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Blacka Media Joint, Phalaborwa (2026)

23/04/2026

🚨 JOB ALERT | BLACKA MEDIA JOINT REPORTING 🚨

Ntshuxeko High School is inviting applications for permanent teaching posts📚

🧑🏾‍🏫 Available Posts:
• Closing Date: 12 May 2026 (12:00 PM)
• Shortlisting: 20 May 2026
• Interviews: 28 May 2026

📞 Enquiries: 081 735 1584

Stay locked with Blacka Media for more verified opportunities 🔥

20/04/2026

🚨 JOB ALERT: TEMP BOILER MAKER LECTURER (4-MONTH CONTRACT) 🚨
Ref: SVD1/04/2026
💰 Salary: R270 498 – R577 407

Requirements:
✔ National Diploma / Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering
✔ Trade Test Certificate (Boiler Making)
✔ Experience teaching Boiler Making & related subjects (Engineering Systems L2, Fundamentals L2, Maintenance L3)
➕ Teaching qualification & TVET experience = advantage
✔ SACE registration

Duties:
👨‍🏫 Teach and support students
📊 Plan, assess & report on academic progress
🛠 Prepare workshop & conduct practical training/assessments
📚 Create an engaging learning environment

Documents Needed:
📄 New Z83 form (with correct ref)
📄 CV + certified qualifications & ID
🌍 Foreign applicants: SAQA, SACE, Work Permit & Police Clearance

Apply To:
📍 Principal, Mopani TVET College
Private Bag X01024, Phalaborwa, 1390
📬 Or hand deliver: Cnr Combretum & Harlem Street

⏳ If no response within 2 months, consider your application unsuccessful
👩‍🔧 Female candidates are encouraged to apply

🔥 Don’t miss out — apply now!

31/03/2026

🚨🚨 BA-PHALABORWA COMMUNITY REPORT | WATER CRISIS OR DELIBERATE EXPLOITATION? 🚨🚨

Blacka Media Joint has received deeply concerning reports from residents across the Ba-Phalaborwa community regarding a worsening water crisis…one that many believe may not be entirely natural.
Community members allege that certain individuals in positions of influence could be deliberately interfering with local water supply systems. Reports suggest incidents of water lines being cut or disrupted, leaving households without reliable access to clean water.
Even more troubling is what residents describe as a pattern: shortly after these disruptions, private water trucks begin operating in affected areas, selling water at high prices to the very same communities now left with no choice.

There are growing concerns that public funds or misused resources may be linked to the acquisition of these water trucks, raising serious questions about accountability and governance within Ba-Phalaborwa.

💧 Residents describe a repeating cycle: Sudden and unexplained water interruptions
• Communities left without access for extended periods
• Water trucks arriving soon after
• Residents forced to pay for a basic necessity.
This situation raises urgent and critical questions for the Ba-Phalaborwa community:

👉 Who is responsible for the ongoing water shortages?
👉 Is there a coordinated effort to profit from community suffering?
👉 Are vulnerable residents being unfairly exploited?
Access to clean, safe water is a fundamental human right, not a business opportunity.

🗣️ Blacka Media Joint calls on local authorities, municipal leadership, and oversight bodies to urgently investigate these allegations. Transparency, accountability, and swift action are essential to restore trust and protect the people of Ba-Phalaborwa.
At the same time, community members are encouraged to continue speaking out and reporting any suspicious activities. Real change begins with collective voices refusing to be silenced.
Ba-Phalaborwa deserves better.

27/03/2026

🚨 STAND FOR SALE – PHALABORWA 🚨

I am selling a residential stand located near Phalaborwa along the R71.

📍 Location: Buffer Zone (Makhushane area)

🏡 Perfect for building your home or investment

✅ Easily accessible (near main road R71)

✅ Quiet and developing area

✅ Ideal for residential use

💰 Price: R40K

📞 Contact: 0826390974

Serious buyers only.

18/03/2026

🚨🚨 COMMUNITY ALERT | JOB OPPORTUNITY 🚨🚨

📢 Borwa Lifestyle Centre in Phalaborwa is currently looking for a qualified Electrician to join their team! ⚡

If you have the skills and experience in electrical installation, maintenance, and repairs, this could be your chance to secure a great opportunity.

👉 Don’t miss out! Tag someone who might qualify and share this opportunity with your community.

18/03/2026

🚨🚨 BLACKA MEDIA JOINT | COMMUNITY ALERT 🚨🚨

⚠️ DEADLY SCHOOL TREND “CHUFF” SPARKS NATIONAL CONCERN

A deeply disturbing and dangerous trend known as “chuff” is rapidly spreading across schools, raising alarm among parents, educators, and authorities.

The trend involves learners inhaling chemical powder from fire extinguishers — a reckless act that poses severe and potentially fatal health risks. Medical experts warn that exposure to these chemicals can lead to:
❗ Brain damage
❗ Respiratory failure
❗ Chemical poisoning
❗ Lung collapse and long-term breathing complications
❗ Sudden death in extreme cases

Fire extinguishers often contain substances such as monoammonium phosphate or sodium bicarbonate, which are not meant for human inhalation. When inhaled, these chemicals can irritate airways, restrict oxygen flow, and disrupt normal brain function.

📢 GOVERNMENT RESPONSE

The Department of Basic Education has expressed serious concern over the rise of this trend, stressing that schools must remain safe spaces for learning, not environments of risk and harm.

