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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…