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Promise Marupeng is a news and crime reporter for the Sowetan

More than R713k put into the bank account of Mdumiseni Primary School in Delmas, Mpumalanga, at the end of February has been withdrawn by different people and 'disappeared'

Parents oppose return of principal who stole R15k

Department satisfied with R4,000 fine for Tsetsane

Tembisa world record holder Zama Mofokeng is featured in the Guinness Book of Records for the most one-handed back flips.

Flipping genius Mofokeng defies epilepsy in setting world marks

Guiness World Records tumble to Tembisa's acrobatic ace

Baby Lwandle’s arm had to be amputated after alleged negligence by staff at Bernice Samuel Hospital, Delmas.

Hospital staff suspended over amputation of baby’s arm

Three doctors and a nurse have been suspended from Bernice Samuel Hospital in Delmas, Mpumalanga, after a newborn baby admitted for diarrhoea ended up with her hand being amputated

Bantfwabetfu High School where a group of gangsters allegedly assaulted leaners during the class at Lekwatini in Mpumalanga

Mother tells how principal saved her son from young thugs

A mother of a grade 11 pupil who is being sought by gangsters told how she watched helplessly as her son almost got killed by the group that stormed a Mpumalanga school, forcing it to shut down last week.

A KuGompo City man has been jailed for multiple serious offences. Stock photo.

Prison warder faces music for having sex with an inmate

The department of correctional services is set to take action against a female warden who was caught on video having sex with an inmate at the prison in KwaZulu-Natal

Headless man found in Benoni ‘body dumping ground’

The community of Putfontein plots near Crystal Park in Benoni, on the East Rand, has expressed shock and fear after the decapitated body of a man was found in the area at the weekend

Limpopo police said the baby was declared dead on arrival at hospital. File photo.

Teen mother, boyfriend 'on the run' after death of toddler

A three-year-old child from Diepkloof, Soweto, was allegedly repeatedly beaten and raped by her teen mother's boyfriend before she succumbed to her injuries last week.

Limpopo police said the baby was declared dead on arrival at hospital. File photo.

Teen mother, boyfriend ‘on the run’ after death of toddler

A three-year-old child from Diepkloof, Soweto, was allegedly repeatedly beaten and raped by her teen mother's boyfriend before she succumbed to her injuries last week

Limpopo husband who was arrested in connection with the murder of his wife ,during the funeral with their children.

Husband of slain businesswoman to appear in court

Makoena Mabusela-Leshabane, 46, a senior aviation finance consultant, and her friend Tebogo Mphuti, 35, who was in construction and property, were shot at point-blank range and killed in a suspected hit while they were about to view a…

Sedibeng municipal manager Stanley Khanyile was shot dead inside a car at a shopping centre in Alberton.

Municipal boss' murder leaves other officials scared

Promise Marupeng Sedibeng district municipality officials are shocked and fearful, wondering who is next to be killed following the murder of municipal manager Stanley Khanyile, 52, at the weekend. Khanyile was gunned down at a shopping…

Woman’s body stuck in hearse for four hours

A woman's body was stuck in a hearse for four hours after it was removed from her home due to the funeral industry shutdown

Lerato Makhoba says her family is yet to get her brother's remains after he was buried by the wrong family.

Family of man mistakenly handed to wrong family yet to receive his remains to bury

It's been more than a month since the body of Peace Buthelezi was swapped and mistakenly handed to another family for burial

Alice Mashaba who was attacked with an axe by another street vendor who is running from the police.

Street vendor ‘lucky to survive axe attack’

A woman was left with two gaping wounds on her head which required 12 stitches after she was attacked with an axe by a storming fellow street vendor following a brawl

The car belonging to Molebatseng Centy Delebo, who was shot and killed allegedly by an SANDF soldier at Chochocho village in Mpumalanga.

Soldier ‘kills man for a little argument’ in Mpumalanga

The girlfriend of a man who was shot and killed by a soldier has told of his last moments.y cops

The 48-year-old woman had been in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19. File photo.

Social media ‘gossip’ drives Covid-positive Benoni teacher to set herself on fire

A school principal whose wife attempted to commit suicide because of depression due to Covid-19 plans to embark on community education campaigns aimed at de-stigmatising people infected by the virus