News

Former teacher who lost eyesight in classroom accident helping others through NPO

A blind Eastern Cape father and former teacher who lost his eyesight in a freak accident when a brick fell on his head in a classroom is on a quest to help other people who ...

Politics

Mabuyane delivers upbeat Freedom Day message

With the Eastern Cape hit almost weekly by protests over service delivery, premier Oscar Mabuyane reflected at the weekend on three decades of ...

News

Finally, Fort Hare speech therapy students graduate

Two years of frustration came to an end on Wednesday as the first cohort of students of the University of Fort Hare’s speech and language pathology ...

Business

ELIDZ bids farewell to long-serving CEO, welcomes ...

The East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ) has unveiled three new investments, collectively valued at about R1.3bn, which are expected to generate 1,134 new employment opportunities. While the capital injection was great news, it was ...
News

Province out of options in decades-old Ikamva ...

A high court bid by three Eastern Cape government departments to have two decade-old judgments rescinded has failed — leaving them on the hook for a R41m damages award to architectural firm Ikamva plus an estimated R110m in interest. The legal ...
News

Local author gets creative with little ones on World Book Day

In grade 3, a young Zanele Zondi would write short stories for her classmates in exchange for sweets. Ever the ...

News

REVIEW: GWM Tank 300 hybrid is a luxurious but thirsty 4x4

China’s Jeep-wannabe has a cushy ride, copycat styling and real off-road ability

News

Voting never gets old for veteran citizens

When Zingisile  Mhlanga queued outside a voting station in East London on April 27 1994 and placed an X next to the ...

Lifestyle

IN THE GARDEN | LAVENDER ON MOTHER’S DAY

Mother’s Day is just around the corner. What gift to buy? Perhaps a lavender bush which has associations with ...

Lifestyle

AT THE BEACH | The amazing history of St Francis Bay

“Big dreamers never sleep” — Edgar Allen Poe. I am amazed that in all my years of surfing Seal Point, Cape St ...

Lifestyle

MOVER & SHAKER | Rising star Ikhona Pahlane-Zwide still loves the simple things in life

East London Afro-pop singer Ikhona Pahlane-Zwide recently launched her second album, Inani, at the Guild ...

Lifestyle

HEALTHY HABITS | When is the best time of day to train?

I think that today’s culture has bred individuals who are often at times, if not most of the time, looking for the ...

Lifestyle

WEEKENDER | Love of candlemaking turns into successful business

Candles have been around for more than 5,000 years with their earliest use often attributed to the ancient ...

News

SABC’s Leanne Manas, experts, urge professional women not to neglect their own needs

East London’s top businesswomen and professionals were celebrated at a ElevateHer: Breaking Barriers event, with ...

Entertainment

Buffalo City gig guide

APRIL 26 - MAY 3 FRIDAY • The last shows for Sonwa Skuba Institute for the Performing Arts’ Broadway musical ...