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Five arrested in truck attacks in Mpumalanga, Limpopo provinces

Police say they have arrested five people in connection with attacks on trucks in several provinces. Police say they arrested four people in Mpumalanga and 1 in Limpopo. More than 20 trucks have been set alight in the KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and the Free State provinces since last weekend. National Police Spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe says more arrests are expected. “We are still hot on the heels of those that are behind these […]

today16 July 2023

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Families of trapped Lily Mine workers plead with government to retrieve bodies of their loved ones

The families of three mine workers trapped underground in the Lily mine in Barberton in Mpumalanga have once again pleaded with government to retrieve their remains as the country celebrates Workers’ Day. Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi and Solomon Nyirenda were working in a lamp room container that fell down a sinkhole when the Lily Mine caved-in in 2016. Yesterday, marked exactly four years since the families of three set up […]

today1 May 2023

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Racist would-be terrorist sentenced to two life terms in jail

LOCAL A right-wing leader has been sentenced to two life terms and 21 years in prison by the Mpumalanga High Court for plotting to carry out terror attacks. Harry Johannes Knoesen, 63, carried out his plans as a leader of the National Christian Resistance Movement, also known as the “Crusaders”. He was convicted for preparing and planning to carry out terrorist attacks, incitement to carry out a terrorist attack in […]

today28 September 2022

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Car smuggling between SA and Mozambique a major concern for Mpumalanga community

LOCAL In the past three months, 36 vehicles have been recovered and 22 suspects arrested in the ongoing car smuggling incidents on the Mpumalanga borderlines with Mozambique. Now, the community of Mbuzini is living in fear. They allege that cars are smuggled in broad daylight through the border fence between South Africa and Mozambique. Residents share concerns over car smuggling in the area: Destined for Mozambique and beyond, these vehicles were […]

today30 August 2022

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Lockdown trunk call: Man arrested for trying to smuggle girlfriend to Mpumalanga in car boot

The national lockdown has seemingly driven South Africans to resort to desperate measures in finding ways to thwart the regulations. On Friday, a man was arrested at a roadblock on the N12 for allegedly trying to smuggle his girlfriend from Gauteng to Mpumalanga in the boot of his car. Gauteng Community Safety MEC Faith Mazibuko said that law enforcement officers stopped the man at a roadblock and asked him to […]

today20 April 2020

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At least 11 people die in Mpumalanga crash

At least 11 people were killed and 14 others were injured this morning when a bus and a truck collided on the Badplaas Road outside Machadodorp in Mpumalanga. ER24’s Russel Meiring says the vehicles were severely damaged in the crash. "Upon closer inspection, paramedics found several passengers trapped in a vehicle, while numerous more were found walking around on the scene. Several patients were also found lying trapped beneath the […]

today4 July 2017

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Lily Gold mine tragedy, one year on

It's exactly a year since the Lily Gold mine disaster near Barberton in Mpumalanga. The bodies of three workers are yet to be recovered. The trio disappeared when the lamp-room container they were working in fell into a massive sinkhole. Twelve months later there is still no word on when the bodies would be recovered. Earlier attempts to retrieve the three failed as the surface was unstable and the rescue […]

today5 February 2017

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