WIN TICKETS TO VIRGIL PRINS AND DILLAN OLIPHANT COMEDY SHOW
Two of the country’s funniest comedians, Virgil Prins and Dillan Oliphant, will be coming to East London for a one-night-only show on Friday November...
EL’s Hillier makes top three in reality show
Former Cambridge High School pupil Kedeshia Hillier has made it to the top three of DStv channel VIA’s reality show Houvrou of Trouvrou.
The show...
Dancing her way to the Big Apple , Teen set to...
Talented young East London dancer Tamia Latola is heading to New York next year to represent SA in the Princess Pageant Talent Africa competition.
The...
Mercedes-Benz donates cars to local NPOs
Mercedes-Benz SA (MBSA) has donated seven vehicles to deserving local NPOs.
Sporting Chance Foundation, Waves For Change, African Angels Independent School, READ Educational Trust, Land...
Advertorial: EL welcomes virtual reality studio for gaming, travel, fitness, and...
East London is buzzing with excitement with the opening of Immersive Realms, a groundbreaking virtual reality studio situated in Abbotsford.
Priced at a wallet-friendly R180...
Hudson Park pupils meet musical idol
The sheer power of social media was on full display recently when a video of Hudson Park Primary School pupils singing Lloyd Cele’s chart-topping...
Gonubie sport scientist in running for Miss SA
East London once again has a stunning candidate in the running for Miss SA, as Homba Mazaleni from Gonubie takes to the stage to...
Autistic pianist uses show to raise awareness of condition
With April being autism awareness month, JR Nkosi will be showcasing a music and theatre production to highlight the positive aspects of living with...
Nataniël celebrates 36 years on stage, with GO! and Guild
Popular stage performer Nataniël Le Roux will be bringing his solo act, Nataniël in Concert, to the Guild Theatre on September 17, and the...
Umtiza Arts Fest back with exciting line-up
The Umtiza Arts Festival is returning next month and it promises to be an exciting experience for art and music enthusiasts across Buffalo City...
EL beauty in Mrs Grand SA top 20
The Mrs Grand SA beauty pageant has come around once again, and East London philanthropist, Lemeac Bezuidenhout, believes that she has what it takes...
Distinctions for Abbotsford ballerinas
Six Abbotsford Christian School girls have achieved excellent results in their ballet exams with the Royal Academy of Dance.
Lubuko Somhlalo, Hlelo Mntonintshi, Mary Bolarinwa,...
GO Review – Mafia Mamma
Genre: Comedy, adventure
If you're in the mood for a movie made purely for entertainment then Mafia Mamma is here to fulfill that craving.
Toni Collette...
Africa Unite Festival returns
The Africa Unite Cultural International Festival has been in the works since the beginning of the year, and will finally be showcased on Saturday,...
Sibling duo set to entertain EL
Emo Adams and his brother Loukmann are bringing their sibling show to the Hudson Park Centenary Hall on Friday, July 7 and it promises...
Mixed media exhibition reflects on childhood
The Ukunqwena art exhibition will showcase artwork from local artists at the Ann Bryant Art Gallery on Thursday October 19.
Sango Filita, Lukhanyo Muluse, and...
GO Review – It Ends With Us
Genre: Romance, drama
Movie adaptations of beloved novels are tricky to execute but, It Ends with Us, is a rare achievement in that the movie...
Top East London acts scoop multiple awards
The Broadway SA Regional Awards 2022 winners have been announced, with several East London, acts receiving top honours.
The awards are presented to top regional...
GO Review – The Perfect Find
IMPERFECT COUPLE: Keith Powers and Gabrielle Union star in Netflix’s latest romcom ‘The Perfect Find’. Picture: SUPPLIEDGenre: Romance, comedy, drama
Despite a star-studded cast including...
Jo Jackson dance showcase takes you on journey around world
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Performers are bringing the world of dance back home, celebrating the diversity of cultural performance as part of the annual showcase from the...
‘Wonka’ falls short of previous adaptations of beloved story
Genre: Adventure, comedy, family, musical
Wonka is an unnecessary musical remake with incomplete details, mediocre songs, and a plot that makes little sense, despite a...
Mdantsane Creative Hub to host family arts festival
The Mdantsane Creative Hub is preparing to host the Indibano Arts Festival on December 10 at the Mdantsane Community Arts Centre.
The fun event is...
