Themba Hospital is back to normal as of today following a two-week hiatus. According to the Department of Health, the hospital is fully functional with all sections of the hospital open. All patients who are on chronic medication are encouraged to go to the hospital to collect their medication. READ…
Ahead of the Easter weekend, Public Works, Roads and Transport MEC, Mandla Ndlovu visited the Mbombela Plaza Taxi Rank on Monday. This is part of the Road Safety Awareness Campaign that seeks to ensure rules of the road are adhered to at all times. “We agreed as a department to…
The Mpumalanga Department of Health has suspended a doctor who was found with medicine and equipment worth R50 000. The 31 year-old doctor, who is employed at Middelburg Hospital was arrested last Friday when she was stopped and searched by security personnel at the gate. READ | Female doctor arrested for…
President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the bereaved families of the eight people that died in Dumbe, KwaZulu-Natal on their way back from Manifesto Launch in Durban last Sunday. READ | ANC SG outlines build-up activities for 112 anniversary The President said the African National Congress will assist the families to prepare for…
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has recovered R33 668 138.56 of unallocated funds from the University of Mpumalanga. This was revealed last week Wednesday when the SIU presented its findings to Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA). According to findings it has so far made a recovery totalling to…
MATSULU – Residents were shocked to see an elephant roaming the streets after it escaped from the Kruger National Park earlier today. According to members of the community, some saw it around 01:00am and alerted authorities.”It was walking around people’s houses near Mandela Park,” one of them said. In videos…
Independent Media has rejoined the Press Council of South Africa (PCSA) with effect from 1 January 2024, Press Council Executive Director Latifa Mobara has announced. “We are delighted to have Independent and all of their titles and media platforms back, after an absence of some seven years,” Mobara said. “They…
After serving eight years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend, former Paralympic champion, Oscar Pistorius was released on parole. The Department of Correctional Services confirmed this morning Pistorius who was dubbed as the “blade runner” who murdered his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013 at…
About 30 Christmas babies were successfully delivered in various hospitals in the province. The first Christmas baby was born in Tonga Hospital. The female baby was born at 00:0am. Health MEC, Sasekani Manzini, applauds all health workers, especially the Midwives for their commitment. READ | NHI gets green light “Middelburg Hospital…
Four more people were killed when a minibus taxi and a sedan collided head on the R23 between Val and Standerton yesterday morning. According to Community Safety, Security and Liaison, the four occupants were three adult males and a male child. They died at the scene of the crash. The…