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Police battle to exhume grave of killed girl 2006-01-05 07:22:42 Mpumalanga police have been forced to disperse an angry mob while they exhumed the grave of a teenage girl, whose half-naked body had been found a day earlier. Two die when taxi rolls 2006-01-04 14:45:06 Two people were killed and 14 injured in a minibus taxi accident in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga police have said. Reinforcements called in at Mozambican border 2006-01-03 09:23:54 The home affairs department in Mpumalanga has called for defence force reinforcements to help with crowd control at the Lebombo border post with Mozambique, news reports say. |
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Driver survives petrol tanker explosion 2005-12-28 10:53:35 A driver has sustained minor injuries after his tanker carrying a combination of diesel and petrol overturned and burst into flames on the N11 close to Secunda in Mpumalanga. Robbers tie businessmen to tree 2005-12-23 13:52:18 Two businessmen have been dragged out of their bakkie in Mpumalanga and tied to a tree by three robbers. Police seize tik farm 2005-12-22 17:33:52 The Assets Forfeiture Unit and police have seized an Mpumalanga farm used as a base for the manufacture of the drug "tik". Five killed, 27 injured in Delmas crash 2005-12-16 12:14:06 Three vehicles and a bus have collided in a horrific accident on the Witbank highway near Delmas in Mpumalanga. The accident apparenlty occurred as two people were repairing a flat tyre on the side of the road. Ten killed in Mpuma taxi crash 2005-12-12 07:22:51 A minibus taxi travelling from Secunda to Delmas allegedly ignored a stop sign at an intersection and smashed into the left side of a vehicle, killing ten people, including two children. Delmas given R2,5m to purify water 2005-12-08 13:53:54 More than R2-million made available by Mpumalanga and the national department of water affairs and forestry will be used to purify borehole water and connect the hole to the existing reservoir after the typhoid fever outbreaks. Hitchhikers warned of spiked-drinks ploy 2005-12-07 12:46:18 The last thing a 29-year-old man remembers is being offered a drink by a kindly driver who had picked him up along the N4 - but Nelspruit police have stated that he is the latest victim of gang believed to be robbing hitchhikers using spiked drinks. Cops believe syndicate is targeting tourists 2005-11-24 20:22:28 Police in Mpumalanga believe a syndicate is behind the recent series of attacks on tourists at Waterval Boven. I couldn't kill Myburgh's mother - witness 2005-11-23 22:30:46 A Mpumalanga man hired to kill a woman for a R3 million insurance policy payout has testified in the Cape High Court that he couldn't go through with it when he realised that his target was his friend's mother. Tourists attacked during Waterval Boven walk 2005-11-22 12:31:14 Mpumalanga police are searching for two armed men who accosted a tourist couple and their tour guide during a scenic walk near the Zasm railway tunnel in Waterval Boven. Delmas manager accused of enriching himself 2005-11-17 10:07:11 Tefo Kadi, the Delmas municipal manager, allegedly claimed R43 000 overtime payment for extra hours he worked while trying to stop the disease spreading during September's outbreak. R26m down the drain for Mpumalanga education 2005-11-08 20:00:23 An audit report has revealed that the Mpumalanga education department has been defrauded of R26-million through the non-delivery of toilets and water tanks. 'Desperado' burnt to death by mob 2005-11-01 12:32:59 Mpumalanga police stood and watched "powerless to react" as several youths stoned and torched an alleged neighbourhood thug. Kosi Bay border car smuggling on the rise 2005-10-28 21:10:08 There has been a dramatic increase in stolen cars being smuggled into South Africa through the Kosi Bay border post - and police suspect it is due to the closing of a South African anti vehicle smuggling unit in Mozambique. Housing department denies bonus wrongdoing 2005-10-19 21:08:43 The Mpumalanga local government and housing department has rejected media reports that its top management had paid themselves performance bonuses while refusing to pay junior officials. Man arrested for attempted rape of schoolgirl 2005-10-18 12:12:30 A 12-year-old girl from Delmas in Mpumalanga has managed to escape an alleged rapist who had reportedly attacked her on her way to school. Woman found guilty of sexually assaulting boy 2005-10-14 17:58:30 A 30-year-old Mpumalanga dentist's receptionist has been found guilty of indecently assaulting a 14-year-old schoolboy with whom she had a sexual relationship. Escaped prisoners still at large 2005-10-12 12:35:01 Mpumalanga police are still looking for five awaiting trial prisoners who made a break for freedom while being transported to a Standerton court. Typhoid cloud