Limpopo police have arrested a man suspected to be behind the brutal murder of a 15-year old girl reported missing in Khalavha, Vhembe region, on Monday. The naked body was discovered at Khalavha plantation at about 7:30 am on Tuesday with injuries on the upper body that suggested she had been raped. According to police […]
SAGE Stephens is the latest addition to the Bafana Bafana set-up and the goalkeeper said it took some time for the news to sink in when he got confirmation of his call-up. Stephen is part of the South African senior men’s national team that will face Uganda away from home on Friday, 15 November 2024 […]
LIMPOPO transport and community safety MEC, Violet Matthye, has directed that liquor outlet owners stop selling alcohol to unaccompanied drunk patrons or arrange transport to ferry them to their destinations. The suggestion comes after a realisation of a surge in accidents involving pedestrians. Of the 25 accidents involving pedestrians recorded since the launch of the […]
ECONOMIC Freedom Fighters (EFF) has accused Limpopo’s Vhembe district municipality mayor, Freda Nkondo, of interference in the hiring of general workers. However, municipality spokesperson, Matodzi Ralushai, has cast suspicions on the allegations, saying the hiring process was the responsibility of the accounting officer. “So far there is no formal complaint submitted to the municipality. The […]
THE Democratic Alliance (DA) in Limpopo believes education authorities have shifted school food safety onto governing bodies – a move which is likely impractical. The directive issued by the premier’s joint operating committee on school food safety stated that school governing bodies (SGBs) will be ultimately accountable for the safety of food sold by vendors […]
Writers: Ramos Emmanuel Mabugu, Professor, Sol Plaatjie University Eddie Rakabe, Research Associate, Sol Plaatjie University South Africa has a massive infrastructure problem. Roads, electricity supply and water management are just three areas in which there is mounting evidence of collapse and decay. This is true for big cities like Johannesburg as well as small towns and […]
LIMPOPO province is receiving good rains this week which may alleviate the devastating drought that has brought to knees many livestock farmers in parts of the province. The rains are lashing the province as authorities are in the process to assess damage caused by storms that hit parts of the province a week ago, leaving […]
A 39-year old teacher was found murdered in her one-roomed house at Malamulele in Limpopo, allegedly by a man who stayed with her. Police are the hunt for the man who is known in the village. Police were alerted on Tuesday, and on arrival, a family member pointed to a one-roomed house that was closed. […]
POLOKWANE water crisis and land development was again high on the agenda of the council meeting this week. The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Wednesday voted against the lifting of the moratorium on land development, arguing that bulk water supply crisis should first be adequately addressed. The moratorium has been in place since 2017. Caucus leader, […]
POLOKWANE executive mayor, John Mpe, has sounded an alarm on disturbing surge in theft, vandalism and deliberate acts of sabotage targeting water and electricity infrastructure essential for the city’s economic growth. What were once isolated incidents of theft and vandalism, now coupled with sabotage, have escalated to a debilitating menace that deeply affects negatively the […]
