ERMELO – Police finally cracked a kidnapping case of a woman who disappeared with a baby girl 20 years ago. According to police reports, on 23 March 2001, a woman, aged 16 at the time, was discharged together with her newborn from Ermelo Provincial Hospital. On their way home, to…
The Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane sternly warned nurses to stop disclosing patients’ HIV status during the World AIDS Day commemoration on Wednesday. READ | Vooma Vaccination Campaign runs smoothly in Mkhondo Premier Mtsweni-Tsipane said they should ensure that healthcare facilities are the first point of comfort for people living with HIV. She…
The Mpumalanga Cultural Xperience continues following its postponement. The festival will kicked off with the Carnival Xperience today. READ | Laughs galore at the Comedy Xperience tonight “We were excited about the Carnival Xperience. It offered the department an opportunity to start the summer celebrations in a carnival atmosphere. The carnival…
Two children died after lightning struck them in Sheepmoor, Gert Sibande District, last Saturday. READ |Emalahleni Traffic officers arrested for bribery and corruption According to police, a group of boys played soccer around 17:00 at a local sports ground. The rain started, and they went for cover under a nearby…
18 of 22 SASSA Disability Grant fraudsters were convicted by the Nelspruit Commercial Crimes Court yesterday. READ | SASSA official to be sentenced for fraud and forgery They were convicted of fraud and theft to the amount of R220 785.00. They pleaded guilty and sentenced to a fine of R20 000.00…
KOMATIPOORT – Three more suspects between the ages of 36 and 51 were arrested at Lebombo Port of Entry on Sunday, November 14. This brings the total of suspects to six following the arrest of three others last Friday. This included an Immigration Officer, a hawker who is a Mozambican…
Three people, including an immigration officer, a police officer and a hawker were arrested at the Lebombo Port of entry on Friday. READ | Smuggled vehicle worth R2.7 million gathering dust at Lebombo Border This is following allegations of fraud and corruption by some officials at the border post. According to Hawks…
A prison warden, Tinyiko Claudia Mathebula, appeared at the Witbank Magistrate’s Court yesterday for drug dealing. The Hawks arrested her in the early hours of Thursday morning. They released her on R3 000 bail. Her case was postponed to January 27, 2022, for further investigation. READ: Drug dealers convicted for dealing…
A vehicle collided into a Staff Room by a teacher at Kopanong Secondary School in Emalahleni yesterday. Two assistant teachers and learners were left injured. They were rushed to a nearby hospital. READ | Mpumalanga Celebrates World Teachers Day The MEC for Education, Bonakele Majuba will visit the school this morning…
A thunderstorm wreaked havoc and damaged 13 schools in Nkomazi last weekend. The MEC for Education, Bonakele Majuba visited Sidlamafa Secondary School which was the most affected compared to the other schools. READ | Mpumalanga Celebrates World Teacher’s Day Nkomazi Local Municipality also reported that about nine villages were affected by…