Mercedes-Benz donates cars to local NPOs

Mercedes-Benz SA (MBSA) has donated seven vehicles to deserving local NPOs. Sporting Chance Foundation, Waves For Change, African Angels Independent School, READ Educational Trust, Land...

A night of musical brilliance with special guests

Pianist Hayley White is celebrating a lifetime of music prowess with a special recital, A Musical Journey, at the Guild Theatre on Thursday February 22. The...

EL’s Hillier makes top three in reality show

  Former Cambridge High School pupil Kedeshia Hillier has made it to the top three of DStv channel VIA’s reality show Houvrou of Trouvrou. The show...

Dancing her way to the Big Apple , Teen set to...

Talented young East London dancer Tamia Latola is heading to New York next year to represent SA in the Princess Pageant Talent Africa competition. The...

WIN TICKETS TO VIRGIL PRINS AND DILLAN OLIPHANT COMEDY SHOW

Two of the country’s funniest comedians, Virgil Prins and Dillan Oliphant, will be coming to East London for a one-night-only show on Friday November...

Gonubie sport scientist in running for Miss SA

East London once again has a stunning candidate in the running for Miss SA, as Homba Mazaleni from Gonubie takes to the stage to...

Nataniël celebrates 36 years on stage, with GO! and Guild

  Popular stage performer Nataniël Le Roux will be bringing his solo act, Nataniël in Concert, to the Guild Theatre on September 17, and the...

Distinctions for Abbotsford ballerinas

  Six Abbotsford Christian School girls have achieved excellent results in their ballet exams with the Royal Academy of Dance. Lubuko Somhlalo, Hlelo Mntonintshi, Mary Bolarinwa,...

GO Review – Mafia Mamma

Genre: Comedy, adventure  If you're in the mood for a movie made purely for entertainment then Mafia Mamma is here to fulfill that craving. Toni Collette...

Hudson Park pupils meet musical idol

The sheer power of social media was on full display recently when a video of Hudson Park Primary School pupils singing Lloyd Cele’s chart-topping...

Africa Unite Festival returns

The Africa Unite Cultural International Festival has been in the works since the beginning of the year, and will finally be showcased on Saturday,...

Beloved English teacher’s poetry book available from next week

Literature is alive and well in Buffalo City, the newest Unesco City of Creative Literature in Africa, with the imminent launch legendary local ex-English...

Autistic pianist uses show to raise awareness of condition

With April being autism awareness month, JR Nkosi will be showcasing a music and theatre production to highlight the positive aspects of living with...

Umtiza Arts Fest back with exciting line-up

The Umtiza Arts Festival is returning next month and it promises to be an exciting experience for art and music enthusiasts across Buffalo City...

EL beauty in Mrs Grand SA top 20

  The Mrs Grand SA beauty pageant has come around once again, and East London philanthropist, Lemeac Bezuidenhout, believes that she has what it takes...

Chilli Club promises to heat up EL fest

LEBO MJANGAZE Chilli Club SA is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a sizzling event at the East London Museum on April 26. From 11am to...

Local artist plans to share Xhosa traditional music at NAF

Buffalo City’s own Yakha Mlali will take to the National Arts Festival (NAF) stage for the second consecutive year with his original production, lingoma...

Go Review – Queen Charlotte

  Genre: Romance, historical, drama In 2020, Shonda Rhimes took the world by storm with the release of the first season of the Bridgerton series, which...

Mixed media exhibition reflects on childhood

  The Ukunqwena art exhibition will showcase artwork from local artists at the Ann Bryant Art Gallery on Thursday October 19. Sango Filita, Lukhanyo Muluse, and...

Sibling duo set to entertain EL

Emo Adams and his brother Loukmann are bringing their sibling show to the Hudson Park Centenary Hall on Friday, July 7 and it promises...

Jo Jackson dance showcase takes you on journey around world

ROSA-KAROO LOEWE Performers are bringing the world of dance back home, celebrating the diversity of cultural performance as part of the annual showcase from the...

GO Review – It Ends With Us

Genre: Romance, drama  Movie adaptations of beloved novels are tricky to execute but, It Ends with Us, is a rare achievement in that the movie...

Top East London acts scoop multiple awards

The Broadway SA Regional Awards 2022 winners have been announced, with several East London, acts receiving top honours. The awards are presented to top regional...

Mdantsane Creative Hub to host family arts festival

The Mdantsane Creative Hub is preparing to host the Indibano Arts Festival on December 10 at the Mdantsane Community Arts Centre. The fun event is...

