Three bank employees are facing charges of fraud, theft and Contravention of Prevention of Organised Crime Act. This is after the trio including a bank manager and two tellers made unauthorised transactions from clients’ bank accounts enriching themselves with R3 950 941. A year later, in 2017, the Hawks Nelspruit…
MBOMBELA- A 44 year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Nelspruit Regional Court for raping his nine year-old daughter on several occasions. The rape incidents took place in 2020 in Pienaar, Daantjie. During that period, the accused and the victim’s mother were residing in different places. The victim’s…
MBOMBELA – Vodacom has reaffirmed its commitment to socio-economic development in Mpumalanga through strategic investments exceeding R32 million that transform lives in the province. “Guided by our purpose to connect people for a better future, Vodacom Mpumalanga is supporting targeted socio-economic programmes, which uplift communities, create opportunities and drive meaningful…
ELUKWATINI- A 60 year-old man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after he was sentenced for the rape of a teenager. In 2019, Petros Mkhatshwa who resided in the same yard as his 13 year-old victim repeatedly raped her between April and October. According to the National…
The Special Investigating Unit will investigate allegations of maladministration in the Mbombela Local Municipality to recover any losses the State suffered. This is after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a new proclamation authorisation. Proclamation 257 of 2025 authorises the SIU to investigate serious maladministration in connection with seven tenders involving the…
MBOMBELA- The Nelspruit Sexual Offences Court has sentenced a 35-year-old Mozambican man to life imprisonment for the rape of his 11-year-old daughter. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the accused and the victim lived together in Clau Clau Trust. Before the assaults, he made disturbing remarks to his daughter,…
MBOMBELA- The Nelspruit Sexual Offences Court has sentenced a 62-year-old step-grandfather to 25 years’ direct imprisonment for the rape and sexual assault of a minor. The rape incidents occurred in 2017 during the victim’s school holiday visits to her grandmother’s home in Komatipoort, where the accused resided. Over several occasions,…
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)…
A 44-year-old pastor accused of raping a minor and sexually assaulting another, has been remanded in custody. The accused briefly appeared before the Sabie Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, October 17. According to reports, both of the girls belong to his congregation. The accused was apprehended after one of the victims…
The accused are charged with two counts of murder, two counts of kidnapping assault with grievous bodily harm and malicious damage to property.