Telephone: (043) 705-2637/8
Visit the East London Aquarium site

East London is known around the world for its first-class beaches.
All enquiries: (043) 705-2538
Complaints: (043) 705-2536/8

There are strict rules governing the erection of billboards and advertising signage in Buffalo City. Find out what's legal and what's not.
Visit the Architecture Department page for more information, FAQs and contact details.

Plans: (043) 705-2101/18
Lines: (043) 705-2074
Bulk and coverage: (043) 705-2074
Demolition (permits): (043) 705-1003
Subdivision, zoning, town planning: (043) 705-2074
Visit the City Planning page and the Architecture Department page for more information, FAQs and contact details.

Telephone: (043) 705-2194
Visit the Water Department page for more information, FAQs and contact details.

Telephone: (043) 726-6141
There are 120 cemeteries and one crematorium (with 2 cremators) within Buffalo City. Approximately 90 cemeteries are informal, while 29 are formal (including the MzaMomhle cemetery, which is currently being built).
Visit the Interments Division page for more information, FAQs and contact details. Click here for a list of funeral directors operating in Buffalo City.

There is a wide range of community facilities available to the residents of Buffalo City.

For a list of tariffs
For a list of libraries
For a list of clinics
For a list of enquiry offices

Telephone: (043) 743-7118
Visit the Disaster Management Centre page for more information, FAQs and contact details.

Telephone: (043) 705-3020/1/2/3
Electricity is essential for meeting basic needs, economic growth and urban development.
Visit the Department of Electricity Services page for more information, FAQs and contact details.

Emergency: (043) 722-1212
Enquiries: (043) 705-9005/6/7
Visit the Fire Services page for more information, FAQs and contact details.

Telephone: (043) 705-2546
The municipality is responsible for keeping the grass of municipal-owned open spaces, footpaths and road verges trim and tidy.

Enquiries and bookings: (043) 705-1068
Download a full list of tariffs [PDF format, 81Kb]

Complaints: (043) 705-2901/12
Family planning: (043) 743-5465
Immunisation: (043) 705-2900
Clinics: (043) 705-2900
X-ray: (043) 722-0276
In Buffalo City, there are 44 fixed clinics, 13 mobile clinics, an Aids Training and Information Centre, a community health centre and a day hospital. Most of these services are run five days a week. The Aids Training and Information Centre has been set up especially to tackle the problems of HIV and Aids in the area.
Click here for a full list of clinics, including addresses and telephone numbers.
Read more about the Aids Training and Information Centre

Adequate housing is regarded as a basic human right. Buffalo City is working hard to address a severe housing shortage and to provide affordable housing products in both the rural and urban areas.
Visit the Housing Department page for more information, FAQs and contact details.

Telephone: (043) 705-1013
The municipality owns land that can, under certain circumstances, be bought or leased.
Visit the Land Administration Department page for more information, FAQs and contact details.

Telephone: (043) 722-4991/2/3
Click here for a full list of libraries, including telephone numbers and addresses.

Want a map of your area? The municipality has a wide variety of maps available for sale to the public.
Visit the Land Surveying Department page for more information, FAQs and contact details

Enquiries: (043) 705-3020/1/2/3

Enquiries: (043) 705-2095
Visit the Roads and Design Department page for more information, FAQs and contact details.

This is a priority for residents and the municipality alike. The policing of crime in Buffalo City is a function of the South African Police Services (SAPS). However, the Traffic Department and the City Police corps (East London), by virtue of the officers' appointment as peace officers, are actively involved in law enforcement over and above their primary functions in respect of traffic law enforcement and the enforcement of by-laws.
Visit the City Police page and the Traffic Services page for more information, FAQs and contact details.

Enquiries: (043) 726-7066
Download a full list of tariffs. [PDF format, 68Kb]

Telephone: (043) 705-9327/8
The Traffic Services Department is responsible for enforcing traffic laws, for registering vehicles and for traffic control at public functions. It also tests applicants for learners and driver's licences.
Visit the Traffic Services Department page for more information, FAQs and contact details.

Connections: (043) 705-2059
Leaks: (043) 705-2194
Pollution: (043) 743-4540
Quality: (043) 743-4540
After hours: (043) 705-2179/80/4
Visit the Water Services Department page for more information, FAQs and contact details.

Telephone: (043) 705-2530
Visit the East London Zoo site.