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Mphumzi Gcora from Alert the Royal – 2026 Community Champions winner for the Eastern Cape. Picture: SUPPLIED.

Poultry venture claims top honours

Local social enterprise Alert the Royal has claimed top honours in the prestigious 2026 IWISA No 1 Eastern Cape Community Champions competition, securing R70,000 in direct cash investment alongside business development support. Founded by…

INSPIRING YOUTH: Olothando Tabo, a 16-year-old Parklands special school pupil, from Gonubie who lives with dyslexia, partial hearing loss, and speech impairments, walks in a stylish outfit. Tabo was recently crowned Mr Youth Impact EC 2026 King at Victory Life Church, has big dreams. , celebrating a major milestone in his modeling and fashion design journey. Picture: SUPPLIED

New Youth Impact King inspires

For Olothando Tabo, every achievement is another reminder that his dreams are bigger than the challenges he faces. The 16-year-old Parklands Special School pupil from Gonubie, who lives with dyslexia, partial hearing loss and speech…

REPRESENTING EC: Pefferville B-boy Keenan Gregory (B-Boy BooraksVoeracks) stood tall at the Red Bull BC One Cypher national finals in Cape Town, securing a spot in the top 16 and earning a vote from legendary international All-Star B-Boy Lilou. Picture: MFUNDO PILISO

KuGompo breakers make quarter-finals and top 16

Mdantsane’s breakdancing veteran, Azola Mteto, popularly known as B-Boy Ranks, etched his name into local hip-hop history by advancing to the quarter-finals at the Red Bull BC One Cypher national final in Cape Town over the weekend.…

BOUND FOR TORONTOB-girl Courtnaé Paul and B-boy Toufeeq Baatjies celebrate after being crowned the champions at the Red Bull BC One SA South Africa National Final at Thibault Square in Cape Town. The Go! witnessed Paul claim her fourth title, while Baatjies secured a historic fifth victory, earning both elite breakers their spots to represent SA at the world final in Toronto, Canada, on November 29. Picture: SUPPLIED

Champs break their way to Toronto

Renowned B-Girl Courtnaé Paul and veteran B-Boy Toufeeq Baatjies were crowned national champions at the Red Bull BC One SA National Final in Cape Town over the weekend. Battling it out at a packed Thibault Square on Saturday September 5,…

Big win for Go!

BABALO NTSINI and ALIZWA DAYILE Go! & Express editor Mfundo Piliso, pictured right, was crowned the national winner in the competitive writing: hard news and investigative category at the annual AVBOB Forum of Community Journalists (FCJ)…

Nikolai Hensberg and Ryan Little celebrate with the Gingerbomb Winners Trophy, after claiming victory at the Night Padel Tournament, held at Beacon Bay Padel Park on Sunday. Players and spectators enjoyed three days of high-quality competition, thrilling matches and an electric atmosphere as some of the region’s top padel talent battled it out for the title. Picture: SUPPLIED

Night Padel delivers smash hit

The KuGompo City padel community turned out in full force for the highly successful Night Padel Tournament, held from Friday to Sunday, with players and spectators enjoying three unforgettable days of top-class competition, thrilling…

Old Selbornian Road Runner’s Masixole Kalideni fnishes the Totalsports Two Oceans Ultra Marathon at UCT Rugby Fields in Cape Town on Saturday. Picture: GRANT PTCHER/GALLO IMAGES

Malixole Kalideni shines brightly

BOB NORRIS Old Selbornian Road Runners’ Malixole Kalideni has been one of Border’s top marathon runners pre-2020 and post-2022, and on Saturday he produced a personal best to finish eighth in the Two Oceans 56km Ultra Marathon in Cape…

Nadeema Naidoo, six, is all smiles after qualifyinghas qualified to represent Buffalo City at the 2026 SASouth African Junior Closed Chess Championship in Rustenburg. Pictures: SUPPLIED

Little chess star making big moves

At just six years old, Nadeema Naidoo is already making impressive moves on the chessboard, and she now has her sights set on national success. The young Buffalo City chess player, who lives in Berea, has been selected to represent the…

The annual Bathurst Agricultural Show is set to attract farmers and people from all over the Eastern Cape, including from Bathurst, East London, Gqeberha and Komani. Pictures: SUPPLIED

Enjoy taste of country life at Bathurst show

One of the Eastern Cape’s most charming country events is set to return this month as the Bathurst Agricultural Show brings four days of agriculture, entertainment and community spirit to the historic village of Bathurst. Hosted by the…

