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TULANI NGWENYA MPUMALANGA – Recently re-elected Mayor of Emalahleni; Linah Malatjie and her husband, Essau Spetlela Malatjie, both died on the night of 2 January in a head-on car collision Emalahleni municipality confirmed the accident, in a statement they said that, the “Death has robbed the municipality, not just of a seasoned political leader but…

BY STAFF REPORTER Groblersdal: The African National Congress (ANC) Sekhukhune’s eightieth Regional Conference has elected Julia Mathebe as the Chairperson, Tala Mathope as Secretary, Minah Bahula as Deputy Chairperson, Given Moima as Deputy Secretary and Eddie Maila as Treasurer. The eightieth Sekhukhune Regional Conference was held from the 17 to 18 December at the Groblersdal…

BY STAFF REPORTER Middleburg: A group of religious leader has established a political party that will be contesting for the upcoming general election in 2024. The Active African Christians United Movement (AACUM), came into inception during the historical National Pastors Indaba held at the Pretoria Hotel from 12 to 14 November 2021, which mobilized the…

BY STAFF REPORTER Nkangala: The Hawks in Mpumalanga have arrested Godfrey Mthokozi Mchunu (50) and Hlaleleni Dinah Shabangu (45) I connection with fraud, theft and corruption. Captain Dineo Sekgotodi, Hawks Mpumalanga Provincial Spokesperson, said the arrest emanates from the incident that happened in September 2018, whilst Mchunu was employed as a project manager at the…

BY STAFF REPORTER Middleburg: MEC for Mpumalanga Department of Social Development, Lindiwe Ntshalintshali, said the number of Gender Based Violence (GBV) during the Covid-19 pandemic period in the province. Ntshalintshali was speaking during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence Campaign, held on Friday 10 December at the Iraq Taxi Rank in Middleburg….

BY STAFF REPORTER Marble Hall: Thirty-two Golf Sport fanatics between the Sekhukhune Caddywise Golf Club, Naboom Spruit Club, Middleburg Golf Club and Witbank Golf Club clashed in the Sekhukhune Golf Development Day Tournament organized at Marble Hall Golf Course. The matches started at 9am under the Individual Point System (IPS), with each side pitching a…

BY STAFF REPORTER Middleburg: To fight the scourge of Gender Based Violence (GBV) perpetuated to the public, the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality (STLM) Youth Development Office, organized a sporting event, aiming to spread the awareness to tackle gender based violence in the communities. The sporting event was organized under the theme: “Orange the World: End…

BY STAFF REPORTER Phooko: Thirty-nine pupils from Phooko Primary School in Dennilton were rushed to hospital on Tuesday 19 October after allegedly consuming poisonous food. According to parents, the pupils started complain about stomach cramps and vomiting since last week Thursday on 14 October after eating the feeding scheme food at the school. “My child…

BY STAFF REPOTER Witbank: A total of 25 suspects were arrested in Witbank and surrounding places for various offences including possession of drugs, selling liquor without licence, contravention of immigration act, possession of copper wire and mining equipment worth millions of rands. The suspects were arrested on Sunday 17 October during a joint sweeping operation…

BY STAFF REPORTER DELMAS –The controversial Speaker of the Victor Khanye Local Municipality in Delmas, Khaya Segone found himself on the wrong side of the ruling party’s step-aside rule following his arrest in October last year for a numerous criminal charges. The rule approved by ANC 54th conference that took place in December 2017 had…

BY STAFF REPORTER NELSPRUIT – Former Mpumalanga MEC for agriculture, rural development and environmental affairs Mandla Msibi has finally being released after spending a week in the prison cells. Msibi and co-accused Anele Sonke Mnisi and Njabulo Mkhonto were released on Tuesday on R20 000 bail each after their attempts to get bail were denied…

BY STAFF REPORTER Belfast: Sibusiso Mahlangu is one of the individuals who have benefitted from the R2, 7 Million Exxaro’s Business Enterprise Development Centre (BEDC). Mahlangu expressed his satisfaction of the services that were offered by the BEDC. “I am very appreciative of the company’s support, and for making the business management methods available and…

BY STAFF REPOTER Watervaal Boven: Residents of Watervaal Boven say their police station is useless, following allegations that it closes its doors for operations at 19:00. They also claim that they are turned back by police members and told to return in the morning to open cases. However, the Watervaal Boven Police Station is supposed…

BY STAFF REPORTER KwaMhlanga: Given Mashika, from KwaMhlanga in Thembisile Hani Local Municipality, was elected speaker of the 10th edition of the Children’s Parliament. The 17-year-old Mashika is a grade 10 learner at Musa Secondary school in KwaMhlanga. He was elected recently ahead of the first sitting of the Children’s Parliament session, an official platform…

BY STAFF REPOTER MIDDELBURG – The Middelburg and Hendrina Residents Front (MHRF) says it will continue to exist post the elections period and beyond. The organisation came into being in November last year and contested the by-elections for the first time at Ward 22 where they received 21 % (184 votes) overtaking the EFF that…

BY STAFF REPOTER EMALAHLENI – EFF leader Julius Malema has promised eMalahleni residents his party will create jobs for everyone including those without a senior certificate as is minimum job requirement in South Africa. Malema said this during the party’s campaign trail at Santa a week ago. “We are going to hire everyone whether you…

BY STAFF REPORTER BELFAST- Belfast Coal conducted its third vaccination drive on Thursday, 14 October. The drive was a call to action for employees to vaccinate as part of safety measures and keeping employees safe at the workplace. It drive included vaccination stations and medical practitioners ready to vaccinate the employees on the spot. When…

BY STAFF REPORTER Oshoek:A call for more intervention in the mountainous Kingdom of Eswatini intensifies as reports of abuse of power and human right violation are on the rise. Scores of harmless Swati people have reportedly lost their lives at the hands of police and soldiers deployed by the government as citizens and pressure group…

BY STAFF REPORTER EMALAHLENI-The Emalahleni local municipality has blamed old infrastructure for its continued interruptions in the supply of water to its residents. Thus comes after residents have recently almost a week without water. Emalahleni municipality spokesperson Lebo Mofokeng said that the water supply infrastructure is composed of old and outdated technology components which are…

BY STAFF REPORTER Dennilton: Award winning Dennilton born author, actor, entrepreneur and motivational speaker, Vusi Mabena, is breaking barriers in the writing fraternity. In a very short space of time, Mabena has published his fifth book titled: “Scars and Tribulation of My Journey Volume 5”, a motivational book that aims to uplift the spirit of…

BY STAFF REPORTER GROBLERSDAL: The Sekhukhune born author, editor, journalist, motivational speaker and the founder of popular local newspaper, “Focus News/Magazine” shocked his followers when he released his debut gospel album titled, “Mphe Matla”. The album is currently receiving airplay at various radio stations and is leading the Gospel Top 10 progmmes. In his talk…

BY STAFF REPORTER Bokenhouthoek: A group of young people from Bokenhouthoek, Mathyzensloop and Bundu Villages, in Thembisile Hani Local Municipality, have finally graduated for a scholarship initiative launched by Isibusiso Home Based Care in partnership with Advance Academy institution. The 187 new graduates benefited from the scholarship in 2019, they were studying project management and…

BY STAFF REPORTER Mnombela:With just six minutes gone, AmaZulu defender made a great block to deny Ebrahim Seedat. The Rockets conjured up some neat touches as Mbatha played an exquisite pass to the path of Mngomezulu who was denied by Gumede but the rebound fell to Seedat who was denied by Xoki. In the 11th…

BY STAFF REPORTER EMALAHLENI – Coming from a 1-0 drubbing at the hands of Thunderbirds Ladies on Saturday, 16 October at their home ground Puma Rugby Stadium, the Emalahleni outfit Coal City Wizards FC are are looking to redeem their league status on the Hollywood Superbets League. They seem to be facing the toughest contenders…

BY STAFF REPORTER Angry resident of Steve Tshwete municipality took to the streets demanding a reversal of the new billing system that saw municipal accounts increasing by more than very alarmingly.The situation exploded into a civil unrest as residents blockaded main roads and streets with burning tyres and stones making it impossible for trucks, busses,…

BY STAFF REPORTER Siyaphi says she does not subscribe to old patriarchal belief that women should stay at home and be housewives. “I would love to see women in my community being empowered and becoming independent to prevent them from becoming subject to domestic violence. I work so hard to impose and instil independence in…

BY STAFF REPORTER A drive to provide water access to Emakhazeni communities has received a major boost when Exxaro owned Belfast Coal offered with a 20 000 litre water truck. The truck worth R1.3 million was handed over to eMakhazeni municipality on 4 August to accelerate the delivery of water to areas with shody access….

