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Mthayiza school embarks on organic farming

Thomas Jefferson once said:“Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness."This statement has been transformed into reality as experienced at Mthayiza Primary...

Female-only law enforcement roadblock in honour of women

The operation included members of the South African Police Service, South African National Defence Force and Mpumalanga Provincial Traffic Law Enforcement among others.

75 new beds for Tonga Hospital Covid-19 Ward patients

The MEC for Health in Mpumalanga, Ms Sasekani Manzini, visited Tonga Hospital in the Nkomazi Local Municipality on 28 July, 2020 to provide support and check progress on the newly-built structure of the hospital...

Siphiwe Nyathi trades her writing tools for farming

By Yoliswa Hlatshwayo You were a journalist and now you’re into farming. How did you venture into it full time? I was a Plant Production graduate from the Lowveld College of Agriculture which is now University...

What are the problems faced by women today?

Ehlanzeni District Municipality are not immune to general problems faced by women. However, we see a lot of Ehlanzeni women being among those who are affected by the triple challenges such as inequality, poverty...

Palesa Mbele is full of petroleum energy

By Yoliswa Hlatshwayo Palesa Mbele, Territory Manager at Puma Energy MP, was born in Johannesburg and moved around with her parents.She has lived in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban. After matriculating at Westering High...

Women are the world’s biggest assets

By Bongani Hlatshwayo MBOMBELA - Women are the biggest assets in the world and therefore, need to be treated with care at all costs.This is the assertion of the MEC for Social Development, Thandi Shongwe...

Danisa lays down the law

By Yoliswa Hlatshwayo Danisa Magauta Mokhotla, Director of Mokhotla Attorneys Inc, believes in justice, equality and trust. Born in Springs, she moved to Kabokweni in the early 2000s and attended The King’s School in White River...

Robert just has the right solution for your hairline

By Yoliswa HlatshwayoKANYAMAZANE - Is your hairline receding way back? Worry no more as Robert Matema has got a solution for hair loss. After returning from the United Kingdom last year, the candidate professional engineer...

Take ownership of your future – youth told

By Yoliswa Hlatshwayo BUSHBUCKRIDGE - With the coronavirus pandemic and other societal issues affecting the country, many people, including young people remain unemployed. Katekani Mbowane from Lilydale who recently returned from the United States of America after...

Mandela Day visit restores hope for 100-year-old Gogo Emily

By Jabulane Khumalo EMBALENHLE - A pensioner has been living with a sewer problem for over a decade with no solution but empty promises. Emily Shiwe Mthombeni, pleaded with the African National Congress Chief Whip in...