Mpumalanga

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Court sets aside conviction in dagga case

The magistrate had relied on a section of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act that was declared unconstitutional almost 30 years ago

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Law | 19 September 2024

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Eskom office closure in Mpumalanga leaves customers frustrated

Residents still turning up to report electricity supply problems months after Kwagga Mall customer hub closed

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Brief | 5 September 2024

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In this village you only get tap water on Fridays

An Mpumalanga municipality says it has a shortfall of nearly 60-million litres of water per day.

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News | 21 August 2024

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Mpumalanga village has had no police station since two cops were killed there in 2002

The safety of our members is also important, says SAPS spokesperson

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News | 20 August 2024

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Mpumalanga traditional leader sold plots on land he didn’t own

Court orders eviction at the request of Thembisile Hani Local Municipality

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News | 19 July 2024

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New proposal puts Kruger National Park’s environmental safeguards “at risk”

Experts alarmed by government move to drop statutory requirements for some developments in the park

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News | 31 May 2024

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Coal mine accused of making “manifestly scurrilous” allegations against opponents

A coalition against mining in the Mabola Protected Environment want “scandalous” and “irrelevant” claims struck from court record

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News | 8 May 2024

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Families to leave ancestral lands as coal mine expands

Land Claims Court orders Mpumalanga mine to build them permanent houses

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News | 3 May 2024

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Proposed coal mine in Mpumalanga grasslands back in court

Uthaka Energy persists with plans for a colliery in Mabola Protected Environment despite six court judgments

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News | 30 April 2024

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Agricultural hubs create work and hope for hundreds

But Industrial Development Corporation funding for the project in KwaZulu-Natal is coming to an end

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News | 24 April 2024

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Mpumalanga villagers trek 3km for drinking water

People in Tweefontein Extension N say piped water has been promised since 2017

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Brief | 23 April 2024

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Mpumalanga pensioners furious that SASSA paypoint closed

Tribal authority promises to take up the issue

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Brief | 26 March 2024

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Mpumalanga protesters reject government’s latest energy plan

Marches for cleaner, safer, and more affordable energy took place across the country on Wednesday

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News | 20 March 2024

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Mbombela warned to fix water crisis as taps in several villages run dry

“The last time we saw a drop of water coming out of the tap was about 15 years ago,” says villager

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News | 6 March 2024

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Emalahleni municipality wants to evict families in “illegal” township

Many of the families live in brick and mortar homes. But the municipality says these structures are unlawful and wants them to be demolished

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News | 27 February 2024

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More than a decade later, Carolina’s filthy water still puts residents’ health at risk

A 2012 court judgment ordered the municipality to provide clean water. It has still not complied

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News | 19 February 2024