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Opposition slams ANC ‘cadre deployment’ after Shabangu takes MP council speaker post

ANC · Emalahleni

Opposition slams ANC ‘cadre deployment’ after Shabangu takes MP council speaker post

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

The new Emalahleni speaker was rejected by opposition leaders, who fear continued dysfunction and partisanship.Read Article

ANC redeploys controversial speaker amid alleged fallout over suspended MMCs

Africa · Emalahleni

ANC redeploys controversial speaker amid alleged fallout over suspended MMCs

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

Mduduzi Nkosi, known for past controversies, has resigned as Emalahleni speaker following party pressure and an alleged corruption-linked fallout.Read Article

Orlando Pirates to recall flamboyant teenage talent

Orlando Pirates · Emalahleni

Orlando Pirates to recall flamboyant teenage talent

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Orlando Pirates could have an exciting new teenage talent in their squad next season, and he won’t cost them a cent. Orlando Pirates to recall former Kaizer Chiefs starlet 18-year-old Thabo Mphaki, on loan at Wits, is nicknamed ‘Nasri’ for his flair that’s reminiscent of former Arsenal and France playmaker Samir Nasri. This is according to Soccer Laduma. The exciting teenager came through the ranks at Kaizer Chiefs. Click for the story Orlando P…Read Article

Rulani Mokwena’s abrupt Wydad Casablanca departure follows ‘special leave’ request

Coverage: 2 sources

Today’s Orlando Pirates transfer wrap looks at the future of Rulani Mokwena. There’s also an exciting ‘Teenage Tau’ in training. Orlando Pirates welcome a new trio to training There are three new faces in Pirates training; one of those is 17-year-old Sibusiso Tau, who arrived from Emalahleni United in Mpumalanga. Simphiwe Selepe and DDC skipper Cemran Dansin are also training with the senior side. Baroka winger Kabelo Kgositsile will link up wit…Soccer · Casablanca See the Story

Caught at the Dam! – ANC councillors cuffed with R20k at crime scene

Cape Town – Two senior councillors from the Emalahleni Local Municipality in Mpumalanga have been arrested in a dramatic sting operation at Witbank Dam. The arrests were carried out by the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation unit, following allegations of a R500,000 bribery scheme related to the extension of a municipal lease agreement. The two ANC Members of the Mayoral Committee (MMCs), aged 54 and 55, were caught red-handed receiving R20,…ANC · Emalahleni Read Article

Hawks arrest Mpumalanga councillors in R500,000 lease extension bribery case

Coverage: 2 sources

The Emalahleni Local Municipality’s two Mayoral Committee members will appear in the Emalahleni Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 17 April 2025, after police arrested them for alleged corruption involving a lease agreement. Arrest Made at Witbank Dam The South African Police Service reports that the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation unit based in Middelburg arrested the councillors, aged 54 and 55, at the Witbank Dam on Wednesday. Authoritie…Corruption · Emalahleni See the Story

Zero Fatalities In 30-Vehicle Pile-up On Misty N12 Near EMalahleni

eMalahleni – In what can only be described as a miracle, no lives were lost in a massive 30-vehicle pile-up on the N12 near eMalahleni on Friday morning, 11 April 2025. Despite the chaos and carnage, only two people were injured when thick mist brought traffic to a standstill and triggered a chain reaction of crashes. The accident happened just after sunrise on a notorious S-bend stretch between eMalahleni and Ogies, where visibility dropped to …Emalahleni · Emalahleni Read Article

Five suspects face court over R2 million Capitec fraud scheme

Coverage: 2 sources

Five suspects appeared in the Emalahleni magistrate’s court on Tuesday on charges of fraud, corruption, forgery, uttering and money laundering.Corruption · Emalahleni See the Story

Mpumalanga municipality pleads guilty pumping sewage into river

The eMalahleni Local Municipality in Mpumalanga’s coal mining town has pleaded guilty to a series of environmental crimes.Health · Emalahleni Read Article

'She is now safe with God and her father': Mother on 12-year-old's shocking death

A primary school pupil from eMalahleni (Witbank) would have turned 13 on Wednesday, but instead of a party, her family gathered to bury her.Emalahleni · Emalahleni Read Article

Kusile Power Station officials among six people arrested for Eskom graft allegations

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Police have arrested six people for procurement fraud and theft linked to an allegedly dodgy Eskom tender for a pump at Kusile Power Station in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga.Eskom · Emalahleni See the Story