Mpumalanga sugar industry threatened by 400% surge in Brazilian imports
South Africa’s R25-billion sugar industry has urged the government to shield it from what it calls “crippling external forces”—cheap imports and punitive... Read more.
MPs buried call to probe Cele over PKTT meddling, says De Haas
Human rights activist Mary de Haas has accused parliament of ignoring her warnings that former police minister Bheki Cele interfered in the work of the political... Read more.
Nkosana Makate’s next millions lie in Hollywood, says international playwright
Award-winning international playwright Goodenough Mashego has called upon Please Call Me millionaire Nkosana Makate to capitalise on the one asset he truly owns... Read more.
Four suspects fatally shot in Gauteng as alert cops crush CIT gang
It was a case of robbers versus cops when Gauteng police gunned down four suspected cash-in-transit robbers along the R25 towards Bronkhorstspruit within the past... Read more.
Eskom relieved to burn only R17bn to keep lights on in 2025
Eskom has breathed a sigh of relief after spending only R17-billion in the 2025 financial year to keep South Africa’s lights burning. For a utility that had incinerated... Read more.
South Africa has enough food to feed everyone, but millions still go hungry – NGO
With World Food Day gone and forgotten, one South African organisation has vowed to keep working to ensure citizens help one another fight hunger. Food-rescue non-profit... Read more.
Teen ‘friend’ in dock for stabbing Mbombela girl to death
Two teenage boys have made a brief appearance at the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga following their swift arrest after the gruesome killing of 19-year-old... Read more.
Ipid investigates Mpumalanga cops accused of killing unarmed man
An investigation has been opened by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) into the fatal shooting of Mxolisi Welcome Mphila, a 28-year-old public... Read more.
Deputy minister warns global leaders against trapping poor nations in climate debt
South Africa has called on wealthy nations to stop loading developing countries with loans disguised as climate aid, warning that the next phase of global climate... Read more.
Mpumalanga spends R313k on mobile class and more than half that to scrap it
The Mpumalanga Department of Education is facing severe criticism over a financial equation that reveals the staggering cost for temporary structures, spending R313... Read more.