BY STAFF REPORTER A dream for a better house in a shack seemed far-fetched for 26 year-old Thabisile Maoko from Arckonhoek in Bushbuckridge as she also had to make sure that her siblings have something to eat every day. “I did not think that we would one day move to a better house because of…

BY STAFF REPORTER Mpumalanga MEC for Human Settlement, Speedy Mashilo says his department is soon going to overcome the RDP housing scam involving an official eMalahleni municipality. “We are doing all we can stop this criminal syndicate and am happy that the official allegedly involved in this corruption has been arrested,” he said. Mashilo added…

BY STAFF REPORTER The Minister of CoGTA, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has directed the Mpumalanga CoGTA department to investigate eMalahleni municipality over allegations of paying its municipal manager and section 56 managers at maximum limits for a category 6 municipality. This comes after Dlamini-Zuma, through a written reply to a question by DA’s Sonja Boshoff, found that…

BY STAFF REPORTER It is all system goes for Mpumalanga pupils as more than 5900 management teams and non teaching staff have already returned to schools. Today ( Monday) education MEC Bonakele Majuba Majuba will monitor the return of teachers and pupils at Kabenziwa Primary school in Siyabuswa Majuba will also monitor the school’s preparations…

BY STAFF REPORTER Thapelo Mhlongo has been struggling to get employment. The 37 year old from Belfast who has been applying for employment for 10 years did not waste time when he saw a vacant post at a mine in Ermelo. “I saw the advert on facebook nd I called the number. However the guy…

BY STAFF REPORTER Linah Msesi’s secret to long life has been eating lots of vegetables and praying. Msesi celebrated her 106th birthday in Middelburg on July 5. Gogo Magagula as she is known is probably tallied among the oldest persons alive in the country as she has lived 6 years more than a century “I…

BY STAFF REPORTER Rodney Malele watched as all his belongings were burnt to ashes. The 28 year old was one of the 12 families whose shacks were gutted at Ext 12, eMbalenhle. “I only managed to get my personal belongings such as identity documents and certificates. I lost everything that I worked hard to get….

BY KUTLWANO MOFOKENG Reigning Miss Mpumalanga, Claude Mashego is using her time to empower the youth from her village. The 22 year old medical student was crowned Miss Mpumalanga in May. ” It has been an exciting journey for me. Being crowned the Miss Mpumalanga also gave me an opportunity to give back to my…

BY STAFF REPORTER The government has brought back the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant to mitigate on the social distress caused by poverty and unemployment on many South Africans. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday evening that the country had moved to alert level 3. He said the grant which will be paid for…

BY STAFF REPORTER The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has disbursed allowances to 623, 386 students. Minister of higher education, Blade Nzimande said the number of students assessed as eligible for the 2021 programme cycle is 1 286 867, with the total allocated for the university sector being 939 934 students and 346 933…

BY STAFF REPORTER The South African National Civil Organization (SANCO) in Gauteng is gunning for the head of Premier David Makhura for the Life Esidimeni tragedy which resulted into the death of 144 mentally ill patients. The civic organization is calling for Makhura to step aside after he was implicated by former Gauteng Health MEC,…

BY KUTLWANO MOFOKENG The Zero Dropout Campaign has expressed concern with the number of school dropouts. Merle’s Mansfield the campaign’s programme director said schools are scheduled to open today at a time when school attendance is the lowest in two decades. “Fewer learners have returned to school this year compared to pre-pandemic attendance figures, and…

BY KUTLWANO MOFOKENG Only the stars are the limit for Jameelah Maleka who will represent the country as Miss SA junior teen in Mumbai next year. The 10 year old who expressed her love for flying was recently crowned as the Miss Junior Nkangala Int Village. “I am very excited to be chosen to represent…

BY KUTLWANO MOFOKENG Entering Ms Mpumalanga has helped Nompumelo Nzilwane to regain her confidence. The 33 year old business woman from Hlalanikahle has been chosen as one of the top 15 finalist. The beauty pageant will be held in October at a venue that is yet to be announced. “Ive entered this pageant because it…

CREDIT TO KICKOFF Kaizer Chiefs could end up with a single player registered as a foreigner ahead of the new season, pending developments expected at Naturena in the next few weeks. Colombian forward Leonardo Castro is eligible for permanent residence, which will allow him to be registered as a non-foreign player, just like Zimbabwean duo…

BY STAFF REPORTER The country is mourning the death of Ikosi Sipho Mahlangu who succumbed to covid 19 complications. His death was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday when he was addressing the nation. Ikosi Mahlangu is the first born son of late Ikosi Senzangakhona James Mahlangu who was the son of late Ikosi…

BY STAFF REPORTER South African Green Revolutionary Council (SAGRC), has raised concerns about high death rate in Highveld area which is still plagued by dirty air. The Highveld area is home to coal burning power stations, mines and industries. However a report published by Centre for Environmental Rights with its allies, the groundWork Rights and…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO The Mpumalanga Department of Education said it has completed the marking of thousands of combined May and June Senior Certificate and National Certificate (SC & NSC) exam papers, despite challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. The marking process started on 10 July 2021 and completed on 17 July 2021. Mpumalanga Education…

BY KUTLWANO MOFOKENG The road closure on Voortrekker Street in Emalahleni CBD has been met with mixed emotions by motorists. This comes after Emalahleni local municipality announced that there was an urgent rehabilitation and reconstruction which will take place at the visibly decaying state of roads. Clinton Skhosana, 32, from Klarinet said he was worried…

BY KUTLWANO MOFOKENG Grades R to 7 are expected to return to traditional and daily attendance on August 2. This is according to the amended directions on the closing and re-opening of schools that were gazetted by basic education minister Angie Motshekga on Thursday last week. “Primary schools (for learners in Grades R to 7)…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO A pedestrian died and three others sustained minor injuries when a speeding truck collided with a minibus taxi along the N4 toll route outside Waterval Boven, on Frida According to an eyewitness, who asked to remain anonymous said the taxi which was travelling from Maputo in Mozambique to Johannesburg was about…

BY DAN MDLULI Confidence Ndlovu made history as the first student to graduate with a Master’s degree in developmental studies at the University of Mpumalanga (UMP). Last week the institution hosted a virtual graduation ceremony to celebrate the achievements of 647 students who completed their qualifications during the past academic year. According to UMP, Ndlovu…

BY STAFF REPORTER The past three months have been difficult for Dudu Khoza’s family who went missing three months back while on her way to visit her daughter in Brakfontein farm at Victor Khannye local municipality. Philmon Vilane, a family member said Khoza, 64, left Tembisa in Ekurhuleni on April 24 but she never made…

