Local swimmer wins gold, helps SA secure second place in BRICS...
Matthew Pretorius, a talented grade 10 pupil at Stirling High School, recently had the honour of representing SA at the 2023 BRICS Games, a...
Merrifield pupil excels in national maths contest
Merrifield grade 5 pupil, Hugo Böhner surprised, not only his teachers and peers, but also himself, when he was awarded the runner-up certificate and...
Border U19 boys shine at IPT, after five-year absence, team returns...
The Border Under 19 boys soccer team claimed a commendable fourth-place finish at the 2023 Interprovincial Tournament from October 3-6, despite having only returned...
Teenage poets claim top two places in writers’ contest
Three talented writers have been announced as the winners of the Vrij and Karuna Harry Young Writers’ Competition.
Holly Webb from Merrifield College won the...
Clarendon pupil represents SA in surf rescue champs
Kerry Elliot, a Clarendon High School for Girls pupil and lifesaver for EL Surf Club, kicked off the 2023 lifesaving season by representing SA...
Growing number of children in Buffalo City diagnosed early with type...
Buffalo City has witnessed a growing number of children being diagnosed early with type 1 diabetes, which has prompted local healthcare providers, community organisations,...
Runners brave storm to raise money
Gale-force winds and icy rain were no match for the ClaraSel200 runners, who braved storms and weather warnings to raise funds for a new...
Future Springboks flying Border flag high at U12 level
The southern region U12 provincial tournament took place in Riversdale over the weekend, where the A and B sides played rugby against Boland, Western...
EL majorettes crowned two-time world champs
Three East London majorettes recently traveled to Croatia to represent the country the country and returned with excellent results.
Onwabe Mbanjwa, Ilke de Lange, and...
Border hockey embarks on fight to remain in A-section next year
This season has been exceptional for Border hockey with the promotion of teams to the interprovincial tournament (IPT) A-section for 2024 but staying there...
Outstanding figures for young Stirling spinner
With Kristian Warburton having an outstanding match with the ball, Stirling High School’s first cricket team reserved their best performance at the Pearson High...
Concert for ELFEST art, drama prize winners
The Buffalo City Creative Arts Eisteddfod held a special awards event for the drama prize winners at the Guild Theatre on Monday evening.
The ELFEST...
Campaign to get birth certificates for Duncan Village’s vulnerable children
Without birth certificates, children in East London’s Duncan Village live without a sense of belonging.
To counter the problem, University of Fort Hare student, Tracy...
Buffalo City debaters reclaim top spot in national competition
The Eastern Cape has emerged as the winners of the third Safer SA Foundation’s annual national debating championship dubbed #Youth4SaferSouthAfricaDebate, held on September 9-10...
EL majorettes prepare for world champs
Four East London girls have made it into the official SA national majorettes team that will be traveling to Croatia for the MWF World...
Five EL gymnasts included in EC squad for Gym Games
As the nation eagerly anticipates the return of Gymnastics SA’s annual extravaganza, Gym Games, the spotlight is firmly fixed on the Eastern Cape’s promising...
Young fencers off to national champs
Fencing as a sport has grown over the last few years, with children as young as seven taking part and representing the province at...
SA darts team claim gold in Zambia
The East London Darts Association is celebrating a resounding victory after a team of four 16-year-old boys competed at the eighth Bi-Annual African Union...
Stirling pupil reaches national baking competition final
Stirling High School grade 11 pupil Mia van Staden is heading off to the national round of the National Tourism Careers Expo baking competition...
Clarendon High marks 120 years of sisterhood
Clarendon High School for Girls recently had their founders’ day where they celebrated their 120th anniversary on Friday August 4.
The special celebration was attended...
Pupils use sport to raise money
Selborne College grade 10 and 11 pupils are once again working on their life orientation campaign projects.
Each campaign consists of five pupils who choose...
Gogo’s tricks and tips to get kids reading
Hello! It’s me, Gogo — Yizani Sifunde’s reading granny. Sharing stories is as natural to human beings as eating and sleeping!
Making time to tell...
Border’s Zangqa picked as SA Schools A coach
Craven Week concluded its 59th run from July 3-8 in George with the selection of Border’s Lwazi Zangqa to position of head coach for...
Pupils raise thousands to assist turtles
Five friends from Stirling High School went to the East London Aquarium to celebrate a birthday and left vowing to raise funds for washed-up...
Youngster with bright racing future ahead
The GO!&Express caught up with nine-year-old Chaytin Collins from Hudson Park Primary School, the youngest entrant and winner of the Junior B division for...
