As oblivious local and international tourists frolic and capture nature’s beauty on their cameras at the Bourke’s Luck Potholes in the Blyde River Canyon in Mpumalanga, danger from illegal miners is just around the corner. This week,…
Nine pupils died in a minibus crash on the D267 Road between Dundonald and Mayflower in Mpumalanga on Wednesday. Initially eight people were reported to have lost their lives. However, the number of fatalities rose after the discovery of…
Police have put the brakes on a motor mechanic who allegedly refused to return a repaired vehicle and was then spotted “gallivanting around Moloto with the victim’s car” in Mpumalanga. The 34-year-old man was arrested for driving the…
More than 100 crocodiles are still on the loose in the Sand River region in Mpumalanga after a mass escape from a breeding farm. April Lukhele, compliance monitoring manager at the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA), said 160…
Mpumalanga police commissioner Lt-Gen Mondli Zuma has called on officers to seek urgent help when faced with domestic challenges following a tragic shooting incident involving a female officer. Police spokesperson Brig Leonard Hlathi said…
Eskom confirmed on Friday that nobody was injured during a conveyor belt fire at its Kendal power station in Mpumalanga. The power utility said the blaze was contained and the plant would remain operational. “The fire was extinguished and…
The body of a one-year-old infant who was swept from her mother’s arms as she tried to cross a flooded river in Badplaas, Mpumalanga, was recovered on Tuesday. The province, along with Limpopo, has been hit by heavy rains and floods…
What started out as a relaxing family drive in a nature estate in Mpumalanga ended in horror after a freak accident involving a swarm of bees on Sunday afternoon. According to ER24’s Ross Campbell, a family of five was enjoying an…
Truckers plead for help from government over gridlock at Mozambique border The Federation of East and Southern African Road Transport Associations (Fesarta) and the South African Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) have blamed the…
A man from Mpumalanga has been given two life sentences for murdering and raping a nine-year-old girl. Philip Mailula, 27, was handed the sentences at Mbokola magistrate’s court on Friday. He pleaded guilty on Monday. Police said Mailula…
The Mpumalanga health department has revealed that two of the three men arrested for the possession of a human placenta, knee and leg are its employees. A statement from the office of health MEC Sasekani Manzini revealed that one of the…
A 35-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping his 8-month-old daughter in Mpumalanga, police said on Wednesday. Police spokesperson Brig Leonard Hlathi said the child was allegedly raped at their home on Monday morning. The…
A video was taken at Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge in Mpumalanga on October 3 2019, showing an elephant on top of the roof of a lodge to get to the juicy green leaves he couldn’t reach from the ground. Tiso Blackstar Group
A cash-in-transit vehicle was robbed in Vlaklaagte, Mpumalanga at 5pm on August 12 2019. About 15 suspects in different vehicles shot at the vehicle in attempts to stop it. The suspects later fled the scene. No arrests have been made.…
Mpumalanga’s education department confirmed on Sunday that a Witbank teacher who was suspended for allegedly locking a grade 1 learner in a strongroom overnight has been arrested. Department spokesperson Jasper Zwane said the 30-year-old…
