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 […]
TO Joshua Moela, closing the digital divide especially in education is a call that telecommunication company, Cell C, will heed within its means of operations. Moela, the company’s managing executive for government relations, was all too aware that the digital divide between metropolitan and rural areas was enormous and the company had to respond within […]
The forests at Mabvete village and surrounding areas in the far-eastern Vhembe region, Limpopo, are lush now that the rains have fallen. When framed by the morning sun’s rays, the now lush forests give the area the scenery, making it an outdoorsy place especially given the tourist attractions such as the nearby Sagole Big Tree […]
LIMPOPO’s Polokwane municipality is now a Grade 6 entity for its hard-fought ability to collect more than R2,5 billion in revenue each year – for now a positive step to attaining a full metropolitan status. Though the newly-found status was welcomed and celebrated, executive mayor, John Mpe, remained all too aware that the achievement may […]
LIMPOPO premier, Dr Phophi Ramathuba, has already set sight on the 2026 local government elections, but with ambivalence about the state of municipalities in the province. Ramathuba left delegates at the SA Local Government Association (SALGA) provincial members’ assembly this week with a pondering question of whether they still claim to be “the voices of […]
THE political power battle in the Thabazimbi local municipality in Limpopo took an interesting turn this week when the provincial cabinet decided to place the entity under administration. The decision was based solely on the report by co-operative governance, human settlements and traditional affairs department (Coghsta) which spoke of political instability after the local government […]
THE first cock-crow signals the start of daily life at a small village of Bennde-Mutale in the far northern most part of South Africa – bordering Zimbabwe in the north and Mozambique through the Kruger National Park (KNP) in the east. Residents navigate the rocky pathways to different directions in search of the scarce means […]
NEWLY-ELECTED Limpopo premier, Dr Phophi Ramathuba, has described her ascension to the highest office in the province as a “historic occasion”. The description hit a chord as she is the first woman to become the premier in Limpopo since the dawn of democracy 30 years ago – succeeding Chupu Stan Mathabatha who came after Cassel […]
DEMOCRATIC Alliance’s Jacques Joubert has likened development projects amidst the water crisis in the City of Polokwane, Limpopo, with putting a horse before a cart. Joubert, who is the party caucus leader in the city council, earlier called for further development projects to be halted until concrete plans to deal with the water deficit were […]
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 […]