Sarah Selkirk, of East London, has been awarded the University of Stellenbosch's (US) prestigious S2A3 medal for the best MSc student in...

“Music is how I express myself, I cannot imagine my life without it.” These are the words of Dr Devandré Boonzaaier, Music Lecturer and...

The idea to bring German nuns to South Africa to teach the children of German settlers here was first mooted by Sir George Grey, ...

East London pro surfer Wendy Botha is a former world surf champion who dominated women's surfing during the late 1980s and early 1990s,...

Bantu Stephen Biko was the first president of South African Students Organisation (SASO) and the founder and leader of the Black...

East London-born Broadway star Amra-Faye Wright has starred as Velma Kelly in the hit musical Chicago an incredible 2,700 times over a...

Donald James Woods was born at Hobeni near Elliotdale on 15 December 1933 and educated at Christian Brothers College in Kimberley. After...

The fascinating story of a family recipe, an enterprising King William's Town woman and the birth of an iconic condiment brand known...

A talented all-round athlete, Julian Hykes of East London has excelled at rugby, cricket and hockey. But it is on the astro turf where he...

Born and raised in East London, Mark Boucher has cemented his place as one of the finest cricketers in South Africa with 998...

Victoria Nonyamezelo Mxenge was born on 1 January 1942 in Tamara Village in King William’s Town. After completing her primary education...

‘Our Shakespeare! Our Laureate!’ eulogised former ANC President Alfred Xuma when he unveiled S.E.K. Mqhayi’s tombstone in 1951. And the...

This is about a South African invention that is still regarded as streets ahead of anything else devised for its purpose. But as is often...