Buffalo City Tourism

15/01/2025

Good morning, East London.

📸 Venessa Alberts

13/01/2025

Stunning photo by Sandra Odendaal of a breathtaking Gonubie rainbow 🌈

13/01/2025

Business Management Training at Cambridge Hall starting today (13-17 January 2025). Ixesha: 10am to 4pm.

13/01/2025

𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗙𝗧 𝟮𝟭𝗞𝗠 (𝟮𝟲 𝗝𝗔𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱) by Real Gijimas AC

https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.aspx?itemid=1556976732

13/01/2025

Good morning, East London 💙

📷 Pierre de Villiers Images

12/01/2025

Nahoon Beach is open 👏 and the water is warm. See you at 10:30 🌊

12/01/2025

Well done, Border Ladies 👏

12/01/2025

𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 🔥

Zaza Beach Club
Southern Cross Cruises
East London Model Engineering Society
Thornwood Valley

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12/01/2025

💙 Shared from Gonubie Ratepayers and Residents Association: “A massive shoutout to our dedicated Ratepayers member, Sherry! Every single month, rain or shine, this wonderful lady hosts a beach clean up on behalf of the Gonubie Ratepayers and Residents Association.

“We need more community members to be part of this wonderful initiative! Join Sherry every second Saturday of every month at the parking lot opposite the Gonubie Hotel around 8am. Just bring gloves, trash bags, and your community spirit!

Together, we'll keep fighting for Gonubie - one piece of litter at a time.” 💚

12/01/2025

The East London Caledonian Society invites you to celebrate Burns Night on Saturday, 25 January 2025, at the Beacon Bay Country Club.

Guests will enjoy an evening showcasing the best of Scottish culture, including thrilling performances by the ELCS Pipe Band, captivating Highland Dancers, lively social dancing, and soulful recitations of Robert Burns’ poetry.

The event will feature traditional Scottish delicacies such as Haggis and Atholl Brose, alongside tapas catered by Dot Com Café. Attendees will be immersed in the rich heritage of Scotland through music, dance, and festive activities.

Tickets are priced at R250, and the celebration promises to be a memorable experience.

Event Details:
• Date: Saturday, 25 January 2025
• Time: 18:30 for 19:00
• Venue: Beacon Bay Country Club
• RSVP: Contact Dave at 082 900 0948 by 15 January

Tag your friends and join the celebration!

12/01/2025

Good morning, Buffalo City 💙

Expect a cloudy day with a possibility of slight rain later in the afternoon and evening. Temperatures range from 18°C to 24°C. Humidity stays high, around 85%, with gentle winds at 19 km/h (SSE).

Sunrise was as 5:13 and sunset is at 7:21pm.

Have a great Sunday.

📷 Areena Riverside Resort

11/01/2025

11/01/2025

𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 🔥

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11/01/2025

Good luck, ladies 💪💙

Today at 1pm | Border Ladies vs EP Ladies

ℹ️ Border Club Rugby

11/01/2025

𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗨𝗙𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗢 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 | Shabanga Guest Farm

Located in Cove Rock just a few minutes’ drive from East London, Shabanga is a family friendly gem, offering a range of fun activities, restaurant, touch farm, a driving range, market, and much more.

Call 072 328 2534 / 071 1018 162 for info.

Touch farm and market open on weekends.

How to get there: Take the R72, past the airport, take the Cove Rock turn-off, and follow the Shabanga sign posts.

11/01/2025

South Africa has been experiencing extreme weather - which naturally makes us think of weather records.

The highest ever rainfall recorded in a 24-hour period has remained unchanged since 1984, when an incredible 597mm fell at St Lucia in KwaZulu-Natal. (Pictured below is the Kingsmead Cricket Ground in Durban one day after the deluge.)

Interestingly, the highest-ever MONTHLY rainfall in South Africa occurred at Matiwa in Limpopo Province in January 1958, when 1510 mm was measured.

The highest officially recorded temperature in South Africa is 50.0 °C, measured on 3 November 1918 at Dunbrody in the Eastern Cape. In EAST LONDON, the highest ever temperature recorded was 43.9 °C, documented on 13 March 2021.  This surpassed the previous record of 43.1 °C, set on 4 October 1997. 

ℹ️ South African Weather Service

11/01/2025

Good morning, Buffalo City.

Your updated weather forecast for today:

• 22°C - 27°C
• Spotty morning showers; otherwise, mostly cloudy.
• Average Wind: ESE 4 km/h
• Max Wind Gusts: 4 km/h
• Humidity: 90%

Have a great Saturday.

📷 Trenly Meacham

10/01/2025

BONZA BAY BEACH SEARCH AND RESCUE UPDATE

NSRI – East London – Friday, 10 January. Mass rescue operation.:

Catherine Prentice, NSRI East London station commander, said:

At 18h05, NSRI East London duty crew were activated following reports from BCM (Buffalo City Municipal) lifeguards engaged in a mass rescue operation at Bonza Bay Beach, Beacon Bay, East London.

The NSRI rescue craft Spirit of DHL was launched while NSRI rescue swimmers responded in our NSRI rescue vehicle to join BCM lifeguards, The SA Police Services, Police WPDS (Water Policing and Diving Services) and Aldersons ambulance services on the scene that was also joined by EC Government Health EMS.

2 BCM lifeguards, using a Malibu rescue board and a torpedo rescue buoy, reportedly rescued 8 persons, males and females, children and adults, from the water.

Extensive CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) efforts were conducted by paramedics and lifeguards on a (believed to be) 6 year old male. The patient has been transported to hospital by Aldersons ambulance in a critical condition with resuscitation efforts continuing.

A female (believed to be), age 20, has been transported to hospital by Aldersons ambulance in a stable condition for further care.

The remaining 6 patients were evaluated by paramedics and reported to be stable.

It appears that all casualties are accounted for.

NSRI rescue swimmers entered the water to free dive search and conduct wading sweeping line search efforts, together with our rescue craft that searched within the surf zone, the backline and beyond, as a precaution.

It remains unconfirmed the causes of the incident and Police are investigating.

All thoughts are with those affected.

No further information is immediately available.

All services remain on high alert.

The BCM lifeguards are commended for their effort and details may follow.


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