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Dams bring relief to EL residents
This week has seen the average dam levels across the province decrease from 68.8% last week to 68.5%. The provincial average has thus dropped...
Choir set to excite fans at the Guild
MDANTSANE Gospel Choir (MGC) hosts its fourth annual Extraordinary live gospel show at the Guild Theatre on Saturday.
MGC founder, Luckie Shongwe, said the choir...
Two leagues net excellent play
SIX teams battled it out in the THE East London Netball League was battled out got was under way on Saturday at Hamilton Sports...
Warning as traffic starts to increase at start of long weekend
Be extra cautious if you plan to travel on rural roads over the coming long weekend.
Traffic is expected to pick up significantly on national...
Dam levels improve in EC, water users are urged to use water wisely
The Eastern Cape average water storage has marginally improved by 1% this week, however water users are encouraged to use water wisely as the...
Pair’s 300km walk for school shoes
EL heroes raise funds for needy
TWO East London heroes embarked on a 300km walk in a bid to raise money for school shoes.
The two...
Joan Harrison pools shut after workers force out swimmers
After a brief protest held by staff at the Joan Harrison pools this morning, the pool has now been reopened to the public following...
It’s lifeguard season again
With the festive season fast approaching, two Eastern Cape municipalities are preparing their beaches to be safe and people-friendly by inviting people trained to...
Lifeguards’ wage dispute closes metro’s pools
Buffalo City Municipality (BCM) swimming pools are closed again after staff downed tools demanding a meeting with management over wages.
This comes just two weeks...
Proteas on the ball with coaching clinic:
Eighty lucky aspiring young cricket talents were given the chance of a lifetime to rub shoulders with their cricketing heroes when the Proteas hosted...
Joy as ‘Joan’ finally opens its doors
By ATHENA OREILLY
Swimming enthusiasts can now make a splash – the Joan Harrison Swimming Complex finally opened its doors yesterday after being closed for more...
SPRING WALK
Ncera Intermediate School pupils, their principal Ntuthu Dinge, staff members and friends enjoying a fun walk in the sun last Friday along the Parkrun...
High flyers
Steel Wings Harley-Davidson East London, from left, Mthunzi Ngozwana, Patrick Smal, Kim Connachan, Moira Olwagen, Johann Olwagen (president) and Wandré Reading were some of...
Welcome to The New Normal. Drought crisis takes a new turn in Cape Town
By Aron Hyman
The City of Cape Town is installing 2‚000 water management devices a week at properties owned by water guzzlers to restrict household consumption...
The root of all evil
Breidbach pupils use abandoned building to smoke and use drugs
A DILAPIDATED building situated in the centre of Breidbach, is causing health and safety concerns...
R6.4-million damage as fires raze Barkly East, Lady Grey
Fires raging in the Barkly East and Lady Grey districts have resulted in damage amounting to R6.4-million and with the blaze mostly contained by...
Ncita believes the fight game is losing much of its lustre due to the...
By MFUNDO PILISO
Retired professional boxer from Mdantsane Welcome Ncita thinks going back to basics could bring amateur boxing to its former glory in the township.
Speaking...
Algoa FM joins in ‘Spring Dip’
WASH away the cobwebs of the winter season and invite the warmth in – with a little courage at the annual Algoa FM Spring...
Van Rooyen gives Western Cape R74m anti-drought war chest
By Khulekani Magubane
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Des Van Rooyen has announced an allocation of more than R74 million in drought relief to...
EC pupils reach new heights
By MFUNDO PILISO
Rural community school in Potsdam, Qasana High took the top honours in the Peppy Thomas Foundation (PTF) sport tournament, while Ngcelwane High proved...
Set for new medical frontline
By Siya Tsewu
From the narrow streets of bicycle-riding Amsterdam to the wide and worn pothole-riddled roads of Flagstaff, two Dutch doctors have chosen to settle...
Many curious to see whale carcass
By Guy Rogers
Streams of people are taking to the Sacramento Trail to see the remains of the giant humpback whale on the rocks between...
Dams lowest ever
Amathole water system sees dramatic drop
THIS winter’s low rainfall rate has led to a scarcity of water and a sharp decline in dam levels...
R360m upgrade for BCM’s waterworks
By Zine George
Plans are afoot to give Buffalo City’s ailing Umzonyana Water Treatment Works a R320-million facelift.
BCM spokesman Sam Ngwenya confirmed yesterday that mayor Xola...
