MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Vusi Shongwe has called for for cautious driving amid rising fatal crashes in the province. Nine people died in two separate crashes this morning. The first crash happened when a sedan and sport utility vehicle (SUV) collided head-on on the N4 toll road…
As part of implementing the Festive Season Road Safety Campain that was launched by Mpumalanga MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Vusi Shongwe, law enforcement officers have so far stopped and checked over 83 000 vehicles in various operations across the province since December 1. Over 36 000 vehicles…
Police are investigating two cases after the discovery of bodies of two women a few days apart this week. According to police reports, 37 year-old Mampi Nelisiwe Shiba’s body identified by her family was found near her residential place in Masoyi. The Police as well as the paramedics were summoned…
MBOMBELA – The Mpumalanga Economic Regulator (MER) in collaboration with the South African Police Service has confiscated 350 illegal gambling machines around the province. MER’s Cedrick Chiloane said most of the machines were taken from spaza shops where minors had access to them. “People younger than the age of 18…
Multi- award winning musician, Bulelwa Mkutukana, known by her stage name, Zahara has passed away. This is following her hospitalisation after she was reportedly admitted for liver complications. She released her first studio album in 2011, called Loliwe, which went double platinum. She scooped 17 SAMusic awards, three Metro FM…
Following an incident of a baby found dumped in a maize meal bag in Belfast, MEC for Social Development, Lindiwe Ntshalintshali, has condemned the act and warned that it is a criminal offence. She appealed to all expectant mothers who are unable to take care of their babies, to seek…
Seven people died after a bus they were travelling in overturned on the R37 Road between Lydenburg and Sabie on Friday afternoon. According to the Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison, the deceased were certified dead at the scene. About 49 people sustained injuries and were taken to nearby…
An 18 year-old grade 12 learner succumbed to a snake bite on Monday evening. According to the Department of Education, the incident occurred during a camp organised in preparation for the National Senior Examinations. The deceased was a learner at Mawewe Secondary School in the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality. READ|Grade 10…
Four people lost their lives earlier today when a sedan crashed into a construction vehicle on the N4 toll road near Malalane. The driver of the construction vehicle also passed on. The victims were declared dead at the scene. READ|Five Public Works officials injured in car crash One person sustained…
“The recent identification and takedown of 27 sexual predators in the country and the recent sentencing of Mario Giusti to 6 400 years in jail after being found guilty of more than 1 000 charges of child pornography, is a step in the right direction.” This was pronounced by Deputy…