Cabinet reshuffle: Ramaphosa put the ANC first‚ says DA
By Times LIVE
The DA has criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet reshuffle‚ saying he had put the ANC first.
Below is the full statement.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement...
Hunters come to the rescue of rare zebra in parched reserve
The Cape’s water crisis is inconvenient for humans‚ but for wild animals it is potentially lethal.
CapeNature said on Tuesday it is particularly worried about...
Yacht towed into port without incident
Geoff McGregor, NSRI East London station commander, said that during the afternoon of Saturday, 24th February, NSRI East London were alerted by the Transnet National...
OMFEP boost for Duncan Village
NELSON Mandela Metropolitan University’s Govan Mbeki Mathematics Development Centre (GMMDC) has initiated a Mmaths and Sscience programme in Bhisho.
Started three years ago, the Old...
Top BCM official suspended over Mandela funeral scandal
Buffalo City Metro chief financial officer Vincent Pillay has been suspended over the Nelson Mandela funeral scandal.
The decision was taken during a heated special...
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Well done to Reltin Rooy for winning our Valentine’s competition with more than 200 likes on this beautiful photograph of him and his son,...
Trevor Noah’s book to be made into a movie & will...
By Jessica Levitt
Trevor Noah has confirmed Lupita Nyong’o will be playing the part of his mother on the big screen when his book‚ Born a Crime‚...
BCM delegation visit India to boost tourism
Buffalo City Municipality (BCM) Portfolio Head for Economic Development and Agencies Councillor Mawethu Marata recently led a team that took part in the Tourism...
Eastern Cape police station attack death toll rises to seven
The death toll in Wednesday morning’s execution-style attack on an Eastern Cape police station has risen to seven.
Expressing his condolences‚ Premier Phumulo Masualle confirmed...
‘They must regret the day- Mbalula on Ngcobo police attack
Minister of Police‚ Fikile Mbalula‚ is furious at suspected robbers attacking a police station in the Eastern Cape‚ during which six people were killed....
Five police officers killed in attack on Eastern Cape police station
Eastern Cape police stations are on high alert following an attack at the Ngcobo station on Wednesday morning.
A gang of robbers allegedly attacked the...
In memory of the fallen soldiers
“BE quiet and calm, my countrymen. What is happening now is what you came to do … you are going to die, but that...
Eight days left to renew licence for liquor traders
Eastern Cape Liquor Board(ECLB) urges all liquor traders to renew their liquor license, to avoid being de-registered after February 28th 2018.
Senior communication officer,...
BCM’s Nxarhuni name changes discussed
By Mamela Gowa
Non-Xhosa speakers and South African tourists have been encouraged to learn how to pronounce isiXhosa names as the consultation phase of changing Buffalo...
Police arrest 1 250 in Eastern Cape crime clampdown
Police in the Eastern Cape have made 1 250 arrests since last week in an intensified effort to eradicate lawlessness and to improve the...
Fort Hare campus in EL shut until Friday
By Sino Majangaza
The University of Fort Hare management has shut down its East London campus and told staff and students to return on Friday.
This comes...
Online petition brings bear saviour all the way from Ukraine
By Tyler Riddin
An international environmental aid organisation has said it would be willing to fund the building of a new enclosure for the East London...
Farewell after 37 years
AFTER 37 years at Selborne College, teacher Ian Forword recently bid farewell to his Alma Mater. Forword matriculated from Selborne in 1968.
While working in...
Ramaphosa Sona – why it won’t be a circus
By TimesLIVE
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s first State of the Nation Address (Sona) will be different to the last turbulent one delivered by Jacob Zuma.
reason is an...
Cyril Ramaphosa new President of SA
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa was elected President of South Africa unopposed in the National Assembly on Thursday afternoon.
Ramaphosa’s candidacy was nominated by ANC backbencher...
Cape Parrot Project needs your help
DEDICATED to conserving one of South Africa's most endangered birds, the Cape Parrot, the Cape Parrot Project, is calling on all King William’s Town...
Residents object to name change idea
THE proposed name change of East London and its suburbs is sparking controversy, with questions over whether the stakeholder consultative meetings held this week...
West Bank a dump
By SIVENATHI GOSA and MADELEINE CHAPUT
ILLEGAL dumping in one of the oldest residential areas in East London, West Bank, has become a growing concern...
Action planned on security at the zoo
A SECURITY upgrade for the East London Zoo may be under way following a call by city residents to upgrade the facility.
The GO! reported...
