EMALAHLENI – Premier, Mandla Ndlovu has called on all sectors of society to reject the culture of silence and impunity that enables gender-based violence and femicide. Speaking at the Provincial Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide meeting in Emalahleni today, Ndlovu, who co-chaired the session, said the fight against GBVF…
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is instituting disciplinary action against the prosecutor convicted of contempt of court in the Kwaggafontein Magistrate’s Court today. The NPA says to this end, the prosecutor will be suspended pending the institution of appropriate disciplinary action. “This follows a court appearance of the accused persons…
MATAFFIN – It is only a week left before the Class of 2025 sits for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) Examinations.This morning, MEC for Education, Lindi Masina, outlined the province’s state-of-readiness at the Cyril Clarke Secondary School, emphasizing on compliance. Masina said it is encouraging that for the past 14…
ENTOKOZWENI – One of three robbery suspects was fatally shot by a South African Police Service member on Tuesday, October 7. According to reports, three armed men went into a supermarket and held the victims at gunpoint and robbed them of several items, including an undisclosed amount of cash, as…
Illegal mining has been rife in the Barberton area for a long time, and an increasing number of arrestshave been made in the past year. Since September last year, 4000 arrests were made. This is according to Barberton Mines‘s press statement released following the arrests of illegal miners during an…
SCHOEMANSDAL – The South African Police Service (SAPS) is leaving no stone unturned in its pursuit of justice for the killing of 47-year-old Sergeant Lawrence Mtshweni, who was stationed at Schoemansdal Police Station in Nkomazi. National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola announced that one suspect had been apprehended, and the…
Four people, all females, were killed on the N4 toll road between Malelane and Hectorspruit on Sunday in a multiple vehicle collision. The multiple vehicles collision include two hatchbacks, a light delivery vehicle (LDV), and an articulated truck. Four victims were all occupants in one of the hatchbacks that collided…
This comes after the illegal water connection issue was reported to have disrupted the supply of water to Themba Hospital and surrounding areas.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a Special Official Funeral Category 2 in honour of former Minister of Finance, Dr Tito Mboweni who passed away on Saturday, 12 October 2024, at the age of 65. Dr Mboweni was the democratic South Africa’s first Minister of Labour from 1994 to 1999 in…
DAANTJIE- More than 100 South African Police Service members have been deployed to a Special Task Team. This was revealed on Thursday afternoon by Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Zeph Mkhwanazi where he instructed deploys to patrol more at gravesites. This is following the recent surge in murders of women…