Municipality’s R3bn debt hits businesses, residents hard
Spaza shop owner Angel Mahlangu has been forced to use her hard-earned money to pay for refuse removal in front of her property due to the failure of the Bushbuckridge... Read more.
Mpumalanga university entangled in R500m legal dispute
The University of Mpumalanga has been dragged to the centre of a legal dispute. The legal protagonists are two construction giants. And caught up in the R500 million... Read more.
Mpumalanga mom, daughter ‘killed’ granny over insurance payout
A 40-year-old Mpumalanga mom is in police custody for allegedly working with her 26-year-old daughter to murder her 83-year-old mother — reportedly to cash in... Read more.
21 teens rescued from horror ‘discipline’ camp in Mpumalanga
Twenty-one terrified children have been rescued from a so-called disciplinary camp in Evander, Mpumalanga, where they were allegedly tortured and forced to swim... Read more.
Mpumalanga tourism bosses happy as poacher gets 11 years in jail
Mpumalanga tourism officials have applauded convicted poacher Elias Sithole’s landmark sentence. Sithole (42), of Mkhuhlu, close to Hazyview, was found guilty... Read more.
Mpumalanga lawmakers want probe into load reduction ‘conspiracy’
Allegations of a sinister “load reduction conspiracy” involving Eskom technicians and storemen have rocked Mpumalanga. This has prompted lawmakers to call for... Read more.
Mpumalanga municipality to pay up to R410K for low-skill jobs
A Mpumalanga municipality is offering permanent jobs that pay as much as R24 898 a month to candidates with a grade 10 as a minimum education requirement. This has... Read more.
Mpumalanga university appoints new vice-chancellor
The University of Mpumalanga (UMP) has appointed acclaimed feminist scholar and higher education leader, Prof Thenjiwe Meyiwa, as its new vice-chancellor. Her... Read more.
Grade 10 scandal rocks Mpumalanga municipality
The Mpumalanga premier is investigating allegations that a senior manager in the Thaba Chweu Local Municipality doesn’t have a matric. Locals have reported to... Read more.
Mpumalanga ‘cash cow’ agency bleeds R285m in unpaid loans
Mpumalanga’s main business funding agency has become a cash cow for inexperienced entrepreneurs who take loans and vanish. The Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency... Read more.
