R300m KSD bill leaves MEC fuming
Beef up legal services, he says LOCAL government MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane has called for the beefing up of the King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality’s legal and financial services departments after the...
View ArticleQoboshiyane’s rise in ANC gaining impetus
Local government MEC to head party’s provincial elections team MLIBO Qoboshiyane continues his rise to power in the ANC ranks. On Monday he was elected to head the party’s provincial elections team to...
View ArticleThe forgotten legends
None of the Mbeki family features in provincial branding campaign struggle, have been omitted. Concerns were raised this week about its racial dimension as well, as all nine faces are black. Also, all...
View ArticleEx-stirling pupil cut to bone in meat saga
Industry improving after scandal revealed this year hails from Komga. Cawthorn matriculated from Stirling in 1998 and went on to study Food Sciences in Cape Town. She is currently based in Stellenbosch...
View ArticleRobbers smash into store with bakkie and shoot at guards
FIVE robbers launched a daring raid when they crashed their bakkie into a security gate to force it open at a store near the East London city centre taxi rank on Saturday night. They escaped after...
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Bulldogs can flex muscles in EL clash
FORMER Border Bulldogs scrumhalf Ntando Kebe is looking forward to turning things around for his current team when the Bulldogs host Boland at the Buffalo City Stadium tomorrow night. A HOMECOMING:...
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Sewer rage could help kids
HE MIGHT have misspelt it, but Ron Stubb certainly got his feelings of fury off his chest when he rammed his hand-painted protest sign – “Sewerage spill” – into the sand at Bonza Bay beach yesterday....
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Students evicted
CLOSE to 100 students at Lovedale Further Education and Training (FET) college were yesterday evicted from a King William’s Town B&B after months of unpaid rent. DISLODGED: About 92 Students from...
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Fire sweeps spaza warehouse
JEALOUSY, poor fire-fighting and faulty wiring were blamed for a warehouse blaze that leapt out of control and destroyed a wholesale business at the weekend. MYSTERY BLAZE: Crates of fire-damaged...
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Seaside home causes outrage
A TRIPLE-storey R2-million seaside home under construction has caused a storm of outrage from a neighbour who says the developer defied an official instruction to not create “aesthetic pollution” on...
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Pupils lead the way for blood donations
THE South African National Blood Service (SANBS) has struck gold with its adopt-a-month project, which saw them visiting East London primary schools and motivating pupils to encourage their parents to...
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Premier ballet for the Buffalo
LOVERS of all things dance are in for a treat as the United States’ premier Christian ballet, Ballet Magnificat!, is on its way to our shores next week to showcase a two-act performance of Basic...
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Girls inspired by career diversity
MORE than 50 girls from eight schools around East London went to work yesterday as part of the annual “Take a Girl Child to Work” campaign. I COULD DO THIS: Lubabalo Katana, a train driver’s assistant...
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Athletes gear up for Comrades
Local runners hoping to improve this year THE Comrades Marathon to be run tomorrow will be the culmination of many months of training, mental preparation and personal introspection for 18 000 runners,...
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Sky’s the limit for EL’s Asanda who sings to her teddy bears
A FORMER East Londoner’s daughter who has made it to the finals of UK hit reality show Britain’s Got Talent has taken audiences by storm on both sides of the pond. Asanda Jezile Asanda Jezile is the...
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I’m feeling a bit deflated
THE days of sleeping on inflatable mattresses when we go camping are numbered, but we’re not yet sure what alternative is going to be better, especially after some pain during the past week. The Chiel...
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Harnessing power of sun
Young students to be trained in renewable energy THE first training programme for renewable energy technology in the Eastern Cape has been launched at East London’s Master Artisan Academy South Africa...
View ArticleVIDEO: Dlakavu reaching for the stars
Afikile Dlakavu from East London is one of six unsigned artists from around South Africa who has made it to the finals of this year’s Castle Milk Stout Unplugged talent search competition. Dlakavu, 25,...
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Door open for local fashionistas
Unemployed youth in the Amathole district with a passion for fashion can apply for a life-changing opportunity with the South African Fashion Designers Agency (Safda). The agency was founded by fashion...
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Amputee teaches skills to disabled
A right-handed right arm amputee, who recently completed a fine arts degree using his left hand, has given Duncan Village’s disabled a ray of hope as he hosts art classes for around 50 physically...
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