The various newspaper articles in the Daily Dispatch and the Go & Express about the future of the Buffalo Regatta refer. The Buffalo Regatta is a prestigious sporting event that has been on the East London sporting calendar and is the…
BY:DOUG BAKER I have been a ratepayer for 45 years and I cannot believe that BCM are wasting a further R28m of ratepayers’ money on a project that has cost more than R103m and is dead in the water, and BCM could never maintain (the…
On balmy evenings in the summer when the weather permits, Naomi and I sit out on our tiny balcony with a small libation in hand and experience the warm embrace of the encroaching dusk and, if we’re lucky, witness a full moon rise out of a…
The letter to the editor in the Go October 28 refers: The business owner who wrote the letter is completely justified in expressing his frustration about the levels of filth and degradation surrounding his business in Milner Road as that…
Students of history would certainly have developed an acute awareness of the devastating role played by corruption in the affairs of man since time immemorial. Some would argue that we are dealing with and are all a part of “Fallen Man”,…
TYRA WARREN A retired East London gentleman has taken his boredom and turned it into something very creative, taking things we see as trash and turning them into pieces of art. Anthony Stewart Lee, 64, is a resident at The Manor House in…
JOE JAPHTA It is with deep gratitude we, the management and board of the DJ Sobey Old Age Home, acknowledge receipt of the proceeds of the Selborne Primary School pupil grocery drive initiated last week. The goods will go a long way…
On October 26, my husband John and I went to Retail Park for lunch. On the way back to our car (it was drizzling, John tripped and fell on the gravel path between the parked cars. Four ladies were wonderful and helped with tissues to mop…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR JACKIE ORSMOND I would like to respond to the enlightening article which was published recently by the GO! & Express. Masithethe Counselling Services was fortunate to receive a visit last week from the DA Women’s…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR The citizens of Buffalo City are fed up with the inconsistency in the application of water tariffs and the lack of regular water meter readings. Much has been vented in the media – some of it adding to the confusion.…
RORY HASCHICK Dear Charles Beningfield Thanks for your weekly column and especially the recent story of your lockdown emotions and your dear wife’s handling of them (‘Highs and lows of lockdown living’, May 21). Yes, lockdown is minor…
The Catholic Order of the Knights of da Gama wish to say a big thank you to the patrons of the two Spars mentioned below, who so generously support our “Collect a Can – Feed the Hungry” project every month. On the second Saturday of the…
My name is Tougheeda Jacobs. I am from Cape Town and am currently having a break in East London. I was just focusing on the surrounding beauty, but could not help noticing the dangerous potholes in the roads. On Saturday, my friend wanted…
Editor RE: ERROR ON BCM ACCOUNT I have been phoning and e-mailing Buffalo City Municipality (BCM) billing enquiries regarding an electricity account that I received in May 2017 for R109 935.23 and R94068.81 in August. We went to the…
THE Rotary Club of East London has welcomed back Rotarian Dr Zuki Jafta who recently qualified as a radiation oncologist. Jafta spent four years commuting from East London to Cape Town every week to obtain her qualification. With a young…
Dear residents of East London THE Catholic Order of the Knights of da Gama wish to say a big thank you to the citizens of Buffalo City who so generously support our “Collect a Can – Feed the Hungry” project every month at the two…
Dear editor, BCM say they are making improvements in the running of this municipality but I have yet to see any such improvements! If one phones the call centre you are extremely lucky if this phone gets answered. Try leaving a message;…
