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...

Students prepare to spread love with music

The Sonwa Sakuba Institute for Performing Arts is back with the first of many productions this year called “All You Need Is Love”, a...

Miss Teen Idol World shares winning wisdom

The GO! & Express caught up with Qonce high school pupil Caitlyn Cassels, who was recently crowned Miss Teen Junior Idol World 2023 in...

Michael Jackson show returns to EL

The Jo Jackson Dance Company is bringing the popular stage production Beat It! – The Incredible Story of Michael Jackson to life once again...

Competitors gearing for Surfers Challenge

The 48th iconic Surfers Challenge kicks off on February 11 at Kwelera Mouth and will see its tough participants walking, running and paddling their...

GALLERY Amateur Photo Competition 2022 / 2023 – Last of the...

Entries have closed for the photo competition. Thank you to all who have submitted an interesting and varied selection of photos.   Thank you to the...

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...

Athletes awarded for bringing home the medals

The Buffalo City Modern Pentathlon Association closed off a successful season of biathle and triathle locally with awards presented to its top competitors in...

SA captain just misses men’s senior’s finals

East London’s Bruce Viaene represented SA at the World Waveski Surfing Titles in Ventura, California, from November 7-13. Viaene narrowly missed progressing to the finals,...

Magic of Motown at the Guild

Motown Records, the music label responsible for introducing us to Diana Ross and the Supremes, among others, had an undeniable influence on rhythm and...

Murambi roses ready for picking

The annual Murambi Roses rose- picking event was held on Saturday November 12, and attendees from far and wide arrived early to put their...

Krishna Festival of Chariots comes to EL

or the first time, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in East London will host an internationally celebrated event, the Festival of Chariots, which...

Quilters Guild returns with show

After a Covid-induced absence, the East Coast Quilters Guild’s annual Quilt Show has returned and is on at the East London Museum. The exhibition, which...

Musical family to grace gospel and jazz show (Competition Closed)

The talented Schultz family is set to perform in the Where Gospel Meets Jazz showcase at the Guild Theatre on December 2, and GO!...

Music pupils give sterling performance

Stirling Primary School’s music department presented a spectacular end-of-year show at the Guild Theatre on Tuesday, November 8. Performing to a full house, the pupils,...

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...

Tight battles and easy wins in season finale

A blustery morning greeted a field of about 35 eager karters as they fought tooth and nail for 2022 Border Championships honours on Saturday,...

Focus on World Diabetes Day

As World Diabetes Day on November 14 approaches, Diabetes East London has highlighted the importance of ongoing awareness and education. The global theme for World...

Ranger crowned World Champ

Despite only competing as a biathlete for the first time this year, Andrea Ranger was crowned the women’s Biathle World Champion in the masters...

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...

Athletes scoop medals at world bi/triathle event

Twelve athletes from Buffalo City represented SA at the World Bi/Triathle Championships from October 25-31, in which they were required to run-swim-run. The youngest athletes...

COMPETITION CLOSED

CLOSING DATE EXTENDED! There is still time to enter the GO! & Express Amateur photo competition! View some of the entries received so far by clicking...

Win with Buffs Club and let Centrestage rock your world –...

Centrestage is set to return to East London for the first time since pre-Covid to celebrate its 25th birthday. The production company’s band will be...

Former Go! editor gets nod

Former GO! & Express editor Matthew Field has received recognition from the Vodacom Journalist of the Year awards 2022 for his investigative piece titled...

Stirling cast bring adventures in wonderland

  Stirling Primary school pupils are hard at work rehearsing for their exciting production of Alice in Wonderland that will be showcased at the Guild...

Runners, walkers show support and have fun

The Spar Daily Dispatch Fun Run and Walk took place on Sunday, October 16 and despite the gloomy weather, a large entry of runners...

Students’ ‘Macbeth’ brings in African elements

William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Macbeth, one of his most popular plays, has been staged many times across the globe. Students at Sonwa Sakuba Institute for the...

