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May 30, 2025 • 4 min read

Channel2Fitness wins big at the Hollywood Foundation Mpumalanga Bambelela Business Awards

EMALAHLENI – Channel2Fitness (Pty) Ltd was announced as the overall winner of the 10th edition of the Bambelela Business...

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Mar 28, 2025 • 3 min read

R1 million up for grabs at 2025 Hollywood Foundation Bambelela Awards

MPUMALANGA – The Hollywood Foundation is thrilled to announce the 2025 edition of the Mpumalanga Bambelela Business Awar...

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Mar 14, 2025 • 3 min read

Mpumalanga premier calls for caution on Just Energy Transition

EMALAHLENI – Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu says the province must tread carefully with the Just Energy Transition (JE...

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Jan 17, 2025 • 3 min read

Gugu takes home a car as Mpumalanga’s matric top achiever

Gugu Libambo shines as Mpumalanga’s top learner, makes national top 10 list MIDDELBURG – Gugu Libambo from Mphanam...

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Aug 09, 2024 • 4 min read

Thembisile Hani Municipality prioritises water projects with major budget allocation

KWA-MHLANGA – With a commitment to addressing the water scarcity challenge facing the community, Thembisile Hani Municip...

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Aug 02, 2024 • 2 min read

Nkangala district sets ambitious target for 24,790 New Jobs in five-year plan

NKANGALA – The Nkangala District Municipality has set a target of generating 24 790 new employment opportunities o...

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Abuse

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Sep 26, 2025 • 2 min read

Delmas community demand justice for alleged rape of five-year-old child

Delmas– The Delmas community is demanding justice and stricter action against child-abuse cases after a relative a...

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Apr 19, 2025 • 3 min read

DA backs minor allegedly raped at Ethiopian Spaza shop

HENDRINA – The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Steve Tshwete Municipality took to the streets in a show of support for the f...

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Feb 07, 2025 • 3 min read

Child rape suspect walks free, mother demands justice

SIYABUSWA – Nompumelelo Msiza, the mother of a three-year-old girl who was allegedly molested by a Pakistani natio...

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Feb 03, 2025 • 1 min read

Who killed Mbali? Siyabuswa woman found stabbed and locked in her room

Police are investigating the mysterious brutal killing and need your help A 31-year-old woman, Mbali Mahlangu from Siyab...

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Sep 27, 2024 • 2 min read

EFF leads call for justice as bail denied for police sergeant in wife's murder

EMALAHLENI – The Economic Freedom Fighters; (EFF) Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Desk in Mpumalanga has rallied supp...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Sep 20, 2024 • 3 min read

Victims of cyberbullying speak out as online harassment escalates in Mpumalanga

MPUMALANGA – Victims of cyberbullying have described instances of online harassment as feeling besieged on all fro...

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Arts

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Oct 24, 2025 • 3 min read

A young artist brings stories to life through art

Phola – At just 27 years old, Siphesihle Templeton Jiyane has turned a simple pencil into a voice of hope, emotion and t...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Sep 12, 2025 • 3 min read

Echoes of the past unite generations as MEC Mabuza urges universities, scholars to bring history closer to communities

KwaMhlanga– The Mpumalanga Department of Culture, Sport and Recreation hosted the 11th Annual Oral History Conference at...

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Jul 16, 2025 • 3 min read

Phola youth auditions for a Netflix series

Phola– A wave of excitement was buzzing in the air in surrounding areas of Phola as aspiring actors flocked to Makause C...

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Jun 27, 2025 • 2 min read

Middelburg youth celebrate heritage through indigenous games

MIDDELBURG – The Eastdene Sports Stadium came alive with vibrant traditional energy on Saturday, June 21, 2024, as resid...

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Mar 28, 2025 • 2 min read

Delmas’ Mish Mosh turns passion into creative success

Delmas -In the heart of Delmas, Botleng Extension 3, lies a treasure trove of artistic talent. Mandla Daniel Masuku...

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Mar 14, 2025 • 2 min read

MEC Mabuza pushes for recreational facility and parks upgrades as part of MIG funding

DELMAS – The MEC for Sports, Culture and Recreation, Leah Mabuza, has announced that municipalities must allocate...

