The ANC Youth League in Mpumalanga has called on its mother body to immediately remove the party’s deputy chief whip in the provincial legislature, accusing him of being a danger to the party. The call came after Bonakele Majuba, who ...
Read More »Fifth arrest in former Speaker’s murder
The man suspected of pulling the trigger in the murder of Jimmy Mohlala, corruption-busting speaker of Mpumalanga’s capital city, has been arrested. “We found him at a hiding place in Matsulu township on Monday at about 5pm. He was arrested ...
Read More »Two cops implicated in speaker’s assassination
Political and community activists swamped the KaBokweni magistrate’s court on Monday to catch a glimpse of the suspects accused of executing the corruption-busting speaker of Mpumalanga’s capital city, Jimmy Mohlala. Two of the accused are policemen, while a third accused ...
Read More »Mpumalanga’s horribly corrupt police deserve orange uniform – Bheki Cele
The past month has not been a good one for the Mpumalanga police’s reputation as upholders of the law. Since early June, at least six police members – two of them very senior – have appeared in court on charges ranging from ...
Read More »ANC, POLICE slam rumour
The African National Congress (ANC) and police in Mpumalanga issued what is probably the harshest statement in defence of the organisation’s provincial chairperson who is also the Premier of the province, David “DD” Mabuza. Both statements condemn those behind a ...
Read More »ANC, POLICE slam premier raid rumour
The African National Congress (ANC) and police in Mpumalanga issued what is probably the harshest statement in defence of the organisation’s provincial chairperson who is also the Premier of the province, David “DD” Mabuza. Both statements condemn those behind a rumour that ...
Read More »Mohlala’s killers killed Sammy, says MEC Shongwe
Mpumalanga’s MEC for culture, sports and recreation, Vusi Shongwe, says his department’s head of communication and spokesperson was killed by the same “scavengers” who assassinated Mbombela’s speaker last year. Samuel “Sammy” Mpatlanyane (45) was shot to death by unknown gunmen in his ...
Read More »I will continue where I left off – Mario Masuku
What would be an ideal institution to co-ordinate whatever initiatives of this nature? South Africa can play a decisive role, not as a big brother, but as a country that has gone through a lot of ills, transformation and democratic ...
Read More »Mario Masuku and the future of Swaziland
The last time I entered Swaziland was back in the 1980’s with the assistance of an ANC operative. We did not have passports. In fact we did not need them. Our thoroughfare was made even easier with the aid of ...
Read More »Mayor and ten councillors axed
A major shakeup in a Mpumalanga municipality has seen its mayor and ten of its councillors being axed by the African National Congress (ANC). On Tuesday night, executive mayor of the Thaba Chweu municipality in Mashishing (formerly Lydenburg), Clara Ndlovu, and the ...
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