MBOMBELA – The good news is brought by none other than the MEC for Education, Cathy Dlamini, who assumed the seat at the resumption of the Seventh Administration’s five-year term of office. She has proven that new brooms sweep cleaner, but she’s yearning for cleanest. Her main mission, this time…
MBOMBELA – The 2025/26 provincial budget that was tabled on Tuesday is set from the base of improved economic growth prospects compared to the previous year. This includes power supply, a lower inflation rate, significant job creation, among others. This is according to MEC for Finance, Bonakele Majuba who outlined…
MBOMBELA – Despite a national decline in sexual offences, rape remains a major concern in the province. It was revealed that over 700 rape cases were reported in Mpumalanga between October to December, 2024, marking a 1,3% increase from 2023. This was announced during a media briefing on Wednesday afternoon,…
MBOMBELA- A man who stabbed a patron at a tavern three years ago will spend 20 years behind bars. This is following his sentencing in the High Court of South Africa, Mpumalanga Division last week. The court heard that on 11 September 2022, Sifisokuhle Zuzumuzi Yende (31) was at a…
Mpumalanga Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport Deputy Director of Property Management, Kobus Sifiso Mkhabela has been dismissed following an investigation conducted by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). The investigation revealed that Mkhabela is one of the senior management officials who awarded multi-million Rand COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)…
MBOMBELA- Four people died in a multiple vehicle crash between a Light Delivery Vehicle (LDV) and two sedans on the N4 Toll Road between Karino and Nelsville. Two sedans were travelling from Karino towards Nelsville when one of the two sedans first collided with a bakkie and the other sedan…
MBOMBELA – With the new academic year underway, the City of Mbombela (CoM) Executive Mayor, Sibongile Makhushe-Mazibuko kicked off her annual back-to-school campaign with a visit to Tfolinhlanhla Primary School in the Northern Region of the City on Tuesday, February 4. In recognition of the learners’ needs, the Executive Mayor…
MBOMBELA- One of the pipes at Rob Ferreira Hospital caught fire on Tuesday afternoon. The Department of Health says reports reveal that the fire was caused by a cigarette butt thrown by a patient who was smoking. Unfortunately it fell on the wrong place and it started a small fire.…
The Department of Education says it is currently working together with schools in addressing critical challenges with a view that every child of school going age needs will be adhered to.
LEBOMBO BORDER POST – There was frantic traffic and human activity throughout Sunday as Mozambican nationals were returning to their workplaces in different parts of South Africa. Recounting the success of policing the roads in the province, MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Jackie Macie was at hand observing…