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BREAKING NEWS

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Dec 15, 2025 • 4 min read

Dark Christmas for Daybreak workers as payout remain stalled

Delmas — Hundreds of Daybreak Foods employees face Christmas without income  as retrenchment processes remain stall...

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Nov 21, 2025 • 4 min read

Delmas erupts in protests for Eskom’s power outages

Delmas — Residents in Botleng took to the streets on 19 November 2025 after they had been without electricity for nearly...

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Nov 21, 2025 • 6 min read

Delmas water crisis is man-made while VKLM’s over half a billion debt mounts

Delmas– About five surrounding communities — Botleng, Sundra, Eloff, Rietkol, and Delpark — have had to endure weeks of...

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Nov 21, 2025 • 3 min read

Soil of Africa steps in to fight Seriti’s plans to evict Naledi and Lesedi residents

Middelburg — Residents of Naledi and Lesedi remain adamant that they will not vacate their homes despite pressure from m...

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Nov 21, 2025 • 3 min read

‘Unrecognised’ chief Mkhephula Mahlangu allegedly kidnapped, assaulted and ransacked Masakhane residents’ homes

Emalahleni — Masakhane residents have reported multiple assaults, kidnappings and property destruction allegedly committ...

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Nov 21, 2025 • 4 min read

DA takes Steve Tshwete council to court over controversial Mhluzi substation irregularities

Middelburg — Following the Democratic Alliance’ (DA) intention to sue the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality over the cont...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Business

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Nov 07, 2025 • 5 min read

Local businesses breaking the law by charging extra for card transactions

Lucas Shongwe, Rodney Hlatshwayo and Nelisiwe Skhosana Nkangala — Consumers across Nkangala and South Africa at large fi...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Oct 22, 2025 • 3 min read

CGCSA Summit 2025 Champions Agility and Innovation in the Consumer Goods Sector

By Luvolwethu Ngani The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) held its annual summit on October 8, 2025, at the...

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Sep 26, 2025 • 2 min read

Nkangala District and Nedbank’s five-year partnership earmarked to support SMMEs and NGOs

Middelburg – About two weeks ago, Nkangala District Mayor Thomas Ngwenya unveiled a new partnership with Nedbank,...

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Sep 21, 2025 • 4 min read

Princess Eurika Mogane has remarkably helped more than 1,300 women to find their purpose

MPUMALANGA – When Princess Eurika Mogane hands a young entrepreneur her first business logo, she isn’t just giving...

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Sep 05, 2025 • 1 min read

A new Kriel salon teaches customers to love themselves

Kriel – “I’ve always believed that beauty is not about changing who you are, but celebrating it,” says Zinzi Lukhele, wh...

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Aug 16, 2025 • 5 min read

Oupa Pilane’s ‘crazy’ dream drives tourism in Mpumalanga

MBOMBELA – If you ever meet Oupa Pilane, the first thing you might notice is his height or rather, the lack of it. He is...

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Community

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Nov 21, 2025 • 2 min read

Steve Tshwete CSF strengthens crime prevention with new Safer City Strategy

Middelburg — The Steve Tshwete Community Safety Forum (CSF) held a meeting at the Sydney Choma Banquet Hall on 20 Novemb...

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Oct 17, 2025 • 2 min read

GCIS urges Mpumalanga residents to participate in shaping G20 priorities

Middelburg – The Government Communication and Information Systems (GCIS) is calling on Mpumalanga residents to par...

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Sep 26, 2025 • 3 min read

Rockdale community celebrates opening of new Thusong Service Centre

Middelburg – The Steve Tshwete Local Municipality officially opened the long awaited Rockdale Thusong Service Cent...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Sep 26, 2025 • 2 min read

Phola community indulges in traditional meals and games

PHOLA– Rachel Nyambe, a woman living with a disability hosted a Heritage Day celebration at Tycoon on 24 September...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Sep 26, 2025 • 2 min read

Delmas hope weaver Florah Nhlanhla Sitoe: ‘Community appreciation and partnerships fuel my drive’

Delmas – At just 26 years old, Florah Nhlanhla Sitoe is already a force for change in her community. Growing up in...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Sep 05, 2025 • 3 min read

