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Hezekiel Nyoni hails a taxi to make the 70km trek to Barberton to get treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.

TB strain: Resistance is fertile

SA’s strategy to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is noble, but cracks are showing.

Added stress: many patients with multidrug-resistant TB have to travel long distances to hospitals to get their medicine because Mpumalanga does not provide it at local clinics.

Mpumalanga loses ground in war on HIV

The province has fallen far behind in the drive to deliver key infrastructure essential for treatment.

The mother of four-year-old Themba died weeks after his birth. He is being raised by his grandmother Sophie

When mother is snatched away, Gogo picks up the pieces

South Africa’s maternal mortality rate leaves the elderly to deal with its consequences, with many unable to keep up.

Double mastectomy – a drastic measure

A preventative mastectomy might save your life if you are at high risk but it does not provide 100% protection from developing breast cancer.

Celiwe could be home by the end of the month

Little Celiwe Maseko, who underwent a skin-cloning transplant, is awake and healing. She could be back home in Kagiso by the end of the month.

Furore surrounds Mpumalanga ANC elections

Furore surrounds Mpumalanga ANC elections

Facebook has been abuzz about whether ANC delegates in Mpumalanga will have to prove they voted as instructed during the provincial conference.

Reporter blames smear campaign on ANCYL leaders

Mbekezeli Mbuli has offered to take a polygraph test to prove that he was promised a car and job to write articles discrediting David Mabuza’s rivals.

Mpumalanga is another Limpopo

The auditor general has exposed a shocking state of affairs, but the national government is reluctant to intervene.

‘ANC infighting’ behind Ermelo riots

‘ANC infighting’ behind Ermelo riots

Grassroots members claim regional officials ignored their choice of candidates.

Mystery of premier’s stolen ‘millions’

After months of official denials, Barberton police are opening a case relating to money that went missing from a farm owned by the Mpumalanga premier.

Missing documents stall Mbombela deal

Nelspruit’s Mataffin community has accused its board of trustees of skulduggery after court documents went missing over the Mbombela Stadium land.

Hijacking ‘an attempted hit’

Hijacking ‘an attempted hit’

SACP says attack on Mpumalanga politician ‘linked to rumours he will be made premier’

Sexual abuse rampant at rural schools

Mpumalanga’s education department has dismissed 60 teachers for sexually abusing pupils in the past five years, the province has disclosed.

Two cops among those arrested for speaker’s murder

Two of the five suspects arrested for the murder of Jimmy Mohlala, the late speaker of Mbombela, are being investigated for other high-profile crimes.

Top parks official accused of poaching

An official report has accused the chief operating officer of the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency of rhino poaching in the province.

The nine lives of Wa Afrika

The nine lives of Wa Afrika

Mzilikazi wa Afrika made headlines as the journalist arrested by police. We take a look at his career thus far.

Spin doctor red-faced over fake letter

Spin doctor red-faced over fake letter

We followed the trail of letters that got Sunday Times journalist Mzilikazi wa Afrika arrested and found they led back to the Mpumalanga premier.

High noon at premier’s homestead

Police gathered at the farm of Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza in the early hours of Monday this week.

Cope on skids in Mpumalanga

Cope in Mpumalanga is in disarray, with three members out on bail and a fourth recalled from the only seat the party occupies in the province.

Prominent mayor on ‘hit-lists’

Are they a ruse or for real? Whichever, his family wants him to quit. Sydney Masinga reports.