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March’s food basket is a mixture of price fluctuations, leaving many households in Buffalo City still struggling to make ends meet — particularly when balancing the rising cost of food with expenses such as transport and electricity.…
Musicians Jacques du Plessis and Anthony Drake are layering different sounds from SA and the UK into a melodic treat this April. South African pianist Du Plessis, 37, and British clarinettist Drake, 49, will perform The Clarinet Across…
“Daddy misses you Bear.” Grant Cotterell's kidnappers, who continue to hold his dog hostage, said in a video.
The second Sm(art) City Festival returns at the end of March, and its headlining concert by jazz legend Mandisi Dyantyis is already sold out. Launched in 2024 to mark the designation of Buffalo City metro as a Unesco creative city, the…
Sonwabiso Mayedwa, 33, from Qonce, has been surrounded by powerful women her whole life, and surprisingly — a lot of the letter S. Of her three siblings, her own children, her nieces and nephews, all have names that start with the letter.…
Nonprofit organisation Beyond Zero expects to register 4,600 clients for its ePharmacy services, providing free, accessible and discreet HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery to SA homes. Its Beyond PrEP telemedicine service is…
“Are you married?” This question is the cornerstone to the Mrs SA pageant, and was the first question East London semifinalist Celeste Meintjes Frans was asked. This makes sense to Meintjes Frans, 39, from Buffalo Flats, whose childhood…
February’s food basket shows a mix of price drops and steady costs, with staples such as maize meal and rice holding firm, leaving many Buffalo City households still feeling the pinch — especially when balancing their food budget against…
Grade 3 pupils looking at the 100 artworks from 71 Eastern Cape creatives in Gqeberha said the exhibition was giving “Mgidi vibes”. This is how Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum director Emma O’Brien described the deep impact of the…
Scientists have discovered an “abundant” amount of potentially disease-causing yeasts in the digestive tracts of brown locust samples collected from swarms near Middelburg in 2022, the largest outbreak ever recorded in the region. A new…
Three years after matriculating, Kholiswa Mda, from Mdantsane, struggled to find work. She did whatever she could to make ends meet, even after discovering the nursing institution she was registered with was fake. Encouraged by her late…
On Saturday night, the SA Agulhas II, SA’s icebreaking polar supply and research ship, sailed away from the blinking lights of East London. MPs, media representatives, and stakeholders in the ocean’s economy settled among the scientists…
The Artists in Schools Performing and Visual Arts Festival 2025 will take place at the East London Guild Theatre on Wednesday, and entrance is free. The festival is the final project in the Artists in Schools initiative (AiS), which also…
Passionate veterinarian Dr Roger Davies will be running the Discovery Surfers Challenge this weekend in shiny green mermaid tights, trident in hand, to raise much-needed funds for the Hilltop Animal Outreach. Davies, 40, of the Wild Coast…
Cycling duo Gus Dreyer, 59, and Mac Richardson, 57, are gearing up for their second annual charity ride, aiming to raise R1.5m to install a solar power system at the McClelland Adult Centre for the Intellectually Impaired. The McClelland…
