Looking Back (12)
Green Point in East London was an immensely fashionable picnic and boating spot from almost the late 1800’s until 1930’s. Ferries were available to...
Looking back (11)
An exquisite old post card circa 1907- the mouth of the Buffalo River, East London, showing two ‘barques’ against the breakwater on the right;...
Looking back (10)
The ‘tender’ (passenger boat on the left) owned by The Union Castle Line. She was much bigger that the Koodoo, a previous boat, and...
Looking back (9)
East London beach front near east beach, the circus came town, every year.
Circa late 1930’s, it would stay for a month, just prior to...
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...
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...
Looking back (6)
East London aquarium, in exquisite ‘sepia’ photography-card’,
The aquarium is the oldest in South Africa.
Officially opened on the 2nd of December 1931, this makes it...
Money alone can’t fix Eskom – analyst
Energy expert Chris Yelland says government has to fix the real problems at Eskom‚ not just throw money at the parastatal.
Speaking to TimesLIVE on...
Looking back (5)
Landing basket, or ‘Bosuns Chair’- used for many years by ships to carry passengers from ship to land, often too- from ship to ship...
Looking back (4)
Endlessly changing, East London Buffalo Harbour.
The barge, Anne, “a tug-towing”– with two Barques, moored at the dockside in the distance.
A hand tinted postcard from...
Looking back (3)
The Orient Beach was named after the ship The SV Orient, wrecked on the beach in July 1907.
Fierce storms, wrecked two ships in almost...
Looking back (2)
East London, or, as it was known as ‘Port of East London’ sprung and grew as a result of the important harbour at the...
Looking back (1)
We will be taking you on a weekly, iconic journey through ‘old East London’ and possibly stir up memories of a gentle era in...
BCM festive focus: what you said…
What should the Buffalo City Municipality focus have been on over the festive period to ensure that visitors to the area had a positive...
Ramaphosa can be SA’s Number One immediately
By Ranjeni Munusamy
Who will be South Africa’s next president? With Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa giving a clear indication in television interviews on Sunday that...
Call of the sea echoes with pollution
MANY would agree that the ocean evoke a range of emotions – from awe and appreciation to fear and trepidation ... are the source...
Black, blue on Black Friday
“WOW,” I said to myself when the TV news presenter told us that sales amounting to more than R10-million were made in two hours...
Peppermint can aid digestion and calm the tummy
IT IS near that time of the year again – busy with shopping, holidays and gauging ourselves with more fast food! Year end festivities...
No response to whopper BCM bills
Editor
RE: ERROR ON BCM ACCOUNT
I have been phoning and e-mailing Buffalo City Municipality (BCM) billing enquiries regarding an electricity account that I received in...
Zuma initiates special probe into car licence fraud
By Times LIVE
President Jacob Zuma has authorised the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of unlawful or improper conduct relating to registration and licensing...
Get your daily dose of happy vibes
EVER wondered why people seem more relaxed and happier when they are outside in the sun? The answer may well be that they are...
Why South Africans and the world do not believe Gigaba
By Justice Malala
State capture Malema's party won't let us forget what finance minister has done to our economy
Last Wednesday the EFF once again protested...
Luhabe’s still full of running – at 90
WITH the world marathon season in full swing, I was reminded this week of the words of that lovely old song “... and if...
Thyme to brush up on tips for fresher breath
Herb used since ancient times for oral hygiene
THERE is a lot to smile about, spring is here and the year-end festivities are around the...
Bowled over by high prices
I HAPPENED to wander into a sports store the other day and was gob-smacked at the cost of sports goods these days. Boy, have...
JZ’s house of cards tumbling around him
By Sibusiso Ngalwa
On this day in 2008, the then ANC national executive committee (NEC) met to deliberate on the controversial Nicholson judgment.
The die had already...
Going dilly while put ‘on hold’
You press your key and sit through The Four Seasons overture for 15 minutes when a voice interrupts the good parts ...
