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2 weeks ago | 
citizen.co.za | Bertus de Bruyn |de Bruyn |Buks Viljoen
The police task team deployed to combat illegal mining had massive successes during the past week when no fewer than 91 suspects were arrested in Operation Vala Umgodi. The first breakthrough came last Thursday, April 3, when 37 suspects were arrested in an opencast mine high in the mountains of Schoemanskloof. Farmers in the picturesque valley have been begging the police for months to act against the illegal miners.
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4 weeks ago | 
citizen.co.za | Bertus de Bruyn |de Bruyn |Buks Viljoen
Die pa van Jurgens Nel (39) se pleidooi om sy seun se besittings uit die huis waar hy op die plaas Lowhills dood is, terug te kry, val op dowe ore. Daan Nel het aan Laevelder gesê daar is onder andere ‘n Bybel, selfoon, boeke, horlosies, klere, skoene en kepse asook kookgerei en ‘n Dremel-handgraveerder waarvan hy bewus is. “Sy duur Vortex-verkyker is ook nog daar. Die goed mag dalk nie baie waardevol wees nie, maar dit het groot sentimentele waarde vir my,” sê Daan.
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1 month ago | 
citizen.co.za | Bertus de Bruyn |de Bruyn |Buks Viljoen
Naomi Engelbrecht, the regional court president (RCP) of Mpumalanga, is facing significant backlash for her controversial decision to transfer criminal cases, mostly involving rhino poaching, from the Skukuza court to Hazyview. A letter dated Thursday March 6, from Judge Segopotje Sheila Mphahlele, the judge president of Mpumalanga, firmly stated that no cases would be moved from Skukuza to Hazyview.
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1 month ago | 
citizen.co.za | Bertus de Bruyn |Buks Viljoen
Explosive claims of unpaid debts and broken promises have flooded social media over the past two weeks, turning the once-celebrated Mbombela Farmers Market into a lightning rod for outrage. The controversy intensified when Mabote ‘Bobo’ Motikoe, co-owner of the market, responded with indifference, telling Lowvelder: “I don’t know! Speak to the communications agent,” when questioned about the allegations of money being owed.
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1 month ago | 
citizen.co.za | Bertus de Bruyn |Buks Viljoen
Chaos reigned in the corridors of the regional court here last week after a seemingly illegal instruction was given to move all the sittings to the Hazyview Magistrate’s Court. This instruction was issued by Naomi Engelbrecht, the regional court president (RCP) of Mpumalanga. This is the second time in five years that Engelbrecht has taken a decision that the regional court in Skukuza be closed.
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1 month ago | 
citizen.co.za | Bertus de Bruyn |Buks Viljoen
Die bekende Laeveldse sanger, Pieter Rischmüller, het verlede week twee keer binne een uur byna ‘n slagoffer van misdaad op die N4 geword. Rischmüller, beter bekend as Piet Pompies, was in die middernagtelike ure van Donderdag, 27 Februarie, van ‘n funksie in Krugersdorp op pad Laeveld toe, waar hy Vrydag by die Indigo Smiles Autism Foundation NPC se gholfdag vir outisme bewusmaking, moes aanklop. Dit is toe dat hy die eerste voorval, danksy sy bestuursvernuf, kon af weer.
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1 month ago | 
citizen.co.za | Bertus de Bruyn |de Bruyn |Buks Viljoen
The stringent rules and regulations surrounding the ownership of, trading in and interaction with South Africa’s Big 5 have come under intense scrutiny following the controversial removal of the well-known elephant, Tswale, from Lowhills. Over the past few weeks, the legality of this action has been heavily debated. A social media storm erupted, questioning the legality of Tswale’s removal.
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1 month ago | 
citizen.co.za | Bertus de Bruyn |de Bruyn |Buks Viljoen
Two world-class marathon runners will probably never see the R1m prize money that was promised to the winners of the controversial Mpumalanga Marathon last year. After six months of waiting, Jobo Khatoane of the Maxed Elite Club in Lesotho, and Tadu Nare from Ethiopia, the men’s and women’s race winners, are still out of pocket. The marathon, promoted by organiser Caleb Lekhuleni as the ‘richest’ race on the South African marathon calendar, will not see the light of day again.
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1 month ago | 
citizen.co.za | Bertus de Bruyn |de Bruyn |Buks Viljoen
Tswale, the well-known and controversial Lowveld elephant, and his decade-long handler, Amos Jivendava, are together at an undisclosed location. This was the assurance, amid a sea of misinformation suggesting they had been separated, given by Dereck Milburn, the owner of WeWild Africa.
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2 months ago | 
citizen.co.za | Bertus de Bruyn |de Bruyn |Buks Viljoen
Tswale, the well-known educational elephant on the Lowhills Farm, has been removed by wildlife authorities today, Friday, February 21. The elephant bull has been staying on the farm for a number years and was looked after by Amos Jivendava, his handler, and Sonell Joubert, his owner. ALSO READ: A storm erupts: Tswale’s future uncertainJoubert is currently behind bars for her alleged involvement in the murder of Jurgens Nel more than two weeks ago.
