KWAMHLANGA- Three juveniles from Moloto will be detained for 12 months in a youth care centre following their conviction for arson. They were sentenced in the KwaMhlanga Regional Court after the incident that took place in February last year when they broke into Peter Mokaba Primary School with the intention…
MIDDELBURG- There was an incident of suspected food-related illness involving learners at Ekwazini Secondary School on Tuesday, March 17. Preliminary reports indicate that a number of learners began experiencing symptoms consistent with food poisoning after consuming snacks known as Krunchy Nax. Initially, three learners experienced stomach cramps, prompting school authorities…
KABOKWENI – A young local athlete, Alwande Mamba, from Clau-Clau is making her school, community, and province proud through her passion for athletics. For the past three years, the star has competed in the 1200-metre race, consistently reaching the district level.Throughout this time, she demonstrated strong endurance, determination, and steady…
MACHADODORP- A 40-year-old man has been arrested for murder after he handed himself for allegedly killing his girlfriend. On Tuesday, 10 March the suspect arrived at the Machadodorp Police Station, where he reported that he had killed his girlfriend leading the police to where the body was. Police questioned the…
MBOMBELA- The Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court has denied bail to one of the accused in the murder case of Lusanda Mathabela. Katlego Mokoena (19) is charged with his co-accused, Lungelo Sithole (19), in connection with the murder of Mathabela, who was allegedly stabbed multiple times at her home in Mataffin in…
BARBERTON – One would at first liken the hot verbal exchange between community members and the leadership of the City of Mbombela to a hot verbal exchange, given the temperamental mood of the community members. The floor had been opened by the executive mayor, Sibongile Makhushe-Mazibuko who is on a…
MBOMBELA- Private sector investment in renewable energy and enterprise development was highlighted in Premier Mandla Ndlovu’s State of the Province Address. Seriti Green was cited as an example of how energy infrastructure investment can support economic diversification, job creation and local business participation in South Africa’s coal-producing heartland. Delivering the…
A 21 year-old man will appear in the Secunda Magistrate’s Court tomorrow for allegedly kidnapping, raping and killing a minor. The suspect was arrested in Charl Cilliers on Sunday, 8 March after the police received a complaint of a missing child and immediately activated units of the SAPS that included…
MBOMBELA – Katlego Mokoena told the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court on Monday, March 2, that he intends to plead not guilty to the murder of his alleged former girlfriend, Lusanda Mathabela (20). The 19-year-old stated this during his bail hearing, with his affidavit read into the record. Mokoena and his co-accused,…
The Boschfontein Regional Court has convicted and sentenced a 37-year-old man to 25 years’ direct imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old girl. To protect the victim from secondary victimisation, the accused’s name has been withheld in this statement. At the time of the offence, he was employed as a general worker…