A Gauteng high court judge appealed for peace to prevail in Mpumalanga at the end of a gruelling weeklong legal showdown between two of the province’s influential leaders, but the battle seems far from over. “I wish you all the ...
Read More »ANC blames violence on Malema
The African National Congress (ANC) in Mpumalanga has blamed the violent disruption of Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) election campaign on what it described as the EFF leader’s “war talk.” ANC provincial spokesperson, Madileng Thulare, said that while his organisation condemned ...
Read More »Julius Malema blasts ANC, Zuma for election rally shooting
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Commander-In-Chief Julius Malema has blamed the African National Congress (ANC) and President Jacob Zuma for a shooting in which his party member was shot during a rally held in Mpumalanga on Tuesday. EFF marshal, Senzo Thwala, ...
Read More »Slain ANC leader spoke of hit list
When you get involved in ANC party politics in Mpumalanga, you know you may be killed. This is according to ANC councillor candidate Themba Mpila, whose friend Michael “Zane” Phelembe was shot at his home in Pienaar, outside Mbombela, on ...
Read More »Police bosses to blame for continued political killings – SACP
The South African Communist Party (SACP) in Mpumalanga has blamed the murder of an ANC leader in Pienaar, Mbombela, on the failure of national police commissioners to release investigations outcomes on political killings in the province. ANC deputy branch chairperson ...
Read More »EFF member shot at Malema rally
Mpumalanga police are investigating a case of attempted murder following a shooting incident in which an Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) member sustained an injury to his leg while attending a Julius Malema election campaign in Nkomazi. The shooting took place ...
Read More »Premier probably encouraged witness to lie against Phosa – judge
Mpumalanga premier David Mabuza may have encouraged a witness to lie against businessman and politician, Mathews Phosa, said Gauteng High Court Judge Bill Prinsloo when he handed down judgment in the R10m civil claim that Mabuza had brought against Phosa. ...
Read More »A blow to premier Mabuza as witness’s testimony expunged from court records
Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza suffered a setback in his R10 million law suit against businessman Mathews Phosa after a judge at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ruled that evidence from one of Mabuza’s witnesses be expunged from the court ...
Read More »Mandela memorial scandal: R4,5m paid, but for what?
langa premier’s office authorised the payment of R4,5 million to Carol Bouwer Productions (CBP), for an unidentified service as part of the province’s R70 million splurge for the late president Nelson Mandela memorial services in 2013. This follows the revelations ...
Read More »ANC’s “apartheid” scripture a surprise to church leaders
The South African Council of Churches (SACC) has warned the African National Congress (ANC) against using the same Biblical scriptures that apartheid presidents often quoted to defend racial discrimination and oppression in the past. This follows a recent statement from ...
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