The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is encouraging all beneficiaries who have received SMS notifications and whose social grants were put on delayed payments to visit their SASSA nearest offices to review their grants for the purpose of updating, confirming their personal and financial circumstances. The agency uses recorded contacts…
MBOMBELA – Sifiso Sibanyoni, the husband and accused of being the mastermind of his wife’s murder Dr. Nondumiso Nkosi appeared at the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court on July 10, following his arrest on July 8. He submitted an affidavit to justify his release on bail, despite the seriousness of the charges…
The three police officers, Sergeant Solomon Mebo, Sergeant Jabulane Mbuyane, and Constable Lavandre LaReservee appeared in court yesterday, June 12, at the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court for Defeating ends of Justice. The trio were granted a fixed bail of R1500 each. Their next court date is July 25. The other two…
MBOMBELA – In a significant step towards combating gender-based violence (GBV) in Mpumalanga, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, handed over 10 state-owned properties to the Mpumalanga Department of Social Development yesterday, May 19. The handover ceremony took place at the Mbombela Local Municipality Council Chamber, where he…
One of the accolades achieved by the Triland Tour between Mpumalanga, Eswatini and Mozambique at the Africa Travel Indaba 2025, is the creation and adoption of its Program of Action 2025 inorder to ensure they strengthen and intensify marketing tourism in the Southern African region. The pointers raised was to…
MBOMBELA – The MEC for Economic Development and Tourism, Makhosazane Masilela is leading a delegation of exhibitors from the province to the 2025 Africa’s Travel Indaba in Durban from 12 to 15 May, 2025. Various departments, tour operators, municipalities and the hospitality industry will exhibit in a dedicated area for…
KABOKWENI – Students at the Mpumalanga College of Nursing in Kabokweni, Mbombela, have shut down college operations yesterday, May 7, to protest several challenges they have been facing. This follows the Students Representative Council’s (SRC) failed attempts to address the issues with management internally. Despite their efforts, their concerns were…
Four people have been arrested in connection with the case of a missing journalist, Aserie Ndlovu and his partner, Zodwa Mdhluli. This is following a cross province operation involving Gauteng and Mpumalanga police on Sunday, May 4. According to investigations, the first suspect was the last person seen in the…
MBOMBELA- The Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazane Meth handed over 15 contracts worth R460 million to various campanies during the Labour Activation Program roll out at the Mbombela Stadium on 31 March 2025. The programme was launched last year, and at least fifteen companies were selected to benefit after…
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,…