BRIBERY is one of the most common forms of corruption in South African companies and state institutions. This has a number of harmful outcomes. Firstly, research shows that it weakens democracy and slows down economic growth. It also creates expensive barriers for honest businesses to succeed because it distorts fair competition. If bribery is not stopped or punished it has […]
WOMEN’S football in Africa has been through radical changes over the past few years. From small beginnings in the late 1990s, it has grown to the point that its biggest competition is receiving considerable global attention. The 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) is heading into its quarter final matches, with eight countries still in competition. […]
LIMPOPO police commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, remained shocked after the arrest of an uncle for allegedly assaulting his 16-year old niece to death for sleeping out. “It is shocking and disturbing to hear that the perpetrator in this matter is a family member, an uncle to the victim who is supposed to guide and […]
A 46-year old Limpopo man who assaulted his girlfriend to death with a wooden stick on suspicion she was having an affair with someone else was handed an 18 year jail term in the Thohoyandou High Court on Wednesday. Police spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, said the court found that Tendani Lidzhade assaulted the girlfriend on […]
THE most wanted suspect allegedly involved in over 17 serious and violent crimes has been shot dead following a shootout with police at Ga-Komape village in the Moletjie area, Limpopo. Police spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, said different police units conducted an intelligence-driven operation on Tuesday afternoon, tracing a 36-year old wanted suspect linked to violent […]
Sam Nujoma was an outstanding Namibian leader who personified more than anybody else the country’s liberation struggle history and independence. His death at the age of 95 marks the end of an era. But his legacy will live on. Together with Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, he was central in the foundation of the national liberation movement, South West Africa […]
A 26-year old foreign national based in Limpopo this week in the Thabazimbi Regional Court received an effective 15 year prison term for murder that was precipitated by jealousy. Mathews Ballantine Chinyaka was also sentenced to 12 months in prison for being in the country illegally. The sentence will run concurrently with the murder prison […]
A Limpopo man who raped and strangled to death an 8-year old girl has been sentenced to two life term imprisonment in the Polokwane High Court. Kgopotso Mmotse Koma (29) of Mamone village in Jane Furse, Sekhukhune district, was also found not to be remorseful of his conduct. The sentences will run concurrently. The court […]
THE Groblersdal Regional Court in Limpopo has sentenced to life imprisonment a 60-year old stepfather who inflicted unimaginable pain for several years to a minor girl who became pregnant at the age of 15. The acts of the stepfather that almost bordered on sadism were exposed back in early 2022 when the girl decided to […]
TWO police officers stationed at Phalaborwa in Limpopo who were under investigation for theft of exhibits containing copper in February last year have now been charged. According to police spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, the two officers were authorised to dispose of the exhibits which were confiscated during police operations in and around Phalaborwa. “Information suggests […]
