TO Ephraim Kekana, graduating with a Bachelor of Human Resources and Management symbolised triumph over adversity. Kekana lives with phocomelia – a rare genetic condition which involves the malformations of human arms and legs attached directly to the trunk of the body, and which results in a flipper-like appendage. He was amongst the 33 people […]
A 42-year old man killed his mother and carried the body in a wheelbarrow whilst a husband hacked the wife to death in separate incidents in Limpopo in the past two days. According to provincial police spokesperson, Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba, neighbours heard the man shouting and hurling insults at his mother at Mamaila village in […]
The Limpopo government says premier Chupu Mathabatha was continuing to perform his duties after a car accident on Saturday. Spokesperson, Ndavhe Ramakuela, in a statement said the premier was involved in the accident while on his way to a funeral. He did not furnish the details of the accident. “The premier did not sustain injuries […]
LIMPOPO Education MEC, Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya, has advised parents to vet scholar transport drivers following the rape of a five-year old Grade R learner. Lerule-Ramakhanya said the vetting should be done especially in instances where the learners were not using the departmental –approved scholar transport. The five-year-old girl was raped by a 39-year old scholar transport […]
A 33-year old Limpopo man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for stabbing his mother to death for money to feed his drug habit. On 9 November 2020, Lefa Bruno Kekana attacked his mother, Angelina Kekana (61), at their home in Lebowakgomo Zone S, demanding money. He stabbed her several times on the upper body […]
THE Rev Tshenuwani Farisani Foundation has urged police to further dig deeper into the brutal murder of municipal mayor, Moses Maluleke, in Limpopo two years ago. This follows the sentencing of five men to life imprisonment for murder in the Polokwane High Court on Thursday. They are Shumani Nemadodzi (48), Avhatakali Mudau (39), Wiseman Baloyi […]
POLOKWANE in Limpopo is again facing water shortages due to municipal deficit in the reservoirs and intermittent faults at pump stations run by Lepelle Northern Water (LNW). The city requires 99 mega litres of water per day to satisfy residents in all the 45 wards. It has a service level agreement with LNW to supply […]
DEMOCRATIC Alliance (DA) chief whip, Siviwe Gwarube, has lashed out at the government, saying it has failed to lift 30 million people out of poverty and unemployment. “The greatest antidote to that [poverty and unemployment] is job creation. Our view is that no person in South Africa should go to bed hungry. South Africa is […]
THE ANC in Limpopo remain adamant it will retain power in the province despite the consistent loss of votes in the past three general elections. The party garnered 89,18% in 2004, but registered 84,88% and 78,60% in 2009 and 2014 respectively. In spite of the declining percentages, it remained far ahead of its arch political […]
UNITED Arab Emirates (UAE) ambassador to South Africa, Mahash Alhameli, visited Limpopo and expressed his country’s interest to invest in the province. His visit in the province followed previous meetings held in Johannesburg and Pretoria with the Limpopo delegation to explore UAE’s investment opportunities in the province. “We know Limpopo is rich in areas that […]
