Mpumalanga
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Oct 23, 2026
Luazi Sianda KanyileSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
As I've alluded before, we want the college in this area as well.
Luazi Sianda KanyileSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
There's some certain places that has college, but every time people come from this side and go to Hammersdale to attend their qualifications and other things.
Luazi Sianda KanyileSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So we want those institutions to come as well.
Zanele ButheleziCORRESPONDENT
Young candidates insist they are challenging the political status quo to help bring about positive change that restores hope in communities.
Mondli MakhanyaHOST
You know, there's a great story that Fred Kumalo tells about.
Mondli MakhanyaHOST
He was, I'm not sure which election it was, but I think it was the 2024 election, where he happened to be at home in Hammersdale on that particular day.
Mondli MakhanyaHOST
And it was at the local tavern, which is diagonally opposite his house.
Mondli MakhanyaHOST
Things were happening.
Joseph MathunjwaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
East Coast Radio, Newswatch.
speaker_1HOST
Well, the NCOP's whip to KZN, Mzamo Billy, says, as lawmakers, they're demanding answers following the deadly shooting at the Hammersdale Magistrates Court.
speaker_1HOST
It's alleged an off-duty police officer killed his partner before turning the gun on himself inside the premises.
speaker_1HOST
Billy has been conducting an oversight visit to the court west of Durban.
speaker_1HOST
Newswatch's Nhlanhla Mabaso is there.
Nhlanhla MabasoCORRESPONDENT
Member of Parliament, Mzamo Billy, says he received this distressing audio message from an employee at the court when gunshots rang out yesterday.
speaker_3SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Hammersdale Magistrates Court, shots are being fired at our court.
speaker_3SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Everybody's in a terrible state.
Ayanda McoyiGUEST
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Ayanda McoyiGUEST
Hammersdale.
Ayanda McoyiGUEST
Um, we actually have a street named after our grandfather.
Aubrey MasangoHOST
Really?
Aubrey MasangoHOST
[laughs]
Ayanda McoyiGUEST
Um, yeah.
Ayanda McoyiGUEST
So Abakwa Nkoyi are from Hammersdale-
Aubrey MasangoHOST
Right
Nhlanhla MabasoCORRESPONDENT
Day one of ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa's election campaign was largely supported by some community members.
Nhlanhla MabasoCORRESPONDENT
He started with door-to-door engagements with residents of Mpumalanga Township before strolling through a local shopping mall to speak to workers.
Nhlanhla MabasoCORRESPONDENT
He later addressed hundreds of ANC supporters in Molueni, where he outlined what is needed from party councillors.
Cyril RamaphosaSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We want a corruption-free council.
speaker_0HOST
And speaking about the elections, it's only 40 days away.
speaker_0HOST
President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as leader of the ANC, paid a visit to the Mpumalanga township south of Durban.
speaker_0HOST
Our reporter in Llanllamabaso has more.
speaker_1CORRESPONDENT
The ANC is bringing out its big guns as it seeks to win full control of the Etegwene Metro municipality at the November polls.
speaker_0ANNOUNCER
East Coast Radio Newswatch.
speaker_1HOST
ANC President Sil Ramaphosa is on the campaign trail in Mpumalanga Township, west of Durban, ahead of the local government elections.
speaker_1HOST
The party is looking to regain its majority in the Etigwini region.
speaker_1HOST
Newswatch's Ntlantla Mabaso reports.
speaker_1HOST
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman al-Thani, a mediator in the Middle East war, met with Pazeshkian today on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
speaker_1HOST
Khatasia's possession invited Sheikh Mohammed to his residence where they reviewed the latest development in the region and the efforts to bring down tensions and create a conducive environment for talks to end the seven-month conflict.
speaker_1HOST
The top story, ANC President Sol Ramaphosa has been going door-to-door in Mpumalanga Township, west of Durban, as the party continues its campaign ahead of the local government elections.