4 000 EC ex-miners finally strike gold: Dispatch locates beneficiaries of...
By Bongani Fuzile
Four thousand Eastern Cape ex-miners or their families today stand a chance to claim their share of R40-billion worth of benefits that was...
Ablution facilities at taxi rank a disgrace
DESPITE Buffalo City Metro being aware of the state of ablution facilities at the Beacon Bay Taxi Rank, they have not been able to...
Wave of disrepair
Concern as BCM drags feet to fix damage
IT HAS been almost a month since the monstrous waves hit the shores of East London beaches...
Rhino poachers snared
It was a bad week for rhino poachers in South Africa after police and park rangers arrested 18 suspects‚ while five other poachers received...
Abandoned baby boy doing well
The newborn baby found abandoned on the doorsteps of an Amalinda house is healthy and doing well, according to Child Welfare director Soraya Leeuw.
The...
The root of all evil
Breidbach pupils use abandoned building to smoke and use drugs
A DILAPIDATED building situated in the centre of Breidbach, is causing health and safety concerns...
Coordinated sea rescue off Wild Coast not enough to save sailors...
AT 4pm on Wednesday (September 20), NSRI East London were alerted by the Transnet National Ports Authority following reports of two sailors requiring urgent...
Most farmers not ‘racists’‚ says Mbalula
Most farmers are not a "bunch of racists"‚ says Police Minister Fikile Mbalula.
"There are rotten potatoes which from time to time play themselves out...
Event shows judo is growing in Border
THE first Henny Boel Open Judo Championship took place at the Selborne Primary School hall recently.
The inaugural event on September 2 was to celebrate...
RAF commemorate the Battle of Britain
Service honour those who gave their lives
THE Royal Air Forces Association commemorated the Battle of Britain in East London recently with a service and...
BREAKING: Guptas lose court bid to stop bank account closures
THE Gupta family today (Thursday, September 21) lost a court bid to stop the Bank of Baroda from closing down their last remaining bank...
Bomb threats lead to arrest of two passengers at OR Tambo...
BY ERNEST MABUZA
Two passengers were arrested at OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday on charges of allegedly making bomb threats.
The passengers were detained following...
Hawks offer R100 000 reward to find killers of Mdantsane taxi...
By Malibongwe Dayimani
While more than 30 taxi operators have been killed in the Eastern Cape since 2015, the Hawks have offered a R100000 reward for...
Disgraced cop opts for legal help in case
By Zwanga Mukhuthu
Disgraced Aliwal North Detective Constable Romeo Sarin Oerson has now appointed an attorney to defend him from a charge of escaping in custody in...
Mother of four behind bars for the alleged murder of her...
By Farren Collins
Saturday’s murder of a day-old baby on the Cape Flats is one of 19 cases of neonaticide estimated for every 100‚000 live births...
MK veterans protest over benefits
By LOYISO SIDIMBA
The failure to issue service certificates to recognise former members of the erstwhile self-defence units (SDUs) has angered many of them who have...
Mugabe way off Madiba’s moral compass
By BONKE TYHULU
The best way to deal with Zimbabwe President Robert Gabriel Mugabe’s recent criticism of Nelson Mandela is not to glorify his comments...
Mayor’s bodyguards arrested with guns released on warning
The Hawks swooped on Mandeni mayor Sphesihle Zulu’s three bodyguards while he was in his car near a Durban golf club on Tuesday afternoon.
The...
Nine stray elephants electrocuted in Botswana
BY AFP
Nine elephants were electrocuted in a freak accident in Botswana after one of them knocked into an electricity pole and the high-voltage power...
Mdantsane toddler drowns in stream
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...
EL Zoo manager appears in court
Alison Roux, the manager of the East London Zoo has appeared briefly in court on a charge of animal cruelty.
The case was postponed to...
MEC appeals payout to pupil
By Aretha Linden
Eastern Cape MEC for education, Mandla Makupula has appealed against a Grahamstown Magistrate’s Court order to pay close to R140000 for damages and...
City’s best face the world’s best
Eight Buffalo City athletes will be taking on the best in the world this week as they compete in the 2017 edition of the...
Budget slash hits Childline services
Vulnerable children desperate for help may find themselves with no one to talk to as Childline Eastern Cape faces having its telephone lines cut.
The...
Darkness descends on KPMG
BY GRAEME HOSKEN
Auditing firm faces ruin as its reputation lies in tatters
Auditing firm KPMG SA's reputation is in tatters and it faces ruin as...
DA to lay charges against McKinsey over Gupta dealings
BY GRAEME HOSKEN
Charges of fraud‚ racketeering and collusion are to be laid against international consultancy firm McKinsey in connection with their facilitation of deals...