still looming over Delmas 2005-10-07 11:07:29 Angry Delmas residents have called for resignation of their municipal manager, Tefo Kadi, after barricading streets with burning tyres and rocks in the Mpumulanga town. Missing boy found after 2 years 2005-10-07 06:47:20 A teenage boy, missing from Amersfoort since 2003, has been found by his family in Richards Bay, Mpumalanga police have said. Woman axed to death 2005-10-05 12:34:13 A woman has been attacked and killed by an axe-wielding man in her Middelburg home, police have reported. Typhoid outbreak: KZN on the alert 2005-10-02 14:56:31 Since the outbreak of the typhoid fever outbreak in Delmas, Mpumalanga, three Gauteng cases have been reported, the source of which is still unknown. This has caused the KwaZulu-Natal municipalities to be placed on alert. Man held for allegedly killing his children 2005-10-01 11:38:09 A 22-year-old man from Embalenhle, Secunda, has been arrested after slaying his two children during the night, Mpumalanga Eastern Highveld police have said. More typhoid cases seen in Delmas 2005-09-29 12:45:27 Three new cases of typhoid have been reported in Delmas in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 599, according to Mpumalanga health officials. Two more typhoid cases reported in Delmas 2005-09-28 17:11:26 Two more cases of typhoid have been confirmed in Delmas over the last 24 hours. Seven escape from Ogies holding cells 2005-09-27 20:31:14 Mpumalanga police are still searching for seven "extremely dangerous" men who escaped from Ogies holding cells, near Witbank in the Highveld area. Typhoid claims fifth victim 2005-09-27 17:15:32 A fifth person has died of the typhoid outbreak in Delmas, a spokesperson for the Mpumalanga premier. Benoni case sparks new typhoid fears 2005-09-27 09:22:15 Justin Brummer lives in Benoni and has never been to Delmas, the typhoid town in Mpumalanga where at least four people have died - yet he has been diagnosed with the disease. Delmas typhoid cases increase 2005-09-26 17:25:31 The bacteria responsible for the typhoid outbreak has been found in a borehole while the number of typhoid cases in Delmas continue to increase. Biologists find cause of typhoid in Delmas 2005-09-23 16:03:03 The residents of the typhoid-hit town of Delmas in Mpumalanga can breathe a sigh of relief: state biologists have found the source of the disease... Cursed by ‘lizard skin’ in stricken Delmas 2005-09-23 11:07:04 Authorities have still not found the root of the typhoid outbreak in the Mpumalanga town of Delmas, where 44 cases of severe diarrhoea, and 11 new cases of typhoid have been reported. ANC to blame for Delmas outbreak, says Leon 2005-09-23 15:11:34 The deadly typhoid outbreak in the Mpumalanga town of Delmas is the result of the African National Congress's failure to heed warnings that the area was facing a major public health risk, says Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon. Witbank may be next in line for name change 2005-09-22 11:48:48 The Demnocratic Alliance says that the name Witbank is not discriminatory and therefore the party will oppose proposals to rename the Mpumalanga town. Police shoot at typhoid-town residents 2005-09-22 07:33:15 Irvin Shiba's walk home after a 12-hour working shift nearly ended in his death when he was shot by police who had opened fire on residents demanding the resignation of Botleng's mayor after a typhoid outbreak. Eleven new typhoid patients in hospital 2005-09-22 16:54:44 Mpumalanga health officials have confirmed that 11 people have been admitted to hospitals in Delmas and Middelburg to receive treatment for typhoid. Mpumalanga marchers threatened to burn court 2005-09-21 15:10:47 Mpumalanga police have re-opened the roads leading in and out of the Moutse area after arresting more than 60 angry residents following a series of violent protests. Residents ignore tap-water typhoid risk 2005-09-21 08:57:01 The mayor of Delmas, Thamsanqa Piet Matosa, says he has warned people not to drink the tap water until the source of typhoid is determined, but some residents are ignoring the call. DA leader caught up in Delmas violence 2005-09-21 14:11:56 Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon's convoy to the typhoid-hit town of Delmas in Mpumalanga has been stoned by protesters. "The people are understandably and justifiably angry," he said after the incident. More than 20 typhoid cases in 24 hours 2005-09-21 08:05:16 Delmas has seen 26 more cases of typhoid in the last 24 hours, Mpumalanaga health department spokesperson Mpho Gabashane says. Varsity detectives search for typhoid source 2005-09-19 18:25:13 Techniques similar to that of forensic police will be used over the next week to pick up traces of the Salmonella Typhi's DNA in the Delmas water supply, to confirm the cause of the recent Typhoid outbreak in the Mpumalanga town. |
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