Rockdale Clinic is hunting HIV positive people refusing to get treatment

Middelburg – The Rockdale Clinic has intensified efforts to trace people who know their HIV status but are not on...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Competitions

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Jun 20, 2025 • 3 min read

Arts take centre stage as Mpumalanga youth compete in talent showcase

DELMAS – The Hope of the Hopeless, and Rise Mpumalanga Talent (RMT) joined forces to host an inspiring talent showcase,...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Nov 08, 2024 • 2 min read

Banele Ngwenya triumphs at eMalahleni’s 6th annual spelling bee competition

EMALAHLENI – Eleven year-old Banele Ngwenya, grade 5 learner from Nelson Ngubeni Primary School, spelt her way to...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Oct 25, 2024 • 3 min read

Mpumelelo secondary learners win big in in prestigious JSE investment contest

KwaNdebele – The learners of Mpumelelo Secondary School in Goederede in the Thembisile Hani municipally, walked aw...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Oct 20, 2024 • 2 min read

Face of Emalahleni 2024 Crowns Emihle “Emza” Sanela

Emalahleni witnessed a dazzling celebration on October 19, 2024, at The Ridge, where Emihle “Emza” Sanela was crowned th...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Crime

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Dec 15, 2025 • 3 min read

Court stops Steve Tshwete from taking former CFO’s pension fund over fraud allegations

Middelburg — The former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality has welcomed a High Court...

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Nov 14, 2025 • 3 min read

Five people appear in KwaMhlanga for murder of Sibusiso Ndlovu and partner Zodwa Mdhluli

KwaMhlanga — Five people facing charges of robbery, kidnapping and murdering Sibusiso “Aserie” Ndlovu and his partner Zo...

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Oct 24, 2025 • 2 min read

Delmas community outraged over child rape case postponement

Delmas – The community is demanding justice and tougher action against child abuse after a 19-year-old was arrested on c...

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Sep 12, 2025 • 2 min read

Delmas suspected drug dealer only spent two days in jail

Delmas– A drug bust in Botleng sparked anger among residents after a 28-year-old male suspect, caught with narcoti...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Sep 12, 2025 • 4 min read

Court to deliver verdict on Pampoenkraal farm murder trial

Middelburg – The Middelburg High Court has heard closing arguments in the trial of eight men accused of the Pampoe...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Aug 06, 2025 • 2 min read

KwaMhlanga Magistrate Court postpones case of three men accused of murdering Sam Maimela

KwaMhlanga– Three men accused of the brutal murder of a respected local teacher, Sam Thabiso Maimela (60), appeare...

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Editors Pick

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Mar 21, 2025 • 3 min read

Young entrepreneurs secure R3.6m to break into tourism industry

MPUMALANGA – The Department of Economic Development and Tourism, in collaboration with the National Youth Development Ag...

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Mar 21, 2025 • 2 min read

TS Galaxy fans react as Kabini departs for Norwegian side Molde FK

TWEEFONTEIN – A 21-year-old soccer player, Samukelo Kabini, has left South Africa’s TS Galaxy FC to join the Norwegian t...

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Mar 21, 2025 • 3 min read

Mpumalanga R66 billion budget for 2025/26 focuses on jobs, infrastructure, and social services

MPUMALANGA — The province’s MEC for Finance, Bonakele Majuba, presented the province’s R66.2 billion budget for 20...

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Mar 21, 2025 • 3 min read

Mpumalanga SAPS boosted with 74 new vehicles to fight crime

MIDDELBURG – Mpumalanga’s top cop says adding more police vehicles will shorten response times in combating crime...

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Mar 21, 2025 • 3 min read

Mpumalanga premier urges unity and innovation to address economic challenges

MPUMALANGA  – At the Post-Budget Breakfast Meeting on March 19, 2025, Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu addressed th...

