at the dockside in the distance.
A hand tinted postcard from...
