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December 2005
Agency has big plans for beachfront
A bright Christmas for defaulters
Municipal pay points close early
East Londoner does city proud
City festival is in full swing
Future is bright, says mayor
Buffalo City to host international sailing competition
EC hosts peer review team
Mdantsane joins festive street light party
City launches wellness programme
November 2005
Officials sort out billing problems
Trucking against Aids clinic opened
Fine Art Society back at gallery
Focus on battle against HIV/Aids
Voters rush to register
End violence against women and children
Needy children get clothes, food
Machine beats man in gruelling race
Multi-million rand HIV/Aids initiative launched
Festive fare at the Guild
East London remembers war dead
City prepares for the festive season
Matjhabeng visitors learn from Buffalo City
Read about East London
Disabled athletes show their prowess
Facelift for prime tourist attractions
City takes staff wellness to heart
October 2005
Community support centres on cards
Duncan Village art competition launched
Better public transport 'essential'
Railway will boost Kei business
Drivers urged to collect licences
Blue Flag hoisted in Gonubie
City promises success for Duncan Village
City urges staff to walk to work
Artist shows his love of dignified Xhosa women
Buffalo man for Institute of Market Masters
First Potsdam house completed
Truckers targeted in HIV/Aids project
Plant pollution gets learners thinking
September 2005
Thousands of indigent people get benefits
Singapore team visits Buffalo City
Meander along Inyathi Buffalo Route
City fights global warming
Blow whistle on cable thieves
Youngsters use art to fight poverty
Ward 12 clubs given sports gear
'Stop crime to attract tourists'
Tourism taken to townships
Workshop held to discuss Project Consolidate
Community facilities in the spotlight
Buffalo City to work with Mthatha
From bushveld to parkland
New head of tourism named
Province 'able to attract big investors'
Public meeting on UDZ tax scheme
Trees planted at Gately Stream Park
August 2005
Paprika production on cards
Phase one of Heroes Park under way
Events lined up for tourism month
Red milkwood to get the chop
Residents pleased with Buffalo City
Clean up campaign piloted in Duncan Village
BC important to national econom
y
Summit focuses on abuse
Mdantsane grabs the spotlight
EC women are on top
City moves to collect debt from RDP houses
Strikers disrupt traffic
Paintings show beauty of rural Transkei
City targets tenants' arrears
Jobs drive development agency
Tourism board inaugurated
July 2005
New Shuster movie has a local connection
Guild Theatre promises to entertain
Mayor accepts strikers' memorandum
Smith keeps putting out fires
Service Delivery Charter in pipeline
Ploughing funds into fighting poverty
EL aims to be sporting leader
Mandela torch passes through EL
Clean beaches will boost tourism
Coastal clean-up campaign launched
Indian poet exhibits unusual works
Buffalo City is chosen benchmark
Mdantsane sports gets a boost
Show goes on despite strike
Centre for Aids orphans in pipeline
Essential services will not strike
Duncan Village rebuilds after blaze
Disability Forum expands reach
Amathole Museum houses priceless treasures
June 2005
Mdantsane to get its first nursery
Africa's youth can learn from each other
Youth strategy launched
Beach Burger gets a makeover
City's World Cup status improves
Coyle heads back Down Under
Beware bogus debt collectors
Premier pleased with IDZ successes
Soccer tops Youth Day celebration
First three IDZ investors named
Boxing arena on cards for Mdantsane
IDZs to announce new investors
Government committed to service delivery
Zuma visits East London for imbizo
Boks hold rugby clinics in Mdantsane
Boks take on Uruguay in EL
Limpopo team impressed with Buffalo City
Scenery Park gets new graveyard
City draws up plans for youth
Creating a 'sacred space' at Ann Bryant Gallery
May 2005
Premier gives budget the thumbs up
Budget focuses on the future
Mayor hosts gala dinner for Nepad delegates
Province's plans in line with Nepad
Nepad conference focuses on key issues
Degraded sumps succesfully repaired
BC beaches get new cleaner
EL aquarium gets face lift
City focuses on Mdantsane small businesses
East London's finest on show at gallery
City boosts skills in agriculture
Beachfront agency head is man on a mission
Buffalo City rolls out welcome for tourists
Mayor pleased with public comments
Tourism brochure shows off city's jewels
Tourism Indaba wowed by Buffalo City
Customer Care Survey on track
Beachfront Development Agency head named
Big investors will attend Nepad meeting
Birding Guide launched
Buffalo City cleans up
April 2005
Birding Guide launched
Mayor hosts business breakfast
Workshop focuses on the young
Disability Forum launched
City to lead holistic housing plan
Local guide sells East London to tourists
Congress looks at farming issues
Housing subsidy increased again
Salga identifies challenges
Benefit for Mdantsane boxing legend
City focuses on SMME development
Invest in Mdantsane, mayor urges
Mayor tours Mdantsane
Council calls for public comment on IDP
The Russians are coming
City's finances given clean bill of health