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Mar 21, 2025 • 3 min read

MEC MOEKETSI URGES NPOS TO ACCOUNT FOR EVERY CENT IN FUNDING

MIDDELBURG – Mpumalanga Social Development MEC Khethiwe Moeketsi has urged non-profit organisations (NPOs) receiving fun...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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education

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Nov 21, 2025 • 3 min read

YCLSA says Thembisile Hani needs a college to boost education and local

Thembisile Hani — The Young Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA) says the Department of Higher Education remains sil...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Oct 31, 2025 • 3 min read

Susca Watts Academy is empowering youth through beauty courses

Middelburg – Susca Le Roux grew up on a farm in Ellisras, Limpopo, mesmerised by colour and creativity. About 31 y...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Oct 31, 2025 • 4 min read

Nkangala TVET College opens 4IR lab to drive digital innovation in Emalahleni

Emalahleni – The Nkangala TVET College, in partnership with the Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Edu...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Oct 25, 2025 • 3 min read

Witbank High School rises from ‘under siege’ to national success

Emalahleni – Once written off as one of Emalahleni’s most troubled schools, Witbank High has defied the odds, rising fro...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Oct 24, 2025 • 3 min read

Two Kriel High matriculants set to advance to Provincial History Oral Competition

Kriel – Two grade 12 learners, Winnie Makuwa and Sibongokuhle Khonjelwayo, from Kriel High School are advancing to the p...

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Oct 24, 2025 • 2 min read

EPWP programme empowers Emalahleni’s 30 local residents with agricultural skills

Emalahleni – The Emalahleni Local Municipality celebrated the graduation of 30 participants from the Expanded Public Wor...

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Entertainment

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Nov 14, 2025 • 2 min read

Maveli FC breaks record, winning Emalahleni Masters Football League title twice

Emalahleni —  Maveli FC has claimed the Emalahleni Masters Football League title for a second consecutive year afte...

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Nov 14, 2025 • 3 min read

Legend 40 Plus National Netball Tournament redefine women fitness

Simphiwe Jennifer & Unity Ndhlovu Middelburg — The Legend 40 Plus National Netball Tournament brought together women...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Nov 07, 2025 • 4 min read

Stars of Mpumalanga shine bright as champions of ELFA League

Sharon Chiloane & Nodicah Fundama Emalahleni — It was last Saturday, on 01 November 2025, when scores of people gath...

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Oct 31, 2025 • 5 min read

AfroSkool, a proud Ezinambeni fashion brand is redefining streetwear

Emalahleni —  A quiet revolution in fashion is taking place in Ezinambeni, where the rhythm of youthful ambitions e...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Oct 24, 2025 • 3 min read

Mathathakusa and Top Killers will go head-to-head for top eight final

Delmas – The much-anticipated top eight tournament at Arbor Farm reaches its thrilling climax this upcoming weekend, wit...

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Oct 17, 2025 • 3 min read

Forek Institute hosts remarkable Safety Health Lifestyle marathon

Mbombela– Forek Institute of Technology hosted a remarkable Safety Health Lifestyle marathon at the Tshwane University o...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Events

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Nov 07, 2025 • 3 min read

Mpumalanga Action Movement gala dinner strengthens public and private partnership

Middelburg — The Mpumalanga  Action Movement (MAM) brought together business and government leaders to discuss ente...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Oct 31, 2025 • 3 min read

Kriel Picnic Festival brings life back to our town

Kriel – The Springboks Rugby Field in Kriel came alive with music, laughter and the smell of sizzling boerewors on 25 Oc...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Aug 15, 2025 • 3 min read

SoGutjhe Royal House boosts local businesswomen with equipment

Phola– The SoGutjhe women from the community of Phola hosted their 4th annual Women’s Day celebration at Makause Combine...

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Aug 08, 2025 • 3 min read

Ministers de Lille, Sotyu and MEC Sidell embrace local voices in shaping tourism direction

Ga-Morwe – Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille, Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu and Economic Development and Tourism MEC Jes...

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Jul 25, 2025 • 2 min read

Radio Langa presenter Dlambili makes listeners ‘feel connected’ on air

Kwaggafontein – Given Masilela (30), known to many by his stage name, Dlambili, is more than just a name. He’s a v...

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Jun 27, 2025 • 2 min read

Vosman SAPS leads vibrant youth day celebration in eMalahleni

EMALAHLENI – The South African Police Service (SAPS) hosted a vibrant Youth Day commemoration event on Wednesday, 18 Jun...

