Author: Tshwarelo Mogakane

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Feared cop released on bail
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Outrage over new MP High Court rules limiting virtual hearings

A contentious shift in the Mpumalanga High Court’s policy on virtual hearings has sparked backlash. Critics are accusing the court of prioritising the interests... Read more.
Food poisoning
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MEC, EFF leader clash over school nutrition tender claims

Mpumalanga education MEC Catherine Dlamini and EFF leader Collen Sedibe are locked in a fierce public spat over allegations of corruption in the school nutrition... Read more.
Personalised treatment is best for diabetics  Diabetes
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Mpumalanga couple debunks diabetes myth through love 

Mpumalanga lovers Eksoda Mazibuko, 35, and his on-and-off girlfriend, Tsatsi Mathonsi, 30, have rolled up their sleeves to fight diabetes in their village of Hluvukani. ... Read more.
Dysfunctional toilets offer no relief at R1-billion Mbombela High Court 
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Dysfunctional toilets offer no relief at R1-billion Mbombela High Court 

In a shocking display of mismanagement, the R1-billion Mbombela High Court in Mpumalanga left judges, lawyers, litigants, and staff scrambling for relief – and... Read more.
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Some lessons for traditional SA media to learn from the US election

Kamala Harris’s electoral defeat last week was a wake-up call.   The media can no longer afford to be the “king’s choir”, singing praises while the public... Read more.
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Mpumalanga leaders close shops amid rising food poisoning cases

In response to a surge in food-borne illnesses affecting schoolchildren, the Mpumalanga provincial government has intensified its crackdown on businesses selling... Read more.
Fraud suspect remains in jail
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Convicted Sars fraudster pays his way out of instant imprisonment

A convicted fraudster from Mpumalanga narrowly escaped prison time after raising a significant sum on the day of his sentencing. Smangaliso Innocent Khoza, 40, was... Read more.
Court gives publication of matric results in newspapers green light
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SA dad ordered to hand daughter over to migrant mom in Mauritius

For the past three years, an 11-year-old girl from Mpumalanga has lived apart from her mother and siblings, longing for a reunion that seemed just out of reach.... Read more.