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...
Boxing, street soccer, netball to commemorate Madiba’s centenary year
TO commemorate Nelson Mandela’s centenary year, the Eastern Cape Department of Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture (DSRAC) , along with Buffalo City Metro Municipality...
Judy Dlamini elected chancellor of Wits
Judy Dlamini has been elected chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand.
A medical doctor by training‚ Dlamini‚ who is a leading businesswoman‚ author and...
Rutters takes one for the team
Stirling High School's very own Lauren Rutters shooting a goal for the Stirling 1st team Netball squad against Hudson Park High School recently Picture: SUPPLIED
Vandals run amok at Mdantsane school
A series of break-ins and vandalism at a fenceless Mdantsane high school has severely impacted on pupils’ performance.
The 87 matriculants at Hlokoma High School...
Drum(mie) roll for EL
The Eastern Cape Majorette and Cheerleading Association (ECMA) is the proud host of the Samca National Championships to be held in East London next...
UFH student in court for beating child, 9
An Eastern Cape student teacher appeared in court in connection with the assault of a nine-year-old Grade 2 pupil with a duster.
The third-year University...
Floradale Primary School gets good vibes aplenty
The Union of Jewish Women (UJW) celebrated Mandela Day with Floradale Primary School on Friday in Nompumelelo township in Beacon Bay, East London.
Excited foundation...
Stirling pupils top achievers at Olympiads
TOP ACHIEVERS: Left to right: Ashley Eichstädt, centre, in Grade 11, placed fourth overall in the national De Beers English Olympiad; while, from left,...
Stirling pupils dazzle at matric dance
FOND FAREWELL: Stirling High School pupils, from left, Nishaan Vasi, Francisca Darkoh, Lauren Rutters and Francois Naude at their matric farewell on Saturday Picture:...
Raising Amber Foundation brings hope to the disabled
DRIVEN by her inability to find a suitable school for her daughter, single mum Christal van der Byl founded the Raising Amber Foundation.
This was...
Career pathways offered to girls
Buffalo City TVET Collage (BCC) East London campus employees spent Mandela Day equipping more than 500 Grade 8 to Grade 12 pupils with life...
Protest over ‘death trap’ school
Angry parents of Schornville Primary School pupils in King William’s Town, led by the school governing body, marched to the Eastern Cape education department’s...
Learning centre provides internet, books for Chintsa community
TO PROVIDE access to the internet, communication technology, and books for approximately about 5,000 socially and economically disadvantaged children, youth, and adults, the Chintsa...
WCFM Book Drive turning the pages
THE East London community can gear up for an exciting inaugural Wild Coast FM Book Drive which aims that will help to make reading...
Kiddies taught about emergency safety measures
ABOUT three hundred East London kiddies from various crèches in the region were treated to a fun filled educational day where they were taught...
Border show their class in squash IPT
The Border Schools Squash teams excelled have done exceptionally well at the recent SA Schools Squash National Inter-Provincial Tournament (IPT) which took place in...
Pupil sex policy a thorny topic
A total of 3 907 girls aged 15 to 19 gave birth in Eastern Cape health facilities between January and March.
And during this period...
1,000 nurses graduate to boost the health department
IN A major boost for the health department, more than 1,000 nurses from Lilitha Nursing College in East London graduated on Wednesday and Thursday.
According...
Stirling pupils jazz it up at National Arts Festival
PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC: Stirling pupils Jayson van Rooyen (trombone - middle), Caitlyn Poole (sax – front) and Eldene Bruiners and Nerisha Ramjee...
SASSA distances itself from message circulating on social media
A fake news article claiming SASSA accidentally paid grants to 17 000 illegal immigrants from Zimbabwe has been doing the rounds on social media.
SASSA...
Scouted for world stage
Okuhle Mpepo, 16, has been scouted to seen her passion for acting rewarded after earning an opportunity to represent South Africa and East London...
UFH drama unit in rousing festival debut
UNIVERSITY of Fort Hare drama society, Isandi seGubu (The sound of the drum), made history recently by performing the play at the National Arts...
Selborne pupil earns top 10 spot at SA School Squash
SQUASH: Congratulations to Luke Jacoby of Selborne College who ranked in the top 10 in of the Under 14 South African Schools Squash.
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Stirling pupils perform at National Arts Festival
MAKE SOME NOISE: Stirling High School pupils auditioned at the Standard Bank National School's Youth Jazz Band 2018, with five making it to the...
Clarendon does well at the squash tourney
WELL DONE: Clarendon High School pupils participated in the national inter-provincial squash tournament in Johannesburg recently. The Border Under 14 Squash team consisted of...
Vincent Mall shoppers donate sanitary pads to keep a girl in...
EVERY month, Dinika Rooy, 29, goes the extra mile to keep girls in school by donating sanitary pads to various BCM primary schools, as...
Dewar shines at the national hockey tourney
HOCKEY STAR: Selborne College pupil, Matt Dewar, was awarded the Colin Bartle Trophy as the Player of the Tournament at the South African Schools...
Grand prize for EC’s golden-voiced teen
The golden-voiced Grade 11 pupil, 17, won the grand prize of the 2018 ABC Motsepe South Africa School Choir Eisteddfod (SASCE) National Championships in...
Gonubie Primary to perform at International Marimba
MARIMBA MAGIC: Gonubie Primary School's Major Marimba musicians performed a toe-tapping set at the ICC in East London recently. The band will be taking...
EL pupil to grace the stage in USA
Clarendon High School pupil,Okuhle Mpepo, has been selected to showcase her talented acting skills in United States of America. For the full story, read...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
Bringing sport to people of Mdantsane
MDANTSANE non-profit organisation, Project Khulisanani, is bringing sport to the people.
The NPO celebrated Youth Day by staging the Ezase Kasi Street Festival at the...
Dale lauds Dyantyi
DALE College has applauded the achievements of its former Old Boy Aphiwe Dyantyi, who is fast making a name for himself, has made a...
Shooting in primary school leaves one dead
The Eastern Cape Department of Education (ECDoE) MEC, Mandla Makupula, has sent his condolences following the passing of a Voorpos Primary School Governing Body...
Police, community unite for sports against crime tournament
IN an effort to curtail crime, Mdantsane and Bluewater police members partnered with the local community police forum (CPF) and other stakeholders to organise...
Methodist Church celebrates youth
WESLEY GUILD of the Trinity Methodist Church, Circuit 313, took the time this weekend to reflect back and commemorate the youth of June 16...
Surfers on a path to support youth
REGARDLESS of the weather conditions, if you go down to the Chintsa Beach, you will see a group of about 20 surfers every Saturday...
Heavy schoolbags a potential health risk
“WOULD you like to be a schoolboy again?” asks South African band Asylum Kids in their 1981 song Schoolboy. “No! No! No!” comes the...
Hudson Park pupil off to Germany
Hudson Park High School pupil Adriaan Jordaan will represent the Eastern Cape as an exchange student in Germany for a month after he came...
