A an alleged knife crime has forever altered the lives of the families of two grade 8 pupils. The two, from Senzangakhona Secondary School in KwaMhlanga, were en route home after class when one allegedly stabbed the other at about 3pm on Thursday, the Mpumalanga education department said. “Teachers were Read more
Nompumelelo Gumede has passed away after she was allegedly burnt by her boyfriend. A 21-year-old woman who was allegedly burnt by her boyfriend has succumbed to her injuries. Nompumelelo Gumede from Emalahleni in Mpumalanga passed away on Sunday, 3 August. Another victim, Mbali Bill (23) succumbed to her injuries on Read more
The body of a woman who was reported missing from her hospital bed earlier this month has been found. A 51-year-old woman who went missing from Tonga Hospital in Mpumalanga was found dead near the hospital’s sewerage area. Lowvelder reports that Judith Tinana Ntimane was last seen on Tuesday, May Read more
A 40-year-old female suspect is expected to appear before the Acornhoek Magistrate’s Court today, 11 April 2025, following her arrest yesterday (10 April 2025) in connection with the alleged murder of her mother, Mandenane Emmie Maonye (83) in March 2025. The suspect is the third individual to be brought before Read more
Mpumalanga cops receive tip off about a man in possession of an unlicenced firearm. When cops went to investigate, they discovered money hidden under a bed. Mpumalanga police spokeswoman Lieutenant-Colonel Jabu Ndubane said their members received information about a man in possession of an unlicenced firearm. “They then responded swiftly Read more
Matric learner fatally stabbed in fight with another learner at Thomas Nhlabathi Secondary in Mpumalanga. A 19-year-old learner has been arrested and charged with the murder of a fellow learner. The incident occurred outside Thomas Nhlabathi Secondary School in Embalenhle, Secunda, in Mpumalanga on Thursday, 27 February. It’s alleged that Read more
The National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(NSPCA) is offering a R20 000 reward for information following the brutal killing of a male Chacma baboon known as “Raygun”. In a video that has since been circulated on social media, the baboon is seen being chased, beaten Read more
Latest reports have revealed that seven people have sadly passed away, while other two suffered serious injuries after a minibus overturned on the N3 toll road between Villiers and Heidelburg in Mpumalanga. According to Daily Sun, The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, 23 December. Three other passengers Read more
Community members went on rampage on Thursday evening after the death of a six-year-old boy from suspected food poisoning. The child died after eating biscuits he allegedly bought from a local spaza shop. ALSO READ | Five-year-old dies after eating snacks he bought from the Spaza shop Police spokesperson Magonseni Nkosi Read more
The Acting Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Major General (Dr) Zeph Mkhwanazi has welcomed the 15 year sentence imposed upon Pikinini Solvent Phesane (25) for the heinous crime of rape. The sentencing was handed down on Thursday, 21 November 2024, regarding the Kamhlushwa case. The court heard that Read more