Springboks captain Siya Kolisi nominated for top award
Springbok captain Siyamthanda Kolisi has been nominated for the Laureus Sports Awards sporting moment of the month for July.
Kolisi was recently appointed as the...
Looking back (8)
Despite the many large hotels along the beachfront, the town was extremely popular as a summer holiday resort.
The entire stretch from near the harbour...
Selborne gets starring role for Craven
The Border Craven and Academy Week teams have entered their final week of preparation ahead of their respective national weeks, which get under way...
Clarendon girls donate to charity
SHARING IS CARING: Clarendon High School girls were asked to give before they went on holiday. The girls made sandwiches which were donated to...
Woman vanishes at EL CBD taxi rank
A young woman on her first ever visit to East London has been reported missing amid fears that she may have been abducted.
Charedene Myburgh,...
New life breathed into this year’s Art Festival
SHOW-STOPPING performances, bustling trade, unforgettable characters and a general sense of bonhomie are but some of the hallmarks of the re-invigorated National Arts Festival...
SASSA apologises, assures social grant beneficiaries will be paid in full
The Acting CEO of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), Mr Abraham Mahlangu, has noted the challenges experienced by grants beneficiaries during the...
Selected WSU trio embark on cultural expedition to China
Three Walter Sisulu University tourism students have been selected for an opportunity of a lifetime trip and will be among 150 from around the...
WSU student gets day in court
Sibongile Mani, who is a Pan Africanist Student Movement of Azania secretary at the Walter Sisulu University, gets instructions from her lawyer Asanda Pakade...
Snow provides winter wonderland for some but misery for many others
While many middle class Cape Town families are taking impromptu trips to see the blankets of snow falling in areas of the province‚ others...
Mpumalanga mountain range recognised as World Heritage Site by Unesco
The Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains have been inscribed on the prestigious World Heritage List‚ Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa announced on Monday.
The decision was...
Strong winds forecast for BCM
The forecast for Buffalo City indicates that strong winds with gusts up to 45 km/hour could be experienced today, 02 July.
The public is then...
Cops held for keeping seized goods
Three police officers have been arrested for theft and corruption Image: File
Three East London police officers have been arrested for theft and corruption after they were...
Beware of fake matric certificate websites‚ Umalusi warns
Education quality control council Umalusi has issued a stern warning to websites peddling fake matric certificates‚ saying that the administrators would face criminal prosecution.
Umalusi...
1000 jobs at new EL tile factory
A planned R300-million factory that will use ingceke (clay) to make tiles is expected to create more than 1000 jobs when it opens in...
Another blow for consumers as record high fuel price to rise...
The petrol price‚ already at a record high‚ is set to go up again this week.
Energy minister Jeff Radebe has announced that the price...
Silver medals for Cambridge High School’s U15
DREAM TEAM: Cambridge High School's under-15 team proudly display their silver medals which they received at the recent Eastern Cape Netball Champions. They also...
Bulelani wins Rhino Race
Rhino Race Champion: Bulelani Mgubo from Postdam won the 8km men's race during the Ashmel Superspar 8km and 5km Rhino Run that took place...
Dream Alive Foundation to empower youth
DREAM Alive Foundation is a newly found organisation that was established in April, by East London and King Williams Town students, with an aim...
Facebook group connects strangers to assist community
DEDICATED to helping the needy through charity, the Blessings From me To You Facebook group has brought together strangers to assist the East London...
It’s official – G’town is no more – Makhanda is the...
CONTROVERSIAL HISTORY: A view of the Grahamstown CBD with the cathedral spire in the centre
Image: Wikipedia
Welcome to Makhanda! Goodbye to Grahamstown.
Just as the National Arts...
Boarding calls get the chop
Passengers departing from the East London Airport can expect a 'silent' airport as they won't receive boarding calls from July 1.
This after Airports Company...
Port Rex Lions donate 100 trees in celebration of their anniversary
IN CELEBRATION of Lions Clubs International’s Centennial year, the East London Port Rex Lions Club is donating 100 trees to various places of need...
South Africa hopes Barberton mountains will be added to list of...
South Africa hopes the Barberton mountains will be added to the global list of UN World Heritage Sites this weekend.
The 42nd session of the...
Help CHOC fulfill kiddies ‘wish list’ on Mandela Day
East London Childhood Cancer Foundation (CHOC) kids are in a for a treat this Mandela Day with exciting activities planned for them.