BY MYSTIQ REFLECTIVE HEALING MIND, BODY AND SOUL: Mantras are like lotus flowers that blossom from the depths of our minds, and boom into the purity of being. For years all throughout the ages, mantras have been used to quiet the mind, experience inner peace, encourage the development of qualities like empathy, and familiarity “God.”…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Dennilton born young author, actor, motivational speaker and musician, Vusi Mabena, secured two nominations in the National African Print Author’s & Poet Awards (APAPA). Mabena was nominated in the “Best International Author” and “Book of the Year” categories. Both nominations are for his book titled; “Tears of Pain”, which was released…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Four members of the renowned South African mass choir, Ndlovu Youth Choir (NYC), have taken truly taken the Nelson Mandela phrase, “Education is the most powerful tool you can use to change the world”, to the whole other level. The NYC choristers, Sandile Majola, Sipho Hleza, Thulisile Masanabo and Lungelo Masango…

BY STAFF REPORTER A 74th minute strike by Amr El-Solia saw Al Ahly lifting the CAF Champions League trophy for the tenth time when they beat Kaizer Chiefs 3-0 in Moroco on Saturday evening. The Pitso Mosimane charges, in the second stanza, put the game beyond measure for the Stuart Baxter boys when they fired…

BY STAFF REPOTER The saying that an apple does not fall far from its tree has lived up with Mpumalanga junior bantamweight boxing champion, Arnel “The Hope” Lubisi, son of former featherweight SA champion, Abram Lubisi. Lubisi is currently preparing for a win in the J4Joy boxing tourname Lubisi, 23, was scheduled to fight this…

BY STAFF REPORTER EMALAHLENI: Business at eMalahleni CBD came to a standstill on Monday as shops remained closed for the entire day in fear of violent protests and looting witnessed in KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng. Shop owner Ahmed Al-Saayed told Timelessnews that he feared his shop would be looted if he continued operating. “It is…

BY THULANE MADALANE The last time I wrote this opinion piece was in June 2019, today it brings me pleasure to share with our loyal readers that Timeless News will be relaunching as the first daily digital publication in Mpumalanga. Four years after the launch of our first edition in which we incorporated district business…

BY DAN MDLULI There are less than 15000 education staff that are yet to receive their vaccination jabs in Mpumalannga. On Wednesday the vaccination roll out for teachers and education personnel came to an end. This is after the department of basic education had extended it by a week to enable the sector to vaccinate…

BY STAFF REPORTER Agriculture MEC Mandla Msibi was hailed a hero as he told a group of young men outside Emoyeni mall in Nelspruit that looting was thuggery. On Tuesday afternoon a video of Msibi addressing a group of young men about looting went viral on social media. This happened as politicians received a lot…

BY STAFF REPORTER This comes after the national department of human settlements revealed in its preliminary expenditure report for the first quarter (April to June 2021) that R3.3 billion against the target of R4.2 billion has been transferred to the Provinces. In addressing the multiple socio-economic challenges and ensuring the real needs of poor communities…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Mpumalanga: MEC for Mpumalanga Department of Health, Sasekani Manzini, embarked on a drive to monitor Covid-19 programmes in Thembisile Hani Local Municipality (THLM) on Wednesday 7 July in Verena, Kwamhlanga. Manzini, accompanied by health officials, paid homage to Verena vaccination site outside to monitor vaccination of senior citizens, who began by…

BY STAFF REPORTER The African National Congress (ANC), in Mpumalanga has temporarily suspended the membership of a well-know a Zuma supporter and leader of now defunct Practical Radical Economic Transformation (PRET), Michael Ngrayi Ngwenya. Ngwenya’s suspension follows his alleged mobilisation of party branches and travelled to Nkandla, northwen part of KwaZulu Natal, to support former…

BY STAFF REPORTER A partnership between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the department of Higher Education & Training (DHET) will enhance economic empowerment opportunities for SA youth and women through skills development interventions. On Thursday minister of higher education Blade Nzimande welcomed the signing of UNDP and DHET agreement. The department said the…

BY STAFF REPORTER The news about the passing of the legendary singer and songwriter, Tshepo Tshola has sent shockwaves in the country. Tshola’s family sent a statement on Thursday morning which stated that the Village Pope succumbed to covid-19 complications at a hospital in Lesotho. Many took to social media to share their condolences and…

BY STAFF REPORTER Mpumalanga born award winning rapper Assessa is riding the airwaves with her latest single “Amantombazane”. Born Lindiwe Skosana the rapper who is known by her successful single Quantum shared that her latest single debuted on number five on all SA music iTunes charts when it was released last month. ” Amantombazane is…

CREDIT TO “KICKOFF” The former Pirates captain retired as one of the most decorated footballers of his generation and moved into entrepreneurship with the ‘Grootman by Lucky Lekgwathi’ and the ‘Fantastic 14 clothing brand. Launched in April this year in Kliptown Soweto the establishment has been torn down during the Gauteng shut down, leaving the…

CREDIT TO “KICKOFF” The new era at Sundowns after the exit of Pitso Mosimane to Al Ahly saw co-coaches Rhulani Mokwena and Manqoba Mngqithi secure the inaugural DStv Premiership title last season. But with an ageing squad and tactically philosophies of their own, the squad was inevitably heading towards a transition with the likes of…

BY Dan Mdluli Arnot: A 75 year-old pensioner at Ntwane Village in Dennilton, Moutse outside Groblersdal will enjoyed eased mobility after receiving a wheelchair from caring fellow community members. Gogo Monageng Mamogobo was unable to move around and forced to spend most of her time in bed as her legs could no longer function properly…

Columbus Stainless recently celebrated Safety Week in commemoration of World Steel Safety Day with the motto “Our People, Our Priority: Safety First.” Different activities took place throughout the offices and plant with specific focus on main causes of accidents in the steel industry. Safety has for many years been a top priority for the stainless…

BY DAN MDLULI MIDDLEBURG : The 55 year-old well-known businessman arrested for fraud and money laundering appeared before the Middleburg Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 05 May 2021and was remanded in custody until 11May. The suspect, Fotoboy Makua, nation-wide owner of Foto Security Company, was arrested by members of the Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigations for…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO EMALAHLENI: The Democratic Alliance (DA) in eMalahleni Local Municipality, staged a picketing at the decommissioned water tower in Witbank on Monday 3 May 2021. The party was complaining about sporadic water cuts taking place in the municipality, leaving thousands of residents without water for days. Clive Hatch, DA eMalahleni Constituency Chairperson,…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO VERENA: A horrific head-on-collision between a Toyota Corolla sedan and Isuzu Light Delivery Vehicle (LDV) occurred on the R544 Road between eMalahleni and Verena, left four people dead. The accident, which was described as the bloodiest road carnage, occurred around 17h30 on Tuesday 4 May 2021. Both vehicles caught fire in…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO SIYABUSWA: Residents in the drought-stricken dr js moroka local municipality says they are urged to go without potable water for days, as a result of the local municipality’s failure to supply drinkable water. This is after taps in the municipality have run dry in the past few years, with one of…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO KWAGGAFONTEIN: The Thembisile Hani Local Municipality (THLM) Mayoral Imbizo’s Integrated Development Plan (IDP) budget public consultation is currently ongoing. The programme has kick started on Tuesday 4 May until Friday 14 May 2020 with consultations to various stakeholders in different villages of the municipality, seeking to radically transform interaction between government…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO MAPHOTLA: The police in Mpumalanga have launched a massive manhunt for suspects who murdered a businesswoman at Maphotla Village outside Siyabuswa. According to the police, the 48-year-old woman, who was identified as Emily Mthimunye, was gunned down in a hail of bullets by four unknown suspects at her business premises on…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO SAAIPLAAS: Embokodweni Primary School in Saaiplaas, Elias Motsaoledi Local Municipality in Limpopo, is in dire state of despair. The condition of the school is causing sleepless nights to parents, with its old dilapidating structure and ceilings falling off frequently. According to parents, the school was since built in the early 1980. The…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO MIDDLEBURG: Following the spike of taxi violence that plagued the province recently, Mpumalanga MEC for Public Works, Roads and Transport, Mohita Latchminarain, have on Wednesday 5 May suspended taxi operation at the Nazaret Taxi Rank in Middleburg. The closure of the taxi rank left hundreds of commuters stranded, however, later on…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO GROBLERSDAL: Sekhukhune District Municipality (SDM) has condemned acts of violence implicating one of their senior official Mpho Maepa, following altercation and assault acts he committed on a female victim in Groblersdal. The assault was captured in a video showing Maepa harassing and slapping a woman at a Groblersdal Mall parking space….

