A high ranking leader and a member of the ruling ANC’s provincial executive committee in Mpumalanga province, Peter Nyoni, has been expelled from the party, following a disciplinary hearing on Monday. This decision has not been officially communicated to Nyoni, ...
Read More »“MECs and HODs must fall,” ANCYL deputy president
ANC Youth League Deputy President Desmond Moela has called upon the newly returned Premier David Mabuza to deal harshly with MECs and top government officials who did as they pleased when the premier was off sick. During his welcome gathering ...
Read More »EFF official in a plot selling scam
A member of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) accused of illegally selling plots in Mpumalanga has been released on R1 000 bail. Edwin Mshika, from Mataffin near Mbombela, was arrested by the Nelspruit Commercial Branch unit on Friday. He was ...
Read More »Feeding scheme part of R440m irregular expenditure
The Mpumalanga Department of Education’s nearly R500 million irregular expenditure has been attributed to failure to follow rules when allocating tenders for the province’s school feeding scheme and construction projects. The department’s 2014/15 Annual Report showed that it accumulated R162 ...
Read More »YES, I PAID VENTER: Admits Premier Mabuza’s lawyer
Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza’s lawyer Ian Small-Smith has admitted paying money for Jan Venter’s legal fees in his cases against his former employer, Dr Mathews Phosa. Small-Smith’s startling admission follows Ziwaphi’s expose in the previous edition which published copies of ...
Read More »MEC urges people to pray for Mpumalanga premier
Mpumalanga Education MEC Reginah Mhaule has urged people to pray for Premier David Mabuza who has been on sick leave for more than a month after collapsing from fatigue. Mhaule was addressing an exam prayer session for the Gert Sibande ...
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 »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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