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On April 14, pupils from Mzokhanyayo High School and Uviwe Senior Secondary School received top prizes from national foundation Safer SA for their literary...

Local video streaming platform Montywood will be hosting its first annual film awards on Saturday March 2 at the Guild Theatre in East London. The...

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...

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...

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...

To mark World Cleanup Day on September 17, the Qinira estuary management forum (QEMF) invited the community to join its efforts to clear areas...

Crewe Primary School is 120 years old and over the last 12 decades it has solidified its reputation as a school of great repute...

EMIHLE MBANGATHA The Quigney Ratepayers and Residents Association (QRPRA) is celebrating a year of successful initiatives which have helped reintroduce tourism back into the area,...

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...

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...

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...

Gonubie traffic department learner drivers are appealing to the community to assist with refilling potholes on the learner driver test route that is forcing...

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...

Potholes are an unfortunate and dangerous reality for many Buffalo City municipality (BCM) residents. With the recent rains exposing even more potholes and poor road...

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...

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,...

Open spaces across the city are overrun with bushes and long grass yet newly ordered bush-clearing and grass-cutting tools are gathering dust in the...

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...

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...

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,...

Ward 28 councillor Frederick Pohl and his team spent Friday morning, January 19, cutting the grass at Beacon Bay police station. This forms part of...

The closure of Berea Veterinary last year and the SPCA clinic this year, left many East London residents without an outlet for their animals....

TANDO NKUNGWANA A new artistic landmark is set to brighten Gonubie Main Road, turning the town’s reservoir into a vibrant mural that celebrates its rich...

LEBO MJANGAZE In an effort to combat the rising challenges of violence and bullying in schools, local organisation Bumb’ingomso hosted a powerful awareness campaign at...

Cremations at the Cambridge Crematorium ground to a halt for 10 days in December after the municipality failed to pay supplier, Afrox Gas, forcing...

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...

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...

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...

Following reports of underage drinking after the Hoerskool Grens Sports Festival on March 11, school principals across the city released a public appeal on...

When local artist Nkokheli Mzimba was granted the opportunity to paint parts of Buffalo City, he saw it as a chance to not only...

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,...

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...

Following cries for help from hospital staff at Aspiranza Clinic, the community of Buffalo Flats extension set to work, clearing bushes and cleaning up...

Since 2018, Guardians of Hope has cared for 152 abandoned, abused and neglected children in the metro, however, after having had to move premises,...

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...

“If we knew how bad the service delivery would become, we would have started our businesses in another city.” This is the view of local...

Throughout October, anyone interested in doing lifesaving courses – from nippers to seniors – through the East London Surf Club is invited to sign...

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...

The Buffalo City Metropolitan Development Agency (BCMDA) hosted a stakeholder’s meeting on October 13 to provide feedback on progress made in the Court Crescent...

Potholes are an unfortunate reality that many Buffalo City Municipality residents are forced to deal with. The rainy weather East London has been experiencing over...

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...

In the coming months, the municipality will be intensifying its efforts to recover outstanding debt from slow-paying consumers. This will be done in a bid...

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...

It has been 28 agonising days since East London grandmother Eudora Bruintjies vanished without a trace, and her family is now bracing for the...

Chintsa’s Sardine Festival kicks off from July 4-13, celebrating the spectacular sardine run, which marks the migration of shoals of silver fish along SA’s...

Eco-warrior retirees at Settlers Rest Retirement Village joined forces with Caring Owls NPO this time last year to provide a safe home for rescued...

In an endeavour to reclaim their neighbourhoods, residents of Buffalo City are joining forces to submit a petition to the municipality to address the...

Helping Those In Need has partnered with various NPOs around East London to build a massive tower of donated food and essential necessities to...

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...

Beacon Bay Library has been chosen as the first recipient in the Eastern Cape to benefit from the Nestlé Bar One Light Up Libraries...