BY MYSTIQ REFLECTIVE HEALING MIND, BODY AND SOUL: Abuse is not always physical wounds and scars, abuse can be emotional as well and to a certain degree it can look like gestures of love. The most important thing is to understand that just because it looks like love doesn’t mean it is love. Sadly, many…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO WITBANK: Following the return of amateur football on the field after the lifting of Covid-19 prohibition, Witbank United FC performed exceptionally well. The team is currently on top of the eMalahleni Local Football Association (LFA) League log with seventeen points after playing seven matches. United Owner-coach, John Tshehla, told Timeless News…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO MACHADODRP: The Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula, has on Wednesday 21 April 2021 visited the N4 Road Infrastructure Project at Machadodorp in eMakhazeni Local Municipality. The minister visited the area to monitor and inspect progress on this massive government road infrastructure project in Mpumalanga Province. South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL)…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO BETHAL: Two police officers, Sergeant Itumeleng Motalane (39) and Constable Tilane Lebitsa (29), both stationed at Bethal SAPS, have been hailed as heroines after they went beyond the call of duty by assisting a woman to give birth near the police station gate. Colonel Donald Mdhluli, Mpumalanga Provincial Police Spokesperson, said…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO MIDDLEBURG/WITBANK: The Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team Police in Mpumalanga in sought of a fugitive believed to be mastermind in a series of fraudulent activities involving property in the Mpumalanga Highveld. According to the Hawks, Annica Van Staden (46), is alleged to have robbed the community hundreds of thousands of…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO ARNOT: Arnot Primary School, in Sikhululiwe Village, Steve Tshwete Local Municipality received the new classrooms to the tune of R5.6 Million. The initiative was part of Exxaro and Arnot OPCO Mines’ commitment to investing in the future and improving the quality of life for its host communities. The project was officially…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO BUSHBUCKRIDGE: A prominent court interpreter, attached to Mkhulu Magistrate’s Court has briefly appeared before the Bushbuckridge Magistrate’s Court on alleged corruption charges. Busisizwe Zizwe Zitha (40), appeared before the court on Monday 19 April 2020 and was remanded in custody. He appeared again on Thursday 22 April and was granted a…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO BELFAST/MASOYI: The police management in Mpumalanga urge parents and guardians not to leave their children unattended to, following the fire incidents that killed three children in two separate tragedies. In one of the incidents, a three-year-old girl perished in a house fire that engulfed the house in the evening of Monday…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO VOLKRUST: A manhunt has been launched for three awaiting trial prisoners who escaped from lawful custody at Volkrust Magistrate’s Court on Monday 19 April 2021, the police said. According to Colonel Donald Mdhluli, Mpumalanga Provincial Police Spokesperson, the suspects escaped when they were taken to court for their appearance on business…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO DRIEKOPIES: Education Department MEC in Mpumalanga, Bonakele Majuba, have recently visited Shongwe Boarding School in Driekopies, as part of his school support visit programme. Majuba paid a visit to the school in the Nkomazi Local Municipality, to encourage learners ahead of the winter examination. The Shongwe Boarding School was established in…

BY SK Moropa: Wealth creation is one of the most challenge to South African youth, therefore, transformation it has to take place by programing our youth with a software that can automatically liberate them from bad debt to good debt.Using your buying power to create wealth, it does not require a degree in economics, diploma…

Freedom and apartheid 27 years later South Africa is supposed to be celebrating 27 years of democratic rule on the 27 April 2021. The 27 years, which is also the number of years Pres Mandela spent imprisoned, was supposed to be a moment of triumph to the many who previously had to endure the furnace…

BY MYSTIQ REFLECTIVE HEALING MIND, BODY AND SOUL: Death can teach us the very meaning of human existence! A lot of people fear death but facing death or the fact of dying is the main criterion when it comes to understanding the significance of living. Because death is inevitable and is always with us in…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Sekhukhune: Sekhukhune based PSL outfit, Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM), knocked the Dstv Premiership heavy weights, Mamelodi Sundowns, out of the Nedbank Cup challenge. TTM eliminated the star-studded reigning PSL Champions 6-5, on penalty shootouts on Sunday 18 April at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria. The sides played a goalless draw in…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Loskop: Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality has recently conducted a three-day youth induction at Loskop Forever Resorts. The induction, that seeks to empower young people, was initiated by the municipality through the mayor’s office and relevant stakeholders for an induction and a strategic planning sessions. The program saw young people being equipped…

BY NOTHANDO MAKHUBELA EMALAHLENI : Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane learnt with shock and disappointment of an incident involving a one month old baby, the unfortunate incident occurred at Bernice Samuel Hospital in Delmas at the Victor Khanye Local Municipality. The incident occurred at Bernice Samuel hospital as the 21 year old young mother Mbali Sweleni…

BY DAN MDLULI MBOMBELA – The Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison, has lambasted the “distorted article by News24 online” in which MEC Vusi Shongwe was misquoted as “MEC calls for ANC to confiscate farms of farmers violating human rights.” The department said in fact, MEC Shongwe wished to place it on record…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Kiwi: The MEC for Health Department in Mpumalanga, Sasekani Manzini, has recently on behalf of Mpumalanga Provincial Government, received a state-of-the-art clinic donated by Booysendal Community Trust. The fully equipped Kiwi Clinic in Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, was an initiative between the government and private sector, to further improve access to…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Middleburg: MEC for Department of Education in Mpumalanga, Bonakele Majuba, conferred tokens of appreciation to Hoerskool Middleburg learner Willem Kurpershoek and Emakhazeni Local Municipality (ELM). Kurpershoek, from Hoerskool Middleburg in Steve Tshwete Local Municipality, was recognized by Majuba for being the overall 2020 matric top achiever in the province, passing all…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Mathyzensloop: Dozens of people rushed to the scene of an armed robbery on the R573 Road near Mathyzensloop Village outside Kwaggafongtein, to grab stacks of cash scattered all over the road, following a Cash In Transit (CIT) heist in the evening of Monday 12 April. The people from local villages, including…

BY NOTHANDO MAKHUBELA KRIEL: Siphesihle Kunene born and bred in Kriel shines as is about to sing all the way from South Africa to New York city. The young shining upcoming star singer , told Timeless News said “ I auditioned for this competition ( International Modeling Talent Showcase) because I believe I have an…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Dennilton: Dennilton born musician, Samuel Mofokeng, is taking the entertainment industry by storm. Affectionately known by his stage name, Dash Hesh, Mofokeng is a rapper, songwriter who compose Hip-Hop infused with Kwaito elements and he sometimes follows his heart, embarking on other genres. Born on 28 December 1994, Dash Hesh had…

BY NOTHANDO MAKHUBELA EMALAHLENI– Monday, 12 April, a group of unemployed men from Old Coronation Lekazi went to the Department of Mineral Resources offices in Emalahleni, protesting and handed over a memorandum of concern. The community men in Old Coronation Lekazi are concerned about the mining activities operating nearby their area without being firstly consulted….