IS IT just...
How game of rugby should be played
FIVE or six years ago I had the privilege of meeting one of nature’s gentlemen – a man for whom I have the greatest...
No point in protecting patriarchal customs if men behave like monsters
By Phumelele Lavisa
Customs and traditions no longer serve us if they are not for the betterment of the people.
Lately I have been receiving requests to...
ANC’s fight to the death
By Justice Malala
Welcome to the dirty war. Welcome to the age of untruths, half-truths, fake news, manufactured scandal, smear, slander and lies. Welcome to...
State help for Pondoland’s green fingers
By ASANDA MDITSHWA
Cannabis has been produced as a cash crop in the Eastern Cape’s Pondoland villages for decades. It is the livelihood for many households...
OPINION: Woman president could take us to greater heights
By Lolonga Tali
There is a distinct possibility that South Africa may have a woman president in the near future.
It may or may not happen in...
Give your view on current situation at EL Zoo
The uproar over the poor living conditions of the animals, and the general poor condition of the animals at the East London Zoo is...
Search for secret of dad’s sacred 90 minutes
UNLESS he has young children, the 90 minutes between half-past five and seven o’clock of an evening are probably regarded by the average man...
The good, bad and ugly of EC school closure
By NIKA SOON-SHIONG and MASIXOLE BOOI
In September last year, Vuyani Sipambo, principal at Nkupulweni Junior Secondary in Matatiele, received a letter informing him his...
Academic’s arrest throws spotlight on this unversity’s gender faultlines
I spent the past week in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. While I was there it was interesting to observe that the interviews...
A man called Bill Payn giving a go at Comrades
IT’S COMRADES Marathon time again and on Sunday, a 20000-strong swathe of slightly insane but happy humanity will emerge into the sunrise of a...
The fresher the better
ALAN HAWKINS writes,
Best before or worse after what date?
Pure coffee never becomes completely unusable and nor does it go rotten, the taste merely fades...
When newspapers get it all wrong….
BECAUSE of the constant race against time, newspapers sometimes make embarrassing errors. With the best will in the world and in spite of the...
Table etiquette a mouthful for some
‘Distasteful’ manners give food for thought
IF YOU were caught using your finger or tongue to clean your plate when I was at school as...
Moosa’s comedy show set for Guild
THEY say, “Life begins at 40”. Riaad Moosa invites the audience along to his brand new one-man show, Life Begins, to join him in...
Jafta now oncologist
THE Rotary Club of East London has welcomed back Rotarian Dr Zuki Jafta who recently qualified as a radiation oncologist.
Jafta spent four years commuting...
Cats eyes just don’t cut it for Two Oceans runners
TWO things caught my attention during last weekend’s Two Oceans marathon. One was that Cape Town had again lost a golden opportunity to publicise...
Zille carried on digging hole deeper
As the ANC continues to disintegrate, it is becoming more important to assess the quality of available alternatives.
As a result, opposition parties like the DA...
Knights thankful for your donations
Dear residents of East London
THE Catholic Order of the Knights of da Gama wish to say a big thank you to the citizens of...
Drifting away on sound cloud of old masters
IF YOU were sitting in my lounge and I asked you to identify the pianist performing so elegantly on my CD player at the...
BCM a let-down on water overpayments
Dear editor,
BCM say they are making improvements in the running of this municipality but I have yet to see any such improvements! If one...
Old age goal posts now closer to 100
ONE of my all-time favourite entertainers was Max Bygraves. Remember him? The cockney lad who delighted millions with his song- and-dance routines, and who...
Drug legacy no favour to world
Drug-orientated generation a big problem
THE “silly season” has ended and daily work commitments for the new year have begun afresh. But for many the...
JUSTICE MALALA: Will Zuma’s exit mean a new beginning for the...
WE WILL end the year pretty much as we started it. Educational outcomes and the centrality of science and mathematics will be a key...
