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May 30, 2025 • 4 min read

Channel2Fitness wins big at the Hollywood Foundation Mpumalanga Bambelela Business Awards

EMALAHLENI – Channel2Fitness (Pty) Ltd was announced as the overall winner of the 10th edition of the Bambelela Business...

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Mar 28, 2025 • 3 min read

R1 million up for grabs at 2025 Hollywood Foundation Bambelela Awards

MPUMALANGA – The Hollywood Foundation is thrilled to announce the 2025 edition of the Mpumalanga Bambelela Business Awar...

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Mar 14, 2025 • 3 min read

Mpumalanga premier calls for caution on Just Energy Transition

EMALAHLENI – Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu says the province must tread carefully with the Just Energy Transition (JE...

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Jan 17, 2025 • 3 min read

Gugu takes home a car as Mpumalanga’s matric top achiever

Gugu Libambo shines as Mpumalanga’s top learner, makes national top 10 list MIDDELBURG – Gugu Libambo from Mphanam...

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Aug 09, 2024 • 4 min read

Thembisile Hani Municipality prioritises water projects with major budget allocation

KWA-MHLANGA – With a commitment to addressing the water scarcity challenge facing the community, Thembisile Hani Municip...

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Aug 02, 2024 • 2 min read

Nkangala district sets ambitious target for 24,790 New Jobs in five-year plan

NKANGALA – The Nkangala District Municipality has set a target of generating 24 790 new employment opportunities o...

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Sep 26, 2025 • 2 min read

Delmas community demand justice for alleged rape of five-year-old child

Delmas– The Delmas community is demanding justice and stricter action against child-abuse cases after a relative a...

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Apr 19, 2025 • 3 min read

DA backs minor allegedly raped at Ethiopian Spaza shop

HENDRINA – The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Steve Tshwete Municipality took to the streets in a show of support for the f...

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Feb 07, 2025 • 3 min read

Child rape suspect walks free, mother demands justice

SIYABUSWA – Nompumelelo Msiza, the mother of a three-year-old girl who was allegedly molested by a Pakistani natio...

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Feb 03, 2025 • 1 min read

Who killed Mbali? Siyabuswa woman found stabbed and locked in her room

Police are investigating the mysterious brutal killing and need your help A 31-year-old woman, Mbali Mahlangu from Siyab...

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Sep 27, 2024 • 2 min read

EFF leads call for justice as bail denied for police sergeant in wife's murder

EMALAHLENI – The Economic Freedom Fighters; (EFF) Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Desk in Mpumalanga has rallied supp...

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Sep 20, 2024 • 3 min read

Victims of cyberbullying speak out as online harassment escalates in Mpumalanga

MPUMALANGA – Victims of cyberbullying have described instances of online harassment as feeling besieged on all fro...

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Oct 24, 2025 • 3 min read

A young artist brings stories to life through art

Phola – At just 27 years old, Siphesihle Templeton Jiyane has turned a simple pencil into a voice of hope, emotion and t...

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Sep 12, 2025 • 3 min read

Echoes of the past unite generations as MEC Mabuza urges universities, scholars to bring history closer to communities

KwaMhlanga– The Mpumalanga Department of Culture, Sport and Recreation hosted the 11th Annual Oral History Conference at...

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Jul 16, 2025 • 3 min read

Phola youth auditions for a Netflix series

Phola– A wave of excitement was buzzing in the air in surrounding areas of Phola as aspiring actors flocked to Makause C...

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Jun 27, 2025 • 2 min read

Middelburg youth celebrate heritage through indigenous games

MIDDELBURG – The Eastdene Sports Stadium came alive with vibrant traditional energy on Saturday, June 21, 2024, as resid...

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Mar 28, 2025 • 2 min read

Delmas’ Mish Mosh turns passion into creative success

Delmas -In the heart of Delmas, Botleng Extension 3, lies a treasure trove of artistic talent. Mandla Daniel Masuku...

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Mar 14, 2025 • 2 min read

MEC Mabuza pushes for recreational facility and parks upgrades as part of MIG funding

DELMAS – The MEC for Sports, Culture and Recreation, Leah Mabuza, has announced that municipalities must allocate...

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Dec 15, 2025 • 4 min read

Dark Christmas for Daybreak workers as payout remain stalled

Delmas — Hundreds of Daybreak Foods employees face Christmas without income  as retrenchment processes remain stall...

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Nov 21, 2025 • 4 min read

Delmas erupts in protests for Eskom’s power outages

Delmas — Residents in Botleng took to the streets on 19 November 2025 after they had been without electricity for nearly...

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Nov 21, 2025 • 6 min read

Delmas water crisis is man-made while VKLM’s over half a billion debt mounts

Delmas– About five surrounding communities — Botleng, Sundra, Eloff, Rietkol, and Delpark — have had to endure weeks of...

