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A man was shot dead and his pregnant woman was left wounded by two unknown men at their house in Shabalala near Hazyview last week Thursday.. Ruduel Ndlovu (38) was preparing to go to work when two unknown gunmen came into his house and shot him twice in his chest, he died on the spot. [...]

An off duty police officer was brutally beaten after he refused to be searched at Nini na nini tavern in Nyongane last week 05 May. According to an eye witness Bongani Maluka the crime combating unit known as Amabereta was patrolling the area when they came to the tavern and ordered everyone to lie down [...]

The MEC of Public Works, Roads and Transport Dekeledi Mahlangu donated 952 bicycles to learners in rural schools in Bushbuckridge on Tuesday 08 May.   Travelling long distances to school will soon be over for nine hundred and fifty two rural leaners. The donation of the bicycles was welcomed by the community as they attended [...]

Bushbuckridge hit by protests over lack of water   By Tumelo Dibakwane and Thembeni Mhlongo   On Thursday, May 10, the community of Mandela village took to the streets to voice their frustration after living without water for over 5 years. The Mandela village protest comes two days after more protests in Lillydale. According to [...]

“Hi, I love you and wanna marry you” Oh Mr President   Oh Mr President, another wife? Another wife, at 70? Yooo! Where and when does he meet these ladies? I mean he is always busy…well, supposed to be busy. He is always surrounded by people and his body-guards. Or maybe he surfs the internet, [...]

Dwarsloop – The second round of the Bushbuckridge Netball League kicked off at Dwarsloop on Saturday, 28 April. More than ten teams from all over Bushbuckridge competed, but the attention was on favourites Thulamahashe All Stars, Mkhuhlu Diamonds and Dwarsloop Stars who finished the match day unbeaten. According to Bushbuckridge Netball Association Chairperson Lynette Machimana, [...]

Buyisonto – Just hard-fought or plain unsportsmanlike? That was the true question arising from the Bushbuckridge Masters League encounter between Buyisonto and Mkhuhlu on Friday, 27 April, which the latter team won 3-2. The visitors from Mkhuhlu entered the sports field ready and raring to play, whereas the home side seemed a bit lost and [...]

Staff at Bushbuckridge technical college have been receiving just half their salaries every month since 2010. According to the college employees who didn’t want to named for fear of victimization, the problem began in December 2010 when staff did not receive their full salaries and the management did not explain the cause of the deviance. [...]

A motorist died on the R40 road on 30 April when a bakkie collided with a truck in Greenvalley, Acornhoek. According to an eye witness, the truck was coming from Hoedspruit towards Bushbuckridge when it collided with the bakkie which was driving towards Acornhoek. The truck reportedly drove into the oncoming traffic although the bakkie [...]

On the 19 April, an allegedly drunk taxi driver crashed his vehicle onto five school children, three were badly injured and two died on the scene. Hlengiwe Wendy Makamu (13) and Xolani Sibuyi (7) were learners at Sibuyiye primary school in Tsuvulani, Casteel. The children were waiting to buy sweets at the Zwane tuckshop when [...]

Patients at Matikwana hospital are forced to wait for service when the staff go for on lunch, even patients who are in critical conditions. Bushbuckridge news spoke to Bongani Ngwenya who was took his ill mother to the hospital only to be told to wait because staff was on lunch. Ngwenya claims that he arrived [...]