BY MYSTIQ REFLECTIVE HEALING MIND, BODY AND SOUL: “Be grateful for what you have… count your blessings”. We have heard this time and again from our elders and well-wishers. But we often turn a deaf ear to everyone. In this article we discuss the less known laws of gratitude, when practiced regularly will bring abundance…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Mbombela: TS Galaxy Head Coach, Owen Da Gama believes that luck is not on their side at the moment, as the Rockets have not tasted victory in the past three league matches. The club has suffered three defeats in a row. In the past weekend, the Rockets suffered a 2-0 defeat…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Groblersdal: Desnold Caddywise Golf Club from Pretoria has officially launched the Sekhukhune Golf Development at Groblersdal Golf course on Sunday 11 April. The activity was hosted with a sole mandate of empowering surrounding villages with golf playing skills and raise awareness on opportunities available within the sporting fraternity including caddy work,…

TULANI NGWENYA EMAKHAZENI – Emakhazeni Local Municipality has settled its R288 202 874.00 Eskom debt. The payment was made from 3 August 2016 to 31 March 2021. This settlement comes after a watershed judgment by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dealt a hefty blow to Eskom’s plans to collect from non-paying customers in finding…

TULANI NGWENYA MBOMBELA – A farmer and his son have been arrested for allegedly killing two local men looking for work and injuring another at their farm. The father and son are part of a group of four suspects, aged between 25 and 53 who are all due to appear before the Piet Retief Magistrate’s…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Hendrina: The newly inaugurated Executive Mayor of Steve Tshwete Local Municipality (STLM), Cllr Diphale Motsepe, has vowed that he will be serving all citizens, regardless of their political affiliation. Motsepe was speaking during his inauguration ceremony held at Eco-Park in Hendrina on Thursday 8 April. Motsepe, who served different portfolios in…

BY DAN MDLULI Middelburg : Since the announcement of the country’s lockdown last year during March month by President Cyril Ramaphosa following the massive outbreak of novel coronavirus in the country, livelihoods of South Africans and the running of government institutions as well as businesses have been adversely affected. As a responsible and active corporate…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Nkangala: Mpumalanga MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison (DCSSL), Vusi Shongwe, has welcomed the decrease in fatalities in the province as compared to the same period in 2019. The province has recorded 18 deaths as compared to 31 people losing their lives in 2019 during the Easter holidays. Seventy three…

BY DAN MDLULI KwaMhlanga : A 35 year-old man was on Thursday, 08 April 2021, sentenced to life imprisonment for rape of a minor by the Mkobola Regional Court. The man’s hefty sentencing by the court emanated from the rape of his 10 year-old niece on Christmas Eve in 2019. The sentencing came after details…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Dennilton: A fatal accident has claimed live of three people at Dennilton on Saturday 3 April. The head on collision accident involved a VW Polo and a Mahindra on the D856 Road near Philadelphia Hospital. Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety Spokesperson, Mike Maringa said one passenger sustained serious injuries…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Ermelo:MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison (DCSSL), Vusi Shongwe, says law enforcement officials including traffic authorities will continue to conduct various road and community safety operations across the province in an effort to save lives of road users and public, post Easter weekend. Shongwe said the operations are intended enforcing…

BY BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Dennilton/Groblersdal: Patients, who seek special medical attention at Philadelphia Hospital in Dennilton and Groblersdal Hospital are turned away as the doctors are on a go-slow. The two health facilities have since joined the provincial picketing which has started on 31 March across Limpopo health facilities. The doctors are complaining against…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Hazyview : Three women were killed in a horror crash as bakkie overturns on R40 Road near Hazyview on Friday 2 April. Seventeen people were allegedly on board of the bakkie when the accident occurred. According to Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison Spokesperson (DCSSL), Moteti Mmusi, The crash occurred…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Evander/KwaMhlanga:The MEC for Health in Mpumalanga, Sasekani Manzini, has on Wednesday 7 April visited the Evander Hospital vaccination site. The purpose of the visit is to monitor progress on the vaccine rollout programme for the frontline workers. The MEC was accompanied by the hospital board and they were joined by organised…

BY TULANI NGWENYA MPUMALANGA : The Department of Agriculture, land reform and rural development (DALRRD) has refuted claims of alleged farm evictions in the Gert Sibande district of two farmers who are challenging the department’s decision. The alleged farm evictions by DALRRD are said to have seen farmers being given 24 hour notice to vacate…

BY MYSTIQ REFLECTIVE HEALING MIND, BODY AND SOUL: Have you been feeling completely exhausted and burnt out lately? Have you been trying different solutions for physical and mental exhaustion but none of the solutions are working? It may be because sometimes our struggles are not just physical or mental in nature. Sometimes it’s not just…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO CHATSWORTH: Sekhukhune United FC played a goalless draw with Durban based side, Royal AM FC at Chatsworth Stadium at eThekwini on Wednesday 7 April. In the early minutes of the match, Babina Noko pressured and were awarded a free kick in a promising position. Their winger, Siyabulela Shai, took a shot…

POLOKWANE – Just hours before the breath-taking media launch of Limpopo Sports Confederation Golf Day on the afternoon of Friday 09 April 2021 at Fusion Boutique Hotel in Schoeman Street Polokwane, Limpopo MEC for Sport Arts and Culture Mme Thandi Moraka announced her attendance of the media gig. According to the President of Limpopo Sports…

Dan Mdluli Three holding cell prisoners aged between 18 and 35 years-old escaped from lawful custody at the Kriel Police Station in the early hours of Wednesday, 07 March 2021, and an investigation into how the men escaped is underway. The suspects, Siyabonga Mlotshwa (18), Thabo Motaung (24) and Njabulo Nelson Khoza were initially arrested…

Dan Mdluli To take stock of how the eleven Cuban Technical Advisors have been impactful to the infrastructure delivery work of the Limpopo Department of Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure, the Cuban Embassy delegation recently paid the department a courtesy visit. The Cuban Embassy Delegation was led by Secretary of Press and Culture, Dianelis Forestal…

LUCAS SHONGWE MIDDELBURG – The African National Congress (ANC) has sprung to the defense of Steve Tshwete Mayor Cllr. Diphala Motsepe after accusations that he lied about his struggle credentials surfaced. “Comrade Motsepe is a member in good standing and has been a member of the ANC for more than 30 years,” said party spokesperson…

BY NOTHANDO MAKHUBELA AND ERIC KGOMO MASOYI : The police in Mpumalanga condemn a violent behaviour displayed by the community during a protest at Masoyi in the early hours of Monday 29 March 2021. During the poor service delivery unrest, the community went on a rampage, looting thousands of bread before torching a bakery truck…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO DENNILTON: The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) is investigating three counts of murder and attempted murder cases. This is after an off duty police constable attached to Dennilton Police Station, went on a shooting rampage at a tavern in Moteti Village in the early hours of Monday 29 March. Three victims…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO SIYABUSWA: In concerted efforts to improve service delivery to the people, the Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality has recently procured three plant machinery, consisting of three TLBs. According to the municipality, the new fleet was acquired in an effort to improve service delivery, due to limited resources. The municipality stated that…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO NKANGALA: With the aim of working with the people to improve service delivery in the communities, the Nkangala District Municipality (NDM) carried out a Mayoral Outreach Programme in all six local municipalities. The outreach led by NDM Executive Mayor Cllr Sarah Masilela and conducted throughout the month of March. The programme…

