Amathole Museum and East London Museum may soon become homes to a few of the exhibits from the controversial Buffalo Volunteer Rifles Museum, which was forced to close last year following outcry from the SA National Defence Force (SANDF)…
On May 25, our coastline received its seventh visit ever from the special and uncommon hippocampus hystrix, or the spiny/thorny seahorse at Chinsta Bay. Found by EL Museum principal scientist Dr Kevin Cole, the seahorse was first spotted…
For years, Nahoon Point was thought to be home to the oldest early human footprint in the country. However, researchers led by Dr Charles Helm from Nelson Mandela University found seven new sites between 2018 and 2022 that rival Nahoon…
The Border Historical Society (BHS) has organized a day tour scheduled for August 27 of the mission sites and relics that prove the positive impact of missionary involvement in the Border region in the early 1800s. The tour comes as a…
No rain for months. Dams almost empty. A municipality in crisis mode. Sounds like Cape Town during Day Zero, but in actual fact, this was East London back in 1949. At the time, the Daily Dispatch called it the worst drought in 100 years…
Basic education minister Angie Motshekga has approved the reappointment of a ministerial task team to amend the history curriculum at South African schools. The team was appointed to make the curriculum more “Afrocentric and relevant” to…
Thousands of people from all over the world were glued to their television screens on this day in 1953 as a 25-year old Elizabeth was pronounced Queen of England in Westminster Abbey. Guests to the event included then-US Secretary of…
He may look like your eccentric uncle but Hunter Doherty Adams, better known as Patch Adams, actually holds a doctorate in medicine courtesy of Virginia Commonwealth University. He is also the founder of the Gesundheit! Institute, an…
On this day over 100 years ago, the first Isle of Man TT took place in 1907 under the title of International Auto-Cycle Tourist Trophy. The exclusively motorcycle race is made up of a series of time-trial races held over the course of a…
Today marks the birthday of Christopher Lee, born in 1922 and possibly the baddest individual to ever grace Hollywood. You could point to the 260 films he’s been in, his Guinness World Record for Tallest Living Actor, the fact that he was…
What do a trilogy of Batman comics from the ’90s, a 2004 flop starring Hugh Jackman, and a production by Turkish State Opera and Ballet in 2013 have in common? They all owe their existence to Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 story. Stoker’s…
There are few individuals in Hollywood who can compare to Helena Bonham Carter. Love her or hate her, there’s no denying that she’s carved out a unique niche all of her own. Whether it’s starring in now-ex hubby Tim Burton’s dark and…
Irish-born actor Cillian Murphy has certainly done a lot in his 20-year career. He’s fought zombies in 28 Days Later, terrorised Gotham City in The Dark Knight Trilogy, messed around with dreams in Inception, and literally nuked the sun…
At the time of writing, Star Wars is one of the biggest multi-media franchises in the world. With eight core films, two spin-off films, two critically acclaimed cartoon series, countless books and toys, and the Holiday Special we all…
Today marks the 13th anniversary of the opening of Kingda Ka, the world’s tallest roller-coaster, in New Jersey USA. At its peak, Kingda Ka climbs a mind-blowing 139 meters into the air and can reach 206 kilometers per hour in under four…
