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KuGompo City author Magorhandile Gxashe with Chief Vuyani Mrawu during the official launch and unveiling of Vukani MaGqwashu at Devereux Lodge on Saturday. Picture: SUPPLIED.

Book safeguards Amagqwashu clan’s oral history

What was once passed down solely through the spoken words of forefathers and foremothers has now been compiled into a permanent reference, as retired educator Magorhandile Gxashe officially launched his debut book, Vukani MaGqwashu, at…

Go&Express 24 September 2026 e-edition

Residents can save water by fixing leaks, taking shorter showers and using a bucket instead of a hose. Picture: 123RF/ WINNOND

Buffalo City warns residents of El Niño summer risks ahead

“Buffalo City prepare for possible water shortages, heat stress, veld fires and pressure on crops and livestock. Local drought is not certain; heavy rain can still occur.” This statement of mixed misfortunes ahead in summer was made on…

Go&Express 17 September 2026 e-edition

Healthy Lifestyle: Smiles all around in celebration of Sunrise-on-Sea parkrun’s new route are, from left, (from right to left) Sunelle Nel, Gillian Andreas, Richard Nel, Alicia Nell, Jenny Mabaso, Marinei Herselman. Picture: PIETER SCHOEMAN

Sunrise-on-Sea parkrun finds a new home

CAROL WATHEN A new starting point at Rainbow Seedlings drew 115 parkrunners and parkwalkers for the first event on the revised route of the Sunrise-on-Sea parkrun. The great turnout made the first event at Rainbow Seedlings a memorable…

Go&Express 10 September 2026 e-edition

NKUSI IT Siyasebenza founding director and CEO Nkululeko Silimela, whose firm has developed the Smart-Track mobile platform to eliminate public-sector ghost workers and secure government payrolls. Picture: SUPPLIED

App poised to eliminate public sector ghost worker scams

In what is set to become a powerful solution for eliminating ghost workers and saving millions of rand in public funds, software provider NKUSI IT Siyasebenza has developed a cutting-edge workforce management platform designed to…

Meals on Wheels East London cooks and drivers, from left: Linda Mzamo, Mxolisi Piti, Mboyi Lamfete, Phumla Dadu and Elsie Vunathi. Picture:SUPPLIED

Two weeks left to feed the hungry

Meals on Wheels in KuGompo City is facing the possibility of closing its doors as dwindling donations, rising food and fuel costs and mounting operating expenses leave the organisation with only enough food to feed vulnerable people for…

A breaker displays gravity-defying moves during the Red Bull BC One South Africa Cypher qualifiers. The country’s top B-Boys and B-Girls will battle for the national title in Cape Town on Saturday, 5 September, for a place at the World Final in Toronto. Picture: SUPPLIED.

Global breaking royalty returns to south africa for red bull bc one all-star tour and national final

Go! Reporter Nineteen years after South Africa made breaking history by hosting the Red Bull BC One World Final at Soweto’s iconic Orlando Power Station, some of the world’s most celebrated B-Boys are returning to South African soil. The…

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WOMEN ON THE MOVE: Women motorcycle riders take part in the Annual Women’s Day Ride in East London on Saturday, celebrating sisterhood, empowerment and the freedom of riding. Picture: MICHIEL VAN WYK

Women bikers take to the road for annual celebration

The roar of motorcycles filled the streets of East London on Saturday, as local women riders came together for the Annual Women’s Day Ride 2026, celebrating female bikers and encouraging more women to experience the freedom and…

Go&Express 13 August 2026 e-edition

Water hyacinth washed up at Nahoon Beach last week. Heavy rain washed the invasive plant down river the day before. Picture: Alan Eason.

Calls to defend marine protected areas after Nahoon pollution deluge

The unnatural disaster of a deluge of plastic and alien hyacinth disgorged by the Nahoon River onto the beach has added urgency to the campaign to defend marine protected areas and nature reserves. While the teacher on the beach,…

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From left: Poonam Harry, Demi Emmerson, Lauren Francis, Morne Hattingh and Emilia Alexander at Kings Children’s Home during the East London Ladies Circle 23 Mandela Day Soup-A-Thon. Picture: SUPPLIED

East London Ladies Circle uplifts more than 1,100 lives on Mandela Day

In the true spirit of Nelson Mandela International Day, East London Ladies Circle transformed compassion into action, proving that when a community comes together, meaningful change is possible. Following days of preparation, the…

CREAM OF THE CROP: Izulu Lami founders Thokozani Sibisi and Siphiwe Gabela, Four Brothers Drug Recovery Centre manager Theolin Reddy, recovering addict Sykes Terblanche, and a rehabilitation centre employee stand in front of the 1ha cabbage and spinach plantation at the Four Brothers Drug Recovery Centre in Gonubie, where a farming initiative is helping transform lives through rehabilitation, skills development and food production. Picture: MFUNDO PILISO

Reaping the benefits of rehab

BABALO NTSINI, ONELA RUNGQU, ALIZWA DAYILE A rehabilitation centre in Gonubie is proving that recovery can be cultivated one seed at a time through a farming initiative that is transforming lives while helping put food on the table. Four…

Go&Express 23 July 2026 e-edition

A Lotto jackpot worth more than R65 million remains unclaimed after a winning Quick Pick ticket was bought in Colesberg. National Lottery operator Sizekhaya has urged the winner to check their ticket and come forward before the claim period expires.

Colesberg Lotto winner still hasn’t claimed R65 million jackpot

Someone in Colesberg could be sitting on a fortune without even knowing it. A Lotto jackpot worth R65,186,997.40 remains unclaimed after the winning Quick Pick ticket was bought at a retail outlet in Colesberg for just R20. The ticket…