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Health

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Oct 31, 2025 • 2 min read

Mental health remains SA’s biggest silent killer among youth

Siyabuswa — Limited access to care, poverty and violence are putting immense pressure on the mental health of youth in S...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Oct 31, 2025 • 3 min read

Glencore Coal and SANCB help thousands with free eye care treatment

Emalahleni – Thousands of residents in Emalahleni can now look forward to a brighter future, thanks to the ongoing partn...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Oct 31, 2025 • 4 min read

Matjhiding residents battling with water scarcity for nearly a decade

Matjhiding — The Matjhiding in the Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality have been grappling with ongoing water shortages afte...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Oct 31, 2025 • 4 min read

Environmental group empowers Phola residents to tackle harmful air pollution levels

Phola – The Phola Environmental Justice Alliance (PEJA) hosted a community workshop on 27 October 2025 at the Alliance C...

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Oct 31, 2025 • 2 min read

Phola community unites for breast cancer awareness

Phola– Phola residents recently gathered at Siyathokoza Primary School for an awareness campaign aimed at educating the...

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Oct 13, 2025 • 3 min read

Mpumalanga Mental Health Society calls for firm actions to address mental health

Middelburg – The Mpumalanga Mental Health Society (MMHS) hosted a mental health awareness walk on 10 October 2025...

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Investigative

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Jun 06, 2025 • 2 min read

Liberty Coal vindicated as FSCA finds no evidence of wrongdoing

SOUTH AFRICA – Liberty Coal has welcomed the findings of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), which support it...

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Apr 25, 2025 • 2 min read

R91k laptop probe nears end, government slams EFF

MPUMALANGA – The investigation into the controversial R2 million laptop deal by the Mpumalanga Department of Education i...

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Feb 14, 2025 • 2 min read

Hawks probe allegations of fraud in Mpumalanga Agriculture department

MBOMBELA – The Hawks have launched an investigation into alleged fraud and corruption within the Mpumalanga Depart...

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Nov 29, 2024 • 2 min read

Badenhorst murder and attempted murder trial moves to high court as investigators seek second suspect

DELMAS – The murder and attempted murder case involving Wessel Badenhorst has been postponed to January 15, 2025, and tr...

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Aug 02, 2024 • 3 min read

Six learners killed in Middelburg bus-train collision; bus driver’s sobriety in question

MIDDELBURG – The driver’s sobriety is under scrutiny following the tragic collision between a bus and a train that resul...

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Jul 26, 2024 • 2 min read

R112 million in NSFAS payments recovered following SIU investigation

SOUTH AFRICA – Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr. Mimmy Gondwe, has commended the successful re...

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Oct 10, 2025 • 3 min read

Professor Thuthukile Kabini is healing the nation through culture

Thembalethu – Professor Thuthukile Kabini, a healer and teacher, is one of South Africa’s most respected champions of he...

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Sep 21, 2025 • 2 min read

Five Ndebele traditional foods you should know

THEMBALETHU- Food is more than just something we eat, it carries stories, memories and culture. For our Ndebele grandpar...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Jun 06, 2025 • 1 min read

Ukukhula okuthusako kwabantu abalahlekileko esifundeni seMpumalanga

Isifunda seMpumalanga saziwa ngobuhle baso bemvelo, sele sihlaselwe mkhuba othusako begodu nohlahlathelisa igazi. ukwand...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Oct 25, 2024 • 2 min read

Ukugidingwa kwamaNdebele anyulwe ephaliswaneni labonongorwana bama-SATMA

Ama South African Traditional Music Awards, aziwa khulu ngama-SATMA amayelana nokugidinga umvumo wesintu, amalimi ngokuh...

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Oct 11, 2024 • 3 min read

Ndebele king and queen call for community backing ahead of national Indoni crowning

MPUMALANGA – The Ndebele indoni king and queen are seeking support to secure victory in the upcoming National Indo...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Sep 27, 2024 • 3 min read

SoGutjhe Royal leads Heritage Day celebration with unity and cultural pride

PHOLA – A vibrant tapestry of colour, music, and dance filled the Mabande sports ground as the community came toge...

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Local Business

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Nov 21, 2025 • 5 min read

M&N Realty Group impacting communities while reshaping property industry

Emalahleni — The Maila & Nkosi Realty Group (M&N Realty Group) based in Emalahleni is a fast-growing real estate...

