Stirling celebrates its many successes
Stirling High School celebrated its Founders Day over the weekend, which consisted of two music evenings, an assembly, and a derby day against Cambridge.
According...
Young women set up own pop-up event
What started out as an idea to host a small market in a backyard, turned into a team effort between four young female entrepreneurs...
Artist heads for Joburg
Wild Coast local Stephanie Bester, 63, will be launching her bronze figurative sculptures and oil paintings at the Decorex Joburg exhibition from August 8...
Teen holds brave, solo city protest
Ongeziwe Taleni staged a lone gender-based violence protest in East London on Thursday – a move to highlight the scourge of abuse against women...
Car flies 15m, then lands below bridge
A late afternoon driving lesson took a turn for the worst when a learner driver mistakenly stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake,...
Blaze destroys over 20 EL homes
A fire destroyed over 20 shacks in East London’s Duncan Village on Wednesday‚ leaving scores of people homeless in Site C. Residents tried to...
‘Your passing has left a gaping and bleeding hole in my...
In a heartfelt tribute‚ Thobile Thembi Maseko said the death of her daughter‚ Khensani Maseko‚ has left her a broken woman.
“Khensi‚ your tragic passing...
Clicks celebrates 50th birthday by donating to Old Age Home
Clicks store staff members and management donated a R5,000 Clicks gift voucher to the DJ Sobey Old Age Home as part of their 50th...
Fans mourn passing of Prumes’ ‘hit-maker’ Ricketts
COLIN Ricketts – better known as “Little Colin” – and famous for his role as vocalist in popular 1970’s band The Prumes – has...
Inspiring tale portrayed in dance
The Christian Dance Academy (CDA) will host be hosting a dance production of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, based on the CS...
Zuko’s Senso device to help the deaf garner accolades
Members of the deaf community and those who have hearing challenges and the hard-to-hear community will soon be able to easier navigate their surroundings, ...
Kind hearts improving kids lives
The Black Pearl Foundation is an East London-based non-profit organisation that is helping to assist the city’s less fortunate.
The foundation was established by Yonela...
Join bootcamp against gender-based violence
THE community of Mdantsane are encouraged to take part in a bootcamp on Thursday August 9 at Mdantsane NU6 Motion Fitness Parking Lot, to...
Water-wise pupils excel at Japan event
Six pupils from Diocesan School for Girls and St Andrews College in Grahamstown flew the South African flag high when they came top in...
Selborne Old Boy bags Best Editing Award
DOUBLE TAKE: Selborne College Old Boy Stephen du Plessis began crafting his career while still in film school, editing music videos for some of...
Ramaphosa has until Thursday to respond to #TheTotalShutdown demands
#TheTotalShutdown organisers have given President Cyril Ramaphosa until Thursday to respond to their demands.
Thousands of women took part in the #TotalShutdown march to the...
Schools’ drama festival set for East London
The Alexander Playhouse will hold its ninth Eastern Cape High School Drama Festival on August 10, when 13 schools will compete for the Lynette...
Carelse reaches out to hungry kids
INSPIRED by her late grandfather’s struggle to fight poverty, Donae Carelse, 30, makes breakfast, prepares lunch boxes and serves lunch from Monday to Friday...
Looking back (13)
Green Point camping enclave, was tucked against the bank of the river, well out of inclement weather.
Fondly remembered by scores of ‘old East Londoners’...
VJ search opens doors for aspiring presenters
HUNDREDS of aspiring presenters came to the East London Golf Club on Saturday from as far afield as Port Elizabeth for the MTV VJ...
Outcry as BCM rates bills hit
Ratepayers are furious with their new BCM rates bills this month, which are linked to the controversial house valuations earlier this year.
Some properties were...
No food for Eastern Cape pupils after education department bungle
A blunder by the Eastern Cape education department has seen thousands of pupils go hungry at 35 primary schools.
The department mistakenly declared the schools...
Highgate hijinks headache
An East London landmark, the Highgate Hotel, has undergone a revamp – but the new owners have raised the ire of their neighbours with...
Society failed Maseko, says Rhodes vice-chancellor
Society had failed Rhodes University student Khensani Maseko and many like her, say Rhodes vice-chancellor Sizwe Mabizela.
Speaking today at a protest rally against sexual...
NEWS ‘As a family‚ we do not take lightly the circumstances...
