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INDEPENDENT WOMEN: Fifteen women from Sizamele Women’s Sewing Project are in need of training to help their initiative grow and help more women to become more independent. Picture: SUPPLIED

Project teaches financial skills

A group of Amalinda women have decided to put their financial future in their own hands and create opportunities for themselves through sewing. The Sizamele Women’s Sewing Project is aimed at equipping women with the necessary tools and…

KEEPING THEM WARM: BlackRock Rebels motorcycle club and Rotary Club of Bonza Bay donated blankets to Global Mercy Missions on FridayPicture:SIVENATHI GOSA

Bikers, Rotary on a hearty mission

Winter has come and charity organisations are urgently requesting donations of warm clothing for people who are in need. BlackRock Rebels Motorcycle Club approached the Rotary Club of Bonza Bay recently to assist with distributing…

DIVIDED COMMUNITY: Two communities lives on two sides of the coin at Rowntree Crescent in Haven Hills, East London. Picture: AMANDA NANO

Disparity in area glaring

A nauseating stench fills the air as residents from one side of the street watch the other side receive service delivery in Haven Hills, East London. Separated by just a street, the disparity is clearly evident as some live in houses made…

Mother found murdered in Amalinda, East London, flat

East London police are investigating a case of murder after a 37-year-old mother of one was found dead in her flat in Emerald Sky in Amalinda on Tuesday. The woman, identified as Busisiwe Ngwadla, was discovered by neighbours. Her…

POOLSIDE PLAY: Tom Swartz and Jeanne Michel, who joined him as one of the final two, in an episode of ‘Survivor SA’ . Inset, Swartz’s buddy Werner ‘the Don’ Joubert, who he voted out. Swartz said it was his best and most emotional move to vote out his buddy.Image: DSTV

Survivor SA winner ‘toughened’ in Amalinda

He rubbed many fellow castaways up the wrong way, yet all but one jury member wrote down former East Londoner Tom Swartz’s name to win television reality show Survivor SA, bagging him R1-million and the coveted title of sole survivor.…

Survivor SA winner Tom Swartz went from Amalinda to R1-million in a nail-biting finale on Thursday night.Image: SUPPLIED

East London castaway wins Survivor

Survivor SA winner Tom Swartz went from Amalinda to R1-million in a nail-biting finale on Thursday night. Speaking to the media after the live show filmed in Cape Town, Swartz,41 said he would spend the money to buy the house he shares…

SPCA market pulls at heart strings

The East London SPCA held an Open Day Winters Market at their animal sanctuary in Amalinda on Saturday morning. The market usually takes place at the end of the year and aims to encourage people to adopt the animals. SPCA fundraiser…

HEALTH HAZARD: Rubbish  variety of items dumped at an open field on Jennings Road near the East London SPCA  Picture: AMANDA NANO

‘Dumped’ by metro

Residents in Amalinda are fed up with calls to the municipality constantly falling on deaf ears when it comes to service delivery. The GO! & Express visited Saxilby recently and noted the dense bush around Liddiard and Dove Streets,…

Gift for dog groomer

KIND-hearted Amalinda locals Jennifer and Klaus Roddeman donated dog grooming equipment to an entrepreneur who has started her own business in the beauty industry, Princess Mngeni. The couple collected funds from a garage sale to buy the…

HEAPS OF TRASH: Illegal dumping is a topic that is not going away in East London, with everything from car parts to electrical appliances being dumped in open spaces around the city. Many residents blame the lack of dumpsites within the city for illegal dumping Pictures: SUPPLIED

Anger over filthy city

BCM blamed for lack of dumpsites in EL OVER the last couple of months, East London residents have been outraged by the spike in illegal dumping and littering across the city. Residents from Cambridge, Abbotsford, West Bank, Amalinda,…

UNCERTAIN FUTURE: The baby that was found abandoned

Abandoned baby boy doing well

The newborn baby found abandoned on the doorsteps of an Amalinda house is healthy and doing well, according to Child Welfare director Soraya Leeuw. The little boy, who is less than a week old, was given a clean bill of health and…

‘Prophets’ batter and bruise ‘possessed’ teen

A teenage girl was allegedly beaten, throttled and knocked unconscious by two female church “prophets” trying to rid her of “demons”. The girl’s family from Amalinda, in East London are furious over the incident involving their…