Despite a chilling reminder in August when a nine-year-old boy nearly lost his life after falling into an open manhole at the East London Zoo, it took the municipality months to cover another dangerous manhole outside Moonshine Private…
Mandy de Villiers wakes up each day dreading the possibility of finding her 83-year-old mother dead from starvation — forced to choose between buying food or paying her electricity bill, which has skyrocketed to more than R3,000 since the…
East Coast resorts and caravan park owners along Schafli Road are on the brink of disaster, facing a fate like Mazeppa Bay Hotel, if the road’s crumbling infrastructure isn’t urgently addressed. In January, the historic Mazeppa Bay Hotel…
Running our local libraries demands a budget of R38m to R45m, however, the Buffalo City Metro has only secured R17.7m from the Eastern Cape Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts & Culture (DSRAC) for the 2024/25 financial year — leaving a…
While residents consider legal action against the electricity increases, businesses are feeling the pinch, with their charges shooting up from R2,500 to approximately R46,000. From August 1, the electricity basic charges have increased to…
The Buffalo City Metro Municipality (BCMM) may soon introduce a fine of R1,000 for motorists who are caught patronising car washers on the Quigney Esplanade. This measure is part of intensified efforts to enforce bylaws that prohibit cars…
Buffalo City teachers believe the 2024-2025 curriculum will see the Eastern Cape department of education play an important role in alleviating youth unemployment but for this to succeed, schools need to be empowered to include innovation…
Buffalo City is poised to welcome the world to its shores this weekend, as the final plans come together for the highly anticipated 2024 World Waveski Surfing Titles presented by Buffalo City Tourism from June 29-July 7. More than 100…
Buffalo City Adventures is in the final stages of planning to introduce a fun and innovative way for people to learn more about East London while taking in the beautiful sights that the city has to offer. The introduction of e-scooters…
Local initiative, Asivikelane Health, is helping communities and healthcare workers in BCMM come together to tackle patient mistreatment, inefficient administration, and long queues at local clinics like Drake Road Clinic and Greenfields…
The Global Entrepreneurship Week came to East London for the first time from November 13-16. It began in Mdantsane and continued on to Duncan Village and Southernwood, Komani and Qonce. The East London edition is being hosted by local…
East London fashion designers, in partnership with the Eastern Cape Development Corporation, are set to host the first annual Buffalo City Fashion Fair in Nahoon on Saturday, November 17. The show, which will be held at 92 Old Transkei…
Buffalo City will be hosting its first Pride march on Saturday, October 28 along Orient Beach. Various organisations in and around East London that are involved with the LGBTQ+ community have come together to initiate and plan the Pride…
A report to be tabled at the BCM council today details millions the metro is spending on repairing stolen and vandalised electrical infrastructure in the city. The report indicates that from the R29m energy and electricity department…
On September 12, Buffalo City Metro, Border Kei Chamber of Business and Buffalo City Tidy Towns committed to refurbish ablution facilities at beaches and parks in preparation for the festive season. This comes after ward councillors in…