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Oct 10, 2025 • 3 min read

Local stakeholders pray against Emalahleni’s GBV and substance abuse challenges

Emalahleni – Ward 17 Councillor Sizwe Mathebula and Kakaramba Foundation hosted an awareness campaign on 08 October 2025...

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Aug 15, 2025 • 2 min read

Women’s Day helps Kriel women to navigate challenges of motherhood and running a business

Kriel – For the community of Kriel Women’s Day was more than a commemoration; it became a vibrant celebration of hope, u...

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Jul 25, 2025 • 2 min read

Corobrik donates a ‘game changer’ hall to L.D. Moetanalo Secondary

Middelburg– Corobrik, a clay brick and paving manufacturer, handed over a newly constructed hall to L.D. Moetanalo...

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Jun 20, 2025 • 2 min read

Seriti rejects allegations following Phola youth protest

PHOLA – Seriti Resources has dismissed allegations of nepotism, environmental neglect, and the exclusion of locals, foll...

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Oct 25, 2024 • 2 min read

Thuma Mina Delmas Deliveries gets R250 000 boost to grow business

DELMAS – Among local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Thuma Mina Delmas Deliveries emerged victorious al...

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Local Heros

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Jun 06, 2025 • 1 min read

Phumelela learners empowered with dignity and nutrition packs

MIDDELBURG – In commemoration of Youth Month, the Steve Tshwete Municipality, in collaboration with Blue Ribbon, extende...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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May 16, 2025 • 2 min read

Innocent Victim Centre brings hope to vulnerable children, appeals for more support

PHOLA – The Innocent Victim Centre was founded by Sibongile Jele in 2021 after she witnessed a heartbreaking case of chi...

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Municipality

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Dec 15, 2025 • 3 min read

Seriti reaffirms its Kriel eviction stance while Emalahleni municipality remains silent

Kriel — Seriti has dismissed allegations that former employees of the Kriel Colliery, who were evicted from their homes,...

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Nov 14, 2025 • 2 min read

Steve Tshwete’s NSFAS application drive helps many to launch dreams

Middelburg — More than 200 young people across Steve Tshwete Local Municipality (STLM) received vital assistance on 12 N...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Nov 14, 2025 • 5 min read

Mpumalanga Legislature brings accountability on Victor Khanye service delivery progress

Delmas —The Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature returned to the Victor Khanye Local Municipality (VKLM) on 11-12 November...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Oct 31, 2025 • 3 min read

DA warns VKLM against ‘unconscionable’ sale of three old age homes

Delmas – The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Victor Khanye Local Municipality (VKLM) has called on the Member of the Mayoral...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Oct 31, 2025 • 3 min read

Deputy Minister Mahlobo visits incomplete Delmas waste treatment plant, delayed for nearly two years

Delmas – Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo, accompanied by local and district mayors, conducted an...

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Mfanuzile Dlakude

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Oct 24, 2025 • 4 min read

DA criticises Steve Tshwete for neglecting Nazareth roads

Middelburg –  The Democratic Alliance (DA) has also called for urgent intervention from the Steve Tshwete Loc...

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Aug 29, 2025 • 3 min read

Youth road accidents cost SA over 100 billion, MP DCSSL is taking an initiative to teach young people to do better

EMALAHLENI – South Africa loses more than 12,000 lives each year to road crashes, with young people making up just over...

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Aug 22, 2025 • 5 min read

Mining affected communities resist MPRDA amendments centralising power into government and companies

The Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA), which organises communities across the country, marched to dif...

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Aug 08, 2025 • 3 min read

MEC Leah Mabuza welcomes Team SA to World Gold Panning Championships in Spain

SPAIN – MEC for Culture, Sport and Recreation, Leah Mabuza, is proudly representing Mpumalanga and South Africa on...

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Jul 05, 2025 • 4 min read

‘The Cat’, DD Mabuza leaves behind a legacy marked by influence and controversy

MPUMALANGA – On the afternoon of Thursday, 03 July, South Africans and the world at large received the news that D...

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Jun 21, 2025 • 3 min read

SANDF soldier fatally stabs colleague, injures another, then kills himself

Mpumalanga – A deadly altercation at the Macadamia Military Base near Komatipoort, Mpumalanga, has left two South Africa...

