The Auditor General (AG) has revealed that the Mpumalanga provincial government departments have spent more than R2 billion in irregular expenditure. The AG audit outcomes for the 2014/15 financial year which ended in March 2015 were presented to Members of ...
Read More »Rural residents welcome digital migration plans
The residents of Marite Trust in Mpumalanga can’t wait to switch from their analogue platform to digital terrestrial television (DTT). The residents, who live between Bushbuckridge and Hazyview, learned about DTT when communications minister Faith Muthambi recently visited their area ...
Read More »Ten more Mpuma medical students jet-off to Cuba
Ten more aspiring doctors from Mpumalanga have jetted-off to Cuba to join the list of students who studied their medicine at the Caribbean country. Provincial Department of Health spokesman Dumisane Malamule said 90 more students from the province are expected ...
Read More »MEC unveils R147m road, warns against vandalism
Rural community members living near the Swazi and Mozambican border in Mpumalanga have been warned against damaging a newly unveiled R147 million road during future service delivery protests. The appeal came from provincial public works, roads and transport MEC Dumisile ...
Read More »R15m donation a big boost to kasi schools
Pupils from two schools in Mpumalanga have been given an opportunity to improve in science and technology following the donation of R15 million worth of equipment and tools. The Sasol Inzalo Foundation recently handed the equipment and officially handed over ...
Read More »Prez Zuma a tsotsi, Premier Mabuza dying for own sins – Maimane
Democratic Alliance (DA) federal Mmusi Maimane has labelled President Jacob Zuma and Mpumalanga Premier David “DD” Mabuza tsotsis. Maimane was addressing more than 500 community members in Kabokweni near White River, Mpumalanga, on Sunday afternoon. “The bible says rot starts ...
Read More »Deputy ANCYL boss denies HR director appointment was a dodgy affair
Mpumalanga education authorities have denied suggestions that the requirements of a director’s post in the Department of Education were lowered to suit newly elected deputy president of the ANC Youth League (ANCYL), Desmond Moela. Provincial department spokesman Jasper Zwane said ...
Read More »ANCYL leader in court for murder
An ANC Youth League (ANCYL) regional leader in Mpumalanga has appeared in court in connection with murder. Bheki Lubisi, 28, who is chairman of the ANCYL in the Ehlanzeni region, was initially arrested along with four community members at Driekoppies ...
Read More »Premier’s office dismisses “zombie” claims
The office of Mpumalanga Premier David “DD” Mabuza has denied the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) public statements that the premier is using civil servants and political leaders, including President Jacob Zuma, as his political zombies. EFF provincial secretary Alfred Skhosana ...
Read More »Bank silent on possible ANC fraud
First National Bank is refusing to answer media enquiries regarding a teller who has been appending the bank’s official stamps on blank ANC membership forms, which are believed to be used in manipulating the ANC’s membership system. The teller may ...
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