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Policewoman fatally stabbed by husband

A 48-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his wife (43) on the evening of Tuesday, December 2 in Ntunda near Tonga. According to a report, police were conducting routine patrols in the area when they were alerted by community members about a domestic violence incident occurring at a nearby…

Pensioner and co-accused sentenced for murder

Woman appears in court for murder

A woman, identified as Lucy Clara Makhabane, appeared at the Nkomazi Magistrate’s Court in Tonga on Friday, May 10 on a charge of murder. This court appearance comes after a murder of another woman on Wednesday, May 8 after the discovery of her body laying on the street in Tonga.…

Police foil business robbery

Two people killed in mob justice at Nkomazi

Cases of mob justice are on the rise and most are carried across Ehlanzeni in the Nkomazi area. The mob assaulted and brutally stoned to death an 18-year-old male yesterday, Monday, November 6 at Mjejane. On Sunday, November 5, after allegations of criminality, the mob assaulted and burnt alive two…

Police foil business robbery

Three suspects dead in shootout at Tonga

The police gunned three armed robbers down in Tonga Block A during a shootout last night. According to the police, a group of men charged into a local supermarket at Block A heavily armed. They looted items such as cigarettes, television sets, airtime and an undisclosed amount of cash. The…

Nelspruit Commercial Crimes Court fraudsters convicted

SASSA fraudsters convicted for defrauding agency

18 of 22 SASSA Disability Grant fraudsters were convicted by the Nelspruit Commercial Crimes Court yesterday. READ | SASSA official to be sentenced for fraud and forgery They were convicted of fraud and theft to the amount of R220 785.00. They pleaded guilty and sentenced to a fine of R20 000.00…

Step grandfather sentenced for rape of minor

Rapist to serve seven life terms behind bars

The Mpumalanga Division of the High Court which sitting in Mbombela sentenced Bongani Mthandazo Msimango for raping seven women in Nkomazi.  During the proceedings, the court heard how Msimango made the lives of the women difficult by terrorising them and thinking that was going to get away with it. In…