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HELPING HANDS: Grateful Nompumelelo residents receiving the donation from the BUCO team. Picture: SUPPLIED

Local business helps shack fire victims rebuild

Local business BUCO has stepped up to donate building materials to the families who lost their homes during the shack fires that broke out two weeks ago in Nompumelelo. About 50 homes were destroyed, leaving nearly 100 people homeless.…

Onwaba Mvele

Go People – Onwaba Mleve

We chat to Onwaba Mleve, owner of Zazi Clothing, about her EL business which employs more than 50 people What kind of clothing do you make? We specialise in traditional wear. We also make any type, from PPE, hospital linen, and general…

MELISSA VOLMINK

GO People – Melissa Volmink

We chat to Melissa Volmink about the ins and outs of her business Boujee Box. Q: What products do you make? A: I make customised gift boxes. Q: When and how did your business start? What inspired you to embark on the journey? A: I had…

DELICIOUSLY DARING MOVE: East London’s oldest and most loved pie company, Shamrock Pies has recently opened a warehouse in Cape Town and seen here is the warehouse including some of the Cape Town staff. Pictures: SUPPLIED

Shamrock Pies expands with new warehouse in Cape Town

East London’s much-loved Shamrock Pies celebrated their 50th birthday this year with the launch of a Cape Town warehouse. A homegrown brand, Shamrock, is well known and loved for its delicious meat pies, and the Cape Town-based warehouse…

DECADES OF SUCCESS: East London’s Rob Pollock is celebrating 40 years of photography. Picture: SUPPLIED

Local photographer still inspires after 40 years

This year, Rob Pollock Photography celebrates 40 years as a trusted local brand. What started in 1983 as a small photographic studio has since grown into a well-known photo lab, studio, and copy and printing business beloved across the…

DYNASTY DOWN: Ideal Butchery in Cambridge has shut its doors. Picture: ALAN EASON

End of an era for EL institution

TAMMY FRAY Operating for over 40 years, the Ideal Butchery in Cambridge on Queen Street closed its doors for the last time on March 3. Founded in 1982, the butchery was the last shop on the block at the time until it expanded to owning…