Secret vote: Mbeki urges MPs to do the right thing
Former president Thabo Mbeki urged MPs on Tuesday to vote “honestly” in a vote of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma.
Thabo Mbeki
Mbeki‚ who is...
Arrest is imminent for Manana: Mbalula
By Neo Goba
The arrest of Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Mduduzi Manana is imminent after he admitted to assaulting three women at a...
ANC veterans’ open letter to MPs ahead of no-confidence motion
By Matthew Savides
ANC veterans say it was “rational” to allow members of parliament to vote via secret ballot on a motion of no confidence against...
Rand weakens slightly ahead of Baleka Mbete’s call on MPs’ vote
By Reitumetse Pitso
The rand was weaker against the dollar on Monday just before midday‚ after trading sideways earlier in the day.
The local market was awaiting...
Coffin accused ‘tried to hide evidence’
Naledi Shange
Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Jackson are accused of forcing Victor Mlotsha into a coffin and threatening to pour petrol over him
File picture: Masi...
Date set for Dumi Masilela’s memorial service
Dumi Masilela
Picture: Dumi Masilela / Instagram
Actor Dumi Masilela’s memorial service will take place in Kempton Park‚ Johannesburg on Women’s Day.
His family have confirmed a...
‘More than a slap’: witness says deputy minister trampled woman at...
By STAFF WRITERS
Deputy Higher Education Minister Mduduzi Manana admits to slapping one woman but a journalist who saw the altercation says that is not...
Enoch Mgijima row over new municipal manager
By Bongani Fuzile
ENOCH Mgijima local municipality’s council speaker has called for transparency in the appointment of a municipal manager, complaining that the mayor and her...
Selborne set to celebrate 125 years of rugby
SELBORNE College celebrates 125 years of rugby this year.
The first match played by the school was against Dale College in August 1892.
To celebrate, the...
SACC vote of no confidence message to MPs
The South African Council of Churches (SACC) has implored MPs to rise above party politics and uphold the interests of their constituencies when taking...
Employ yourselves, MEC tells pupils
By Aretha Linden
Eastern Cape rural development and agrarian reform MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane has challenged youths to be self-employed and start up their own businesses instead...
A place where victims can become victors
By Barbara Hollands
When a woman clutching an infant, a nine-year-old daughter battling cancer and the stick her husband used to beat her arrived at a...
Cop on shooting rap cancels bail application
By Zwanga Mukhuthu
An East London policeman who allegedly shot multiple times at a woman believed to be his lover and her child in a fit...
Moyane denies meeting Guptas
By Kyle Cowan
South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Tom Moyane has denied in a statement that he met any member of the Gupta family during...
East London’s hidden treasures photographic competition: week 4
The GO! & Express, in conjunction with Marlene Neumann and Harry’s Printers present the “East London Hidden Treasures” photographic competition. entrants stand a chance...
Teen runaway safe, Facebook predator exposed
By ATHENA OREILLY
An East London teenager who went to Cape Town on Sunday after she claimed to have had an argument with a relative at...
Stepping out for matric dance
Hoërskool De Vos Malan matriculant Doneè Coetzee with her partner Dylan Du-Preez during a photo shoot at the Steve Biko Centre prior to their...
Homeowners vs homeless
Battle for Berea as vagrants move into bushy area
VAGRANTS have found a haven in a bush in Berea but residents are outraged and are...
EC farmers seek private protection
By ASANDA NINI and TYLER RIDDIN
Private security guards will be brought into farming communities in the Eastern Cape amid a surge in criminal attacks...
Ndancama residents desperate to relocate
By Simthandile Ford
Some Ndancama informal settlement residents who thought they would have slept in their new RDP houses last night will be moved today.
Buffalo City...
Making a splash
Mike Geyer’s photo, left, of a wave hitting rocks near Bat’s Cave is this week’s winner of the GO! & Express photographic competition. The...
Church responds to plight of family mourning boy, 11
AMALINDA Methodist Church responded to the plight of Khalipha Soso who lost her grandson due to illegal cable connection.
The family of 11-year-old Zukhanye Soso...
Man held after wife killed
By Nonsindiso Qwabe
As South Africa marked the beginning of Women’s Month, a 26year-old woman lost her life, allegedly at the hands of her husband, yesterday...
Aloes there
This beautiful landscape photograph by Mike Geyer came in second for this week in the Buffalo City’s ‘Hidden Treasures’ photographic competition. There are still...
Homeowners vs homeless
VAGRANTS have found a haven in a bush in Berea but residents are outraged and are requesting Buffalo City Metro clear it out as...
