Covid-19 blamed as Mpumalanga public school construction costs near R1bn
The Mpumalanga public works department has blamed Covid-19, bad weather, and subcontracting disruptions for the massive delays and spiralling costs of the scandal-ridden... Read more.
Education HOD, contractor BoTau Technologies face axe over R2m laptop scandal
Mpumalanga’s embattled education head, Lucy Moyane, faces disciplinary action as the provincial government moves to blacklist BoTau Technologies, the company at... Read more.
R700m sunk into unfinished school building
The Mpumalanga government has spent more than R700-million on a school that was meant to rescue impoverished children on farms in the Mkhondo municipality but the... Read more.
Court orders Free State farmer to rebuild home after unlawful eviction
The Land Court has declared the eviction of three members of a farmworker’s family from a Free State farm unlawful and has ordered that their demolished home... Read more.
Mpumalanga MEC unleashes lawyers on EFF’s Collen Sedibe
The long-simmering political tension between Mpumalanga EFF chairperson Collen Sedibe and ANC education MEC Cathy Dlamini has exploded into a legal battle after... Read more.
How tech firm shortchanged Mpumalanga education in R2m laptop deal
A tech company contracted to supply high-end laptops to the Mpumalanga Department of Education has been accused of delivering substandard equipment and grossly inflating... Read more.
Mpumalanga man jailed for digging up dad, granddad’s graves
A 28-year-old Mpumalanga man will spend the weekend in police custody after being arrested for allegedly digging up the graves of his father and grandfather in broad... Read more.
Wife takes hubby to ConCourt over pension fund divorce settlement
Lawyers representing a woman in a landmark divorce case are gearing up for a Constitutional Court hearing, seeking confirmation of a high court ruling that allows... Read more.
Mpumalanga municipality bosses in jobs-for-comrades scandal
Six senior officials at the Bushbuckridge municipality in Mpumalanga are facing disciplinary action following damning findings by Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka,... Read more.
EFF’s Collen Sedibe defends G63 Brabus, multimillion rand home
Mpumalanga EFF leader Collen Sedibe has come out in defence of his personal wealth after faceless detractors alleged on social media that he owns a fleet of cars... Read more.
