Author: Tshwarelo Mogakane

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Lebombo border closed
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Lebombo border remains closed due to security concerns

As violence in Mozambique intensifies, Amnesty International has voiced serious concerns over the growing unrest, which has left South Africans stranded due to ... Read more.
Man loses bid to increase unlawful arrest award
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Man loses bid to increase unlawful arrest award

A Mpumalanga man who believed he was under-compensated for his unlawful detention by the police has seen his hopes dashed.   After being awarded R75, 000 in... Read more.
DA wants storm-hit municipalities declared disaster areas
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DA wants storm-hit municipalities declared disaster areas

The DA has called on the Mpumalanga provincial government to declare Bushbuckridge, Nkomazi, and Mbombela local municipalities disaster areas following severe s... Read more.
Man jailed for rape
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Man jailed for raping friend’s wife following after-tears session

A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment for the rape of his friend’s wife. The incident happened after a funeral in Mashishin... Read more.
Mpumalanga storm causes havoc
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Monstrous Mpumalanga hailstorm claims lives of four people

A monstrous hailstorm tore through parts of Mpumalanga on Sunday night and Monday afternoon, leaving four people dead and causing widespread devastation. Commun... Read more.
Scopa probes department over R2m spent on upgrade of a guardhouse 
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Scopa probes department over R2m spent on upgrade of a guardhouse 

The Mpumalanga Department of Education is under investigation for allegedly spending a staggering R2-million to upgrade a basic guardhouse and a fence at the Eh... Read more.
Rapist’s life sentence for ‘vile crime’ upheld
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Rapist’s life sentence for ‘vile crime’ upheld

A convicted rapist who used an axe to threaten and assault a woman before raping her twice has lost his appeal against a life sentence in the Pretoria High Cou... Read more.
Principal rapes teen
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Mpumalanga cops pounce on zama-zamas, confiscate equipment

In a determined crackdown on illegal mining, Mpumalanga police arrested four foreign nationals over the course of two consecutive days, seizing illegal mining e... Read more.
Feared cop released on bail
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Court rejects RAF’s attempt not to pay unemployed crash victim

The Mpumalanga High Court has dismissed the Road Accident Fund’s (RAF) attempt to avoid paying out a claim to a victim based on his unemployment status and a ... Read more.