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Huge pumpkin grown in eMkhondo
Mr Moses Fakude, who is well known in eMkhondo for the delicious vegetables that he grows, recently harvested a gigantic 28.8-kilogram American pumpkin from...Boy drowns in Hlelo river
On Monday the 1st of February at about 20:30 Sanele Nhlanhla drowned in the Hlelo river at Donkerhoek. Sanele Nhlanhla, a 14-year-old boy, apparently tried...Alcohol sales open . . . for now
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Monday night the 1st of February and lifted the alcohol ban which was from the 28th of...
- Covid-19
Alcohol sales open . . . for now
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Monday night the 1st of February and lifted the alcohol ban which was from the 28th of...Covid-19 positive = government establishments closed
On Monday 11 January a notification was sent out to the residents of eMkhondo, stating that the offices of the SAPS will be closed...Retrenched employees protest in front of local business
During last week, several Checkout employees could be seen protesting outside the store to show their anger about having their employment terminated. According to some...Fake News: 3rd alcohol ban creates panic-buying
On Tuesday 25 August, a voicenote was sent on Whatsapp stating that the alcohol ban would be reinstated at 20:00 by the President. This...
- Accidents
Three protection officers die in road accident
In the early morning hours of Monday 25 January four members of the protection detail of Mkhondo’s Mayor, Vusi Motha, were involved in a...Mechanical problems got a lot worse
On Thursday 14 January at 12:35, two trucks collided on the Wakker-stroom Road. After a Mercedes Benz truck experienced mechanical problems the driver left the...Three dead and eight injured on roads
Between Wednesday 6 January and Monday 11 January, three people died, five people sustained serious injuries and three was treated for minor injuries. On Wednesday...Six dead and 43 injured over festive season
The following accident information was supplied by Mr Anton Nortje, head of the Mkhondo Fire and Rescue Unit. For any additional information kindly contact...
- Crime
SAPS report
The following information was supplied by the Mkhondo SAPS. On Monday 1 February at approximately 12:15, Sergeant Qwabe of the Bothashoop Border Post instructed...Crime report
On Friday 15 January, a man harassed several people in Kotze -, Pretorius – and Mark Street. He apparently went to the front gates of...Man jailed for murder
On 5 May 2016 between 06:00 and 08:00, a 31-year old man was shot and killed in the Welgekozen area. It was a difficult case...
- Municipal
Baie gate, baie “pothole fix” – gratis!
AfriForum het in 2020 die “doen dit self”-projek begin waardeur ons lede aangemoedig word om self moue op te rol en betrokke te raak...Graveyards in grave need of serious attention
The residents of eMkhondo are very disgusted with the state of the cemeteries and a recent visit showed that they have every right to...67 new ambulances for the Mpumalanga province
DA Mpumalanga welcomes the long-awaited 67 ambulances that the Premier received in Mbombela on Friday 20 November. In April 2019, MEC Sasekani Manzini said that...A botched paint-job
Employees of the Mkhondo Local Municipality recently repainted parking spaces in town, but unfortunately it was a botched paint job. The Excelsior News has...
- Youth
Devan ry motorfiets vir Ewan
Op Saterdag 17 Oktober het Devan Smith met sy motorfiets aan die “Open Class” motorfietsry-kompetisie te Roedtan deelgeneem. Uit 200 motorfiets-ryers het Devan die eersteplek...Dagga bust of R900 000-00
On Wednesday 26 August members of the Mkhondo SAPS, as well as a member of the Mkhondo Traffic Department conducted a roadblock on the...Youth of Today fun run
On Friday, 4 October the management of the Youth of Today Centre in collaboration with the team from Pick n Pay Church Street, hosted...Prayer Without Borders annual youth service
On Sunday, 6 January, the Methodist Church in eThandukukhanya held their annual Prayer Without Borders youth service and the aim of the event was...
- Sport
Rhubein Racing presteer by Farm Jam
Op Saterdag 21 November het die Rhubein Racing span aan die Farm Jam Race Dirt Trax te Middelburg deelgeneem. Die uitslae was soos volg: Bruno...Devan volg sy passie
Op Saterdag 14 November het Devan Smith aan die Dirt Trax te Middelburg deelgeneem en ‘n derdeplek verower. Devan se goeie prestasie was nie die...3-Spesies visvang-kompetisie by Heyshopedam
Tussen Saterdag 31 Oktober en Sondag 1 November het 51 vissermanne, -vroue en -kinders deelgeneem aan ’n 3-Spesies visvang-kompetisie by die Heyshopedam Bootklub. Baie geluk...
- Schools
LPR verwelkom nuwe personeel
Laerskool Piet Retief is opgewonde om hul nuwe personeel voor te stel en sien uit daarna om hulle as deel van die span te...HPR verwelkom nuwe bestuur en onderwyseresse
Dit is vir die bestuur, onderwy-sers en leerlinge van Hoërskool Piet Retief ’n groot voorreg om drie nuwe onderwyse-resse, ’n nuwe departementshoof en adjunkhoof...Marking continues
Teachers at the marking centre at Piet Retief High school are still busy in full swing, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. The Mpumalanga Department of...
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