<![CDATA[News Mpumalanga Category RSS]]> http://iol.co.za:80/cmlink/1.661 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:58:00 +0200 <![CDATA[27 initiates dead in two weeks]]> http://www.iol.co.za/27-initiates-dead-in-two-weeks-1.1518803

Police are investigating how 27 young initiates died at licensed initiation schools in Mpumalanga.

]]> 1.1518803 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:58:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Video: SA stunned by fatal circumcisions]]> http://www.iol.co.za/video-sa-stunned-by-fatal-circumcisions-1.1518655

More than 20 SA boys have died during coming-of-age rituals in the past week.

]]> 1.1518655 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:51:07 +0200 <![CDATA[Four die in Mpumalanga accident]]> http://www.iol.co.za/four-die-in-mpumalanga-accident-1.1518547

Three children, a pregnant woman and her unborn baby died, and two people were injured, when a truck hit their car near Witbank.

]]> 1.1518547 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:44:26 +0200 <![CDATA[Missing Mpuma girl found]]> http://www.iol.co.za/missing-mpuma-girl-found-1.1518030

A 12-year-old girl has been found after she went missing two weeks ago in Mpumalanga, police said.

]]> 1.1518030 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:09:12 +0200 <![CDATA[Whites-only matric dance fury]]> http://www.iol.co.za/whites-only-matric-dance-fury-1.1517943

A school planned two racially separate matric dances: one for its white pupils and another for its black pupils.

]]> 1.1517943 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:23:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Man fined for self-defence killing]]> http://www.iol.co.za/man-fined-for-self-defence-killing-1.1517900

A Mpumalanga man was sentenced to a fine of R20 000 (or six years' imprisonment) for killing a man in self-defence.

]]> 1.1517900 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:00:28 +0200 <![CDATA[Segregated matric ball plan backfires]]> http://www.iol.co.za/segregated-matric-ball-plan-backfires-1.1517892

A Mpumalanga school's plan to have separate matric balls for black and white pupils has drawn widespread criticism.

]]> 1.1517892 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:20:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Initiation rites claim 26 lives]]> http://www.iol.co.za/initiation-rites-claim-26-lives-1.1517818

Twenty six youths have died in the past nine days at initiation ceremonies that include circumcisions and survival tests.

]]> 1.1517818 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:33:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Wounded poacher found in Kruger Park]]> http://www.iol.co.za/wounded-poacher-found-in-kruger-park-1.1517149

Johannesburg - A suspected poacher who managed to escape arrest in the Kruger National Park has been found wounded, Mpumalanga police said on Thursday.

]]> 1.1517149 Thu, 16 May 2013 16:04:50 +0200 <![CDATA[Mpumalanga initiates death toll at 26]]> http://www.iol.co.za/mpumalanga-initiates-death-toll-at-26-1.1517120

A total of 23 initiates have died in Mpumalanga, all at illegal initiation schools.

]]> 1.1517120 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:20:42 +0200 <![CDATA[DNA links suspect to 2006 murder]]> http://www.iol.co.za/dna-links-suspect-to-2006-murder-1.1517093

Blood samples taken from a T-shirt and pieces of glass link Sunday Surprise Mashego to the scene of a murder in 2006.

]]> 1.1517093 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:39:10 +0200 <![CDATA[Police deny Mpumalanga protest deaths]]> http://www.iol.co.za/police-deny-mpumalanga-protest-deaths-1.1517024

Mpumalanga police have denied a report that five people were killed during a protest in Amsterdam.

]]> 1.1517024 Thu, 16 May 2013 13:44:54 +0200 <![CDATA[Poacher wounded in Kruger shoot-out]]> http://www.iol.co.za/poacher-wounded-in-kruger-shoot-out-1.1516493

A suspected rhino poacher was wounded in a shootout with rangers in the Pretoriuskop section of the Kruger National Park.

]]> 1.1516493 Wed, 15 May 2013 18:03:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Poacher wounded in Kruger Park]]> http://www.iol.co.za/poacher-wounded-in-kruger-park-1.1516133

A rhino poacher has been wounded in a shootout with rangers in the Pretoriuskop section of the Kruger National Park.

]]> 1.1516133 Wed, 15 May 2013 11:06:29 +0200 <![CDATA[20 boys die at initiation schools]]> http://www.iol.co.za/20-boys-die-at-initiation-schools-1.1515804

At least 20 boys have died in the last six days after attending initiation schools in Mpumalanga.

]]> 1.1515804 Tue, 14 May 2013 18:24:49 +0200 <![CDATA[Cop arrested over robberies]]> http://www.iol.co.za/cop-arrested-over-robberies-1.1515784

A Mpumalanga police sergeant has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a string of robberies.

]]> 1.1515784 Tue, 14 May 2013 17:37:01 +0200 <![CDATA[Guide fired after charging elephant]]> http://www.iol.co.za/guide-fired-after-charging-elephant-1.1515615

[VIDEO] A guide who was filmed charging on foot towards an elephant at the Kruger National Park has been dismissed.

]]> 1.1515615 Tue, 14 May 2013 13:11:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Spat after visit to predator reserve]]> http://www.iol.co.za/spat-after-visit-to-predator-reserve-1.1515588

A tiger, a fingertip and a memory card are at the centre of a dispute between a predator park owner and a visiting photographer.

]]> 1.1515588 Tue, 14 May 2013 12:34:50 +0200 <![CDATA[Happy Sindane murder case postponed]]> http://www.iol.co.za/happy-sindane-murder-case-postponed-1.1514090

A man accused of murdering Happy Sindane appeared in the KwaMhlanga Magistrate's Court.

]]> 1.1514090 Fri, 10 May 2013 17:13:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Eight die after attending initiation schools]]> http://www.iol.co.za/eight-die-after-attending-initiation-schools-1.1514050

Eight boys have died after attending initiation schools around KwaMhlanga and Verena, Mpumalanga police said.

]]> 1.1514050 Fri, 10 May 2013 15:27:43 +0200