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Key stakeholders gather at the East London International Convention Centre for the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Trade Indaba, co-hosted by the TechnologyInnovation Agency, University of Fort Hare, and the East London Industrial Development Zone. Picture: APHIWE XANTI

From indigenous knowledge to trade

SIYOLISE FIKIZOLO and APHIWE XANTI The recent Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Trade Indaba, held at the East London International Convention Centre (ICC), laid out a practical roadmap to transform traditional, knowledge-based…

Retiring Stirling High School headmaster Doug Prior bids farewell to the school community after nearly a decade at the helm, leaving behind a legacy of dedicated leadership and holistic excellence. Picture: SUPPLIED

End of an era as Stirling bids farewell to Doug Prior

Stirling High bid an emotional, heartfelt farewell to long-serving headmaster Doug Prior, who presided over his final formal assembly, drawing the curtain on nearly a decade of dedicated service to the KuGompo City institution. Prior, who…

ROGER MATROOS A FOND FAREWELL: East London Science College principal Roger Matroos retired on Wednesday after 43 years in education, including 13 years at the helm of the private school. Picture: SUPPLIED

Final bell rings for beloved principal

After 43 years of unwavering dedication to education, East London Science College principal Roger Matroos officially stepped down on Wednesday, bringing a distinguished teaching career to a close. Matroos, who has served at the helm of…

Organisers, civil society representatives, and community members gather hold lit white candles during a solemn candle-lighting ceremony hosted by Kumkani FM at the Scenery Park Community Hall over the weekend. The symbolic gesture formed part of an anti-gender-based violence (GBV) drive aimed at honouring victims of abuse, raising community awareness, and promoting the protection of women and children. Picture: SIMPHIWE NDODA

Kumkani FM leads united front against GBV scourge

Community radio station Kumkani FM took a resolute stand against gender-based violence over the weekend, bringing together key social justice stakeholders, civil society organisations, and local residents at the Scenery Park Community…

Breaking barriers, defying odds

Walking, moving and completing everyday tasks are things most people take for granted. For people living with congenital myopathy, however, movement can present a very different reality. Congenital myopathy is a rare neuromuscular…

Go&Express 24 September 2026 e-edition

MMETSE ‘PAPPA G’ PITJE

55 parkruns later, ‘Pappa G’ inspires others to follow

For local runner Mmetse “Pappa G” Pitje, Saturday mornings have become far more than just a routine exercise — they have fundamentally reshaped his health, discipline, and sense of community. With 55 parkruns under his belt since June…

Members of the Border junior touch rugby squad gather in a team huddle. A total of 56 players across four teams (U19A, U17A, U17b, and U15A) will head to Alberton from September 25 to represent the region at the Junior Inter-Provincial Touch Rugby Tournament. Picture: SUPPLIED

Touch rugby stars off to inter-provincial

For 56 young Border players, the Junior Inter-Provincial Touch Rugby Tournament in Alberton will be about more than competing for results. It will be an opportunity to build confidence, test their abilities and showcase the growing talent…

ROAMER: Nauti Buoy under tow in heavy seas. Picture: SUPPLIED

Runaway buoy rescued after battle with monster seas

Nauti Buoy, KuGompo City’s ocean oracle, broke free again. The R850,000 240kg wave and weather live broadcaster is studied by oceanators from multiple interests and supplies our port crucial oceanographic intel determining port entry and…

A tree that once threw shade on the suburb is reduced to a ‘hat stand’ by the city’s indiscriminate chainsawing to keep power lines clear of foliage. Picture: SUPPLIED

Outcry over butchering of city’s trees

The unorthodox manner in which the city is clearing trees and bush near power lines has raised a protest from the new Ward 18 residents and ratepayers association. The association’s Sophia Gilmore and Warren Angus said the city was…

Christian Dance Academy dancers Ayanda Ngadla (LHS), Lisanele Magwentshu, centre, and Ava Naidoo (RHS), with Kelsey Coetzer in the back row, prepare for ‘Esther: Game of Queens’ at the Guild Theatre. Picture: SUPPLIED

150 dancers to bring Esther’s courage to life

A Biblical story of courage, purpose and standing up for others will take on a modern form when the Christian Dance Academy presents Esther: Game of Queens at the Guild Theatre next month. Choreographed by well-known local creative Kati…

Clarendon High School for Girls U14A pose with the Peter Cuff U14 Water Polo Tournament trophy after being crowned champions at Hudson Park High School over the weekend. Picture: SUPPLIED.

Grey, Clarendon win water polo glory

Three days of fierce competition and school spirit came to an end at Hudson Park High on Sunday, as the 31st Peter Cuff U14 Water Polo Tournament crowned Grey High and Clarendon High School for Girls as the 2026 champions. Held from…

Local angler Chad Schenk with a fresh specimen of a sixgill sawshark that washed ashore at Gulu Beach last Tuesday. Picture: SUPPLIED

Enigma: third rare sixgill sawshark washes ashore

A string of extraordinarily rare deep-water discoveries has sent ripples of intrigue through the scientific community after a third elusive sixgill sawshark washed ashore near the Gulu River mouth last week. The latest finding marks an…

Go&Express 17 September 2026 e-edition

Kurt Venga practices ahead of his upcoming heavyweight clash in the Royal Padel League. Picture: ALEX STANDER.

Clash of the titans awaits in the Royal Padel League

VEERAN NAIDOO The courts have been quiet, the contenders have been waiting, and now the Royal Padel League returns, and the stakes have never been higher. Week 7 may have been washed away, but the battle for supremacy hasn’t. Once again,…

Masibuyelembo Arts Festival co-host Mawethu “Mholo Mholo” Siyakane (left) and headline musician Luthando Mzi look forward to empowering local youth through music and performance at the Dimbaza Shack Theatre in Zabalaza on Saturday. Picture: SUPPIED

Dimbaza Shack Theatre hosts inaugural Masibuyelembo Arts Festival

An Umtiza Arts Festival regular act is set to serenade crowds at the much-anticipated Masibuyelembo Arts Festival, taking place at the Dimbaza Shack Theatre in Zabalaza this Saturday from 10am to 5pm. The first-of-its-kind festival in the…

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…

Vuyiseka Livu Ntuli, author and publisher of The Divine Encounter, is set to officially launch her faith-based book in November. Picture: SUPPLIED

‘The Divine Encounter’ — delayed, not denied

What began as a prompting in her spirit in 2019 has taken Amalinda resident author and publisher Vuyiseka ‘Livu’ Ntuli on a seven-year journey of faith, doubt, growth and perseverance. Ntuli, 34, a wife and mother to a two-year-old…

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,…