BY NOTHANDO MAKHUBELA EMALAHLENI: Minister of Employment and Labour in Mpumalanga, Thulas Nxesi visited and held a meeting with ATDFASA ( All Truck Drivers Foundations Alliance representing truck drivers and other stakeholders to discuss the concerns raised by truck drivers in giving more jobs to foreign nationals, on last Friday 26 March in Emalahleni. The…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO GRASKOP: South African Forestry Company Limited (SAFCOL) has donated a state of the art clinic to the Mpumalanga Department of Health to fight Covid-19. The donation was handed-over on Friday 26 March at Glory Hill Clinic in Graskop, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality. The donation comes after Glory Hill Clinic came into…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO BUSHBUCKRIDGE: The Mpumalanga MEC for Education, Bonakele Majuba, embarked on a schools’ sanitation and infrastructure projects monitoring programme at the Bushbuckridge area. Majuba visited Saile Primary School, E.S Malele Secondary School, Kufakwezwe Secondary School and Ntsie Primary School to monitor progress made in the construction of sanitation and infrastructure projects. The…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO MIDDLEBURG/HENDRINA : The Middelburg and Hendrina Resident’s Front (MHRF) will be contesting the upcoming by-election in Steve Tshwete Local Municipality (STLM) Ward 22. This was revealed by the organization Convener and Spokesperson Thato Mathunyane. The election will be held on 19 May 2021. The organization’s activist, Jomo Segage, will be standing…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO KATJIBANE : The life of a destitute family changed for the better after it was given a new house by the Nkangala District Municipality (NDM) and the Department of Social Development (DSD). The house recipient, Mr Matjila, from Katjibane Village in Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality Ward 27, has been living…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO MIDDLEBURG: Middleburg businessman, Sifiso Wisdom Nkosi, has published his new book titled, “Sacrificing – Short-term Comfort, Long-term Success”. The book is an autobiography of Sifiso’s challenges he faced growing up, until his relentless character he built to become a successful businessman who is now living his dream. The 31-year-old entrepreneur from…

BY MYSTIQ REFLECTIVE HEALING MIND, BODY AND SOUL: Work should be a place where people are able to find their passion. That is, they can feel challenged, develop their skills, achieve career goals, and along the way have a sense of camaraderie. Are you unhappy and thinking about how to be happier with work? In…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO MBOMBELA: Mpumalanga based PSL outfit, TS Galaxy FC, will be hunting for more points in the coming games to sustain consistency in the ABSA Premiership. After the Fifa international break, the Rockets will be playing against Bloemfontein Celtics at Dr Petros Molemela Stadium on Sunday 4 April 2021. Before the Fifa…

MOLOGADI KEKANA MIDRAND : The Ndebele nation and various cultural groups took to Boulders Shopping Centre to demand that the Centre Manager must be fired following his utterances to isiNdebele Cultural Activist Thando Mahlangu saying his traditional attire is indecent. This follows a video that went viral from Tuesday 23 March showing the Centre Manager…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO TAFELKOP: Tafelkop Home Based Care, together with volunteered health specialist have recently begun a crackdown on the sale of expired food in the village, following a wave of complaints about foreign national owned shops selling perishable goods. During the crackdown, that visited ten shops around the village, it was discovered that more…

TULANI NGWENYA DELMAS : The delegation of power to issue water use licenses from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) head office in Pretoria to its regional offices and to catchment management agencies was signed into effect by the acting Director-General of the DWS, Ms Deborah Mochotlhi, on 16 February 2021. This key strategic…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO TONGA: A 36-year-old serial rapist has been sentenced to seven life terms at the Division of the High Court which was sitting in Mbombela, on Thursday 25 March 2021. Bongani Mthandazo Msimango, was sentenced for raping seven women in the Nkomazi area between 2013 and 2018. Brigadier Leonard Hlathi, Mpumalanga Provincial Police…

Dan Mdluli The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has on Tuesday, 23 March 2021, released a report which showed the poorest record of progress compared to the one Metro in the provision of basic services towards targeted poorer communities.The report, titled “Towards Ensuring the Right to Adequate Housing through the Upgrading of Informal Settlements”…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO Dennilton: Mpumalanga Party (MP) Womens’ League have organized a cleaning campaign that was undertaken on the streets of Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality Ward 8 and Ward 11 in Dennilton. The women swept and cleared the garbage, cleaned ditches and unoccupied stands around the wards as part of the drive. Campaign organizer, Happy…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO MIDDLEBURG: To raise the awareness about the importance of water conservation in the communities, Steve Tshwete Local Municipality (STLM) has recently joined the bandwagon of National Water Week campaigns celebrated in the month of March. According to the local municipality, the campaign have a focus on creating awareness about the value of…

TULANI NGWENYA MBOMBELA : Sibusiso (S’bu) Innocent Zikode’s work centres on the right to home, land, and survival for the most impoverished inhabitants of the country’s shack settlements. The prize from the Swedish Government is awarded by The Living History Forum on April 21. This year’s Per Anger Prize winner Sibusiso Innocent Zikode works for…

TULANI NGWENYA MPUMALANGA : Municipalities in the province are failing to provide enough clean water for people’s basic needs as the world celebrates World Water Day on 22 March. Disposal of dirty water and sewage is even more desperate in province’s local communities. WaterAid’s latest report “Turn the tide: The state of the world’s water…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO TZANEEN: The Limpopo Sport and Recreation Stakeholders’ workshop, hosted at Tzaneen Country Lodge, has endorsed the idea of Limpopo sport Confederation (LSC) leadership. The workshop was the first opportunity for the member sport federations of LSC from all district municipalities in the province, the Department of Sport Arts and Culture and Limpopo…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO & NOTHANDO MAKHUBELA MBOMBELA: The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Mpumalanga have called for an overhaul of state of maternity ward at Rob Ferreira Hospital in Nelspruit, at which the party say conditions are appalling. Rob Ferreira is a provincial hospital which supposed to have a satisfactory wide range of medical services for…

When the National Party was defeated in the first democratic election in South Africa in 1994, many thought it meant also the death of their oppressive ideals and programme. How wrong we were. Instead, we’ve come to realise how strong their policies were embedded in the social and economic structure of the South African political…

MYSTIQ REFLECTIVE HEALING MIND, BODY AND SOUL: The mind and body are the same But what does that mean? The notion that our minds and bodies are not separate means your body influences your mind and your mind influences your body. And your emotions have an important role to play in here as well. Our…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO TAFELKOP: About 70 road running enthusiasts, including athletes from Tafelkop Village partook in the first annual Tafelkop Fun Run sporting event. The event took place on Sunday 21 March, with a different age group participants gathered at Kgoshi Rammupudu Sports Grounds in the morning. Mandla Mahlangu, Doctor Manyaka, Sello Motlafe and…

The Ndebele people from Delmas, Ogies, Phola, Witbank, KwaMhlanga and surrounding areas in Nkangala are heading to Boulders Mall in Midrand to send a message to the the Mall management about the right for Africans to wear their traditional attire without fear or unapologetic at a mall or not. The tribe will do a peaceful…

TULANI NGWENYA DELMAS – The delegation of power to issue water use licenses from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) head office in Pretoria to its regional offices and to catchment management agencies was signed into effect by the acting Director-General of the DWS, Ms Deborah Mochotlhi, on 16 February 2021. This key strategic…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO Witbank/Middleburg: eMalahleni and Steve Tshwete Local Municipality’s Community Policing Forums (CPF) members, have received a much needed boost of security tools and equipment to the value of about R500 000, thanks to the donation made by South32 South Africa Energy Coal . The donated equipment includes reflective jackets, caps, shirts, LED torches,…

TULANI NGWENYA MPUMALANGA – Municipalities in the province are failing to provide enough clean water for people’s basic needs as the world celebrates World Water Day on 22 March. Disposal of dirty water and sewage is even more desperate in province’s local communities. WaterAid’s latest report “Turn the tide: The state of the world’s water…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO Tzaneen: The Limpopo Sport and Recreation Stakeholders’ workshop, hosted at Tzaneen Country Lodge, has endorsed the idea of Limpopo sport Confederation (LSC) leadership. The workshop was the first opportunity for the member sport federations of LSC from all district municipalities in the province, the Department of Sport Arts and Culture and Limpopo…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO Groblersdal: Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality (EMLM) warns against scammers who impersonate to be senior municipal officials, with aims to solicit money from unsuspecting service providers doing business with the municipality. “The municipality has noted with concern a person or people who deliberately impersonate to be working in the municipality trying to solicit…

