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SPECIAL APPEARANCE: Renowned for their artistic excellence, dancers from the US company Ballet Magnificat! will perform on the East London stage at the Guild Theatre on MondayPicture: SUPPLIED

May 16, 2013 · 0 Comments

Premier ballet for the Buffalo

LOVERS of all things dance are in for a treat as the United States’ premier Christian ballet, Ballet Magnificat!, is on its way to our shores next week to showcase a two-act performance of Basic Instructions and Prodigal’s Journey.

BLEEDING GOOD: Stirling Primary School has collected the highest number of blood units Picture: SUPPLIED

May 9, 2013 · 1 Comments

Pupils lead the way for blood donations

THE South African National Blood Service (SANBS) has struck gold with its adopt-a-month project, which saw them visiting East London primary schools and motivating pupils to encourage their parents to donate blood.

WHAT’S THE FUSS ABOUT: A Glen Eden home has caused uproar because of where it is being built. Developer and the home's owner, Eden Kriel, right, and nephew and builder, Brewer Kriel say the house (centre) is actually below halfway down the hill

May 6, 2013 · 0 Comments

Seaside home causes outrage

A TRIPLE-storey R2-million seaside home under construction has caused a storm of outrage from a neighbour who says the developer defied an official instruction to not create “aesthetic pollution” on the skyline.

MYSTERY BLAZE: Crates of fire-damaged cooldrink were still engulfed in smoke yesterday, 48 hours after the Makana fire department put out a blaze which destroyed Broadway Cash n Carry in Grahamstown, the dream business of entrepreneur Waseem Navaz, [inset] Picture: MIKE LOEWE

May 1, 2013 · 0 Comments

Fire sweeps spaza warehouse

JEALOUSY, poor fire-fighting and faulty wiring were blamed for a warehouse blaze that leapt out of control and destroyed a wholesale business at the weekend.

DISLODGED: About 92 Students from Lovedale FET College in King William's Town were evicted from the Thandolwethu B&B yesterday after they failed to pay to rent since Januarymonths of unpaid rent. The evicted students were locked out of the school premises yesterday. The students have no money as they are still waiting for could not pay the rent as they were informed this week that they did not receive the National Student Financial Aid Scheme funds NSFAS bursary. Picture: MARK ANDREWS

April 27, 2013 · 0 Comments

Students evicted

CLOSE to 100 students at Lovedale Further Education and Training (FET) college were yesterday evicted from a King William’s Town B&B after months of unpaid rent.

RED FOR DANGER: Beacon Bay resident Ron Stubbs, 63, went apoplectic yesterday when he saw sewage again overflowing from the sewer at the bottom of his garden and sliding into the Boza river. He erected this homemade sign on Bonza Bay beach Picture: MARK ANDREWS

April 19, 2013 · 0 Comments

Sewer rage could help kids

HE MIGHT have misspelt it, but Ron Stubb certainly got his feelings of fury off his chest when he rammed his hand-painted protest sign – “Sewerage spill” – into the sand at Bonza Bay beach yesterday.

A HOMECOMING: Boland scrumhalf Ntando Kebe offloads a pass during their 17-17 draw against Western Province Picture: GALLO IMAGES

April 18, 2013 · 0 Comments

Bulldogs can flex muscles in EL clash

FORMER Border Bulldogs scrumhalf Ntando Kebe is looking forward to turning things around for his current team when the Bulldogs host Boland at the Buffalo City Stadium tomorrow night.