Selborne golfer is the best in 100 years

The wins keep adding up for Selborne College’s Ben Weber (14), who made history last week at the SA Amateur Championship and then went...

Business chamber introduces new organic market

In a proactive move to bolster local agriculture and provide consumers with access to fresh, organic produce, the Border Kei Chamber of Businesses (BKCOB)...

EL may lose top hockey tournament: Damage to astro turf venues...

The city’s chance to host the nationally renowned KC March Hockey Easter Tournament in 2025 is slipping away, as Buffalo Flats and Bunker’s Hill...

East London rowing celebrated

This year’s Buffalo Regatta entrenched East London as the pulse behind the longest running sporting event in SA. Though the University of Pretoria made a...

Maternity ward mayhem: Expectant mums using makeshift beds at Frere

Distrust in clinics combined with unfettered teenage pregnancies and skills shortage in midwifery, has resulted in expecting mothers at Frere Hospital lying on makeshift...

Local schools score among top in SA

Buffalo City schools featured in the top 25% of 210 schools in the country in the Top Boys Sports Schools for 2023. SA Schools Sports...

Mayor’s proposed plan goes against municipal bylaw

The legality of BCMM mayor Princess Faku’s electricity meter amnesty deal announced last week is being called into question given the deal contravenes the...

Project encourages culture of recycling

This year, Zamile Kuwana and Nothule Gezana’s Thandizam Trading Enterprise and Projects celebrates a year in the local waste management space. Founded in 2022, Thandizam...

Sunnyridge residents living in fear of pit bull

Residents of Landa Avenue in Sunnyridge extension are living in fear of a neighbour’s pit bull, which is prone to attacking, maiming and killing...

Big score for pupil who heads off to Italy on soccer...

New Generation Primary School pupil Aluve Ntwana made history last week when he became the first player in the inaugural run of the TRA-BIS...

Minors hooked as vape sales remain unchecked

A month-long investigation by the GO!&Express has revealed just how easy it is for pupils to get hooked on nicotine as many shops across...

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...

History of EL shipwrecks to be commemmorated,Proposed new plaque at Esplanade...

The Border Historical Society (BHS) will soon be installing a plaque to commemorate the many ships that were lost between Orient and Eastern beaches. The...

EL CrossFit team prove the strongest

As the CrossFit season draws to a close, local team the Slumtown Sled Dogs finished as the winners of the intermediate phase of the...

Hudsonian signs with Blue Bulls

Border rugby continues to cement itself as an important training ground for young talent as yet another former Hudsonian and Border Craven Week player,...

Nahoon loses claim to oldest footprints

For years, Nahoon Point was thought to be home to the oldest early human footprint in the country. However, researchers led by Dr Charles Helm...

Ratepayers say legal action against BCM not off table

After August 8, we may witness ratepayers’ associations from across the city institute legal action against the Buffalo City Municipality’s (BCM) electricity tariff increases...

Buffalo City to host world waveski event

On November 9, SA won the bid to host the 2024 World Waveski Surfing Titles (WWST) in Buffalo City. Voting took place in Ventura in...

Swimming star breaks four records

Merrifield Preparatory pupil Adam Brown broke four records at the Inter-Regional Gala in Graaff-Reinet on November 1. Adam, who is the captain of the Under...

Milner Estate residents take on scrapyards

Saturday March 4 saw disgruntled residents from Milner Estate take to the streets in protest against scrapyards operating in the community despite court orders...

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...

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...

Historic success for SA waterpolo

Four East London waterpolo players, Tumi MacDonell, Hanna Muller, Paige and Chloe Meecham, are in Japan at the 2023 World Aquatic Championships, making history...

Selborne Rowing Club to relocate to Nahoon Dam

Last year, Selborne College Rowing Club (SCRC) celebrated 100 years of rowing on the Buffalo River. However, the club has broken with tradition and will...

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...

Murambi roses ready for picking

The annual Murambi Roses rose- picking event was held on Saturday November 12, and attendees from far and wide arrived early to put their...

