Talk of the Town

23/07/2025

More cold coming our way.

23/07/2025

READ ABOUT THE MATCH IN TOMORROW'S TALK OF THE TOWN "With our backs to the wall, the boys really showed character and calmness under pressure: they came back in the second half to end the match with a 33-all draw." - Trying Stars coach Alan Cannon. Brutal and brotherly is the best way to describe what happened at Rhodes University's Prospect Field last Saturday in a Score Energy Drink Eastern Province Rugby Union Grand Challenge Top 12 derby between Alexandria's Trying Stars and the Grahamstown Brumbies Rugby Club
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22/07/2025

A move from a fixed pattern roster to an open roster and a 10% salary increase is what Solidarity says has led to a dispute between its members and FlySafair, leading to a cancellation of flights and pilots affiliated with the union striking on Monday.

21/07/2025

...and we'll be there!

21/07/2025

BE CAUTIOUS ON THE ROADS TODAY
Motorists are urged to take extra caution on the roads as the volume of traffic has reached its peak in some of the provinces major cities and major roads ahead of public schools reopen tomorrow. Traffic volume was had started to be notably higher over the weekend especially on Sunday. A trend that has continued even today, as the province is experiencing wet and slippery conditions with poor visibility in some areas.
Source: EC Department of Transport spokesperson Unathi Binqose
Ndlambe Municipality

18/07/2025

“He always reiterated that language is land and land is language, without which you’d become a stranger in your own land.”
Widely regarded as a pioneer in SA academia and literature, Mtuze was the first black professor at Rhodes University, where he led the isiXhosa department and was later awarded a Doctor of Letters (DLitt) in 2018.

Professor Peter Tshobeka Mtuze, the Eastern Cape academic and cultural scholar who championed the preservation and promotion of isiXhosa, died at the age of 79 on July 12.

18/07/2025

There is lots to play for in tomorrow's Grand Challenge match between Alexandria's Trying Stars R.F.C and Grahamstown Brumbies Rugby Club at Prospect Field at Rhodes University. Curtainraisers are 2nds at 1.30pm and 1st Reserves at 2.10pm with the 1sts playing at 3.30pm. The stakes are high, with the Brumbies unable to beat Stars for the past four years. These two Grand Challenge Top 12 teams are both playing their last Grand Challenge games of the season. Both stand a chance of qualifying for the EC Super Rugby Super 14.
See you there?

TRYING STARS V BRUMBIES & KRUISFONTEIN V HARLEQUINS

18/07/2025

Mountain bikers, look what's on your doorstep!

We are adding routes to our trails to increase distance and enjoyment just for you.

18/07/2025

The NSRI rescue craft Lotto Rescuer, accompanied by an NSRI rescue paramedic, was launched – using white illuminating flares to exit through the Kowie River Mouth in heavy sea swells, and rendezvoused with the vessel where the rescue paramedic and NSRI rescue crew boarded the vessel.

Gerrit Cloete, NSRI Port Alfred Station 11 commander, said: NSRI Port Alfred duty crew were activated on Saturday, 12 July, at 18h37, following reports of a medical emergency onboard a chokka (squid) fishing vessel heading towards Port Alfred. NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre), MRCC (Maritime R...

18/07/2025

If you want rhinos to survive, let alone thrive, you don’t just put them into the veld and leave them to it.

If you want rhinos to survive, let alone thrive, you don’t just put them into the veld and leave them to it. That sounds like a no brainer in the context of the poaching onslaught that started in South Africa in 2002 (25 rhinos killed by poachers) and reached a devastating high of 1215 in […]

18/07/2025

Three hours left to get Port Alfred over the ine.