Magical, mystical Gompo Rock
Gompo Rock, situated 11km west of East London between Hickman's River and Winterstrand, is a magical corner of the Metro occupying a...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- Jul 31, 2020
Safe passage: The story of East London's two lighthouses
East London's picturesque Hood Point lighthouse is an iconic city landmark which has been signalling safe passage to seafarers for more...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- Jul 26, 2020
SS Waratah: The mystery of the 'Titanic of the South' lives on
In the pre-dawn hours of 27 July 1909, the brand-new triple deck passenger and cargo steamship, the SS Waratah, drew level with the SS...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- Jul 17, 2020
Discover: The Bhisho Contact Centre
The Bhisho Contact Centre is a Living heritage site that tells the story of what happened during the Bhisho Massacre on 7 September 1992,...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- Jul 17, 2020
The curious case of the headless statue and a 40-year monument mystery
In 1939, a beautiful but badly mutilated marble statue was discovered in King William's Town. The figure of a tall woman in a flowing...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- Jul 15, 2020
SS Mendi: Remembering Buffalo City's fallen
In the early hours of 21 February 1917, South Africa suffered its greatest - and most inexplicable - disasters of the Great War. The SS...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- Jul 13, 2020
Meet Lucy, the dapper little dredger who could!
The Lucy was East London's first suction dredger, named after Lucy Schermbrucker, wife of Colonel Schermbrucker, who was the Member of...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- Jul 7, 2020
Our People: Thenjiwe Mtintso
Meet Thenjiwe Mtintso, the tenacious former Daily Dispatch journalist who survived brutal police torture to become an admired military...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- Jul 1, 2020
Buffalo City home to 2nd largest mammal specimen collection in southern hemisphere
Amathole Museum in King William's Town is recognised as housing the second largest mammal specimen collection in the southern...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- Jun 30, 2020
HERITAGE SITES: Last Grave at Dimbaza
In 1967, 70 families from as far afield as Middelburg and the Karoo, were relocated to an area subsequently named Dimbaza. Due to the...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- May 25, 2020
Shipwrecks of Buffalo City: The Quanza
The Quanza was a four-masted steamship of 942 tons which went ashore at East London on Sunday, 26 May 1872 at 05h00. She struck the rocks...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- Feb 20, 2020
OUR PEOPLE: Walter Benson Rubusana
A life-size memorial statue honouring Dr Walter Benson Rubusana, one of South Africa's leading intellectuals and humanitarians, enjoys...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- Feb 11, 2020
Nelson Mandela Museum celebrates 20th anniversary
The Nelson Mandela Museum, situated just two hours' drive from Buffalo City, celebrates its 20th anniversary on 11 February 2020. The...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- Jan 7, 2020
Our People: John Tengo Jabavu
John Tengo Jabavu (11 January 1859 – 10 September 1921) was a political activist and the editor of South Africa's first newspaper to be...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- Jan 7, 2020
Explore: Amathole Museum Library
The Amathole Museum Library has a valuable collection of books, pamphlets, journals, videos, abstracts and government publications. It...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- Dec 27, 2019
The day East London soared into South African aviation history
It was the summer of 1909. Orville Wright had taken to the skies just four years earlier and around the world, interest in mechanical...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- Dec 22, 2019
The 'pale, mauvy blue' catch that put East London on the international map
On 22 December 1938, 32-year-old East London Museum curator Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer made one of the greatest zoological discoveries of...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- Nov 27, 2019
A Brief History of the East London Museum
On July 19th 1921 a group of interested people met with the Mayor, Captain J. Neale, and Deputy Mayor, Dr James Bruce-Bays, to suggest...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- Nov 4, 2019
The curious case of the Keiskamma river monster
Folklore and legend play an important part in Xhosa history and tradition, and, consequently, in the cultural landscape of Buffalo City...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- Nov 2, 2019
History of the German Settlers in and around Buffalo City
It is well known that large numbers of German settlers travelled to Buffalo City during the mid-1800s. What is perhaps less well known is...
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