Mpumalanga urges cross border collaboration to curb malaria outbreak
Mosquito on water. Four malaria deaths and 858 cases have been reported in Mpumalanga since…
Mpumalanga urges cross border collaboration to curb malaria outbreak
Mosquito on water. Four malaria deaths and 858 cases have been reported in Mpumalanga since the beginning of the year. Health MEC Sasekani Manzini says Nkomazi, east of Malelane, is one of the malaria-affected zones in the province. The area experienced devastating floods in January and now, recent floods have created favourable conditions for mosquito…
Turkey’s Istanbul Park to host F1 for at least 5 years from 2027
FILE | Formula One race. Turkey’s Istanbul Park circuit will return to the Formula One calendar from 2027 onwards for at least five years, the Turkish presidency said on Friday The circuit on the Asian side of the city is popular with the drivers and fans, but it last hosted a race in 2021 as…
SA, Mexico to relive iconic 2010 opening match again in Mexico City
Bafana Bafana winger Simphiwe Tshabalala scores during the 2010 World Cup opener against Mexico. South Africa and Mexico will relive and replay the opening match of the 2010 edition of FIFA World Cup – just three days before the opening match of the 2026 edition of football’s global showpiece in Mexico City, featuring the same…
Suspended Police Chief quizzed thrice on SAPS crime links before MPs
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola appearing before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on October 9, 2025. Suspended National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola‘s knowledge of allegations of criminality within the South African Police Service were put to him three times before the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around issues of national security. He was…
Ntuli praises SIU over R84m border wall fraud probe
KwaZulu-Natal–Mozambique border where the halted R84m wall project exposed tender fraud and corruption. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has commended the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) after its probe put a halt to a multi-million rand border wall due to tender fraud allegations. This comes after a Special Tribunal set aside the R84 million border wall project,…
Ntuli praises SIU over R84m border wall fraud probe
KwaZulu-Natal–Mozambique border where the halted R84m wall project exposed tender fraud and corruption. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has commended the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) after its probe put a halt to a multi-million rand border wall due to tender fraud allegations. This comes after a Special Tribunal set aside the R84 million border wall project,…
Alleged gold processing site uncovered, two arrested in Mpumalanga
A person in handcuffs following an arrest. Police in Mpumalanga have arrested two suspects found at a house in Barberton allegedly used as an illegal gold processing lab. The suspects were also found with two unlicensed firearms and ammunition. Provincial Police spokesperson Mavela Masondo says their intelligent structures assisted in busting the illegal mining activities….
Mangena hails ‘Bra Don’ Nkadimeng’s good leadership qualities
AZAPO logo. Former AZAPO president Doctor Mosibudi Mangena has hailed the party’s late secretary-general Don Nkadimeng for his good leadership qualities. Nkadimeng, who was affectionately known as “Bra Don”, died last year in Limpopo at the age of 77. He was AZAPO’s first provincial chairperson. Advocate Mojanku Gumbi will deliver Nkadimeng’s memorial lecture at the…
Biovac set to employ over 700 highly skilled workers
[File Image]: The Biovac Institute is striving to scale up to become a major vaccine manufacturing output facility in response to COVID-19 and possible future pandemics. South African vaccine manufacture, Biovac, is set to employ over 700 high-end skilled individuals. It has secured a financing package of one-eight-billion rand from the International Finance Corporation, the European…
KZN scholar transport on brink of collapse amid budget cuts
The provision of scholar transport in KwaZulu-Natal is on the brink of collapse as the Department of Education removes tens of thousands of learners from the programme due to severe budget cuts. Director for Learner Transport Vukani Khumalo told the portfolio committee that the budget for the service has been cut from R669–million to R366–million. Khumalo said the…
