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Bushbuckridge landscape in Mpumalanga. Tour operators and hospitality sector stakeholders have expressed concerns about the poor state of some of the tourist sites in Mpumalanga’s Panorama Route. The bad condition of the road along the route is also a cause of concern. Panorama Route is the scenic drive through breathtaking natural beauty that includes sites…

FILE: An accident scene. Mpumalanga traffic authorities are once again urging motorists to exercise patience and drive with caution on the province’s roads. Three people were killed and two seriously injured on Saturday night on the N4 toll road at Karino outside Mbombela town. On Saturday morning, three people were killed on the N4 toll…

Police officer’s cap seen on a table Police officers who have died in the line of duty in the last twelve months will be remembered at the National Police Commemoration Day on Sunday, at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The Police and Prison Civil Rights Union (Popcru) says it is disheartening that families of fallen…

The vehicle that was torched outside Maponya Mall in Soweto The KwaZulu-Natal E-hailing Council says it is unacceptable that the killers of Mthokozisi Mvelase have not been arrested. Its chairperson Sipho Mabika addressed mourners at Mvelase’s funeral in Ulundi in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The 27-year-old driver was shot and burnt inside his car at Maponya Mall…

@Min_TSimmers and Minister @deidrebaartman visiting the Western Cape Department of Social Development’s Vredelus Secure Care Centre The Department of Social Development in the Western Cape has launched what it says is the first of its kind transitioning facility for children who’ve been in conflict with the law. The Fountain of Hope Intermediate Child and Youth…

81st anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising and historic Warsaw Relief Flights commemorated at the Katyn Memorial in Johannesburg The Polish people who fought heroically during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944, and the bravery of the South African aircrews who undertook to resupply the Polish resistance during the 63-day airlift in World War Two, have been…

The Bhisho Massacre Memorial Site in Bhisho commemorates the victims of the Bhisho Massacre. Victims of the Bhisho massacre of 1992 will be remembered by their families and the Eastern Cape government today. On this day 33 years ago, the Ciskei Defense Force opened fire on unarmed protesters who were marching to demand an end…

Nontsikelo Phume means business with her first book titled “Rainbow Business” A 7-year-old Bloemfontein girl is the toast of the town after she wrote a children’s book and sold it amongst her peers. Nontsikelelo Phume is the author of ‘Rainbow Business’. Phume was able to come up with a book after her mother, who is…