Sharks pummel Pumas

The Sharks have completed preparations for Super Rugby with a comprehensive thrashing of the Pumas in Nelspruit.

• Rebels off to winning start
• Stormers name final S15 squad
• Ebersohn benched by Force

Mbombela 'not good enough'

Organisers won't move the AFCON semi-final away from Mbombela Stadium, despite the pitch criticised by CAF.

• We will win AFCON - Antunes
• Key Bafana v Mali match-ups
• Home crowd vital for Bafana

Nigeria, Zambia in stalemate

Nigeria were pegged back by the defending African Cup of Nations champions Zambia as they drew in their Group C match.

• Morocco: We can beat Bafana
• Khune: Bafana stay grounded
• Rantie could miss Morocco

Maths exam leak scandal

A leaked maths exam paper has resulted in the Mpumalanga education department withdrawing papers from 146 schools.

• Matric standards to be probed
• Matric pass probe long overdue - DA
• Unsealed Limpopo matric papers probed

Shabangu bemoans media reports

Property mogul Roux Shabangu has bemoaned media reports that he has been fired from the construction of a R20m police station in Tweefontein, Mpumalanga.

• Shabangu taken off police project
• Official denies knowing of police building
• Witness avoiding Cele hearing

Mbombela to host Boks?

There's a possibility that the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit could host a Springbok Test in the near future.

• O'Sullivan quits as US coach
• Rugby academy set for E Cape
• Martin Johnson officially quits

SAFA lodge appeal with CAF

SAFA have lodged an appeal with the CAF regarding the outcome of the 2012 AFCON qualifying campaign.

• Mosimane admits to failure
• Bafana coach sad, confused
• Bafana fail in AFCON bid

Limpopo farmer fights back

A farmer in Trichardtsdal has fought back, shooting and killing one of his attackers, after five armed men assaulted him.

• E Cape teen held for stabbing farmer
• North West farmer dies from burn injuries
• Farmers in court after arson assault

Cop, civilian shot dead at police station

A policeman and a civilian have died in a shootout at a police station in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, police say.

• Gauteng cop kills two, self
• Cops shot in hunt for ANC man's killer
• Policeman shot dead in his home

Blue Bulls on a double mission

The Blue Bulls have two clear goals in mind when they head to Nelspruit to face the Pumas in a Currie Cup encounter.

• Deans wary of experienced Boks
• Sharks rush back Kankowski
• Which Boks can 'go full 80'?

Stonehouse shuffles Pumas

Pumas coach Jimmy Stonehouse has made three changes to his starting line-up for their Currie Cup clash against Griquas.

• Lions receive Mapoe blow
• 'WP scrum must improve'
• Blue Bulls unchanged for WP

Pirates, Spurs share spoils

Orlando Pirates have fought back from a goal down to draw with Tottenham Hotspur in their Vodacom Challenge clash in Nelspruit.

• Chiefs late show stuns Spurs
• Khune's homework paid off
• New Chiefs faces target Spurs

Cops applauded for doctor killer arrest

The SA Police Service must be applauded for the speedy arrest of the alleged killer of Dr Senzosenkosi Mkhize.

• Man arrested for doctor's murder
• Patient stabs doctor, guard
• Doctor murder forces review of facilities

6 in court for leaked exam papers

Five nurses and a civilian have appeared in Nelspruit Magistrate's Court on charges of theft relating to leaked examination papers and have been granted bail.

• 7 held for selling nurse exam papers

Six malaria deaths in Mpumalanga

Six people have died of malaria in Mpumalanga since September last year, with the province’s health MEC blaming the deaths on misdiagnosis, seeking help too late and delays in referrals to hospitals.

• Malaria kills two in Limpopo
• SA companies tackle malaria
• Nine malaria deaths in Gauteng in 2010

Woman dies in Mpuma bus crash

A woman has died and two others have been seriously injured after a bus overturned in Mpumalanga.

Hotel workers to have 'black Christmas'

Hotel workers at the Orion Promenade hotel in Nelspruit will have a "black Christmas" this year as their salary will only be paid at the end of the month, Samwu says.

MEC, bodyguards shot at

Mpumalanga's MEC for human settlements and his bodyguards have been shot at, then robbed by men driving a car with flashing blue lights, say police.

• Journalist escapes from gunman

Denosa picket at court

Scores of nurses have picketed outside the Lydenburg Magistrate's Court where two men appeared for allegedly killing a nurse and injuring her mother.

• Nurse killers' case delayed again
• 'Nurse killers' case postponed
• Denosa condemns nurse shooting

Leopard shot at Skukuza camp

A leopard has been shot by park rangers at the Skukuza rest camp in the Kruger National Park.

• Leopard shot after attacking boy
• Man, 84, charges at leopard
• Community captures leopard

Nurse killers' case delayed again

The case against two men, who allegedly murdered a nurse after their father died in hospital, has been postponed for a second time.

• 'Nurse killers' case postponed
• Denosa condemns nurse shooting
• Nurse shot over patient's death dies

Third poacher nabbed in Kruger

A third suspect, allegedly responsible for transportation, has been arrested following the arrest of two poachers in the Kruger National Park.

• Two rhino poachers nabbed in Kruger
• Rhino farm 'a slaughterhouse'
• Irish dogs to help fight poachers

Body found between Bible and axe

An Ermelo resident has been cruelly hacked to death with an axe just hours after attending Bible study.

• Elderly man attacked with axe
• Axe killer suspect was on bail
• Axe murderer mom gets 10 years

Cricket ball kills boy

A 13-year-old cricket player from a Lowveld private school has died after a cricket ball hit him in the chest, apparently breaking a rib and piercing a lung.