New-born baby found in black refuse bag
A new-born baby was found hidden in a black refuse bag on the veranda of an East London home on Saturday afternoon, with a note...
Over 80 military vehicles destroyed during fire prevention exercise
BY KGAUGELO MASWENENG
At least 83 disused military vehicles have been destroyed during a fire prevention exercise at the Wallmansthal depot‚ north of Pretoria.
An unexpected...
SARS vows to take legal action against KPMG over withdrawal of...
BY KYLE COWAN
SARS Commissioner Tom Moyane says the revenue service will be taking legal action against auditing firm KPMG after it withdrew its report...
ANC takes Mashaba to court to push for no confidence motion
By Penwell Dlamini
The African National Congress in the City of Johannesburg is going to the High Court to force council to hear a motion of...
Virtual teaching in a future world
By Aretha Linden
Virtual teachers are certainly an important step towards recognising the importance of creating access to digital learning and teaching platforms for all pupils...
Cooling off
Chelsea Gallacher from Stirling High School at a East London District Cross Country meet held in Berlin recently Picture: SUPPLIED
OK Foods owner raises retail bar
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...
Farewell sunset
This stunning photo of Marileze Nel and her partner Shawn Duncan on their way to the St Thomas Private School matric farewell was taken...
People injured in possible “blast” on London Underground
PASSENGERS were seen “badly burned” following a possible explosion on a London Underground train, eyewitnesses said on Friday, as emergency services said they were...
Former SA cricketer from EL jailed on 19 counts of rape...
BY TELFORD VICE
Former Border fast bowler Dion Taljard has been jailed for 18 years after being convicted on 19 counts of rape.Taljard‚ 47‚ who...
5 000 chickens culled as bird flu hits EC farm
By Siya Tsewu
Around 5000 chickens have been culled in a Uitenhage farm as bird flu hit the province this week.
Sovereign Foods, which sources chickens from...
After 8 years and R30m… Zuma wants another chance to explain
BY GENEVIEVE QUINTAL
President Jacob Zuma has bet his future on a bewildering roll of the legal dice.
In a staggering about-turn on Thursday, Zuma has...
Working abroad? Treasury rethinks exemption on foreign earnings
BY LINDA ENSOR
The Treasury has agreed to withdraw its controversial proposal to repeal a six-month tax exemption on foreign income earned abroad. Instead, it...
Ramped up for Fashion Walk
City up and ready to showcase designers
EAST London fashion fanatics better brace themselves for spring has sprung with the East London Fashion Walk coming...
Miss Greensleeves fundraiser a success
CHARITY goes a long way, especially when the lives of little children are touched. Greensleeves Children’s Trust, together with Models Agency, held a fundraiser...
Hoedown at Buffs Club to aid iThemba Ranch
THE KEMPSTON Group will be hosting a charity “HoeDown” to help raise funds for an exciting new arts and crafts centre at iThemba Ranch.
iThemba...
Eskom threatens power cuts in three Eastern Cape municipalities over unpaid...
By Zolile Menzelwa
Eastern Cape Treasury senior officials are locked in meetings with leaders of Raymond Mhlaba municipality to find an amicable solution to their piling...
Outcry over call for name changes
East Londoners slam BCM for not prioritising upkeep of infrastructure
EARLIER this month Buffalo City Metro mayor Xola Pakati pushed for a geographical name change...
Pint for a pint at Blood Run
SOCIAL Riders MCC will be hosting their third annual Blood Run Drive on Saturday at the East London Ski-Boat Club from 1pm.
“We encourage all...
Gearing up for sports challenge
Dimbaza to host soccer, netball
THE Sports Challenge tournament featuring soccer and netball will be in full swing come Saturday in Dimbaza.
The initiative, now in...
Evolution boffins buzzing over bee discovery
By Dave Chambers
Scientists have discovered why a South African bee species grew extraordinarily long legs.
Research at Stellenbosch University has found that oil-collecting Rediviva bees‚ first...
R6.4-million damage as fires raze Barkly East, Lady Grey
Fires raging in the Barkly East and Lady Grey districts have resulted in damage amounting to R6.4-million and with the blaze mostly contained by...
Fort Hare students protest against bail for hit-and-run suspect
University of Fort Hare students are staging a silent protest outside the East London Magistrate’s Court this morning ahead of the appearance of a...
KZN leadership could be disbanded as ANC top six jet into...
By Nathi Olifant
The ANC’s top brass are expected to meet up with their KwaZulu-Natal counterparts on Friday‚ a provincial executive committee member has confirmed.
The National...