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Jun 06, 2025 • 2 min read

MTN offers Smartphones at R99

SOUTH AFRICA – Telecommunications giant MTN is set to roll out smartphones to more than a million South Africans at a re...

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Dec 15, 2025 • 2 min read

DCSSL removes over 100 unsafe vehicles from Mpumalanga roads

Mpumalanga —The Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison has flagged a total of 103 vehicles as u...

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Dec 15, 2025 • 3 min read

Senzeni Dladla’s extraordinary rise from silent hustles to Emalahleni’s digital powerhouse

Emalahleni — Senzeni “Senzo” Dladla, reserved, thoughtful and often working far from the spotlight, has built an entrepr...

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Dec 15, 2025 • 3 min read

Not an easy road to newly built state-of-the-art King Nyabela Hospital

Middelburg — It’s quite perplexing that the government would finalise construction of a public hospital without co...

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Dec 15, 2025 • 2 min read

Doornkop CPA plans to profile residents for tenure rights and improved service delivery

Middelburg — The Doornkop Communal Property Association (CPA) has embarked on an ambitious project aimed at profiling re...

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Nov 29, 2025 • 4 min read

Kriel housing mayhem leaves 50 families displaced

KRIEL — The heart-wrenching cries of 79-year-old Gogo Linah Skosana echoed in the air, yet she was powerless to stop mar...

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Nov 21, 2025 • 2 min read

Steve Tshwete civic organisation takes proactive measures to fight unemployment

Middelburg —  Steve Tshwete Community Youth Empowerment, a non-profit organisation, held a community meeting on 19...

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Oct 24, 2025 • 3 min read

Destiny Resort is a sought-after accommodation with so much to offer

Emalahleni — Destiny Resort is quickly emerging as one of Mpumalanga’s most popular leisure destinations. Just minutes a...

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Oct 17, 2025 • 5 min read

Kruger United Football Club coach Lindokuhle Magagula’s journey from numbers to nets and goals

MBOMBELA— A whistle cuts through the morning air. Players jog across the training field while Lindokuhle Magagula keeps...

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Oct 17, 2025 • 4 min read

Anna Eunice Sibeko’s leadership brings a surge in female sport leadership in Mpumalanga

Kriel – In community halls and sport arenas across Mpumalanga, one woman’s vision is reshaping how sport empowers women...

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Oct 10, 2025 • 4 min read

Sharlotte Tsotetsi-Mpotu uses law to champion justice for those in the margins

Middelburg – Sharlotte Tsotetsi-Mpotu, founder of S Tsotetsi Attorneys, has built a legal career grounded in purpo...

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Sep 12, 2025 • 4 min read

Blessing Ngavi’s journey on surviving car crash to becoming a brilliant football coach

Delmas– On a dusty pitch in Delmas Extension 3, where the air smells of grass after rain and boys chase dreams bar...

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Sep 12, 2025 • 4 min read

Trailblazer attorney Nonkululeko Ntuli: ‘I’ve always had a passion for justice’

Emalahleni – There is nothing other than law that Nonkululeko Arsula Ntuli ever wanted since childhood.  &#82...

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Aug 22, 2025 • 3 min read

Women leading Mpumalanga tourism sector unite to push for more inclusivity

Mbombela— Mpumalanga women from across the tourism sector gathered at Hotel 247 in White River on 20 August under the ba...

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Apr 04, 2025 • 2 min read

EFF Mpumalanga chair rejects protection order violation claims

MPUMALANGA – EFF Mpumalanga leader Collen Sedibe has dismissed allegations that he is wanted by police for violating a p...

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Feb 21, 2025 • 2 min read

EFF, Ward 14 residents protest service delivery failures in eMalahleni

EMALAHLENI – Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and residents of Ward 14 staged a peaceful demonstration on...

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Feb 18, 2025 • 2 min read

DA’s motion of no confidence fails as Govan Mbeki Mayor Nhlakanipho Zuma survives

MPUMALANGA – Efforts by the Democratic Alliance (DA) to oust Govan Mbeki Mayor Nhlakanipho Zuma were unsuccessful, as Zu...

