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Police Minister to visit Mpumalanga drug labs following R48 million bust
Police Minister to visit Mpumalanga drug labs following R48 million bust! Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu is expected to visit…
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Mpumalanga police bust R20 million drug operation in Standerton
Mpumalanga police bust R20 million drug operation in Standerton! In a significant victory against illegal drug operations, Mpumalanga police have…
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Two suspects arrested for card scamming in Standerton
Police in Standerton, Mpumalanga, in collaboration with a private security company, have arrested two suspects on allegations of card scamming…
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Eskom employee to spend weekend behind bars for cable theft
A 36-year-old employee at Eskom’s Tutuka power station in Standerton, Mpumalanga will spend the weekend behind bars after she was…
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Man accused of Mpumalanga businesswoman’s murder due back in court
The man accused of Mpumalanga businesswoman Renee Lea’s murder is due back in court on Monday. Lea was from Standerton,…
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Suspect caught with body of woman in stolen car
A young man is expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng on Monday after he was found…
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Warning of more severe thunderstorms in SA
It was the season for severe thunderstorms with more storms predicted despite being in an El Nino state. Brace for…
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Truck transporting soya hijacked in the Free State & recovered in Mpumalanga
A 45-year-old man is expected to appear in the Standerton Magistrate’s Court on Monday in Mpumalanga after being arrested while…
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Nigerian businessman rescued after kidnapping ordeal
A Nigerian businessman has been rescued by the South African Police Service’s (Saps) anti-kidnapping task team. The 48-year-old man was…
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Harsh sentences for 5 men caught red-handed stealing copper cables at Eskom’s Tutuka Power Station
Five Mpumalanga men will spend time in jail after they were caught red-handed allegedly digging up and skinning copper cables…
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Police seize R20 000 worth of alcohol being sold in a tuck shop
Police in Mpumalanga have arrested a Somalian man in his early 20s, during Operation Shanela, for allegedly selling liquor inside…
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Alleged Facebook fraudster faces justice for R400 000 scam
A 34-year-old ‘Facebook fraudster’ from Standerton in Mpumalanga was brought to book earlier this week after he allegedly defrauded an…
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Woman & accomplices arrested after bid to fraudulently get R200k loan from a bank
Police in Standerton have arrested seven people, aged between 37 and 43, on charges of fraud after a failed attempt…
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5 murder suspects killed in a shootout with cops in KZN
Five murder suspects have been killed in a shootout with police in KwaZulu-Natal. Police said the suspects were shot dead…
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2 separate sentences imposed on perpetrators who targeted businesses in Standerton
The court has handed two separate sentences and convictions on two perpetrators who targeted a retail business for stealing copper…
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Special police task team to probe attempted assassination of Mpumalanga mayor
The Mpumalanga police commissioner has appointed a task team to investigate the attempted assassination of the Lekwa Municipality Mayor Delani…
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Another Facebook rapist arrested in Mpumalanga after r@ping a teenager
Police have arrested another “Facebook rapist” for allegedly luring a teenager on the social media platform and raping her in…
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Licencing officials slapped with hefty fines for multi-million rand fraud in Mpumalanga
Four Standerton licensing officials have been sentenced to hefty fines or imprisonment in connection with multiple counts of fraud committed…
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4 dead and one seriously injured in Mpumalanga crash
Four people were killed in a crash between Standerton and Val in Mpumalanga. It’s understood that a truck and another…
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2 Mozambican killers get 132 years in prison for murders, kidnapping & robbery
The Evander Magistrates’ Court in Mpumalanga sentenced two Mozambican men to 132 years in prison for multiple murders, kidnapping, and…
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Woman arrested after being found with stash of dagga worth R10 000 in her home
Police in Mpumalanga have arrested a 36-year-old woman allegedly dealing in dagga, after she was found with a stash of…
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JOY ends in tears as man shoots girlfriend dead outside the bar
A manhunt has been launched for a man who shot dead his lover and attempted to kill her brother outside…
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Man stabs girlfriend to death but dies on the way to conceal her body in Mpumalanga
Police are investigating a case of murder after a man allegedly stabbed his 33-year-old girlfriend to death and died on…
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Standerton runner-up wants to oust ANC
The party that came second in Standerton, Mpumalanga, wants to oust the ANC. The Lekwa Community Forum says it’s currently…
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2 Eskom employees in court over corruption
Eskom isn’t only dealing with power cuts. Some of its employees are facing charges of theft, fraud, and corruption. Two…
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Drug trafficker arrested with dagga worth R330 000
The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Mpumalanga has arrested a 34-year-old man for possession of dagga, estimated at about…
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Man fatally shoots son before turning the gun on himself in Mpumalanga
The South African Police Service in Mpumalanga has appealed to community members to seek professional help when faced with life…
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Broke Mpumalanga municipality which owes Eskom R1.1 billion to meet its new administrator
The cash-strapped Lekwa Local Municipality in Standerton, Mpumalanga, has announced that a high-level delegation of deputy ministers and MECs will…
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Mpumalanga farmer who was missing since March found dead in Free State
A farmer that had been reported missing two months ago was found dead and his body dumped inside a donga…
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Murdered ex-police officer’s skeletal remains returned
The skeletal remains reported to have gone missing last week from the government mortuary in Standerton, Mpumalanga, have been found,…
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Thieves steal murdered police officer’s body from Mpumalanga mortuary
The theft happened days before the alleged cop killer was due back in court Human skeletal remains, which were kept…
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Minister Sisulu calls for probe after pensioner’s RDP house reportedly sold to ANC leader
Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, has directed her department to investigate and find a solution to…
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Police officer arrested for rape of 18-year-old in Mpumalanga
Brigadier Leonard Hlathi said two men went to the woman’s home and lured her to the suspect’s home, where she…
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Security guards protest outside Evander Hospital
Protesters from Evander to Standerton and Ermelo claim they have not been paid in two months. Security guards are currently…
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