A Limpopo mother has laid criminal charges against a teacher and principal after her son in Grade R was allegedly locked twice in a classroom until late in the evening and again left in a bus after a school trip where he was later found asleep. The mother, Jaqueline Malatji, laid the charges at the […]
ZIMBABWEAN national, Felix Tandenda Chiyongwa, was on Tuesday in the Giyani Specialised Commercial Crimes Court sentenced to pay a R50 000 fine or serve five years in prison for trying to bribe police officers with a R50. Chiyongwa (37) was further sentenced to pay an additional fine of R5 000 or serve one year in […]
THE Vhembe region in Limpopo is facing threat of a widespread cholera and other diseases’ outbreak due to wastewater treatment works (WWTWs) spilling raw sewage into rivers, streams and dams. The Vhembe district municipality (VDM) manages all the WWTWs in the region of which 13 were highlighted in the Department of Water and Sanitation’s Green […]
FURTHER arrests are imminent in the case of a 43-year old police sergeant Rachel Raesetsa Shokane Kutumela accused of murdering six people for life and funeral insurance policies in Limpopo. Those to be arrested are suspected of taking part in the killing of the victims who were found dead in various locations since 2019. In […]
THE Limpopo government-supported Sepitsi Broiler Farm in Lebowakgomo has been dealt a huge setback following extensive vandalism, with agricultural authorities suspecting deliberate sabotage. The vandalism – by unknown persons so far – happened this week as the farm readied itself to be commissioned to supply the Lebowakgomo Chicken Abattoir which was set to officially […]
THE Democratic Alliance (DA) in Limpopo believes the food poisoning of 35 learners at Makahlule primary school in Malamulele was a result of non-compliance with health and safety regulations by education authorities. The party’s Jacques Smalle said food was being prepared in terrible and unhygienic conditions which was a risk to leaners. He said 273 […]
ANC strongman in Thabazimbi, Limpopo, and once illegally –appointed council speaker, Tshegofatso Ramoabi, has been suspended pending disciplinary action for bringing the party into disrepute. The suspension and pending disciplinary action follows his defiance of the party’s directives, disruptive behaviour and having frivolous and indistinct engagement with the opposition. In a letter signed by ANC […]
ANC councilor in Maruleng local municipality in Limpopo, Tshegofatso Mokgahla, is in hospital after he sustained multiple gunshot wounds in an apparent ambush on Sunday. The incident happened along the D21 road between Mahlakung Mall and Sekororo Hospital. Mokgahla sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was rushed to hospital where he is receiving treatment. The motive […]
LIMPOPO police commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has ordered officers to use “all available means of resources” to apprehend suspects involved in the theft of 227 live chickens at a farm in Olifantspoort, Modimolle. This comes as theft of livestock – especially goats, sheep and cattle – was on the increase in the province, with […]
LIMPOPO police on Thursday made a gruesome discovery of human remains in a pit toilet at a school in Ga-Riba village, Sekhukhune district. A 45-year old man was later arrested and is expected to appear in the Praktiseer magistrate court on Monday. The discovery of the human remains, which have not yet been identified, follows […]