MOLOGADI KEKANA DELMAS – Mpumalanga’s Democratic Alliance says CoGTA is persistent that the department for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is responsible to place Victor Khanye Local Municipality under administration. The DA in Mpumalanga called on the Mpumalanga MEC of CoGTA, Busisiwe Shiba, to monitor the effectiveness of the support which is given to Victor…

MYSTIQ REFLECTIVE HEALING MIND, BODY AND SOUL: Do you want to break a bad habit? You may have been aware of this bad habit for a long time, you may have tried to break it, but nothing is happening… or This may be the first time you’re reflecting upon what habits you have developed over…

MOLOGADI KEKANA DELMAS – The Economic Freedom Fighters Nkangala Region Gender Violence Desk has embarked on a drive to donate dignity packs to female learners in various schools in the region. The much needed dignity packs consisting of sanitary towels and a roll-on, are donated to Grade 7 female learners in rural schools and less…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO Nkangala: The police in Mpumalanga have launched a manhunt for unknown suspects after four men, operating in the minibus taxi industry were gunned down in four separate incidents. Mpumalanga Provincial Police Spokesperson, Brigadier Leonard Hlathi, said the incidents took place around Nkangala District where two victims were killed on Monday 15 March…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO Jozini: Three brothers, from the Khathi family are an inspiration of black township entrepreneurs who are chasing their own dreams of success. The business passionate Khathi brothers, Ntuthuko, Dumisani and Sibusiso, from Jozini in KwaZulu Natal, are the directors of Khathi Holdings, a company that produce and supply Khathi Charcoal brand in…

NOTHANDO MAKHUBELA MIDDELBURG – The Shabane family can’t hold their tears anymore as they want to see justice served for their kids. The case of the late Gabisile Shabane and her cousin Nkosikhona Ngwenya has been remanded to 4th October until the 12th of November 2021 for trial by the Mpumalanga Division of High Court…

 ERIC MATOME KGOMO Groblersdal: The South African Local government Association (SALGA) in conjunction with Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality handed over shopping vouchers to fourteen Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) to manufacture cloth masks to strengthen the fight against Covid-19. The vouchers that worth R3 157-00, were handed over to the beneficiaries at official ceremony…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO Middleburg: The Nkangala District Municipality (NDM) has on Thursday 11 March launched the Nkangala Economic Development Agency (NEDA) at the Mayor’s Parlour in Middleburg. The launch was aiming to introduce NEDA Board to members of the community and to further communicate its objectives and programmes towards improving service delivery in the district…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO Nkangala: The MEC for Education, Bonakele Majuba, has urged all parents and guardians of children of school going age to participate in the election of School Governing Bodies (SGB), which is currently taking place. The MEC encouraged parents and guardians to elect eligible candidates to the structure or stand to be elected…

ERIC  MATOME KGOMO Oshoek: Mpumalanga MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison (DCSSL), Vusi Shongwe has applauded the members of Traffic Interventon Unit (TIU), within the department for the separate arrests of four foreign nationals who were in possession of large amounts of dagga. The suspects were arrested on the N17 toll road towards Oshoek…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO Jane Furse: The Executive Mayor of Sekhukhune District Municipality Cllr Keamotseng Stanley Ramaila has welcomed Tshakuma Tsha Madzhivhandila (TTM) FC, following the team’s relocation to Sekhukhune District. The Dstv Premiership outfit was sold to Sekhukhune based businessman, Dr Ditonkana Abram Sello with a whooping R40 Million by previous owner, Lawrence Mulaudzi. This…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO Leeuwfontein: The community of Leeuwfontein in Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality Ward 8 demand answers about unfinished RDP houses in the area. The project was commissioned three years ago to benefit poor families in the township and was never completed. The construction was abandoned by the contractor who only finished six houses, leaving…

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ERIC MATOME KGOMO Sekhukhune: Sekhukhune United FC has on Tuesday 2 March appointed Selaotse “Sly” Mosala as assistant to Head Coach Macdonald Makhubedu, the club said in a statement. According to the statement, the former TS Sporting FC Head Coach has established his coaching career in the ABC Motsepe League, National First Division (NFD) and…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO eMalahleni: The Witbank Regional Court has on Thursday 11 March convicted a well-known pastor, Chris Derrick Gabisani Xaba (45) for rape and robbery. “His conviction spirals from a shameful incident in which a 39-year-old woman from Vosman in eMalahleni who was hitchhiking at the time, became a victim under the hands of…

Dan Mdluli Tshwane:President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorized the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of corruption and maladministration at a local municipality in Limpopo. The president signed proclamation R180 of 2021 on 9 March 2021 authorizing the SIU to investigate transactions by the Mogalakwena Local Municipality that took place in 2016. Jacques Smalle, Democratic…

Dan Mdluli Johannesburg: Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, has announced that he has directed that the Wits University Council, the Wits Management and requested law enforcement authorities to provide an explanation on what caused the death of Mthokozisi Ntumba. The 35 year-old Ntumba was shot dead, allegedly by police who…

NOTHANDO MAKHUBELA EMALAHLENI– Delphas Joeman Shabangu (44) and Nkosinathi Ngobeni (23) appeared at Witbank Magistrate Court on Wednesday, after they were both arrested and charged for theft of fuel and tampering with essential infrastructure in Vosman on last Thursday. Both suspects were arrested by members of the Mpumalanga Tactical Response Team, the Middelburg based Hawks’…

NOTHANDO MAKHUBELA EMALAHLENI– Residents in Emalahleni still going days and weeks without water. This added to the water crisis as Emalahleni Local Municipality announced the possible water supply interruption which took three days due to the leaking pump line. The Municipality vowed to supply temporary water tankers to all affected areas in Emalahleni, including Schools,…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO Dennilton: Staff members at Philadelphia Hospital in Dennilton carried out an unprotected strike on Wednesday 10 March, complaining about maladministration and poor working conditions. During the strike, hundreds of employees abandoned their duties and picketed outside the hospital premises calling for the resignation of senior management including the CEO, Risk Manager and…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO Kwaggafontein: A 29-year-old suspect, Jack Musa Mthimunye, who allegedly killed a 27-year-old man by running him over with his vehicle, was remanded in custody by the Mkobolo Magistrate’s Court in Kwaggafontein on Wednesday 3 March 2021. According to Brigadier Leonard Hlathi, Mpumalanga Provincial Police Spokesperson, the murder incident happened on Sunday 28…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO Nkngala: TS Galaxy FC emerges for consistent victories since the arrival of the new head coach, Owen Da Gama, who steered the club towards a victory against the undisputed Moroka Swallows FC. The club is currently standing at the 8th position on the Dstv Premiership log with 17 points in 22 outings….

