The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has urged road users to be cautious on the roads as floods have affected its road network in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality and the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan…
Two people died on the R72 near Port Alfred and one sustained severe injuries after two vehicles collided head-on. The incident occurred around 4.30pm on Saturday 29 April, 18km east of Port Alfred (towards East London). Department of…
‘In the medical field you have a sacrificial responsibility,’ she says of facing Covid-19, cancer and the listeria outbreak when giving birth to her son Yentl Gamiet grew up in Buffalo Flats with one dream — to become a medical doctor.…
The East London National Sea Rescue Institute and police have launched a search on the Chintsa coastline after a 38-year-old man went missing while bodyboarding on Tuesday. His bodyboard was found washed up on the beach later on Tuesday,…
A dramatic shootout and high-speed chase ensued when police and security guards foiled a cash-in-transit heist on the N2 between East London and Qonce (formerly King William’s Town) on Monday evening. DispatchLIVE received a tip-off about…
Controversial fake “miracle” pastor Jay Israel has been nabbed by the police. He was apparently in possession of a fraudulent passport and permit. Israel, 28, a Zimbabwean and leader of Spirit Life Church in East London, was arrested in…
Triathletes were dealt another body blow as organisers on Wednesday announced the postponement of Buffalo City’s Ironman 70.3. The event was scheduled for East London on January 24 but The Ironman Group issued a statement saying it had…
It was a new year scene never experienced before as the usually packed East London beaches were deserted on New Year’s Day. Traffic officers and police controlled entry points into areas such as Quigney. Meanwhile the wildlife was more…
But SASSA beneficiaries still have to queue for hours Health officials have warned that “self-defeating” practices by government departments are contributing to the spread of Covid-19 in the Eastern Cape. They mentioned long queues with…
Residents of Airport Park next to the East London Airport who lost their homes and possessions during government demolitions are waiting to hear when a court-ordered rebuild will take place. It has been more than a month since the high…
Bizarre scenes unfolded in Gonubie, East London on Tuesday afternoon when a suspect allegedly threw a small explosive device into a homeowner’s property in 16th Avenue. The homeowner told the DispatchLIVE that the device, which he…
Bayworld rehabilitation team takes in tropical vagrant after initial rescue in East London Thanks to care and collaboration, Myrtle the flying turtle is recovering at Bayworld. The green turtle was discovered last week stranded on the…
A man accused of raping and killing six-year-old Ayabukwa “Nhathi” Mhlahlo, who was brutally raped and murdered in Mdantsane last week, was beaten and killed by a mob of angry people at the weekend, according to police. Eastern Cape…
It is more in keeping with slapstick comedy than a real event, but East London police officers ended up shooting each other when two different teams arrived at the same scene on Thursday afternoon. Luckily, two officers only suffered…
Two police officers are recovering in hospital after a shoot-out between different units which descended on a business in East London. DispatchLIVE reported on Saturday that the incident happened on Buffalo Street when members of the K9…