The family of Khensani Maseko‚ the Rhodes University student who committed suicide after reporting she had been raped‚ has condemned violence against women.
“We would...
Link road stumble block finally removed
Buffalo City Metro has finally managed to negotiate the purchase of a portion of farmland in Beacon Bay for R2.3m that will make the...
Alleged robbers nabbed in North End
Three alleged robbers were not as lucky when their stolen car crashed into a lucky bean tree during a police chase in Lennox Street...
International dancer to host ‘Heels Masterclass’
TO celebrate Women’s Day in style, dancer and performer, Sonwa Sakuba will be treating ladies to a ‘Heels Masterclass’ that will take place at...
Men hit harder by depression
The beautiful melodies which emanate from Duncan Village’s Siseko Pame's violin are in fierce contradiction to the hardships the musician has had to overcome...
WATCH | NU3 family flees mob seeking justice
A frightened Mdantsane family, fearing for their lives, was forced to flee their home on Saturday as the #JusticeForKamva protesters demanded that they vacate...
Helping Red Cross Staff
CHARITY organisation, Just Breathe Initiative, is making a difference in the lives of Red Cross Children’s Hospital staff.
The organisation, based in Cape Town, was...
Berita woos Ginsberg with heart and soul
AWARD-WINNING female artist Gugulethu Khumalo, also known as Berita, graced the Steve Biko Centre in Ginsberg, King William’s Town, with her soulful music on...
Bringing hope to babies
Guardians of Hope celebrated their first birthday on Saturday morning in an intimate setting at their premises in Willasdale Road, Bonnie Doon.
The home which...
Land expropriation threatens stability‚ says Institute of Race Relations
The way the question of land expropriation without compensation was being handled threatened the country’s stability‚ the South African Institute of Race Relations (IRR)...
Caleb roars along the Border kart circuit
YOUNG GUN: Caleb Odendaal roars along the Border kart circuit during round 4 of the Border Championship on Saturday. Odendaal came first in the...
Rugby programme set to develop talent
LEO Mbini, coach of local rugby team Berlin Tigers, is hosting the first-ever U12 and U13 rugby tournament, called the Berlin School Rugby Revival...
Fourth annual Gulu Trail run entry triples
ADVENTURE runners took on nature in the fourth annual Gulu Trail at Farm 19 over the weekend.
The event was hosted by the Nedbank Running...
What are the safety concerns about trains in SA?
It remains unclear precisely what “safety concerns” led to the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) to not renew the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s...
EL pupils benefit from career guidance session
GRADE 9 pupils learners from various high schools in East London gathered at Buffalo City College on Friday for an informative session on career...
047 album launch a surefire hit
MTHATHA music group 047 treated fans with their debut album launch at the Guild Theatre in East London on Friday evening.
The show kicked off...
Rich medal haul for young hip hop artist
CAMBRIDGE based hip hop/popping dancer, Carlos Bridger, has a spring in his step after winning first place lso known as Justin, came in first...
New magazine for DV school
Nontuthuzelo Primary School in Duncan Village launched its first school magazine at a fanfare event held at the school on Friday.
Magazine editor, Nomfuneko Daniso,...
EC Netball team defend title at the SAPS Netball Championships
The Eastern Cape Netball team are currently defending their championship title at this year’s SAPS National Netball Championships in the Western Cape which started...
Local Female DJ mixes up a sound storm
MUSIC may seem like a male-dominated industry, but female DJ Zimasa Maselwa, 29, popularly known as Thee Phoenix, has been breaking down gender boundaries...
Mdantsane woman stripped naked to open case against perpetrators
The young woman that was stripped naked and forced to parade in public by other women in Mdantsane has opened a case of crimen...
Stirling Primary to celebrate first reunion
STIRLING Primary School will host their first-ever reunion on August 17 where the Class of 1973 will indulge in memories of yesteryear.
Organiser Cheryl Botha...
Women’s Month tees off
Sports, recreation, arts and culture MEC Bulelwa Tunyiswa launched Women’s Month on Thursday in honour of late struggle heroine Albertina Sisulu.
Sisulu, the wife of...
Mdantsane Pilot flies high to live out his dream
A private pilot from Mdantsane, Andisiwe Mngqolo, 26, harboured ambitions from an early age to be a pilot one day now he is living...
Cash-strapped SABC unable to pay all its bills
The SABC continues to sink deeper into financial crisis and is now unable to pay some of its service providers and producers.
The crisis has...
