Mpumalanga Community Safety, Security and Liaison MEC, Ms. Gabisile Shabalala has welcomed the arrest of a suspect linked to the murder of two children in Mganduzweni Trust in Masoyi area. The 22 year old suspect was nabbed by the police on Tuesday this week following the murder of the two girls aged six and seven in April this year. The suspect is also believed to be related to the two deceased children.

Fifteen lives were lost over the weekend in road crashes that occurred in various roads across the province. Most of the deadly crashes happened on Saturday. On the R546 Road between Charl Cilliers and Embalenhle, four lives were lost when two sedans collided head on. The crash happened around 06h00 on Saturday. Three of the victims died at the scene while the fourth person succumbed to the injuries while receiving treatment at the hospital.

Road crashes continue to claim lives of many people and cost the economy billions of rands annually.

These crashes also leave many families devastated and most of these crashes are, however, avoidable. They are largely due to human error and general disregard for the rules of the road by road users. This therefore requires stricter law enforcement by traffic and police officers. The officers should never be part of breaking the law by, among others, accepting bribes from motorists. The law enforcers must issue traffic offenders with summonses or arrest them.

Mpumalanga Community Safety, Security and Liaison MEC Gabisile Shabalala has condemned the recent attacks on tourists. MEC's comments followed several cases of hijackings and robberies experienced by some visitors to the province recently.

Five attacks on tourists occurred in the last few weeks in Graskop, Hazyview and Sabie areas. There have been instances where tourists experienced hijackings and some attempted hijackings in the above mentioned tourist attraction areas.