A six-year-year boy has gone missing in Pienaar since yesterday. Junior Mabandla was last seen leaving home at around 15:00pm when he went to buy sweets at a local tuck shop. He was wearing a blue jersey and black trousers. Residents of Pienaar have joined the search and have been…
MBOMBELA- Elvis Aaron Zulu(40) will spend 83 years in prison following a conviction by the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court. His sentence is following 22 counts ranging from nine counts of rape, six counts of kidnapping, three counts of robbery with aggravating circumstances, three counts of pointing a firearm…
The EFF in Mpumalanga appeal for calmFollowing a dispute between bus company, Buscor and taxi associations, one bus was set on fire in Pienaar this morning. READ | Taxi association chairperson shot dead Commuters were left stranded after multiple routes were blocked around Mbombela by taxi operators. It is reported that taxi…
A storm damaged Duma Primary School in Pienaar on Sunday, October 3. Roofs in several homes and two schools were damaged. The area has been declared a disaster area by Premier Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane. She has ordered that all storm damaged properties should be fixed with immediate effect and that locals should…
A security guard was shot during a business burglary at Sibambisene Primary School in Pienaar last Friday, August 27. According to police, police have launched a manhunt for the suspects. Jeffrey Zitha was working as a security guard when the suspects stole laptops. “Reports indicate that the police at Pienaar…
MBOMBELA – A Pienaar mother is still reeling from shock after discovering that her son was allegedly raped by other boys at school. The incident took place at Platorand Skool/School in Belfast, but according to the mother, she was only informed a week after.She stated that received a call from…
A 32-year-old man, Petros Mfanimpela Ngwenya of Thembisa Trust in Pienaar, was sentenced to two life terms and 40 years imprisonment for rape and robbery with aggravating circumstances by the Nelspruit Regional Court. According to the National Prosecuting Authority, Ngwenya was convicted on three counts of rape, one of which…