SA bluegrass folk band comes to town
Buffs Club will be hosting SA’s hottest bluegrass folk band, Georgetown, on April 25 at 7pm and readers of the GO!&Express stand a chance...
Students take it to ‘The Next Level’ in own show
Sonwa Sakuba Institute for the Performing Arts School students staged The Next Level, their last production of the year, last Friday.
The show, which incorporated...
Go Review – Queen Charlotte
Genre: Romance, historical, drama
In 2020, Shonda Rhimes took the world by storm with the release of the first season of the Bridgerton series, which...
Local artist plans to share Xhosa traditional music at NAF
Buffalo City’s own Yakha Mlali will take to the National Arts Festival (NAF) stage for the second consecutive year with his original production, lingoma...
Riley’s to auction off local artworks
Leading African auction house, Riley’s Auctioneers will go live on May 27 with an international art auction featuring 31 artworks by 21 Eastern Cape...
GO Review – XO, Kitty
Genre: Comedy, drama, romance
About four years after the events of the last To All the Boys film, teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey (Anna Cathcart)...
First-year students shine in their debut productions
The first-year students of Sonwa Sakuba Institute for Performing Arts put on stellar performances last week with their self-produced presentations of the theme ‘Hidden...
EC comedians ready to entertain
Eastern Cape comedy is once again taking centre stage with seven local comedians set to entertain in the Amazing Laughs show at the Guild...
Calling all playwrights
The Sonwa Sakuba Institute for Performing Arts and Umtiza Arts Festival has partnered with the Guild Theatre to introduce a short play competition.
Entrants stand...
Celebrating women in opera
With Women’s Month in full swing, Iphondo EC Opera has an exciting show in store to celebrate female South African opera stars.
Night with the...
Win tickets to 4th annual jazz restoration concert
The fourth annual Restoration in Jazz tribute and fundraising concert will be taking place on Saturday November 4 at the Guild Theatre.
This year’s showcase...
Exhibition aims to debunk stereotypes in African healing
Ukuthwasa is an SA term for the calling to become an indigenous healer or a sangoma and it is a practice that draws from...
Comedy couple shares survival tips at Bulletproof show
Comedy duo Lisa Bobbert and Aaron Mcilroy are bringing their hilarious cabaret comedy show 'Bulletproof’ to the Guild Theatre from 24 – 26 October....
Model set for global pageant
Nicole Fisher is a model and beauty pageant contestant who is set to compete for the Miss MIA (Modelling in Africa) International 2023 title...
GO People – Ryan Ward
When and how did your YouTube channel get started?
We started towards the end of 2021.
How did your partnership with Jovi Chen come about?
We met...
Go Review – The Little Mermaid
Genre: Musical, fantasy, adventure
The highly anticipated live-action remake of Disney’s The Little Mermaid has finally arrived.
When Halle Bailey was announced in the role of...
Buffalo City to host world waveski event
On November 9, SA won the bid to host the 2024 World Waveski Surfing Titles (WWST) in Buffalo City.
Voting took place in Ventura in...
Local comedian brings one-man show to EL
Local comedian Ndumiso Lindi is finally bringing his one-man show Boys Don’t Cry to the Guild Theatre on Saturday, February 25.
He is excited to...
Beloved English teacher’s poetry book available from next week
Literature is alive and well in Buffalo City, the newest Unesco City of Creative Literature in Africa, with the imminent launch legendary local ex-English...
EL theatre group wins acclaim internationally
Local performing arts production company, Wela Kapela is one of the biggest driving forces in local entertainment and 2023 has been an exciting year...
Afro-pop star happy to perform at home again
Local Afro-pop princess Berita is back home in East London and will be performing on Thursday evening, April 6, at the Guild Theatre.
An Intimate...
Singles share V-Day advice
February is the month of love but not everyone has a special someone with whom to celebrate.
Maureen Nel, 63, lost her husband six years...
GO Review – Barbie
Genre: Adventure, fantasy, comedy
A whimsical and empowering adventure for all ages, complete with every shade of pink imaginable, the Barbie movie has been one...
Rising star wins baking competition
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Jenna Ernstzen, 20, from Baysville, East London, emerged as the best up-and-coming baker in the Border-Kei region after beating 151 other...
Local audiences gear up for top country legend
COUNTRY SOUND: SA country singer Clive Bruce will be performing on an East London stage at the Buffalo Club on Sunday, March 26. Picture:...
Go Review – Assassin
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Bruce Willis has built a reputation for himself as an actor who has starred in many action films over the years.
After...