Kingons knit-a-thon spreads warmth
KINGONS hosted their fifth annual knit-a-thon recently, collecting 159 items of knitted clothing for children in need.
The clothing store supplied wool to the public...
Stationery boost
Some don’t have pens and books, this will help
THE Kempston Group helped uplift a number of disadvantaged pupils last week when stationery to the value of...
Bikers do their bit for needy children
THE Steelwings Harley Davidson club of East London has donated blankets, toiletries and food to the East London Child and Youth Care Centre (ELCYCC).
The home, catering...
City hosts MSF medical team
Global humanitarian initiative in info drive
MÉDECINS Sans Frontières (MSF) – better known as Doctors without Borders – are in the city until Monday to raise funds...
Getting voters ready
THE Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature (ECPL), in collaboration with them Independent Electoral Commission(IEC), has embarked on a voter education campaign around the province.
This decision was taken because the IEC saw that percentages of people...
Woman sounds warning after con artist nabs items in home
• Thief posing as BCM worker steals watch, cellphone and wallet while doing ‘inspection’
‘I fear my family will be targeted since he has my...
Off to world event
Duo to represent SA at champs in Russia
TWO East London pupils were selected to represent South Africa at the World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships...
Young cyclists take to road to raise funds
IT’S that time of the year again, time for the CHOC Kids Cycle Race taking place this Sunday at Gonubie beach.
CHOC has for years been...
‘Free Ticket’ after tough journey’
FROM not being able to read or write properly after leaving school, Ian Smith has successfully penned his personal journey in an autobiography called...
Reach for a Dream thanks nurses
ETHIENNE ARENDS
REACH for a Dream recently spoilt nurses from the Frere Hospital for International Nurses Day by treating them to lunch and giving them...
Info session for the youth
DESMOND COETZEE
FOR the youth of Buffalo City’s Ward 44, a dialogue and information session was held in Breidbach where officials of the National Youth...
Retired nurses bare the flame
DESMOND COETZEE
THE King William’s Town District Retired Nurses Association, better known as the Nightingales, along with the rest of the world, celebrated International Nurses...
Park predicament: Crusader faces battle to have grass cut
SARAH KINGON
COMMUNITY cornerstone Faith Khanyisa Fathula of Lennox Estate has for many years fought to create a safe space for children to play, but...
Operation Smile brings new hope
Cleft lip patients in BCM to benefit from visit
OPERATION SMILE South Africa (OSSA) will be in Buffalo City Metro next Tuesday, to raise awareness...
Pleas for road to be fixed over the past two decades
QHAMANI LINGANI
Residents of Bramleigh Road in Summerpride have been having a problem with their road for the past 23 years.
They claim that when they...
Goodrich provides new life for old PCs
LERATO PHOLO
After more than 10 years, fixing old computers and giving them to the less fortunate, John Goodrich ’s initiative has grown a great...
Local’s kidney transplant lasts 39 years
EAST Londoner Jean Andrew celebrated 39 years of her kidney transplant on February 10, making her, unofficially, South Africa’s longest and one of the...
Tech wizz donates computers to Komgha orphanage
SVEN HERSELMAN
Local computer repair man, John Goodrich , who has made it his life’s mission to equip as many underprivileged schools as possible with...
