Health

EMALAHLENI – A family of the late Jabulani Mahlangu threatens to sue the Health Department after an operation gone wrong. Mahlangu, 31, from Delmas, Eloff Sundra Farm also known as Tikiline, was reportedly admitted at Bernice Hospital in Delmas on 6 April in the morning suffering from Haemorrrhagic CVA and he was then transferred to…

EMALAHLENI – Mpumalanga MEC for Health, Sasekani Manzini, was accused of misleading the province by providing wrong information on the positive cases of the Covid-19 on 2 April. An infographic release on 1 April said that the province had 14 confirmed positive cases of Covid-19 but it also revealed that none of the above were…

NKANGALA – Scores of homeless and needy people in Nkangala and Ehlanzeni Districts were moved to a place of safety amid the 21-day lockdown period recently announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa. However, it is not clear what government will do with the helpless and homeless people after the lockdown period is over. Peter Mahlangu, homeless,…

DELMAS – The Southern Ndebele people in the town of Delmas including other indigenous groups in this area who value traditional education, especially the rite of passage as part of traditional community values has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is after the Mpumalanga MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (GOGTA), Mandla Msibi,…

MIDDELBURG – The Steve Tshwete municipality has refuted claims by social activist Jomo Segage that the municipality is failing on its mandate of ensuring that polluting companies comply with Dust Control minimum requirements. A couple of weeks ago Segage accused the municipality of not holding two companies Columbus Stainless Steel and Samancor to account for…