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May 30, 2025 • 3 min read

KLCBT hosts game-changing seminar to empower tourism entrepreneurs

MBOMBELA – In a strong move to boost local entrepreneurship and inclusive growth, the Kruger Lowveld Chamber of Business...

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May 16, 2025 • 3 min read

Mpumalanga’s tourism vision unfolds at ATI with major developments and deals

DURBAN – Mpumalanga Province made a strong impression at this year’s Africa’s Travel Indaba (ATI), held from May 12 to 1...

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Apr 25, 2025 • 2 min read

Road deaths increase despite visibility and strictness

MPUMALANGA – Eighteen (18) more people have died on Mpumalanga roads during the Easter weekend holidays. This is despite...

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Apr 25, 2025 • 3 min read

Mpumalanga premier champions education and employment at G20 summit

MPUMALANGA – Premier Mandla Ndlovu officially launched the Provincial G20 Education Summit in White River on Thursday, A...

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Apr 18, 2025 • 2 min read

Mpumalanga cracks down on road offenders over Easter weekend

MPUMALANGA – The Mpumalanga government has adopted a zero-tolerance approach to lawlessness on the roads this long Easte...

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Feb 21, 2025 • 2 min read

Mpumalanga adds 13,402 jobs, unemployment drops to 34.7%

MPUMALANGA – Mpumalanga’s economy has seen a significant increase of 13,402 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2024, accordin...

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Apr 11, 2025 • 1 min read

Phezukomkhono brings smiles with school shoes donation

DELMAS – In a heart-warming gesture, non-profit organisation Phezukomkhono donated school shoes to 40 learners at Mdumis...

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Feb 21, 2025 • 2 min read

MEC Speedy Mashilo pledges infrastructure support for Elukhanyisweni secondary

EMALAHLENI – Mpumalanga Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) MEC, Speedy Mashilo,...

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Feb 21, 2025 • 2 min read

Z.i sisters kick off school shoe initiative, more schools to benefit

EMALAHLENI – For many children, a pair of school shoes is more than just footwear—it’s a step toward confidence, dignity...

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Jan 17, 2025 • 2 min read

eMalahleni mayor Nhlapho goes back to school

EMALAHLENI – eMalahleni mayor Vusi Nhlapho has made the inspiring decision to go back to school. Not just any school, bu...

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Oct 25, 2024 • 3 min read

Dynamic duo DJ Bozo and ChefGravel ignite eMalahleni’s nightlife scene

eMalahleni– In a city where the nightlife is fueled by vibrant rhythms and passionate crowds, two names stand out: Bozo...

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Nov 07, 2025 • 3 min read

Maveli FC vs Kingborn Masters: Emalahleni Masters Football League’s title race far from over

Emalahleni — The Emalahleni Masters League is heading for a thrilling climax as defending champions Maveli FC faces moun...

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Sep 26, 2025 • 2 min read

Sharpshooters win against Real Madrid in dramatic penalty shootout

DELMAS– Sharpshooters FC clinched the local top-four knockout tournament with a thrilling 6-5 penalty shootout victory o...

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May 02, 2025 • 2 min read

Delmas PJ Stars crowned champions of Mpumalanga Juniors Championship

BELFAST – In an electrifying display of skill and determination, Delmas PJ Stars emerged victorious in the Mpumalanga Ju...

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Apr 11, 2025 • 2 min read

22 coaches earn CAF B licences through SAFA Nkangala

EMALAHLENI – Twenty-two (22) local coaches have officially qualified as CAF-certified licence holders after completing a...

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Apr 04, 2025 • 3 min read

Social cohesion takes centre stage at Ga-Phaahla’s RSCC Cultural Celebration

GA-PHAAHLA – The RasTafari Social Cohesion Culture Project (RSCC), initiated by Baba Lord I ka Gagazi, a Rastafari cultu...

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Feb 21, 2025 • 2 min read

Delmas runner Lulu secures 3rd spot in Sasol marathon

SECUNDA – In an impressive display of endurance and speed, Thokozile Mokena (34), known as Lulu, claimed third place in...

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Mar 07, 2025 • 3 min read

MTPA showcases Mpumalanga’s Tourism potential at Meetings Africa ahead of G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting

SANDTON – Meetings Africa, the largest tourism conference on the continent, was held in Sandton from February 24 t...

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