Leonard Hlathi
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State’s failure to act leaves Mpumalanga community at land grabbers’ mercy
Mpumalanga land claimants have been failed by state organs, whose officials are not helping them to remove land invaders, despite a court order
Female cops sent for rape counselling
Brigadier Sifiso Cele denies the rape allegations, saying that they are part of a smear campaign and that criminal charges should have been opened if the accusations were true
Another Mpumalanga racist attack threatens to bring tensions to the fore
The recent assault and murder of Xolisile Ndzongana has once again painted a picture of a town marred by racial tensions
Two charged with ‘political’ killing
Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of the head of communications of Mpumalanga’s department of sports, culture and recreation.
Smoke and mirrors in Wild East
Another politician’s sudden death adds to the madness in Mpumalanga’s politics.
Police officer caught in breakfast sting operation
A police officer demanding R5 000 to make a copper-cable theft docket disappear was arrested at a Wimpy restaurant in Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, on Thursday, police said. The…
Disabled man arrested for raping 10-year-old
A disabled 65-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the rape of a 10-year-old girl near Hazyview, Mpumalanga police said on Tuesday. Captain Leonard Hlathi said the…
Police exhume remains of mayor’s alleged victim
Police have exhumed the body of a man alleged murdered by the executive mayor of Bushbuckridge. The body of Jeffrey Sedibe was exhumed on Friday, a day after the arrests of mayor…
Missing charge sheet sets ‘corrupt’ constables free
Thirteen reserve constables charged with corruption were set free after they appeared in the Komatipoort Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. This was because the prosecutor had…
Eight in court for gruesome murder
Cases of murder, armed robbery and theft against seven men and a woman were on Friday postponed in the Middelburg Magistrate’s Court, Mpumalanga police said. The eight are…
No bail in theft case for Dube murder suspect
Ludwe Gxowa, the man suspected of murdering reggae star Lucky Dube, was denied bail when he appeared with six others in the Balfour Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on theft…
Christmas gifts in the road after horror crash
Wrapped Christmas presents lay strewn across a KwaZulu-Natal highway following a horrific accident that claimed the lives of five people on Tuesday. Bayview police Commissioner…
‘Killers without conscience’ get 445 years each
Two men who were found guilty of 21 charges against them — including seven counts of murder and six counts of rape — were sentenced to 445 years’ imprisonment each by the…
String of rapes reported in Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga’s organised crime unit has arrested five men following a string of rapes in the province over the weekend. More arrests are expected. The unit’s spokesperson, Captain…