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School reunions are the crack letting in the light. It used to be the crack of the headmaster’s cane. I went to my first reunion ever on Friday and came away stunned, enlightened and a little tipsy. Firstly, my dread. The days of…
Round two of the Algoa Rally Club Championship delivered a thrilling day of high-speed action on and around Aldo Scribante Raceway at the Syrabix/ Scribante Rally, in Gqeberha with crews treated to near-perfect conditions after…
KAZIMLA MFIKILI Border A women’s squash capped off this year’s instalment of the Growthpoint Jarvis-Kaplan Cup as the undefeated champions of the B Division. The annual interprovincial tournament was held in Mossel Bay from July 5 to 10.…
A man and his mower. What a sight. This is Alan Greene, a 65-year-old pool guy who has grown his business to scores of clients. Today, the retired Premier Milling sales official chugs out of his driveway onto Ridge Road and hits the…
MESULI ZIFO Xolisani “Nomeva” Ndongeni insisted he would not change his mind about retiring despite scoring an impressive seventh-round stoppage of Chumani Tunzi in their junior-welterweight clash at the Jan Smuts Stadium in KuGompo City…
Hundreds of music lovers, artists and cultural enthusiasts descended on KuGompo City at the weekend, as the 10th edition of the Umtiza Arts Festival brought colour, music and entertainment to Buffalo City Metro. The annual festival, which…
The Border Bulldogs have suffered their worst season in the three editions of the SA Cup. This was confirmed after yet another half-century defeat when they collapsed 50-12 to the Valke in their last SA Cup game at the Police Park Stadium…
The Stutterheim Athletic Club hosted another successful and challenging double header over 32km and 10km on a chilly Saturday morning, to the backdrop of their spectacular mountains. In the Cumakala Challenge’s 32km, Luyolo Ngcongolo of…
The Buffalo City Half Marathon, which doubled as the Border Athletics Championships, was run on Workers’ Day and offered competitors various challenges to return times in a quest to qualify for the SA Championships, in conjunction with…
“I still feel free!” the city’s veteran woman motorcyclist and hairdresser Alrose Vice said. Fifty-five years ago, Vice “borrowed” her brother’s motorcycle. She was 16, living with her family in Euwin Court in Webb Street, Southernwood.…
NICK PIKE Young artist, cricketer and surfer Grace Mclean is a ray of brightness “Art is the conscious use of skill, imagination and creativity to produce works that evoke emotion, ideas or beauty, spanning visual [painting, sculpture],…
MPUMZI MSHWESHWE and ASANDA NINI A peaceful march through the CBD turned violent on Monday as protesters objecting to foreign influence in Buffalo City metro began smashing and setting fire to foreign-owned vehicles and businesses. Police…
BOB NORRIS There is a young man running the streets, beaches and occasional off-road areas of Buffalo City whom some will have met, but many not. That is all likely to change in the months ahead. Keaton Stansfeld is just 22 years old and…
The Eastern Cape government plans to bring all public libraries in the province under a single provincial system by 2030 to improve access, resources and digital services. The plan was announced by sport, recreation, arts and culture MEC…
BOB NORRIS After an unusually long absence from the athletic scene, Hanlie Botha, Border’s top female runner in distances from 5km to half-marathon and more recently cross country, bounced back and won her first outing in 2026 with a…