OK Foods Cambridge’s Charl Fourie, Corne Schoeman, and winner Melissa Thomas with her husband Sean and their two daughters, with branch manager Craig Smith branch Managerand and store owner Andreas Efstratiou during the handover of the Nissan Navara. Picture: MFUNDO PILISO

Grocery shop turns into life-changing win for family

Sometimes all it takes is a little grocery shopping to make a dream come true — just ask Melissa Thomas. The Clarendon Girls’ Primary teacher from Amalinda didn’t just stock up on festive treats this season, she walked … well, drove away…

SWEET SUCCESS: Winners of the Cutman & Hawk Cake Competition, pictured with organisers at the Cutman & Hawk Caffè in Beacon Bay are, from left, the company’s sales rep Gregg Douglas, Lusanda Mzini (third), winner Zimvo Gcaki, Carol May (second), Sasa Jobodwana (fourth) and company administrator Chantal Lindenau. Picture: ZENAKHE GXASHE

CAKE, CAKE AND MORE CAKE!

Christmas treats are the story of love and East London’s award-winning bakers are already planning these: gluten-free fruit cake, peppermint crisp pudding, rooibos-infused malva pudding, vanilla scones, melting moments biscuits and mint…

MEDAL COLLECTOR: Ryan Jogie, an elite swimmer and triathlete from Vincent Park, East London, is making waves in SA youth sport. But behind his growing success is a family fighting hard to keep his dreams afloat financially. Picture: SUPPLIED

Costs mount for young athlete, 11

Ryan Jogie, 11, is already an elite swimmer and triathlete, making waves in SA sport. The athlete from Hudson Primary, has a strong base of family support. The fifth grader has earned a place to represent SA at the Biathle World…

TROPHY TRIUMPH: Merrifield debaters crowned national champions. Picture: SUPPLIED

Merrifield College crowned national debating champions

Merrifield College has once again made the Eastern Cape proud after winning the National Debating League high schools championship, held from October 19-21 at Danville Park Girls’ High School in KwaZulu-Natal. The prestigious event…

TASTE OF EAST LONDON: A quick preview of the kitchen bakers offering. Entrants will line their cakes up for the first of four tasting sessions in the Cutman & Hawk Caffé and GO! bake-off. Picture: SUPPLIED

Creative bakers face the first cut in big cake competition

East London’s hunt for the city’s most talented home bakers is well underway, as the Cutman & Hawk Caffé and GO! cake baking competition reached its first tasting session stage on Wednesday. The four-week bake-off, affords aspiring bakers…

Cake-off

YARRM! Go! sales consultant Cheryl Larson, Bee’s Cupcake Corner owner Bronwin du Plessis, Cuttman & Hawke Caffe sales manager chef Gregg Douglas test the first four of nine cakes in the first round of the shop’s “Cake-off” to choose two…

TRAINED TO PERFECTION: Buffalo City Surf Riders brought home the team cup from the SA Junior Surf Championships in J-Bay — proof that dedication and passion keep Buffalo City on top. Picture: SUPPLIED

Junior rippers take fourth SA title

The Buffalo City Surfriders have once again proven their dominance in youth surfing, clinching the team cup at the 2025 Sea Harvest SA Junior Championships held in Jeffreys Bay — their fourth national title in six years. The team’s…

Cake of the Day Competition

The Cutman & Hawk Caffè, in partnership with Go! & Express competition Entry Form

SISTERHOOD: Winners, from left, Ovayo Dlilanga, Mikhulu Gijana and Ilungile Mvimbi, who claimed this year’s crowns in Miss Golden Heart SA crowns. Picture: MGHSA FACEBOOK PAGE

Pageant promotes self-confidence, pride

Sisterhood, confidence, self- discovery, authenticity, inclusivity and a chance to shine. These were some of the values espoused at the sixth annual Miss Golden Heart SA 2025 pageant. But someone had to be crowned for their physical…

MATCHMAKER: Is your cake the perfect match for this fine local coffee? Cutman & Hawk Caffè team, led by founder Alan Hawkins and his barista, Siya Mkwelo, display their roastery and kitchen. This unique community bake-off competition is in partnership with Go! & Express. Picture: MFUNDO PILISO

Sugar, this bake-off is going to get sticky!

East London’s favourite coffee shop, The Cutman & Hawk Caffé, and Go & Express are searching for the next batch of brilliant bakers to take part in their four-week bake-off competition. The winner will earn the right to supply the newest…