TWO suspects arrested for the murder of Limpopo traffic officer, Mbulaheni Patrick Netshidzivhani, were remanded in custody until next month following their brief appearance in court on Thursday. Vhutshilo Rotshidzwa Munyai (25) and Muano Nekhubvi (21) were apprehended a few days after Netshidzivhani (56) went missing on Sunday. The traffic officer, who was attached to […]
THREE men and a woman have been arrested in connection with the murder of a traffic officer whose body was discovered on a mountain at Ha-Makhuvha village, Vhembe district, in Limpopo. The officer, Mbulaheni Patrick Netshidzivhani, who was attached to Mutale Traffic Station, went missing on Sunday. He left home to do his routine fitness […]
PSYCHOLOGICAL toll on staff and safety concerns have forced Limpopo health authorities to postpone indefinitely the reopening of Chuene clinic where two nurses were attacked and raped a week ago. According to a statement released on Wednesday, the decision was taken after a thorough reassessment of the impact the devastating incident had on the nursing […]
A 42-year old Limpopo man has been arrested in connection with last year’s incident in which a victim was shot on the forehead following a car sale deal that went horribly wrong. According to police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Thakeng, the incident happened on Saturday 6 January 2024 at Morwasetla village in the Tzaneen area. […]
THE thorny issue of Mamahule Park and Juju Valley – the two areas in Polokwane, Limpopo, that were illegally occupied several years ago – is soon to be resolved through the formalisation of the settlements. Executive mayor, John Mpe, told the media on Monday that discussions with land and rural development authorities, landowners and other […]
THE strategic D4 road in Limpopo that connects the economic hub of Elim with N1 in Makhado, and also serves as a short route to other towns such as Malamulele, is receiving much-needed maintenance work. The dilapidated road was at some stage a nightmare to drive on due to potholes, and the now on-going work […]
LIMPOPO police commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has activated all investigating teams across the province to tack down remaining suspects involved in 11 separate murder incidents reported between New Year’s Eve up to Thursday, 2 January 2025. Out of the 11 suspects, seven have already been arrested. The murder incidents were reported in the districts […]
LIMPOPO Education MEC, Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya, on Thursday moved to address the infrastructure challenges that have so far left more than 770 learners out of the school system in Lephalale. Lerule-Ramakhanya visited the area that each year faces admission challenges due to lack of space in schools. She announced that 28 mobile classrooms from Eskom […]
A police officer has handed over his 21-year old son wanted for his alleged involvement in a spate of ATM bombings in Limpopo. Provincial police spokesperson, Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba, said the officer acted after learning that his son was a suspect in the bombings. In one of the incidents, a group of suspects bombed an […]
POLICE, health inspectors and education officials in Limpopo this week uncovered repacked food products with expiry dates altered during a raid in one of the supermarkets in Botlokwa. During the joint operation, five suspects were arrested for selling expired foods; four for possession of illicit cigarettes and three for being illegal immigrants. Police spokesperson, Colonel […]