Chess champ honoured to represent country
The GO!&Express caught up with grade 10 pupil Megan Dove from Clarendon Girls High School who competed in the FIDE World Chess Championships in...
Hudson Park pupils meet musical idol
The sheer power of social media was on full display recently when a video of Hudson Park Primary School pupils singing Lloyd Cele’s chart-topping...
Izibalo scoops top Inspiration Awards prize
The ninth annual Inspiration Awards took place in East London on Friday June 9 and Izibalo, a science, technology and mathematics improvement initiative won...
Port Rex and MIWA host exhilarating competition
In honour of Youth Day, the Motor Industry Workshops Association of SA (MIWA) Eastern Cape hosted their second Motor Mech show at Port Rex...
Young chess prodigy makes right moves at world champs
Clarendon Girls Primary School grade 6 pupil, Viha Beecum recently returned from an exciting trip to Batumi, Georgia, where she represented SA in the...
Cambridge pupil selected for Border U18
Cambridge High School first XV rugby captain, Lukhanyo Makeleni has been selected for the Border U18 Academy Week squad. The Go! & Express caught...
Eastern Cape Liquor Board issues stern warning against ‘pens down’ parties
The Eastern Cape Liquor Board (ECLB) has issued a stern warning to matric pupils planning “pens down” parties as June examinations draw to a...
Hudson Park musicians hit all the right notes
Hudson Park High School recently took part in the 2023 Port Rex Lion Eisteddfod, under the direction of teachers Wesley Wong, Lisa Wong, Hayley...
Hudson Park MMA fighters win medals
The GO!&Express caught up with Asange Belu and Sean Swart from Hudson Park High School who participated in the MMA (mixed martial arts) SA...
Multipurpose centre honours teaching duo
As part of their 69th Founder’s Day celebrations, Stirling Primary School opened their new multipurpose arena, the Dell, named in honour of teachers Miles...
Work experience for psychologists
Masithethe Counselling Services will be empowering 15 local psychology graduates by providing work experience and training from June 5-15.
The participants will be stationed at...
Repair work kicks of at local school
Almost three weeks after parents and pupils held protests at the school due to failing infrastructure, repair work finally commenced at John Bisseker Secondary...
Local teacher in SA hockey side
SA women’s hockey player and local teacher Antonet Louw is abroad representing the country on tour in South Korea throughout May.
This is Louw’s 12th...
Zangqa to coach Border U18s at Craven Week
It has been an exceptional year so far of championship-winning rugby for Lwazi Zangqa who will go on to lead the Border U18 Craven...
EL teen preparing for world champs
Excited East London kayaker Kerry Elliott, 17, is preparing for the U23 Kayak Sprint World Championships in Auronzo di Cadore, Italy, from July 5-9.
The...
Ironwoman raising funds for children in need
Voorpos Primary, in the heart of Cambridge, will not let a child go hungry, poorly clothed, and uneducated.
This plucky school’s philosophy is borne out...
Clarendon represents EL at national festival
Clarendon Girls High School was one of 23 schools to participate in the 21st All Girls’ National Schools’ Festival hosted by Eunice High School...
Netball star selected for Border U18 squad
Cambridge High School netball player Thandolwethu Nele was recently selected to play for the Eastern Cape Border U18 netball squad.
Nele, who is in grade...
R20m pledged to fix John Bisseker amid community upheaval
OUTRAGE: Pupils and parents from John Bisseker gather at the school towards the end of April.Progress on attending to infrastructural and teaching challenges at...
Young tennis ace picked for SA u13s
During the last week of March, Liyema Mancoba represented the Eastern Cape at the TSA Primary and High School Interprovincial Tennis Tournament in Bloemfontein.
He...
School rugby festival kicks off for second year
From April 27-30, the Wongalethu High School rugby festival will see school teams across the Border region take to the field once again for...
Pupils win prizes from national federation for anti-crime essays
On April 14, pupils from Mzokhanyayo High School and Uviwe Senior Secondary School received top prizes from national foundation Safer SA for their literary...
Teaching graduates not entering field
Teaching is considered one of the most important professions because teachers are responsible for educating and nurturing minds throughout their academic careers.
Despite this, fewer...
Merrifield helps neighbouring schools
Giving back to the community is one of the most important values that pupils and staff uphold at Merrifield College and the Sakhikamva/Merriefield Education...
Cambridge High athlete to compete in Gauteng
Sibabalwe Salmon is the only athlete from Cambridge High School to qualify for the SA Schools Athletics Championships that will be taking place in...