Thelma Neville turns 101, proving she’s ‘more lasting than bronze’
Thelma Neville, the feisty Grahamstown journalist, author and fundraiser for the Monument building, has celebrated her 101st birthday party in style.
On Saturday morning, she...
Happy coffee competition winner
Xolisa Manengela (right) is the second winner of the GO! & Express and East London Coffee Company’s Winter Warmers coffee competition. Congratulations to Manengela...
Search for secret of dad’s sacred 90 minutes
UNLESS he has young children, the 90 minutes between half-past five and seven o’clock of an evening are probably regarded by the average man...
In Pictures: From boy to man – rite of passage in the spotlight
Though many boys have died in the past, the government promotes the practice as key in the fight against HIV/Aids
Tens of thousands of young...
Snow blankets mountains as drivers cautioned
Snow fell on most Eastern Cape mountains on Sunday prompting a traffic warning for motorists attempting the Nico Malan Pass on the R67 linking...
EL group takes a fashionable stand
Gents in Couture to drive away chill
A GROUP of young male professionals are collecting blankets and warm winter clothes to donate to a needy...
PROUD SUPPORTERS
Kuswag pupils taking part in a fundraiser to support their two soccer players chosen to represent border in the winter school holidays Picture: SUPPLIED
Link FM helps to warm body and soul at daycare centre
THE Rising Sun Daycare Centre has received an outpouring of generosity from the East London community over the past few months.
Rising Sun continues to...
Homeless heartache
Good Samaritan lets couple build shelter in her driveway
FROM being homeless and sleeping under a tree to building a shelter with wooden pallets and...
Surgeons on run after deaths
Two East London traditional surgeons are on the run after police and parents raided an illegal circumcision school in Scenery Park on the weekend.
Two...
Time for Morgan Bay Fest
THE 2017 Morgan Bay Footprints Festival promises to bring popular entertainment and a wide variety of craft and market stalls to the cosy coastal...
Cops arrest EC surgeons and nurses
Government’s efforts to curb the deaths of young initiates through illegal circumcision in the Eastern Cape made a breakthrough over the weekend when police...
Hudson Park pupil blows his own trumpet
HUDSON Park High School's Tristan Henderson has been selected to play for the South African National Youth Wind Orchestra.
The Grade 11 pupil competed against...
Coffee prize winner
Pierre Marx, the first Winter Warmers Coffee Competition winner, from East London, receives his fabulous prize from Jenize Bailing at the Freshly Roasted Coffee...
Lions chase away the cold
Clothes to warm Breidbach
CHRISTMAS came early and unexpected for a group of needy people in Breidbach with a donation of clothing bringing smiles last...
The fresher the better
ALAN HAWKINS writes,
Best before or worse after what date?
Pure coffee never becomes completely unusable and nor does it go rotten, the taste merely fades...
Save snakes and yourself
Handler urges people not to remove reptiles themselves
STARTING out at a young age with a love for reptiles, Andrew MacLeod’s passion has evolved into...
Warm gesture from Vincent Methodist
WARM GESTURE: The kind women of the Vincent Methodist Evening Ladies Fellowship Group recently handed over a donation of knitted and crocheted blankets, beanies,...
Joy at school shoes
King Rotary ‘wind beneath wings with BPS donation
THE King William's Town Rotary Club brought joy and an abundance of smiles on the faces of...
Share some warmth in Jersey Week
AS THE winter season approaches, thousands of warm clothing items and blankets will be collected in lieu of Jersey Week.
Jersey Week is an annual...
Hiles’s knitting project keeps Frere kids warm
WITH the winter season approaching, you can just image how cold the hospital wards are for the little children admitted there.
That is why Good...
Despair at Gonubie boardwalk
BCM warns vandals to stop theft, destruction of popular pathway
BUFFALO City Metro Municipality and residents are up in arms about the vandalism at the...
MAKING A SPLASH FOR NEEDY KIDS
BRINGING HOPE: Cupido Academy of Grooming held an “Amazing Race” for children in the Parkside area recently. This event was held at the Buffalo...
Lace up the tekkies for a humble cause
IT’S time to lace up your tekkies for a good cause.
National Tekkie Tax day is an annual fundraising campaign for a large mix of...
Designers set for fashion showcase
EAST London fashionistas brace yourselves, because the city’s biggest fashion parade is almost here.
The annual East London Fashion Walk (ELFW) recently launched what promises...
East London Fashion Walk to be bigger and better
Fashion show to re-launch as full operational fashion week
Auditions for East London Fashion Walk took place at Hemingways Mall on Saturday. 50 models were...
