NSRI urges caution as equinox spring tide coincides with school holidays and Heritage Day weekend The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) is urging beachgoers, anglers and coastal hikers to take extra care this weekend. A full moon…
Intelligence-driven operations dismantle drug supply networks in Makhanda and Joza A coordinated police operation has resulted in the arrest of two men and the seizure of illicit drugs worth nearly R50,000 in Makhanda and Joza. South…
Port Alfred surfer Carl Wiersma and fellow South African Leah Lepront will compete at the 2026 Rip Curl GromSearch International Final covered by Sun Bum. The prestigious event will take place in Narrabeen, Australia, from 7 to 10…
Eastern Cape performer Gino Fabbri will be at Rosehill Superspar in Port Alfred Thursday September 10, 2026 from 9am to 12 noon. The Kowie appearance is one of Fabbri’s stops in a Heritage Month tour to promote unity and confirm his…
The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Alexandria, alongside multi-disciplinary teams, conducted an intensive operation to recover a body that washed ashore along a remote coastal section between Perdevlei and Woody Cape. Spokespersn…
Closed-circuit camera (CCTV) footage recorded at the time of the accident in which a truck hit a cyclist on the R72 in Port Alfred last Friday has been handed over to the police. The cyclist was seriously injured and remains hospitalised…
Three men were arrested on Wednesday August 19 in a joint operation that uncovered suspected illegal abalone related activities at a lodge in the Southwell area outside Bathurst. South African Police Service spokesperson Colonel Siphokazi…
SARAH BRADFIELD A 63-year-old woman survived a late-night armed robbery at a farm on the N2 east of Makhanda on Friday by escaping and hiding in thick bush until daylight. Local organised agriculture has urged vigilance, saying an…
SARAH BRADFIELD Members of the public are urged to be vigilant and report any sightings of a hippo roaming in the Shaw Park area, following the confirmation of a hippo spoor on the Shaw Park road yesterday. In a media release late…
The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) is providing free mental health support for Grade 12s about to embark on their preliminary exams. In a media release this week, Roshni Parbhoo-Seetha, SADAG’s Project Manager of…
The NSRI Port Alfred responded around 8.20 this morning to eyewitness reports of a rigid hull inflatable boat capsized in the Kowie River Mouth, with two people in the water. The NSRI dispatched their rescue craft Rescue 11 Alpha along…
Truck driver held hostage as SAPS, security company hunt down silver VW Polo A call for public assistance in a kidnapping drama that played out between Makhanda, Kenton, Port Alfred and Bathurst yesterday ended with the arrest of a…
WANDIPHA ANTONI Community members gathered in protest outside the Alexandria Magistrate’s Court this morning where a 78-year-old man was due to appear in connection with the rape and assault of an 8 year old child. South African Police…
A man died yesterday when the driver of a vehicle travelling from Port Alfred to Bathurst swerved, allegedly to avoid cattle in the road, and overturned. The accident occurred on the R67 near the 43 Air School turnoff around 5pm on Sunday…
Five units of the South African Police Service in Port Alfred worked together to secure the arrest of nine suspects aged 26-46 with suspected stolen copper worth more than half a million rands. The operation was carried out on the R72…
A proud moment for the Go! & Express team! Congratulations to Go! & Express Editor, Mfundo Piliso, on being named a finalist in the prestigious Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2026 in the Community Service Reporting category for…
The Go! & Express is celebrating another major milestone following the announcement that editor Mfundo Piliso has been named a finalist in the prestigious Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards. Piliso was nominated in the Community…
The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/ the Commission) Eastern Cape Office is set to launch its Investigation Report into systemic human rights concerns relating to governance and service delivery challenges within Makana…
Graeme College Grade 11 Joshua Danilatos is one of three South African learners who have returned home with outstanding results after representing the country at the 1923 International Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Fair (IMSEF)…
