Author: Tshwarelo eseng Mogakane

Jacob Zuma versus Sisi Khampepe
Politics

‘Not in million years would Jacob Zuma be invited to National Dialogue’

Former president Jacob Zuma will be nowhere near the inaugural National Dialogue, and that, according to the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party), is how it was meant... Read more.
News

New MEC makes peace with tourism bosses over ‘toilet paper’ rant

Mpumalanga’s new economic development MEC, Jesta Sidell, has moved quickly to calm tensions after a fiery attack on the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA)... Read more.
Barberton shutdown suspended
News

Calm returns to Barberton after week-long shutdown over municipal amalgamation

Life returned to normal on Wednesday in Mpumalanga’s old mining town, Barberton, after a week of crippling protests under the #BuyaMjindi banner brought the... Read more.
Why I wouldn’t blow the whistle on corruption
News

SAPS face-covering ban for cops sparks row over Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

A Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster social media post reminding police officers that wearing buffs or face coverings in uniform is against South African... Read more.
Artisanal miners fear exclusion from new bill process 
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Artisanal miners fear exclusion from new bill process 

South Africa’s artisanal miners say they are being sidelined from a crucial law-making process that could reshape their livelihoods, as the window for public comment... Read more.
Mpumalanga hands over boarding school
News

Mpumalanga finally hands over R625m Mkhondo school

Mpumalanga’s provincial government has officially handed over the long-awaited R625-million Mkhondo Combined Boarding School, ending years of delays, budget escalations... Read more.
Cachalia testifies before ad hoc committee
News

‘We will not rest until Moyo is behind bars’ – Firoz Cachalia, on latest cop killings

Acting Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia has vowed that law enforcement “will not rest” until the fugitive accused of killing two detectives in Gauteng... Read more.