# The Department of Home Affairs has arrested two more officials in its anti-corruption drive, adding to 63 dismissals since July 2024. One official was nabbed in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal during a sting over a fraudulent death registration and allegedly offered a three-thousand-rand bribe. In Secunda, Mpumalanga, another official and two civilians were arrested for issuing […]
# The South African Weather Service says the weather system affecting parts of the country will move eastwards and start clearing today. However, scattered showers and thunderstorms may still continue in some provinces into the afternoon, including Gauteng, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State and Eastern Cape. Forecaster Moneiwa Singa says conditions will gradually improve, although cooler […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens sê die weerstelsel wat dele van die land raak, sal ooswaarts beweeg en vandag begin opklaar. Verspreide buie en donderstorms kan egter steeds tot vanmiddag in sommige provinsies voortduur, insluitend Gauteng, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Vrystaat en die Oos-Kaap. Weervoorspeller Moneiwa Singa sê toestande sal geleidelik verbeter, hoewel koeler weer na verwagting sal […]
# Die polisie in Mpumalanga vra inwoners om godsdienstige byeenkomste in riviere te vermy ná verskeie verdrinkings. Woordvoerder Jabu Ndubane het bevestig drie kinders het in die Wellasrivier in eMbalenhle verdrink, en ‘n bejaarde pastoor het in die Etiyeni-dam verdrink. Sy sê geregtelike doodsondersoeke is geopen. Ndubane waarsku gemeenskappe om veiligheid voorop te stel en […]
# Mpumalanga police have urged residents to avoid religious ceremonies in rivers following multiple drowning incidents. Spokesperson Jabu Ndubane confirmed three children drowned at the Wellas River in eMbalenhle, while an elderly pastor also drowned at Etiyeni Dam. She says inquest cases have been opened and investigations are underway. Ndubane cautions communities to prioritise safety […]
# ‘n Raad van ondersoek na die geskorste polisiekommissaris van Mpumalanga, Semakaleng Manamela, word op 4 Mei hervat om haar geskiktheid vir die amp te bepaal. Die Staatsadvokaat se kantoor sê Manamela se dissiplinêre proses sal voortgaan aangesien sy verlede week polisie-kommunikasieprotokolle oortree het op ‘n nuuskonferensie. Manamela beweer haar skorsing volg ná pogings om […]
# A board of inquiry into suspended Mpumalanga police commissioner Semakaleng Manamela will resume on 4 May, to assess her fitness for office. The State attorney’s office says Manamela’s disciplinary process will go ahead as she violates SAPS communication protocols during her media briefing last week. Manamela claimed her suspension followed efforts to fight corruption […]
# ActionSA het Mary Phadi as sy burgemeesterskandidaat vir die Nkangala-distriksmunisipaliteit bekendgestel, voor die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing. Partyleier Herman Mashaba het die skuif tydens ‘n veldtog in Mpumalanga bevestig. Phadi, ‘n voormalige provinsiale sameroeper van die MK-party, het voortdurende diensleweringsmislukkings gekritiseer en sê die distrik is in ‘n krisis gedompel. Sy het belowe om basiese dienste […]
# ActionSA has announced Mary Phadi as its mayoral candidate for Nkangala District Municipality, ahead of local government elections. Party leader Herman Mashaba confirmed the move during a campaign event in Mpumalanga. Phadi, a former MK Party provincial convenor, criticised ongoing service delivery failures, describing the district as being in crisis. She has pledged to […]