Authorities have confirmed that provincial education departments are intensifying awareness campaigns, while schools are being urged to:
✔️ Conduct random safety inspections
✔️ Monitor learner behaviour closely
✔️ Strengthen Life Orientation lessons on substance abuse and peer pressure
✔️ Secure hazardous equipment like fire extinguishers

⚠️ PARENTS & COMMUNITY URGED TO ACT

Parents and guardians are strongly encouraged to:
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Talk openly with children about peer pressure and dangerous trends
🔍 Be alert to unusual behaviour, breathing issues, or chemical residue on clothing
📱 Monitor social media influences that may promote harmful challenges

📊 GROWING CONCERN

Substance experimentation among school learners is not new, but social media-driven trends have accelerated risky behaviour, often turning dangerous acts into viral challenges. Health professionals warn that even a single exposure to toxic substances can have irreversible consequences.

🛑 FINAL WORD

The safety and well-being of learners must come first. Combating this trend requires collective action — from schools, parents, communities, and authorities alike.

📣 Blacka Media Joint calls on all stakeholders to remain vigilant and proactive in protecting our children.

12/03/2026

🚨🚨 COMMUNITY ALERT | OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS & GUARDIANS IN MAJEJE 🚨🚨

by Blacka Media Joint

Parents and guardians in the Majeje community are encouraged to apply for School Food Handler (FH) positions under the National School Nutrition Programme. 🍲🥗

The programme plays a crucial role in ensuring that learners receive nutritious meals every school day, while at the same time creating employment opportunities for members of the local community. 🤝🏽❤️

This initiative not only supports the well-being of learners but also helps strengthen households by providing much-needed income opportunities for parents and guardians.

📢 Community members are urged to share this post widely or tag parents and guardians who may benefit from this opportunity. Let’s work together to ensure the information reaches every corner of Majeje.

🚨📢

11/03/2026

🚀 FOSKOR LAUNCHES BUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAMME FOR BA-PHALABORWA SMEs

Foskor has launched the “Ba-Phalaborwa: Ready to Take Your Business to the Next Level” initiative, a programme designed to empower and support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Ba-Phalaborwa area. The initiative aims to help local entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses, improve compliance, and unlock new growth opportunities. 📈💼

📌 Programme Benefits

Participants in the programme will receive several valuable support tools, including:
• Registration on the Foskor SME Database
• A Business & Personal Mastery Diagnostic Report
• A Compliance Assessment Report
• A Roadmap to Success Report
• Free access to the UCA Hub, which offers practical tools, templates, and business training to help entrepreneurs build sustainable and competitive enterprises. 📊🧠

✔️ Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for the programme, businesses must meet the following requirements:
• Submit a copy of CIPC registration documents
• Be at least 51% Black-owned
• Be locally based within Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality, including: Majeje, Makushane, Maseke, Mashimimale, Selwane, Namakgale, and Ba-Phalaborwa Town
• Provide the latest Tax Clearance Pin
• Have a basic Company Profile
• Submit certified ID copies of Directors
• Provide proof of Local Business Operators
• Submit the latest BEE Certificate

📍 Event Information

🗓 Dates: 09 – 13 March 2026
⏰ Time: 08h00 – 17h00
📍 Venue: Foskor Community Centre (Phosphate Hall)
📌 Address: 895 Zone D, Corner of Calvin Ngobeni & Phosphate Street, Namakgale

This initiative represents an important opportunity for local entrepreneurs and small businesses to gain the support, knowledge, and resources needed to grow and compete in today’s economy. 🌍💡

09/03/2026

Same classroom. Same desks. Same teachers.
But very different futures.

Some desks carry labels like poverty, depression, anxiety, homelessness, and unemployment. Others may say nurse, driver, security, or something even bigger that the world hasn’t imagined yet.

But here is the truth every learner must remember:

A desk does not decide your destiny. YOU do.

Your background does not define your future.
Your struggles do not cancel your dreams.
Your current marks do not measure your full potential.

Many successful people once sat in classrooms feeling lost, broke, anxious, or underestimated. What changed their lives was refusing to give up on themselves.

To every learner reading this:

📚 Study even when it’s hard.
💪 Believe in yourself even when others doubt you.
🌱 Grow through every mistake.
🔥 Keep showing up, every single day.

One day you will look back and realize that the classroom you once sat in was not the limit of your life …it was the starting line.

Your future is still being written.
Make it powerful. ✨

26/02/2026

🚨‼️Breaking news🚨‼️
Zimbabwe Suspends Export of Raw Lithium to Promote Local Processing

The Government of Zimbabwe has announced the suspension of raw lithium exports as part of efforts to promote local beneficiation and industrial development.

The policy seeks to encourage in-country processing of minerals, with the aim of increasing value addition, supporting job creation, and strengthening Zimbabwe’s participation in the global battery and renewable energy supply chain.

Authorities say the move forms part of broader reforms intended to ensure the country derives greater economic benefit from its mineral resources.

23/02/2026

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23 FEBRUARY 2026

HUMULANI WATER PROJECT UPDATE: WORK TO RESUME AFTER DELAY

Residents of Humulani have taken steps to address the ongoing delay in the completion of the Humulani water project phase 2. A delegation comprising Councillor Lucky Rihlampfu, Malamule Mathebula, Vonani Mahlaule, and Banana Mongwe recently met with officials from Mopani District Municipality's office to follow up on the project, which began in 2023 and remains unfinished.

According to reports from the delegation, municipal officials have confirmed that work on the project will resume tomorrow, Tuesday, with the aim of completing the outstanding work.

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