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In a society that sees a vast number of South Africans grappling with poverty, unemployment and a growing historical trend of social inequality, it has become more imperative than ever for the spirit of ‘giving back’ to prevail to remedy these...

Saturday 11 May marked the end of a week filled with uninhibited laughter, tears of joy and deep sighs of relief as more than 4000 WSU graduands were capped at WSU’s campuses in East London, Butterworth and Mthatha.

Walter Sisulu University’s (WSU) Buffalo City Campus in East London houses a strategically placed organisational body currently thriving in its efforts to advance the age-old art of tooling in the Eastern Cape.

Extraordinary leadership will be key if South Africa hopes to have any chance of reversing the ongoing crippling effects of the 2007/2008 global economic crisis.

Two Walter Sisulu University alumni are jetting off to the Chinese capital of Beijing in pursuit of a sparkling dream opportunity.

Canadian producer Steve Klassen will lead album's production

After notching up 126 million, South African Cobus Potgieter & four other YouTube musicians is set to record their first full length album.

Enabling infrastructure, central to the success of businesses in the marine aquaculture cluster, has been put in place by the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ).

The East London IDZ board welcomed two new members at the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday October 26

Premier Noxolo Kiviet ambitiously pledged to improve the image of the Eastern Cape while “repositioning the province within the national developmental landscape.”

The modern Xhosa people are a divided people. South Africa is still a developing country; in some ways highly developed, in others lacking. International Volunteers are given the opportunity to experience both sides of the modern Xhosa lifestyle.

The Friends of Chintsa a voluntary membership based NPO affiliated to WESSA has been rewarded for its efforts to address Waste Management in the low socio-economic sectors of their community.

A 1200sqm stand on the Nahoon River has been purchased for R3,5m or R2917/sqm, apparently the highest price yet paid for undeveloped residential land in East London.

There’s lots of action right now in the East London property market, especially in the lower-priced sectors.

Volunteer Africa 32 Degrees South (VA32) now offers the opportunity for you to train as a Field Guide! Immerse yourself in South Africa’s natural environment during this one month course: live, work & learn in a beautiful Wild Coast game reserve.

A blind South African runner and his Australian running partner will take on the Comrades Marathon later this month to raise funds for The Fred Hollows Foundation South Africa.

In the developed world it is guaranteed that children from as young as 5 yrs will develop a knowledge of computer literacy at school. VA32 offers the chance for volunteers to deliver this opportunity to less fortunate kids by teaching in Africa.

The Fred Hollows Foundation South Africa recently held an ophthalmology mini-conference during which ophthalmologists from the Eastern Cape were addressed by a surgeon from Mercy Ships at the Frontier Hospital in Queenstown.

Property group Chas Everitt International has opened a second office in East London.

YouTube drummer's tribute to Michael Jackson gets more "view time" with the release of MJ's film

Since August 2006, South African drummer Cobus Potgieter has notched up close to 22 million views of his drum covers. Now Potgieter is producing a DVD, to be released worldwide on 11 November 2009, which will include elements such as understanding ce

The multi-OEM model revisits the historical success of many of the established European, American and even Japanese brands, where a common facility was employed to produce a number of different products for different OEMs

IBM team to assist several departments and agencies in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

The 22-year old South African has attracted a worldwide fan base after loading his first cover version on 6 August 2006. Since then, he has attracted close to 19 million views.

It's been three years and 18 million views since the South African uploaded his first video on the social networking channel three years ago. He talks about his life since then.

YouTube drummer, Cobus Potgieter, has delighted his worldwide fan base with the release of his fifth series which includes a cover version of one of Kelly Clarkson’s latest releases, My life would suck without you.

Top 100 Youtube drummer Cobus Potgieter to launch a four-part Michael Jackson tribute - includes Black or White