GO Review – The Perfect Find

IMPERFECT COUPLE: Keith Powers and Gabrielle Union star in Netflix’s latest romcom ‘The Perfect Find’. Picture: SUPPLIEDGenre: Romance, comedy, drama  Despite a star-studded cast including...

Go Review – The Little Mermaid

Genre: Musical, fantasy, adventure The highly anticipated live-action remake of Disney’s The Little Mermaid has finally arrived. When Halle Bailey was announced in the role of...

EC comedians ready to entertain

Eastern Cape comedy is once again taking centre stage with seven local comedians set to entertain in the Amazing Laughs show at the Guild...

Rising star wins baking competition

WRITTEN BY LEBO MJANGAZE Jenna Ernstzen, 20, from Baysville, East London, emerged as the best up-and-coming baker in the Border-Kei region after beating 151 other...

GO Review – XO, Kitty

Genre: Comedy, drama, romance About four years after the events of the last To All the Boys film, teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey (Anna Cathcart)...

SA bluegrass folk band comes to town

Buffs Club will be hosting SA’s hottest bluegrass folk band, Georgetown, on April 25 at 7pm and readers of the GO!&Express stand a chance...

‘Wonka’ falls short of previous adaptations of beloved story

Genre: Adventure, comedy, family, musical Wonka is an unnecessary musical remake with incomplete details, mediocre songs, and a plot that makes little sense, despite a...

Students take it to ‘The Next Level’ in own show

Sonwa Sakuba Institute for the Performing Arts School students staged The Next Level, their last production of the year, last Friday. The show, which incorporated...

Exhibition aims to debunk stereotypes in African healing

Ukuthwasa is an SA term for the calling to become an indigenous healer or a sangoma and it is a practice that draws from...

Riley’s to auction off local artworks

  Leading African auction house, Riley’s Auctioneers will go live on May 27 with an international art auction featuring 31 artworks by 21 Eastern Cape...

Calling all playwrights

The Sonwa Sakuba Institute for Performing Arts and Umtiza Arts Festival has partnered with the Guild Theatre to introduce a short play competition. Entrants stand...

New reality TV show puts relationships to the test

Genre: Reality show  The SA spin-off of the global social experiment reality dating show, The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On, is breathe of fresh air...

Win tickets to 4th annual jazz restoration concert

The fourth annual Restoration in Jazz tribute and fundraising concert will be taking place on Saturday November 4 at the Guild Theatre. This year’s showcase...

Celebrating women in opera

With Women’s Month in full swing, Iphondo EC Opera has an exciting show in store to celebrate female South African opera stars. Night with the...

Model set for global pageant

Nicole Fisher is a model and beauty pageant contestant who is set to compete for the Miss MIA (Modelling in Africa) International 2023 title...

Comedy couple shares survival tips at Bulletproof show

Comedy duo Lisa Bobbert and Aaron Mcilroy are bringing their hilarious cabaret comedy show 'Bulletproof’ to the Guild Theatre from 24 – 26 October....

First-year students shine in their debut productions

The first-year students of Sonwa Sakuba Institute for Performing Arts put on stellar performances last week with their self-produced presentations of the theme ‘Hidden...

Local audiences gear up for top country legend

  COUNTRY SOUND: SA country singer Clive Bruce will be performing on an East London stage at the Buffalo Club on Sunday, March 26. Picture:...

GO Review – Lobola Man

Genre: Comedy, romance  The newly released film, Lobola Man, typifies the bright future on the horizon for SA films and marks what is hopefully the...

Buffalo City to host world waveski event

On November 9, SA won the bid to host the 2024 World Waveski Surfing Titles (WWST) in Buffalo City. Voting took place in Ventura in...

Arts festival smash hit coming to EL stage

After a sold-out run at the Umtiza Arts Festival, the powerful isiXhosa drama, Buzani Kubawo, returns to East London’s Guild Theatre for two special...

EL theatre group wins acclaim internationally

Local performing arts production company, Wela Kapela is one of the biggest driving forces in local entertainment and 2023 has been an exciting year...

REVIEW: The Woman King

GENRE: Action, Drama, History, African War The Woman King is a Hollywood action film that is centered on black African female warriors from the 19th...

GO People – Ryan Ward

When and how did your YouTube channel get started? We started towards the end of 2021. How did your partnership with Jovi Chen come about? We met...

GO Review – Barbie

  Genre: Adventure, fantasy, comedy  A whimsical and empowering adventure for all ages, complete with every shade of pink imaginable, the Barbie movie has been one...

Go Review – Assassin

Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime  Bruce Willis has built a reputation for himself as an actor who has starred in many action films over the years. After...