ERIC MATOME KGOMO Volkrust: Mpumalanga police are on the hunt for three detainees who escaped from police holding cells in Volkrust Police holding cells on Sunday 7 March. According to Brigadier Leonard Hlathi, Mpumalanga Provincial Police Spokesperson, the trio is part of seven suspects who initially escaped from police holding cells earlier on Sunday. “However,…

TULANI NGWENYA DELMAS – 865 cases were opened in the province involving stock theft in the last quarter. Stock theft goes unchecked in the province and this has become a grave challenge emerging and commercial farmers. Livestock to the value of R1.24 billion has been stolen in South Africa during the 2018/2019 year, according to…

The Steve Tshwete Local Municipality celebrated its top ten achievers for the 2020 academic year during the Mayoral Academic Awards held at Mayor’s Palour on Friday. Four learners from Hoerskool Middelburg, Willem Kurpershoek, Stephan Erasmus, Shireen Putter and Francois Combrink achieved an average 96.3%, 90.9%, 90,6% and 90.1% respectively while Kayla Da Silva, Carla Kruger…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO Middleburg/Hendrina: The Middelburg and Hendrina Resident’s Front (MHRF) is informing residents of Middelburg and Hendrina, mainly its members and supporters, that it has now been fully registered organization with the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC), said organization Publicity Secretary, Thato Mathunyane. The civic organization was formed last year with the…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO Middleburg: The new Doornkop Primary School is almost complete. The school, which is located at Doornkop Farm outside Middleburg in Steve Tshwete Local Municipality (STLM), was established with intensified efforts to alleviate overcrowding of learners in schools within the province. The project started early last year by the Department of Education in…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO Mohlaletse: Sepedi poet, Matalane Mokgatla, is an extraordinary young man who serves as an inspiration to youth. Mokgatla, from Mohlaletse Village in Sekhukhune, is a multitalented African praise poet, dancer, actor, programme director, motivational speaker, model, athlete and an author who researches and writes custom content. The multi award winning poet is…

NOTHANDO MAKHUBELA EMALAHLENI– The Ohlanga Cash and Carry shop suspects men, reportedly of white race, appeared at Witbank Magistrate court on last Friday, and remanded on custody after charged for assaulting and kidnapping a 47-year-old man, Vusi Ntuli from Lynville, on last year October. The three suspects employees from Ohlanga Cash and Carry shop, pleaded…

NOTHANDO MAKHUBELA MIDDELBURG – The case of the late Gabisile Shabane and her cousin Nkosikhona Ngwenya has been postponed to Friday, 5 March 2021 by the Mpumalanga Division of High Court sitting in Middelburg. The 13 year old Shabane was living with albinism , when Thokozani Msibi , Knowledge Mhlanga ,Brilliant Mkhize and Themba Thubane…

ERIC MATOME KGOMO Breyten: The Mpumalanga Division of the High Court, which was sitting at Breyten, has on Thursday 25 February handed down long term jail sentences to two siblings who murdered a 30 year old man at Amersfoort. The brothers, Thembinkosi Mkhatshwa (30) and Bhekumuzi Mkhatshwa’s (26), were sentenced for spiral a horrific incident…

MOLOGADI KEKANA MPUMALANGA – Voice It In Action is introducing an educational tool to tackle Gender Based Violence which has often been overlooked in society and only dealt with through reaction mechanisms rather than finding ways to prevent it. Voice It In Action has devised a solution via the #BeyondThePain Project; an Educational Project which…

The African National Congress (ANC) in Nkangala have joined nationwide pickets in condemnation of what they refered as racial conduct of tv news journalist, Lindsay Dentlinger. Part of the pickets at eNCA offices, party members picketed outside the Middelburg High Court on Tuesday carrying placards Corona is not a black virus. This comes after a…

By Lucas Shongwe Newly elected Steve Tshwete Executive Mayor Cllr Diphale Motsepe said he has a few loose ends to tie on service delivery related issues in the municipality. Mayor Motsepe was sworn in on Monday replacing the then Mayor Bagudi “Tsietsi” Tolo who died on 2 February due to Covid-19 related complications. He told…

MIDDELBURG – A 85 year-old stalwart and former Roma Detachment activist ceased to be a member of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and joined newly formed party, Middelburg and Hendrina Residents Front  (MHRF). Gogo Lettie Emie Nkosi from Mhluzi Extension 5, Ward 28, said corruption had finally persuaded her to desert the party. “Corruption…

TULANI NGWENYA MBOMBELA – The African Free Trade Area agreement (AfCFTA) is currently the largest free trade area in the world, with a combined GDP of $3.3 trillion according to Forbes. The free trade area came into effect on the first day of 2021. Mpumalanga is set to benefit from this agreement. Mpumalanga is set…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Middleburg: The Democratic Alliance in Steve Tshwete Local Municipality (STLM), has called for urgent intervention from the municipality to address the situation of the hazardous sewer pump, which has been overflowing for the past two years in Newton Ext 1. According to the DA, during an oversight visit at the station…

By: Mystiq Reflective Healing We’ve all gone through hard times. And we all get through them. However, some get through them better than others. So what is their secret? Most of it has to do with attitude. Here are few things to remember when life gets rough: 1. What is, is Buddha’s famous saying tells…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Nkangala: Out of 53 391 learners who wrote the 2020 matric examination, 39 367 passed, which constitutes a 73.7% pass rate in Mpumalanga Province, a decline from 80.3% obtained in 2019. This was revealed by MEC for Education in Mpumalanga, Bonakele Majuba during the 2020 matric results announcement held at the…

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NELSPRUIT – A manhunt has been launched for a 31 year old suspect following an incident in which an SAPS member was disarmed of his service firearm. The incident occurred in the evening of yesterday, Friday 19 February 2021, at the time when the man was being taken to Dullstroom Police Station for questioning regarding…

BARBERTON: Two suspects aged 24 and 29 were arrested by Mpumalanga Division of the Hawks on Friday,during the intelligence driven multi disciplinary disruptive operation, the two suspects were mining,processing and selling gold illegally, they will appear before Barberton Magistrate Court on Monday 22 February 2021.

By: Mystiq Reflective Healing When you feel that your life is not where you want it to be, or you are not really happy with how it’s going, then it’s a sign that it needs a little change. But the thing is, if you are looking for a change in your life, it needs to…

By NOTHANDO MAKHUBELA EMALAHLENI- Leonard Ntshuntshe Secondary school in Emalahleni, on Monday  15 February 2021 received a warm visitation from the Minister of  Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe together with the Executive Mayor of Emalahleni Local Municipality, Cllr Linah Malatjie. The aim of  the visit from Minister Mantashe was to  donate  school shoes, scientific…

The  Mayor of Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality (EMLM) has distributed school shoes  to disadvantaged children from Mamadi Secondary schools in ward 21. Mayor Mathebe said the Municipality is committed to the education and development of children within Elias Motsoaledi. “All children must be equal in school, these shoes will bring confidence to our young learners…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO NKANGALA: The South African Football Association (SAFA), has given non-professional football permission to start training immediately. The announcement was made on Tuesday 9 February. However, the football association advised that strictly safety and health directives as per government regulations should be followed. “While clubs can commence training with immediate effect, amateur…

BY MOLOGADI KEKANA ELUKWATINI: The families who lost their minor children during the floods in Elukwatini in a flooded dug manholes may not receive compensation from the emergency fund as government as their situations are regarded an exception. Two families in Elukwatini in Gert Sibande lost little ones in dug manholes flooded with the heavy…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO Nkangala: Following heavy rainfall emanating from Tropical Cyclone Eloise, the Mpumalanga Department of Health is sending a stern warning against widespread of waterborne and vector diseases. The department has noted that, considering the current situation, there is high anticipation of outbreaks related to waterborne diseases like watery acute diarrhea such as…

BY ERIC MATOME KGOMO OGIES: The Mpumalanga Division of the High Court, based in Middelburg, has on Tuesday 9 February sentenced Teboho Thokoane (38), to five life terms for the horrific crimes he committed in Ogies outside eMalahleni. During the sentencing, the court heard how Thokoane, notoriously known as “Maphoshane”, was on 12 October 2017,…

BY MYSTIQ REFLECTIVE HEALING MIND, BODY AND SOUL: Do you lack the enthusiasm to live the life you want? Do you keep setting new goals but never see them through? If you lack the zest for pursuing your goals, then you may be facing problems with self-motivation. You need to stop looking for permission and…