Disgraced Caxton journalist Mbekezeli Mbuli is willing to take a lie detector test to prove his claims that he was promised a job and a luxury German car to discredit Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza’s political rivals in the ANC. He ...
Read More »Was Sammy’s killer mad?
Slain Mpumalanga culture, sports and recreation spokesman Sammy Mpatlanyane’s murder trial has been postponed for two months after the key suspect in the case was sent for mental evaluation this week. The three accused, Mozambican Nito Mashava, 28, Tanzanian Omary ...
Read More »Was Sammy’s killer mad?
Slain Mpumalanga culture, sports and recreation spokesman Sammy Mpatlanyane’s murder trial has been postponed for two months after the key suspect in the case was sent for mental evaluation this week. The three accused, Mozambican Nito Mashava, 28, Tanzanian Omary ...
Read More »Politician’s killers still out there, says lawyer
The lawyer of four people implicated in the murder of slain Mbombela speaker Jimmy Mohlala has welcomed the withdrawal of the cases against his clients. The cases against former Constable Musa Mkhabela, 31, of KaNyamazane police station, Sakhile Mabika-Mona, 30, ...
Read More »Politician’s killers still out there, says lawyer
The lawyer of four people implicated in the murder of slain Mbombela speaker Jimmy Mohlala has welcomed the withdrawal of the cases against his clients. The cases against former Constable Musa Mkhabela, 31, of KaNyamazane police station, Sakhile Mabika-Mona, 30, ...
Read More »MEC and state attorney defy the Legislature
A Mpumalanga HOD accused of irregularly spending more than R350 million will not face disciplinary action in a separate matter involving R4,2 million. Public works, roads and transport MEC Dikeledi Mahlangu would not discipline Kgopane Mohlasedi because the case was ...
Read More »Up to 76 witnesses to testify in Mpatlanyane murder trial
At least 76 witnesses are expected testify during the trial against three foreign nationals accused of killing Mpumalanga culture, sports and recreation spokesman Sammy Mpatlanyane. The accused, Mozambican national Nito Mashava, 28, and Tanzanian national Omary Issa, 29, and Democratic ...
Read More »Cogta investigates dodgy borehole project
A special team is investigating the state of several infrastructure projects, some of which Premier David Mabuza promised would be completed within 100 days of his appointment. The projects include a R885 691 project to install boreholes in the Umjindi ...
Read More »Magistrate worries about health of January Murder accused
A magistrate has expressed concern about the health of an awaiting trial prisoner who seemed feverish when he appeared in connection with one of Mpumalanga’s infamous “January Murders”. Tupac ‘Abu” Ntumba, 25, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, was appearing ...
Read More »Suspects in January Murder case denied bail
The two foreign nationals accused of shooting and killing provincial culture, sports and recreation spokesman Sammy Mpatlanyane will have to stay in jail until the end of their trial. This comes after the Nelspruit magistrate’s court denied bail to second ...
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