Thousands of Sassa cards seized in ATM swoop on ‘predatory lenders’
BY DAVE CHAMBERS
An early hours swoop on ATMs led to the confiscation of thousands of South African Social Security Agency cards and the arrest...
R360m upgrade for BCM’s waterworks
By Zine George
Plans are afoot to give Buffalo City’s ailing Umzonyana Water Treatment Works a R320-million facelift.
BCM spokesman Sam Ngwenya confirmed yesterday that mayor Xola...
Millions bled from SA economy
Exchange control: Reserve Bank frustrated at lack of prosecutions of those responsible for 'obscene' amounts of money leaving SA illegally
BY LINDA ENSOR
The National Prosecuting...
Retiring Bolt gives Wayde thumbs up as he dodges De Grasse...
BY DAVID ISAACSON
There’s no doubt who Usain Bolt will cheer for if the battle for the world 200m crown he’s relinquished comes down to...
Bay eyes host role in 2023 Rugby World Cup
By: Tremaine van Aardt
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is throwing its weight behind another major sporting event by preparing the city’s iconic Nelson Mandela...
How to make a kid from rural Eastern Cape the equal...
By Penwell Dlamini
Government should consider teaching subjects in indigenous languages or strengthening the learning of English if it wants to improve results in basic education‚...
Sports minister makes appeal to clergy at rugby legend’s funeral
By Amir Chetty
Sports Minister Thulas Nxesi has pleaded with the clergy to not turn their backs on the ANC, saying they are needed now more...
Farmer’s murder shocks district
The farming community of Blue Water in the Great Kei local municipality is living in shock and fear following the murder of farm owner...
Drug accused couple claims cop wanted a bribe
Alleged drug dealer James Madueme told the East London Magistrate’s Court yesterday that police had demanded he pay a bribe of R30 000 for...
Black women ‘have to work harder for recognition’
Black women continue to have to work extra hard for recognition even if they are just as qualified and experienced as their white female...
Pastor in 4th case of fraud
A controversial Eastern Cape cleric who allegedly took more than R100000 from a local businessman under the pretence that the man’s ancestors would multiply...
‘We’re coming for you’ – water guzzlers warned
Cape Town authorities will start knocking on doors this week to install devices that restrict the supply of water guzzlers.
Faced with precariously low dam...
South Africa’s Pick n Pay cuts 3,500 jobs, warns on H1
Pick n Pay has cut 10% of its staff, eliminating approximately 3,500 jobs, the South African grocer said on Monday, as the country grapples...
One dead, a number injured in car accidents
One adult died, another had to be airlifted to hospital while six pupils sustained minor injuries in three car accidents in the Eastern Cape...
Woman raped and robbed while praying on mountain
They chose to attack when their 50-year-old female victim kneeled down to pray.
A Cape Town was raped while praying on Devils Peake Picture SOURCED
It...
East London’s hidden treasures photographic competition: week 3
The GO! & Express, in conjunction with Marlene Neumann and Harry’s Printers present the “East London Hidden Treasures” photographic competition. entrants stand a chance...
Teacher training in spotlight
Many of South Africa’s teachers are ill-prepared for teaching‚ unaccountable and do not receive enough support and training to equip them as competent educators‚...
Stowaway squirrel needs help to get home
A squirrel that hitched a ride from Limpopo to the Eastern Cape holiday town of Kenton-on-Sea under the bonnet of a car will be...
Two gunned down at sports bar
Two people were gunned down at a Port Elizabeth sports bar at the weekend, heightening fears about the security of patrons and neighbours.
Engineering student...
Jim Carrey helped Trevor Noah realise he had depression
Trevor Noah has admitted that he didn’t know he was battling depression until Jim Carrey spoke out about his own battles with the mental...
New clothing range to commemorate biker
Almost a year since the fatal accident which claimed the life of motorcycle enthusiast Dayalin Padayachey, his family is ensuring his robust personality lives...
Laptop fulfils ill pupil’s dream
He could have asked for a helicopter flip, a trip to a soccer match or a shopping spree, but Siphelo Ndungane chose to better...
Muthambi ‘must pay back wasted R300 000’
Public Service and Administration Minister Faith Muthambi must account for the R300 000 of taxpayer’s money wasted on flying 30 people to watch her...
Reflecting the spirit of Mandela
ALL Saints Daycare in Parkside held a Prayer Day recently.
Young and old people from Parkside gathered at the daycare playground to enjoy a meal...
Alumni say ‘no’ to renaming Rhodes
Discussions over transformation – including a name change – were in the spotlight at Rhodes University this weekend, as the Rhodes University Alumni Trust...
