MPUMALANGA
Condolences Flood In For Late ANC MP Violet Siwela
Messages of sympathy have been flooding in following the death of ANC MP Violet Siwela,…
Mpumalanga Municipality In Labour Court For Alleged Discrimination Against Disabled Employee
The Ehlanzeni District Municipality in Mpumalanga has been taken to court on allegations that they…
Rapid Rise Of Ukuthwala Practice Endangers Children’s Futures
The rapidly increasing prevalence of ukuthwala, or child marriages, in the Nkomazi region of Mpumalanga…
Mpumalanga DA, ActionSA On A Collision Course
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Mpumalanga and ActionSA are on a collision course over maladministration…
Mpumalanga MEC Accused Of Siding With Faction In Royal Dispute
The Mpumalanga Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has been accused of dragging its feet on addressing the leadership dispute in the Hoxani Traditional Council, which is based just a few kilometers away from Mkhuhlu in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga. At the center of the dispute, are the Mkhukhumba Royal Family and the Matikwana Royal House, who are the descendants of the Nkuna clan that ruled the Hoxani area for a very long time. The dispute ensued soon after Chief…
Young Teacher’s Drive To Fight Illiteracy Among Minors Commended
A 22-year-old primary school teacher has received praise for penning a book to help children become proficient readers, especially considering that 81% of Grade 4 students in South Africa struggle with literacy. The author, Vuyisile Mahlobo, participated in a forum of authors at the University of Mpumalanga (UMP) in Mbombela during a Literary Renaissance roundtable. Mahlobo is a former student at the University’s Siyabuswa Campus in the Highveld and currently teaches at Phiva KwaJelusa Primary School in Phiva Village outside…
Mother Accused Of Burning Her Seven-Month-Old Infant To Death
A woman from Mpumalanga is scheduled to appear in the Emalahleni Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday on charges of killing her seven-month-old daughter by setting fire to their shack. Mpumalanga police have reported that on Sunday morning, the mother allegedly locked the infant inside the shack in Marikana Extension 16, Vosman, near Emalahleni, and set it on fire, reducing it to ashes.“Upon arrival at the crime scene, a group of people was found deeply perturbed by the horrifying incident in which…
Mpumalanga Contract Teachers Unpaid For A Year
SOME contract teachers are furious after the Mpumalanga Department of Education failed to pay their salaries for more than a year. Six teachers from Lamulelani High School in Marite, outside Hazyview, say they have been waiting in vain for their salaries. They accused the provincial education department of taking them from pillar to post whenever they enquired about their salaries. One of the affected teachers, Zwelithini Fakude, who teaches mathematics and sciences-related subjects, shared his frustration with African Times. …
Keep guns out of relationship problems, MEC tells cops
Keep state-issued guns out of relationship problems, MEC tells cops Concerns about gun violence amongst law enforcement officers have been raised in Mpumalanga following the fatal shooting of a traffic officer who was suspected of having an affair with another officer’s wife.Community Safety, Security, and Liaison Vusi Shongwe was reacting to news of the murder of provincial traffic officer Thamsanqa Nkosi, 34. According to the Hawks, Nkosi was shot dead at the Kwanyoni Lodge along the N4 road, 15km outside…