Buffalo City Metro has lifted the boil-water advisory for most of East London and Mdantsane after laboratory results confirmed that water quality has returned to safe levels.

Buffalo City Municipal has lifted the boil-water notice for all parts of East London and Mdantsane except the West Bank, following improved laboratory results that show water quality has returned to acceptable standards in the rest of the city.

The long-awaited and controversial Marina Glen redevelopment project is finally complete, ending months of construction, delays and anticipation from East London residents.

Production and manufacturing operations for internationally recognised fashion house Maxhosa Africa are being relocated to the East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ).

Several residents of Mdantsane woke up on Thursday without potable water following a cable theft incident at the Umzonyana Water Treatment Works.

With just days to go before the metro declares the holiday season open and welcomes visitors to the city, the Buffalo City Metro on Wednesday issued an urgent alert for residents in East London and Mdantsane to boil their tap water before drinking it.

The long-awaited relocation of the home affairs offices from Fleet Street to Hemingways Mall failed to happen on Monday.

The Eastern Cape Film Festival will screen The First Man on December 1.

Hundreds of families in Mdantsane finally own their homes after human settlements minister Thembi Simelane presented them with their title deeds on Thursday.

A 15-year-old girl has alleged she was raped at a traditional ceremony the day before Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane launched the 16 Days of Activism campaign in Ngcobo on Tuesday.