Municipal credit control policy to be reconsidered after legal threat
Last week the municipality decided to reconsider the 80/20 credit control policy for outstanding debt and possibly change the split to 60/40 instead.
This follows...
Residents sign petition to reclaim their wards
In an endeavour to reclaim their neighbourhoods, residents of Buffalo City are joining forces to submit a petition to the municipality to address the...
BCM ratepayers off to court
On September 12, ratepayers from across the metro will be at the East London High Court to challenge the 80/20 credit control policy with...
Vet to fill gap left by SPCA clinic closure
The closure of Berea Veterinary last year and the SPCA clinic this year, left many East London residents without an outlet for their animals....
Clean Team to tidy up local beaches
Two years ago, community members in KwaZulu-Natal, launched the Tidy Towns initiative which has managed to restore and maintain public beaches and this August,...
Residents call for removal of transfer station signs
Last week the Beacon Bay Ratepayers’ Association (BBRA) submitted a letter to BCMM calling for the removal of garden transfer station signs on Quenera...
Load-shedding relief for library
Beacon Bay Library has been chosen as the first recipient in the Eastern Cape to benefit from the Nestlé Bar One Light Up Libraries...
Illegal dumping bylaw up for discussion, Offenders facing 15 years in...
According to the latest integrated waste management bylaw, out for public comment, people could face up to 15 years’ imprisonment for illegal dumping.
Offenders will...
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...
Resident discusses impact of community patrol group
This week GO!&Express caught up with long-time Beacon Bay resident, Juan de Kock from the Beacon Bay Community Patrolling Association, to discuss the impact...
Biome garden for James Peace Park
Ward 18 councillor Jason Mc Dowell will be using part of his ward-based funding for the establishment of a biome garden and mother-and-child play...
Gardens, signs help save the beach
This week, GO!&Express caught up with mom of six and long-time Nahoon resident, Wendy Miller, to discuss initiatives she has established in Ward 18...
GO Metro – Organisation apologises for dumping, cleans up
June 1 saw Southernwood and Baysville residents up in arms against workers from local organization, Engage Men’s Health, who were attempting to dump their...
Go Metro – Buffalo City gets three new clinics on wheels
To alleviate gaps in accessibility to primary healthcare, three state-of-the-art Department of Health mobile clinics, will be making their rounds in communities across Buffalo...
BCMM open day scraps debt for some water bills
The fourth installment of the municipality’s Thetha Nathi roadshows was held on May 20 at the Gonubie BCMM offices at which MMC for Finance...
GO Metro: Dangerous roads finally cleaned up
After four years of pleading with the municipality, the Gonubie Ratepayers Association has finally succeeded in forcing BCM to remove overgrown vegetation from 12th...
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...
North End old boys give back to the city
Growing up in North End, Leslie Ragaval and Cedric Pringle say the spirit of community encouraged families to support and provide for one another.
Years...
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...
Ward-based funding reinstated across BCM
On April 3, BCM reinstated the ward-based funding for all 50 wards in the metro, enabling ward councillors to get back to implementing initiatives...
Municipal workers clean up cemeteries
Maintenance of municipal sites across the city is a concern, particularly with respect to cemeteries.
However, this could change, as municipal workers were seen cleaning...
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...
Push for provincial status for EL’s nature reserves
This year the East London Museum is continuing in its efforts to have local nature reserves gazetted at provincial level.
The Nahoon Point Nature Reserve...
Pathway finally undergoing repair
After years of complaints, March 24 saw BCM parks and recreation undertake repair work and upgrades of the walkway leading from the parking lot...
School principals condemn underage drinking
Following reports of underage drinking after the Hoerskool Grens Sports Festival on March 11, school principals across the city released a public appeal on...
Community cleans up Aspiranza clinic
Following cries for help from hospital staff at Aspiranza Clinic, the community of Buffalo Flats extension set to work, clearing bushes and cleaning up...
Housing backlog leads to protest
Residents from Parkside and Buffalo Flats Extension marched to City Hall on March 15 to protest the housing backlog in the metro.
Residents say they...
Cambridge West housing project grinds to a stop
The controversial low-cost housing development happening in Cambridge West has come to stand still as a result of contractual disputes between Buffalo City Metropolitan...
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...
Chaos reigns at Roundhill site
According to the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality management report for 2022, the Roundhill landfill site is in need of urgent intervention.
BCM was issued with...
Home need support to care for children
Since 2018, Guardians of Hope has cared for 152 abandoned, abused and neglected children in the metro, however, after having had to move premises,...
Community in Blue are turning tide at Nahoon
In the three months that Community in Blue volunteers have been patrolling Nahoon Beach, there has been a marked improvement, say residents.
One resident, who...
Waterworld workers left high and dry waiting for outstanding pay
Full salaries owed to sub-contractors and general workers at the Waterworld reconstruction project are yet to be paid out.
During the week of February 9,...
Fed up parents protest as school doors remain closed
On February 6, desperate Alphendale parents protested over the education department’s delay in getting the repair work done so their children can get back...
Waterworld work still on hold
While work on the Waterworld upgrade project is still on hold and subcontractors and workers have gone without pay for three months, contractual disputes...
New forest path named after legend
Settlers Rest Retirement Village launched the establishment of a beautiful new pathway through its forest, named in honour of Prof Trevor Steinke.
The pathway is...
Inaction and vandalism steal BCM budget: DA
Local DA members took to the streets in support of the party’s national protest against load-shedding on January 25, and to highlight inefficiencies in...
Shack fire victims suffering
Pefferville residents who lost their homes to shack fires during December have still not been provided with temporary shelter from the municipality.
Community members who...
Thieves strip newly fixed traffic lights
Just 48 hours after being repaired, the traffic lights at the N2 off-ramp to Gonubie were stripped once again by cable thieves on January...
Waterworld stalls again: workers strike over non-payment
Workers at East London’s Waterworld fun park downed tools on January 19 over wage issues, delaying the completion of the project further.
In October 2022,...
Alphendale pupils protest over school doors remaining shut
Desperate matric pupils who are yet to start their academic year at Alphendale Senior Secondary took to the streets in protest on January 27.
Alphendale...
Residents finally receive street light
After 30 years of pleading with the municipality, the residents of Greenwich Street in Pefferville are finally receiving a much needed street light.
The street...
Community in Blue saving Nahoon
During December, ward 18 residents, in collaboration with the SAPS, launched the Community in Blue volunteer initiative which is aimed at enforcing bylaws on...
BCM called to act on grim beaches, sewage issues
In December, DA-affiliated ward councillors handed over a petition to Buffalo City Metro urging that local bylaws be upheld at beaches.
The call was for...
New trails aim to weed out criminals
In December, the community living near the corner of Hillcrest Drive and Coad Road in Beacon Bay launched the Park to Peak recreation trails.
The...
Local library welcomes new computer room
Through the efforts of the ward 28 councillor’s office, the Beacon Bay Library will open the doors to its new computer room in early...
Letter to the editor, Milner Road filth needs long-term fix
The letter to the editor in the Go October 28 refers:
The business owner who wrote the letter is completely justified in expressing his frustration...
Lack of services in Cambridge
Frustrated residents from ward 4’s Cambridge and Cambridge extension held a community meeting with ward councilor Lemarc Stewart on October 26.
Their main concerns raised...
Letter to the editor
I own and manage a business in Milner Road, North End, for many years now.
My establishment is an important part of the local community...
Lifesaving courses still open for all
Throughout October, anyone interested in doing lifesaving courses – from nippers to seniors – through the East London Surf Club is invited to sign...