Swimming champs make a splash in EL
New nursing college combines three schools
Mdantsane hospital nears completion
March 2005
Creating a home for township's street children
Port Festival provides fun for all
Villagers celebrate R6m water scheme
City takes over Peelton water scheme
Fleet Street to be upgraded
Absa L'atelier art exhibition opens
Lifeline turns 20
Pensioner's project a rich harvest in Mdantsane
L'atelier art entries on show
Health workers debate challenges
Water tariffs cancelled
Mdantsane: history of a township
Celebrate Africa Day in East London
East London to host Nepad leaders
Sports centre keeps boys from crime
Mdantsane impresses German tourists
Start-up business gets transport
February 2005
Church feeds the homeless
Ikhwezi Lokusa Wellness Centre turns one
Sewing circle leads to success
Improving social conditions tops City's agenda
Skyways to be refurbished
Bush Bucks get key to new home
It's surfers vs athletes at the beach
IDP focuses on boosting Buffalo City's economy
Duncan Village needs identified
Highway Rank upgrade gets under way
View the beautiful Eastern Cape by train
Swedish city delegation holds workshops
Border Tech students put their talent on show
TAC take condom show to Mdantsane
Cricket brings tourism money to Buffalo City
Subsidy for BC libraries
Development boost for Duncan Village
Lively lions add lustre to Queen's Park Zoo
Buffalo hosts youth summit on jobs
Guild Theatre promises exciting year
January 2005
Park remembers yesteryear's heroes
Hepatitis: Sewerage not to blame
Mayor takes on housing crisis
Long wait for houses over
Life-skills training for City's youth
East London gallery holds mirror to SA life
A glimpse of East London's rich history
EL prepares for annual Port Festival
Plans to expand East London port
BC to hold health lekgotla
'Winnie's gaol' turns business centre
The ACT Brumbies are coming - to help
Aquarium on fire
A BC monument that looks to the future
Wide-ranging plans to upgrade Scenery Park
Development zone gets government nod of approval
December 2004
BC becoming a premier tourist spot
Art expo boosts Eastern Cape crafters
Awards for budding Buffalo sports stars
And then there was light…
Eastern Cape police support Activism campaign
City Hall to be fenced in
Carnival time in East London
Boost for King's economy
Spreading the word in King William's Town
Traffic officer's amazing cycle ride
Sixteen Days campaign goes online
Buffalo City marks World Aids Day
November 2004
Clean-up duties change hands
Buffalo joins Aids Day campaign
"Summa's here!" says Buffalo City
Let the (beach) party begin!
Amathole and Makana on top of the pile
New homes for Scenery Park residents
Buffalo City housing on track
East London braces for big gig
Buffalo City wants to keep the Vuna
Sanco seeks closer ties with council
Remembering the fallen
East London gets into the groove
Lifeguards ready to save lives
Growing food to feed themselves
Building bridges, saving lives
Buffalo City wants to be a sports mecca
Walter Sisulu University appoints VC
High tech to improve health systems
October 2004
Boost for the musical arts
Giving meaning to moral values
Crafty way to create jobs
Jet skiers tackle the waves for charity
Gonubie Beach gets flag of approval
Health - the fun way
EL bids farewell to navy reserve unit
Bed, breakfast and class in Mdantsane
Councillor warns of rail crossing dangers
Taiwan celebrates 93 years in SA
Traffic officers honoured
Dimbaza gets a new lease on life
Ambassador pays tribute to BC leader
Salga speakers call for more efficiency
Taiwanese chamber donates wheelchairs
'Traditional healers have a role in HIV battle'
Tourism plan to boost visitors and jobs
September 2004
Mt Ruth developments under spotlight
BC potential impresses potential Chinese investors
Workshop aims to clean up sanitation
Housing backlog under spotlight
New business merger to empower poor
Key development at Mt Ruth going well
Popstars groups swing EL into vote mode
New hawker shelters transform traders' lives
Phase one of Bolweni Taxi Rank complete
New credit control offices for King
Water, speed humps add to Esiqikeni infrastructure
IT learnerships to give practical experience
Crafters exhibit at mayoral dinner
Scenery Park development lights up 400 lives
Revenue collection exceeds target by R9-million
Medical students leave for Cuba
Enviro park launched on Arbor Day
'Sub-station a truly South African project'
Buffalo's Dutch twin a proud partner
New Eskom substation to boost West Bank
EC a good wicket for Indian cricketer
August 2004
Clean-up makes Duncan Village a hygienic role model
Local government urged to enforce by-laws
BC to unplug electricity thieves
Pakistani delegates get low-down on BC
Premier to ponder plan for basic services
Balindlela pledges to strengthen ties with municipalities
Councillor Phumzile Tywala dies
BC upgrades traffic patrol unit to C-class
New Aids forum to tackle critical issues
Traffic survey aims to create better, interactive service
New drive to upgrade Buffalo City
City bids farewell to Halley
'Des Halley touched everyone'
Print exhibition redresses woman abuse
New C-Class production strengthens image
Children urged to embrace life at Berlin Health Day
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