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…
MBOMBELA- A collision involving a midi Bus, bakkie and an articulated truck has left three people dead on the D2296 Road near Karino this morning. The midi bus was transporting learners who were traveling to various schools in Mbombela. The deceased are the driver and passenger of the bakkie and…
Five learners lost their lives when a bus they were travelling in collided with a train this afternoon on the R104 Road near Mafube Village, between Wonderfontein and Arnot. It is reported that the bus carrying 30 learners from Morneg School crossed a railway line while the train was too…
The Mpumalanga Community Safety, Security and Liaison Traffic Intervention Unit (TIU) arrested a 40 year old male for excessive speeding on Tuesday. The driver was travelling in a Black VW Golf 5 on the N4 Schoemanskloof Road driving at a speed of 199 km/h on a 100 km/h zone. He was…
The MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Jackie Macie says the rampant crime affecting Dludluma area, is everybody’s business and everyone is at fault. This was during the Stakeholder Engagement held on Friday, 12 July at the Dludluma Community Hall. The area is situated on the border with Mozambique…
Pienaar residents say they fear for their children’s safety following the discovery of two children’s buried bodies last week. This comes after a three year- old girl, Peaceful Khoza went missing on Wednesday, July 3 and was found murdered and buried on the same day. An 18 year- old suspect…
Two suspects, aged 29 and 36 were arrested during the Operation Vala Umgodi in Schoemanskloof on Friday, June 28. They were arrested for mining related offences and charged for Contravention of the National Environmental Management Act. Their arrest was made during the time when police assigned to carry out duties…
MBOMBELA- Premier, Mandla Ndlovu together with MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Jackie Macie met with the top management of the South African Police Service (SAPS) including Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Zeph Mkhwanazi on Thursday. This was to discuss the state of crime prevention in the province and…
Ten people were killed on R42 Road near Delmas during a side-swipe collission involving a minibus taxi and a bus truck on Monday morning around 01h00. Eight of the deceased were occupants in the minibus taxi while two people were occupants in the bus truck. The deceased includes the driver…