President Zuma resigns: speech in full
President Jacob Zuma announced on Wednesday night that he would step down with immediate effect after the ANC’s national executive committee decided to recall...
UFH students shut campus to demand accommodation
By SINO MAJANGAZA, ZOLILE MENZELWA and SIMTHANDILE FORD
University of Fort Hare students in East London yesterday intensified their fight for accommodation when they shut...
Coffin farmer battles stock theft
By Malibongwe Dayimani
Despite burying a black coffin halfway in the ground to send a ghoulish statement to stock thieves, Stutterheim cattle farmer Frans Kruger has...
‘It feels like real change is happening’ – Saxonwold resident on...
By Nomahlubi Jordaan
A neighbour of the Gupta family who was privy to the stream of politically connected VIPs – including cabinet ministers‚ government officials and...
Fort Hare discuss way forward in stayaway standoff
By Sino Majangaza
University of Fort Hare students are currently holding a mass meeting at their East London campus where they are discussing a way forward...
Beach under threat
THE pristine Nahoon Beach is under threat from people who ignore municipal by-laws and allow their dogs to run freely without cleaning up their...
Put on a smiley face – new emojis are coming
If you find typing “hippopotamus” on your phone too arduous‚ help is coming.
Unicode has just released a new set of 157 emojis that will...
Unisa SRC threatens ‘national shutdown’
The student representative council of Unisa has threatened a “national shutdown” of the university should a National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding crisis...
#RemoveZumaMarch plan for 22 February
OPPOSITION parties are discussing a joint plan to push the ANC into recalling President Jacob Zuma — including a call on their supporters to...
Cricket victory for Old Selbornians
THE Cricket Premier league continued over the weekend with Old Selbornians Cricket Club facing Buffalo Cricket Club at the Old Boys Club in a...
Captain takes charge to help granny, baby
THE plight of a grandmother clutching her three-month-old grandchild at the Mdantsane police station recently, touched the head of the Management Information Centre (MIC)...
SA Rugby in bid to prevent SABC radio from dropping Super...
SA Rugby will on Thursday try and broker a deal with the SABC to retain radio commentary of Super Rugby and Currie Cup matches.
SABC...
What did SA spend their December bonuses on?
So what did most South Africans spend their December pay cheques and bonuses on?
Was it on paying off loans incurred throughout the year? Booking...
State of the Nation Address by President Zuma is postponed
Parliament's presiding officers Baleka Mbete and Thandi Modise on Tuesday afternoon announced the postponement of the State of the Nation Address by President Jacob...
LEAD: Time is of the essence – Zuma must go‚ says...
President Jacob Zuma must go "because he has demonstrated that he is not fit to govern"‚ the Nelson Mandela Foundation said on Tuesday -...
‘I made it out alive’ – Emtee lashes out at Xhosa...
By Chriselda Kekana
In the wake of a raging debate that has dominated social media after the release of controversial film Inxeba (The Wound)‚ rapper Emtee...
Pro and anti-Zuma protesters to face off outside Luthuli House
Supporters of President Jacob Zuma are set to square off with his detractors on Monday during a protest outside Luthuli House in Johannesburg.
Black First...
Fuel prices to drop
The Department of Energy informs the public of the fuel price adjustments for February 2018. South Africa’s fuel prices are adjusted on a monthly...
Teacher bids farewell
BELOVED Voorpos Primary School teacher, Electa Schmidlin, has retired after 23 wonderful years at the school.
Starting out as a Sub A (Grade 1) teacher...
Hands off Zuma‚ or else…
Civil society groups have vowed to fight the removal of President Jacob Zuma from office and threatened to mobilise their members if the ruling...
Movie houses cancel screening of locally-made film Inxeba amid threats
Two Eastern Cape movie houses have postponed Friday’s release of controversial film Inxeba – also known as The Wound – as several groups have...
Villagers rushed to hospitals after eating toxic meat
By Nonsindiso Qwabe
A major health scare rocked Mpoza village last night when more than 50 people including 16 children from Mpoza village near Tsolo had to be...
‘MultiChoice‚ you are not the God of Satellite Space‚’ says PAC
The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) has lashed out at MultiChoice for dumping controversial news channel ANN7 from its digital platform.
"MultiChoice have been...
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The winners were recently announced for the GO! & Express/PnA Back-to-School colouring in competition. Out of 175 entries, Daniel Marshall, third from left, bagged...
EL dumping outrage
EAST London handyman Trevor Watson is outraged. The reason for his anger? The shocking state of the Umtiza Nature Reserve near the Buffalo Pass,...