LIT MINDZ preparing learners for world of work

LIT MINDZ is a school-based science and technology initiative that aims to improve secondary learners’ support for maths and science. LIT MINDZ was founded by...

Young gymnast to represent SA

Merrifield Preparatory School pupil Emma Fray, 11, has been selected to the national side at the South African Gymnastics Games that were held from...

Popular pageant back after Covid

Dee M Fashion Promotions Model Agency held its annual Miss Teenager and Miss Sweet Sixteen pageants at a packed Guild Theatre for the first...

Tennis festival set for Buffalo City

East Coast Sports and Buffalo City Tennis will be hosting the first-ever Buffalo City Junior Tennis Tournament on October 15. The tournament aims to revive...

Carel du Toit pupils take to street for Deaf Awareness week

On September 29, students, parents and teachers from the Carel du Toit Centre took to the street in a short demonstration in honour of...

Five decades of shopping

Local flagship mall Vincent Park shopping centre turned 50 on October 1. Vincent Park opened in October 1972 and has a rich legacy that is...

Survive the Race excitement builds up

The Beacon Bay Lions Club Survive the Race event is scheduled to kick off on September 24 and with 25 teams signed up to...

Spotlight on recycling in Cambridge’s ‘Little Mermaid’

Cambridge Primary School is working on a production of Disney classic, The Little Mermaid, set to be showcased later this month. The show includes 70...

Mzomhle High win Premier Star Bakeries pilot women’s league

  In the final match of this season’s pilot league for women’s football, the Mzomhle High School team won against BCMM Inner City High. These...

Surfers set to represent Border at SA champs

Pupils from Merrifield college and preparatory school are heading to Jeffrey’s Bay in October to compete in the 2022 SA Surfing Championships, representing the...

Lost hero Umhalla to be remembered

Nathaniel Cyril Kondile Umhalla lived during the 19th century and his innovative spirit contributed to the development of institutions and notable public figures, yet...

Life’s evanescence depicted in artform

Evanescence describes impermanence and instability, and the latest CVD Framers exhibition, which opened on September 9, attempts to grapple with this. Claudine Hauke, Janet Young...

St Bernard’s raffle a win for everyone

For 31 years, St Bernard’s Hospice has been providing palliative care in East London for those facing debilitating health challenges, and with support from...

Rotary wine auction raises R1m for charity

Charity wine auctions are an excellent way of raising money and the Rotary Club of Gately holds one of  the country’s top charity auction...

Families join in to get biathlete to world champs

Runners of all kinds, from amateurs to professionals, both young and old, turned out to support Andrea Ranger’s Family Fun Run and Walk at...

Marchers join to take stand and honour EL’s Uyinene Mrwetyana

The Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation hosted an awareness walk in Beacon Bay on August 27 to highlight the ongoing scourge of gender-based violence in SA. The...

MIWA hosts successful women’s month workshop

To empower women with knowledge relating to light motor vehicle maintenance, the Motor Industry Workshop Association East London branch hosted a workshop on August...

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Are you a vintage car, motorbike, and collectibles enthusiast? Then do not miss out on Liquidity Services’ latest vehicles, motorbikes, and collectibles online auction....

Survive the Race to take place in September

  If you have ever wanted to enter the Survivor, Amazing Race, Fear Factor or M i n u t e - t o -W...

Survive the Race returns to East London

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

Red Alert helps train NGO volunteers

As role players in the NGO space become increasingly vital, so does the need to upskill volunteers. Red Alert collaborated with the Border Kei Chamber...

Academic launches book on tackling glossophobia

Throughout his professional life, Dr Sibongiseni Mgolozeli has harboured an ambition to become a professor. When the opportunity to pursue this dream abroad arose, his...

Family-run business’s products jammed with unique, exciting flavours

FAITH MTWANA What started as a simple solution to an excess amount of gooseberries has blossomed into a family business producing a range of exciting...