Against all odds, miracle twins turn 40

The delivery room at Frere Hospital was deathly silent on Easter in 1985 when Samantha and Bianca Stanford were born three-and-a-half months early, so...

Alphendale pupils stranded due to theft and vandalism

It was back to school for many pupils on Wednesday but this was not the case at Alphendale Senior Secondary School in Buffalo Flats. After...

Missing middle students’ stress

Nearly 4,000 East London tertiary students and their families, now under SIU (Special Investigating Unit) investigation for irregularly receiving NSFAS funds between 2016 and...

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,...

HPP Ladies reach finals for Waterpolo Currie Cup

For the second year in a row, East London hosted the National Waterpolo Currie Cup tournament from March 17-20 and the city’s own High...

Milner Estate houses targeted by burglars, Criminals hide in overgrown bushes

This has been a financially and emotionally draining year for residents living on Reservoir and Connaught roads in Milner Estate, with house break-ins averaging...

Regatta loses big sponsor for 2025

The 2025 Buffalo Regatta has hit turbulent waters with the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) withdrawing its sponsorship — a move that contributes to...

Local water polo players in SA squad for world champs

SA’s ladies’ national water polo team is gearing up for the upcoming World Aquatics Championships in Japan, and the team includes local athletes Paige...

EL’s Hlonela off to Spain as Miss Teen Universe SA contestant

Though still a teenager, Hlonela Mrwetyana is an international model, dancer, actor and current Brand Ambassador for Hemingways Mall and will soon be jetting...

Teacher shortage cripples school

John Bisseker Secondary School has become an indictment of the EC education department’s failuresand the maelstrom of challenges at the school came to a...

Hockey duo defy odds to represent SA, Border players selected after...

The Border hockey fraternity are celebrating the selection of local players Bianca Wood and Antonet Louw to the SA Women’s Hockey team. This is Wood’s...

Magic of Motown at the Guild

Motown Records, the music label responsible for introducing us to Diana Ross and the Supremes, among others, had an undeniable influence on rhythm and...

Bitingly satirical ‘White Lotus’ back to tantalise

Genre: drama, thriller, satire and dark comedy This time set on the island of Sicily, the second season of The White Lotus gives viewers another...

Wagner-Meyer ready for another shot at Miss SA

Local beauty Laura Wagner-Meyer is back in the Miss SA race for the fourth time, carrying the hopes of thousands even beyond East London...

Matrics make history: Merrifield class of ‘23 achieves 100% pass rate

The city was abuzz last week celebrating the outstanding performances of the matric class of 2023 and Merrifield College deputy principal Bridget Fielding said...

Bateleurs calling for more pilots across Eastern Cape

Flying in aid of nature conservation for more than 25 years, the Bateleurs volunteer pilots’ organisation is busier than ever and urgently need an...

Sponsor comes to aid of young rugby player

Local pupil Owam Nqweniso’s dreams of playing rugby for SA were almost compromised due to lack of funds until a local business, BTKM Quantity...

Frere to appoint 18 new midwives: Problem of mothers lying on...

To prevent a reoccurrence of pregnant patients lying on the floor in Frere Hospital’s labour and delivery ward, the Eastern Cape health department will...

Border schools hockey plans to bounce back: Several changes aimed at...

Next year, the Border Schools Hockey Association will work to reinstate three premier teams — U18 Boys, U16 Girls, and U16 Boys — to...

Pride of India win Platinum Cup

For the fourth time in 120 years of local footballing history, Pride of India were crowned Platinum Cup winners in the annual East London...

Five Border indoor cricketers in SA side

After a successful season last year, the Border Indoor Cricket side has kicked off this year with five players selected to the SA side...

Eyabantwana Border 1000 to honour late philanthropist Wienand

Cycling enthusiasts are gearing up to celebrate the return of the Eyabantwana Border 1000 Cycle Race on November 5. The annual race will hold special...

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...

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...