The man is a high school teacher in Kwamhlanga, Mpumalanga.He allegedly assaulted the mother of his child by kicking her and beating her with a wooden pole.He has been arrested and charged with three counts of assault.A 34-year-old man, who allegedly assaulted the mother of his child by kicking her and beating her with a…
A Mpumalanga security guard has appeared in court on charges that include child rape.The man was allegedly a friend of the complainants' families.The girls would sleep over and when his wife was away he allegedly abused them.A 35-year-old security guard appeared in the Nelspruit Magistrate's Court on Wednesday for rape, sexual assault and child grooming…
Mpumalanga police are searching for the alleged rapists of two underaged girls in that province. The youngest victim is two years old and was gang raped by two men. One man has been arrested in connection with the rape of an eight-year-old girl. Mpumalanga police are on the hunt for two men who allegedly raped a two-year-old girl…
Teaching during Level 3 lockdown at Nhlanhlayethu Secondary School in Durban. Mpumalanga's Education MEC is worried about criminals targeting schools during the country's Covid-19 lockdown.One school has been burgled seven times since South Africa's lockdown first started towards the end of March.MEC Bonakele Majuba is also concerned about the shortage of water at some schools.Access…
The death toll from Covid-19 is edging towards the 1 000 mark - recorded as 998 on Sunday evening.All nine provinces have now recorded a death after Mpumalanga recorded its first one.Recoveries or non-active cases stood at 24 364 of the 48 285 cases.Mpumalanga has recorded its first Covid-19 death as current cases neared 50…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…