THE Economic Freedom Front (EFF) sits as an official opposition party in the Limpopo legislature with 14,43% of votes whilst the ANC has 75,49% garnered from the 2019 general elections. Translated into actual numbers as per the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) statistics, the EFF attracted 209 483 votes with ANC standing at 1 096 300 […]
POLOKWANE municipality in Limpopo is set to launch new road projects in various clusters to enhance connectivity among communities. At the inauguration of the first of such projects in the Molepo/Chuene/Maja cluster, executive mayor, John Mpe, again emphasised the importance of proper roads in the development of the economy. “Polokwane municipality is the only municipality […]
THE launch of the 2024 Polokwane City Marathon and the Annual Mayoral Charity Golf Day was never short of laughter and funny moments. Veteran comedian, Ashifashabba, directed the programme at the ceremony held at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium’s executive lounge. In his typical hilarious way, he left the attendees in stitches, and did not […]
LIMPOPO treasury embarked on what it called “robust assessment” of each department before allocations of the 2024/2025 provincial budget totalling R83,11 billion were made. Delivering the budget speech in Polokwane on Tuesday, Treasury MEC, Seaparo Sekoati, said: “…these allocations were informed by robust assessment of each department’s readiness, capacity to absorb, effectively and efficiently spend […]
THE two major opposition parties in Limpopo have each described as a “disappointment” the all-inclusive R83,11 billion provincial budget. EFF provincial leader, Tshilidzi Maraga, was scathing in her reaction to the budget, saying the government was “continuing to lie to communities”. “As EFF, we are saying that these people must stop lying to the communities […]
LIMPOPO premier, Stan Mathabatha, delivered his last state of the province address which traced the progress of the ANC-led government in service delivery since the dawn of democracy in 1994. However, and perhaps as the outgoing premier, Mathabatha avoided details on future plans. He is to step down after serving two terms and the province […]
POLICE officer, Mogokolodi Cleopass Digama (53), had three bullets pumped on his forehead by his wife in a cold-blooded murder to pave way for an unhindered extra-marital affair with her boyfriend. The wife, Tubake Sister Maesela (44), was in a relationship with Mmamoraba Jacob Mashiba (41) who fathered one of her children, and who was […]
The National Register for Sexual Offenders (NRSO) now includes the name of Khutso Ramatseba following his conviction on two separate counts of brutal rape in Tzaneen, Limpopo. Ramatseba (40) has since been sentenced in the Tzaneen Regional Court to life plus 10 years in jail. The court ordered that he serve the sentences separately – […]
POLOKWANE executive mayor, John Mpe, says local economic growth through capital projects and infrastructure development remains the core of the municipality’s mission to attain metro status. However, he was all too aware that the mission would just be a mirage without organizational discipline that may also require action to be taken against erratic officials. Speaking […]
