Local News
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Buffalo City beauty needs votes to win national pageant
Currently in the top 17 of the Miss Charm SA pageant, finalist Chumasande Somazembe is inviting her community to join her on her journey to the grand finale by rallying…
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EL Boxer prepares to face WBC strawweight champion
It’s the moment of truth for popular East London boxer Siyakholwa Kuse, when he steps into the ring on 29 October to face WBC strawweight champion Melvin Jerusalem in Manila…
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First EC Bambalela business awards: Eastern Cape business excellence honored
The inaugural Eastern Cape Bambelela Business Awards ceremony, hosted by the Hollywood Foundation to honour local businesses for their hard work and contribution to their communities, was held in East…
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EC Provincial Government decries rising child pregnancies; calls for action
The Eastern Cape Provincial Government is urging communities, parents, and next of kin to urgently report cases of child sexual offences following alarming reports of numerous young girls giving birth…
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Impolo Yabahlobo returns to the metro, bigger and better
One of the biggest events in the national social calendar, Impolo Yabahlobo Family Day, made its return to the Buffalo City Metro on Saturday, 6th September. Hundreds of people gathered…
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Young cyclists tackle GBV awareness
One of the organisers of the Mpondo Cultural and Heritage Festival, Princess Stella Sigcau II, has confirmed that the Mzinduku Youth Development Cycling Club will cycle from Phuthi, near Ntsizwa…
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Four appear in court for kidnapping Pakistani national
EAST LONDON – Four suspects aged between 26 and 40, who were arrested for kidnapping a Pakistani national on 27 August, appeared before the Mdantsane Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 8…
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Minister approves joint inquest into 1993 SADF killing of five students in Mthatha
The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development has approved the National Director of Public Prosecutions’ request for the holding of a joint inquest into the deaths of five youths killed by the…
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EC provincial teaching excellence celebrated
Teaching excellence was rewarded, awarded and celebrated at the provincial annual 25th Teaching Awards Ceremony, a prestigious event held at Hemmingways Hotel in East London on 26 August. Under the…
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Buffalo City Metro officially launches tourism month!
In partnership with Eastern Cape Parks and the provincial government, the Buffalo City Metro rolled out the red carpet for both local and international tourists with various attractions as it…