This year's Mandela...
WSU Art students to wow audiences at Grahamstown Festival
WALTER Sisulu University (WSU) Fine Arts students’s artworks are set to bring a new exciting feel to the about an exciting new look at...
JSE up almost 2% as markets cheer retreating greenback
The JSE looked set to end June with a strong performance on Friday‚ amid risk-on trade on global markets.
Local banks led the gains on...
Villagers rejoice as municipality agrees in court to give them clean...
Villagers in Mmangweni in the Eastern Cape were rejoicing on Thursday after a court agreement will see them – at least for now –...
Youth take charge in cleaning the streets
DOORWAY to Restoration Anti-Drug Coalition spent their Saturday morning cleaning the streets of Vergenoeg in a campaign called “Young People Taking Charge”.
The coalition’s chairwoman,...
Petrol prices to take a spike (again) but it could...
Brace for another petrol price increase‚ but also thank your lucky stars because it could have been much‚ much worse.
So said the Automobile Association...
Rand on track for worst level since late November
The rand weakened to within a hair’s breadth of the symbolic R14/$‚ putting it on track for its worst quarterly performance since 2011.
The rand...
Cold front expected to bring a blanket of snow
Are you looking for a snow trip? You might be in luck. Two cold fronts are going to be hitting the country on Monday‚...
Frere CEO conquers health peaks by involving the entire community
MANAGING a public hospital is not an easy task, but after five years Frere Hospital chief executive officer (CEO) Dr Rolene Wagner has proved...
Housing protests shut N2
VIOLENCE, riots and chaos were the order of the day when frustrated Breidbach residents demanded houses and barricaded the N2 between East London and...
‘Help us find best ways to deal with teenage pregnancy’
Department of Education to make submissions on prevention of teenage pregnancy in schools.
Image: Esa Alexande
The Department of Basic Education has extended the deadline for written...
Swallows fired for trench warfare
Swallows will be looking to defeat its bogey team when they take on Walter Sisulu University All Blacks in the Nashua Tournament knockout final...
Lawyer starts NPO to help other widows
Having to process her husband’s death and comfort five children, two their own, while fending off his family’s abuse during this time drove Boniswa...
Creche where baby died not registered
The Mzamomhle creche where an eight-month-old baby died last week was not registered with the relevant authority.
The department of social development is now assisting...
Mercedes-Benz SA invests R10-billion
Hundreds of new jobs are on the cards for the Eastern Cape as a result of a R10-billion investment made by Mercedes-Benz Cars into...
Looking back (7)
East London Green Point Tea Garden, down the Buffalo River.
This exquisite pavilion type building hosted genteel Sunday teas.
The area in its heyday, was a...
Brothers show how it’s done at the EL Open
Cracking squash action was battled out recently when the East London Squash Open took place in the city, with the best local squash players...
Parliament mulls lifeline for debt-riddled South Africans
Parliament’s trade and industry committee is in the final stages of processing a draft bill providing debt relief for heavily indebted consumers which remains...
Eastern Cape initiation death toll up
The initiation death toll in the Eastern Cape has now increased to seven.
Cooperative governance and traditional affairs spokesman Mamnkeli Ngam today said that MEC Fikile...
Cyril to unveil major EC boost
President Cyril Ramaphosa will be in East London today for the official announcement of a major investment that will result in the extension of...
End near for 50 litre daily limit as Cape Town dams...
Cape Town’s dams are on their way back to their level of three years ago.
Readings on Monday put them at 42.7%‚ just 10 percentage...
EL Port to get new Harbour Master
East London Port will be welcoming a new Harbour Master on July 1 following a series of inter-port transfers by Transnet National Ports Authority...
EL SAPS K9 visit to Peter Pan
Excited five-year-olds at Stirling Primary’s Peter Pan Pre-School gathered on the playground for a demonstration from the SAPS East London K9 Unit on Thursday....
Selborne wins both matches against Stirling
GOOD PLAY: Selborne's Thomas Bursey clears the ball quickly from the base of a scrum. Selborne had a very successful weekend against Stirling, emerging...
Double shooting at North End flat
An East London policeman has shot and killed his girlfriend before turning the gun on himself at their flat in North End on Sunday...
Organisation launches petition against IAAF’s new rule on female athletes
Johannesburg-based organisation ProBonoMatters has launched an online petition against new rules of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) that seek to regulate female...
