MBOMBELA- President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will not rest until anti-apartheid activist, Nokuthula Simelane is found and laid to rest with dignity. Ramaphosa was delivering the Inaugural Nokuthula Simelane Memorial Lecture at the University of Mpumalanga on Thursday, 3 September 2026. Simelane, 23, was a student and Umkhonto we Sizwe…
KaNyamazane taxi operators marked Women’s Month with male drivers from the Top Star Taxi Association dressing as women as part of their annual celebrations. The gesture formed part of the association’s activities, which also included donating sanitary towels to young women at local schools. Muzi Sibeko, chairman of the drivers’…
MHLUZI- Residents of Newtown in Mhluzi now have a modern space to learn, study and connect after the MEC for Culture, Sport and Recreation, Leah Mabuza, officially opened the newly constructed Newtown Community Library last Friday. The opening marks a significant investment by the provincial government in expanding access to…
PIENAAR – MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Jackie Macie has vowed to reclaim Pienaar from crime following growing safety concerns in the township. Macie made the commitment during a stakeholder engagement last Friday, where residents voiced their frustrations over escalating crime in the area and called for immediate…
MBOMBELA – Hundreds of livestock have died across the province following a severe cold spell that has swept through the province and much of the country this week. Preliminary assessments by the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs (DARDLEA) as of Thursday, 13 August 2026, recorded mortalities…
Following ongoing rainfall experienced in most parts of the country, including Mpumalanga, the MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Jackie Macie has urged motorists to remain on high alert when driving in these conditions. Wet and icy conditions on tarred roads make them slippery and difficult to drive on.…
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued weather warnings for parts of the country, with conditions expected to bring hazardous travel, particularly over mountainous areas and along affected road networks. Government urges members of the public to remain vigilant and exercise extreme caution as severe winter weather, including heavy…
BARBERTON – The community of Umjindi woke up to power and water outages on Sunday, leaving residents frustrated and stranded. The City of Mbombela announced that a technical fault required repairs to the system and indicated that the work would be carried out between 07:00 and 17:00. However, the anticipated…
MKHUHLU – As residents live in fear following a shooting that killed four people, MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Jackie Macie has promised that the perpetrators will be brought to book, saying: “the dots will be connected” through national intervention. The victims were in a vehicle that was…
Four people were killed in a head-on collision today on the R23 between Perdekop and Standerton. According to preliminary reports, the collision occurred between an articulated truck travelling from Standerton and a sedan travelling from Perdekop. Four occupants of the sedan, the driver and three passengers were declared dead on…