Mpumalanga for Ammunition Possession, Stock Theft, and Illegal Hunting

Mpumalanga for Ammunition Possession, Stock Theft, and Illegal Hunting

Police arrested two suspects, aged 38 and 43, in the early hours of 22 April 2026 at approximately 02:40 on charges of possession of...
Illegal Mining ‘Stealing from Our Economy,’ Barberton Tourism Chief Warns as Heritage Sites Vandalised

Illegal Mining ‘Stealing from Our Economy,’ Barberton Tourism Chief Warns as...

Illegal mining in and around the Barberton region is causing severe environmental damage and threatening the tourism sector that countless local businesses rely on,...
Police Arrest 23-Year-Old Man for Alleged Murder of Neighbour

Police Arrest 23-Year-Old Man for Alleged Murder of Neighbour

Police have arrested a 23-year-old male suspect in connection with the alleged murder of his 30-year-old female next-door neighbour. According to police reports, the half-naked...
Suspect Arrested After High-Speed Pursuit; Stolen Vehicle Recovered

Suspect Arrested After High-Speed Pursuit; Stolen Vehicle Recovered

The Nelspruit Flying Squad apprehended a 36-year-old suspect during the early hours of Friday morning, 17 April 2026, following a high-speed vehicle pursuit in...
Hawks and NTACU Arrest Two Lekwa Traffic Officials in Standerton Bribery Sting

Hawks and NTACU Arrest Two Lekwa Traffic Officials in Standerton Bribery...

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) Secunda-based Serious Corruption Investigation Unit, in collaboration with the National Traffic Anti-Corruption Unit (NTACU), conducted an operation...
Schools Paralyzed as Parents Protest Overcrowding and Crumbling Classrooms

Schools Paralyzed as Parents Protest Overcrowding and Crumbling Classrooms

EMJINDINI TRUST, Mpumalanga — Teaching and learning have been disrupted at three schools in the Emjindini Trust area near Barberton since Monday, following a parent-led...
EFF Supporters Clash with Police in Mbombela After Julius Malema's Five-Year Prison Sentence

EFF Supporters Clash with Police in Mbombela After Julius Malema’s Five-Year...

Nine members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have been hospitalised following clashes with police outside the Mpumalanga High Court here on Thursday. Hundreds of...
Police Disperse EFF Protesters with Rubber Bullets and Teargas on N4 in Mbombela Following Malema's Five-Year Sentence

Police Disperse EFF Protesters with Rubber Bullets and Teargas on N4...

Mpumalanga police deployed rubber bullets, teargas, and stun grenades on Thursday to disperse Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) supporters attempting to block the N4 highway...
Suspect to Appear in Court for Unlicensed Firearm After Tip-Off on Breyten Farm

Suspect to Appear in Court for Unlicensed Firearm After Tip-Off on...

A 24-year-old suspect is scheduled to appear in the Ermelo Magistrate’s Court on 16 April 2026 on charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm...
Mpumalanga Community Health Workers Block Clinics in Protest Over Exclusion from Permanent Absorption

Mpumalanga Community Health Workers Block Clinics in Protest Over Exclusion from...

Community health workers in Mpumalanga are demanding permanent employment within the provincial health department, claiming that many have been unfairly excluded from the government’s...
Mpumalanga Residents Endure Months Without Water as Infrastructure Upgrades Promised

Mpumalanga Residents Endure Months Without Water as Infrastructure Upgrades Promised

Residents of Secunda and Bethal in Mpumalanga are growing increasingly frustrated over prolonged water shortages, with some communities left without reliable water for months. Many...
Two Legal Practitioners Arrested in R14 Million Fraud and Money Laundering Case

Two Legal Practitioners Arrested in R14 Million Fraud and Money Laundering...

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) has confirmed the arrest of two legal practitioners by the Nelspruit-based Serious Commercial Crime Investigation Unit. The...