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Nov 21, 2025 • 3 min read

Soil of Africa steps in to fight Seriti’s plans to evict Naledi and Lesedi residents

Middelburg — Residents of Naledi and Lesedi remain adamant that they will not vacate their homes despite pressure from m...

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Nov 21, 2025 • 3 min read

‘Unrecognised’ chief Mkhephula Mahlangu allegedly kidnapped, assaulted and ransacked Masakhane residents’ homes

Emalahleni — Masakhane residents have reported multiple assaults, kidnappings and property destruction allegedly committ...

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Nov 21, 2025 • 4 min read

DA takes Steve Tshwete council to court over controversial Mhluzi substation irregularities

Middelburg — Following the Democratic Alliance’ (DA) intention to sue the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality over the cont...

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Nov 07, 2025 • 5 min read

Local businesses breaking the law by charging extra for card transactions

Lucas Shongwe, Rodney Hlatshwayo and Nelisiwe Skhosana Nkangala — Consumers across Nkangala and South Africa at large fi...

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Oct 22, 2025 • 3 min read

CGCSA Summit 2025 Champions Agility and Innovation in the Consumer Goods Sector

By Luvolwethu Ngani The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) held its annual summit on October 8, 2025, at the...

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Sep 26, 2025 • 2 min read

Nkangala District and Nedbank’s five-year partnership earmarked to support SMMEs and NGOs

Middelburg – About two weeks ago, Nkangala District Mayor Thomas Ngwenya unveiled a new partnership with Nedbank,...

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Sep 21, 2025 • 4 min read

Princess Eurika Mogane has remarkably helped more than 1,300 women to find their purpose

MPUMALANGA – When Princess Eurika Mogane hands a young entrepreneur her first business logo, she isn’t just giving...

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Sep 05, 2025 • 1 min read

A new Kriel salon teaches customers to love themselves

Kriel – “I’ve always believed that beauty is not about changing who you are, but celebrating it,” says Zinzi Lukhele, wh...

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Aug 16, 2025 • 5 min read

Oupa Pilane’s ‘crazy’ dream drives tourism in Mpumalanga

MBOMBELA – If you ever meet Oupa Pilane, the first thing you might notice is his height or rather, the lack of it. He is...

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Nov 21, 2025 • 2 min read

Steve Tshwete CSF strengthens crime prevention with new Safer City Strategy

Middelburg — The Steve Tshwete Community Safety Forum (CSF) held a meeting at the Sydney Choma Banquet Hall on 20 Novemb...

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Oct 17, 2025 • 2 min read

GCIS urges Mpumalanga residents to participate in shaping G20 priorities

Middelburg – The Government Communication and Information Systems (GCIS) is calling on Mpumalanga residents to par...

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Sep 26, 2025 • 3 min read

Rockdale community celebrates opening of new Thusong Service Centre

Middelburg – The Steve Tshwete Local Municipality officially opened the long awaited Rockdale Thusong Service Cent...

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Sep 26, 2025 • 2 min read

Phola community indulges in traditional meals and games

PHOLA– Rachel Nyambe, a woman living with a disability hosted a Heritage Day celebration at Tycoon on 24 September...

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Sep 26, 2025 • 2 min read

Delmas hope weaver Florah Nhlanhla Sitoe: ‘Community appreciation and partnerships fuel my drive’

Delmas – At just 26 years old, Florah Nhlanhla Sitoe is already a force for change in her community. Growing up in...

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Sep 05, 2025 • 3 min read

Rockdale Clinic is hunting HIV positive people refusing to get treatment

Middelburg – The Rockdale Clinic has intensified efforts to trace people who know their HIV status but are not on...

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Jun 20, 2025 • 3 min read

Arts take centre stage as Mpumalanga youth compete in talent showcase

DELMAS – The Hope of the Hopeless, and Rise Mpumalanga Talent (RMT) joined forces to host an inspiring talent showcase,...

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Nov 08, 2024 • 2 min read

Banele Ngwenya triumphs at eMalahleni’s 6th annual spelling bee competition

EMALAHLENI – Eleven year-old Banele Ngwenya, grade 5 learner from Nelson Ngubeni Primary School, spelt her way to...

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Oct 25, 2024 • 3 min read

Mpumelelo secondary learners win big in in prestigious JSE investment contest

KwaNdebele – The learners of Mpumelelo Secondary School in Goederede in the Thembisile Hani municipally, walked aw...

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Oct 20, 2024 • 2 min read

Face of Emalahleni 2024 Crowns Emihle “Emza” Sanela

Emalahleni witnessed a dazzling celebration on October 19, 2024, at The Ridge, where Emihle “Emza” Sanela was crowned th...

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