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Performing arts group lacks sponsorship to continue its shows The East London Performing Arts Society (Elpas) is under threat of disbandment after their sponsor could...

Julius Malema, Commander-in-Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters, will face trial at an East London court between August 23-27. The firebrand EFF leader, together with...

Children aged between 4 and 9 can submit multiple entries School holidays will soon be here along with the usual scramble for ideas to keep the...

Efstratiou vies for prestigious award THE OK Franchise Division (OKFD), a division of the Shoprite/Checkers Group, is paying tribute to and rewarding their members who...

Birthday bash takes a back seat for fundraising event instead Instead of celebrating her birthday with her loved ones, East London local Fran Smith will...

The entire cabinet should be held responsible for one of the worst crimes against the people of SA perpetrated by President Jacob Zuma and...

PLUS see profile of who buys lottery tickets Dream homes await a R55m Gauteng winner who "camped" with his in-laws and Cape Town's R61m second-time...

THE ART community of East London this week lost a gem, when the Ann Bryant Art Gallery’s Terence “Terry” Walter Flynn lost his battle...

Eastern Cape police are investigating the tragic deaths of three young children from Gqeberha who allegedly died after eating noodles bought from a local...

A Toddler drowned in an overflowing stream in Mdantsane at the weekend.New Era Preschool pupil Inam Gcina Foyi, 3, fell and drowned in a...

A furore has broken out at a top mixed Mdantsane school after the principal yesterday ordered 38 teenaged girls to publicly tell their parents...

EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu and former MP Fana Mokoena believe President Cyril Ramaphosa may escape accountability for an alleged cover-up of a robbery at...

Ratings agency Fitch has followed rival S&P and downgraded South Africa's sovereign credit rating to junk status. Fitch downgraded South Africa from 'BB+' from 'BBB-',...

A teenager drowned in a residential swimming pool in Westville, outside Durban, on Friday. Rescue Care spokesperson Garrith Jamieson said paramedics were called to a...

Democratic Alliance (DA) Eastern Cape premier candidate Nqaba Bhanga recently led a series of housing inspections around the Buffalo City Metropolitan (BCM) area. “The DA...

Sport, recreation, arts and culture MEC Pemmy Majodina experienced what many Eastern Cape residents without medical aid go through everyday when she had to...

BY PENWELL DLAMINI General secretary of the SA Communist Party Blade Nzimande has used the Cosatu march against state capture to lash out against the...

A 24-year old Walter Sisulu University student was fatally stabbed during an altercation by a fellow student at St Patricks Court residence in Southernwood...

WRITTEN BY LEBO MJANGAZE Demi Potgieter, a 14-year-old racer from Hudson Park High School in East London, is making waves in the 2024 go-karting circuit...

He was able to do everything for his parents and his sister, before the Covid-19 lockdown saw his work hours cut by half —...

Address comes after cabinet meeting on Sunday afternoon President Cyril Ramaphosa will address SA at 8pm, the Presidency announced on Sunday afternoon. Earlier, Ramaphosa was in...

In an endeavour to reclaim their neighbourhoods, residents of Buffalo City are joining forces to submit a petition to the municipality to address the...

A team of rookie female police officers last week showed their mettle when they busted a gang of armed robbers in the Durban city...

The two police officers who are accused of murdering Nateniel Julies in Eldorado Park,  are expected to appear in the Protea magistrate’s court on...

East London motorcycle club BlackRock Rebels will host the Kids in Dire Straits (KiDS) Blanket Drive on Sunday at the Marques Sports Bar and...

Co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has gazetted regulations for the national state of disaster prompted by devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal...

Grieving families could be barred from conducting funeral services at metro cemeteries this weekend if city authorities fail to come to the table and...

A Kirkwood man and his son were wounded during a robbery at their home in the early hours of Saturday. The 71-year-old man and his 11-year-old...

A new East London charity shop is all set to make a safe house for battered women and children more self-sufficient. Profits made by the...

CEBELIHLE BHENGU The announcement by Eskom to extend planned blackouts to Wednesday has been met with outrage on social media. The power utility said it...

SUE MACLENNAN “The future is young, and it’s female.” Most of the field rangers at Thomas Baines Nature Reserve for the celebration of World Rangers Day...

Department of Education to make submissions on prevention of teenage pregnancy in schools.  Image: Esa Alexande The Department of Basic Education has extended the deadline for written...

Beacon Bay Lions Club have partnered with main event sponsor CFAO Motors and sole print media sponsor GO! & Express for Survive the Race...

A Randfontein mother has spent the night behind bars for allegedly burning her two children, aged five and seven, with an iron, West Rand...

Contemporary art should spearhead new ways of communication and critical thinking. This is what fine art practitioner Sonwabiso Ngcai said he aimed to achieve with...

A group of dedicated knitters from Hands On has extended a warm gesture of kindness by donating handmade blankets to the McClelland Adult Centre...

By MICHELLE GUMEDE The provincial health department wants to be able to withhold most of a R23m award to pay for the child's future medical...

  The rand slipped past the psychological R12 to the dollar mark on Friday morning‚ its weakest point in more than two weeks‚ as the...

Lewis Hamilton equalled one of Michael Schumacher's many records on Sunday when he delivered a classic drive to become the first driver to complete...

A21 is a global anti-human trafficking organisation with 12 offices around the world. A21 held a global fundraising and awareness event called Walk For...

Chairperson of the Walter Sisulu University council Tembeka Ngcukaitobi on Wednesday said the accreditation debacle at the institution is “not as big as has...

SASSA Social Grant April 2021 SASSA has recently released a payment schedule for the month of April 2021, and are as follows: Older Person’s Grants...

TANDO NKUNGWANA The life of renowned East London businessman, car enthusiast, and beloved family man Riaaz Jogie will be celebrated in grand style at the...

The frozen body of a stowaway fell from a plane as it was approaching Heathrow Airport on Sunday. According to MailOnline, the corpse fell into the...

Masithethe Counselling Services held a Personal Growth and Counselling Skills Course for 43 community workers last week Friday. The course focused on personal development, self-understanding...

From the hut where he grew up in Qunu to the cell on Robben Island where he was imprisoned‚ you can now immerse yourself...

South African mobile phone users have voted Apple iPhone as their handset of choice, a preference followed closely by Huawei and Samsung. The statistics, which...

  False tip offs, scammers and prank calls are marring attempts to find Parkside grandmother, Eudora Bruintjies, who has been missing for almost two weeks. The...

Johnny Delport and Winnie (nee Stolse) married 60 years on the 6th March 1965 by Pastor Claude Stevens, full Gospel Church, Park Avenue, they...

Repaired after more than two months The only machine in SA able to print driver’s license cards‚ which has been broken since November 7 last...