Fraud and forgery: Two Hawks captains sentenced
Captain Richard Lekotswane Nkwanyana (48), and Captain Peter Mathekanyana Molapo (58), both formerly attached to the Hawks’ in Mpumalanga have been convicted and sentenced...
Hefty sentence after kidnapping and murder, Vosman
The Circuit of the Pretoria High Court sitting in Delmas has meted a harsh sentence to 32 year old Nompumelelo Stephina Ngwenya on series...
Cocaine, heroin, crystal meth and dagga seized, Mpumalanga
On 5 November 2018, five drug mules are expected to appear at the Lydenburg and Witbank Magistrates’ Courts respectively facing drug related charges.
Four of...
Suspect still sought for 2012 brutal murder of woman and baby
Project 'Lest we forget':
Margrietha de Goede (66) and baby Wiehan Botes (5 months and 22 days old) were found strangled in her home...
World’s largest air pollution hotspot is Mpumalanga – South Africa
A groundbreaking analysis of satellite data from 1 June to 31 August this year reveals the world’s largest NO2 air pollution hotspots across...
Couple in their 80’s survive third farm attack, Belfast
A farm attack took place on 28 October 2018, at 19:25 along the Leeuklip road between Belfast and Stoffberg, in the Mpumalanga province. Boy...
Operation netts drug dealers, recovery of hijacked truck
The South African Police Service management in Mpumalanga lauds the determination and hard work displayed by the men and women in blue, during the...
Bushbuckridge armed house robbery, assault, kidnapping
Four men appeared at the Delmas Magistrate’s Court on 26 October 2018, after they were found in possession of stolen motor vehicles.
The appearance comes...
Farm attack – female victim attacked with machete, Machadodorp
A farm attack took place on 21 October 2018 at about 01:30, in the Machadodorp area, Mpumalanga. A female victim was attacked by five...
State loses bid to postpone coal mining hearing
The government has lost an attempt to side-step a High Court challenge to its controversial decision to allow coal mining in a protected area...
Xenophobia in Middelburg, violent protests and looting
Police in Middelburg closed all foreigners shops and requested that they should leave the town.
This follows after violent protests that broke out in the...
791 unlicensed firearms recovered in Mpumalanga in 10 months
The Provincial Commissioner of the police in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Mondli Zuma hereby applauds the community and the various role players for working closely...
