The cash-strapped Limpopo government bus company, Great North Transport (GNT), has been rocked by another scandal after failing to pay its employees’ pension and medical aid contributions. Democratic Alliance (DA) Limpopo leader Jacques Smalle has revealed that the embattled bus company is sitting on over R6 million of unpaid pension fund contributions and a further R3 million of medical contributions. According to the report, 945 employees are at risk of losing their pension fund contributions, while 247 employees will not…

Limpopo business mogul and philanthropist Morgan Mohlala has launched a foundation that seeks to provide community-based entrepreneurs with opportunities to grow their businesses.  The lavish launch of the Morgan Mohlala foundation was held at the Meropa Casino & Entertainment World in Polokwane on Friday, May 9, at a ceremony attended by top business people, senior government officials and politicians, and representatives of big corporations.  Mohlala, a mining company director widely known for changing lives and uplifting communities in the Limpopo…

Mayor of Lepelle-Nkumpi municipality in Limpopo, Merriam Molala was whisked away by the private security from angry community members during the intergrated development plan (IDP) budget presentation at Lebowakgomo community civic hall. Molala arrived two hours late to the meeting that was scheduled for 14h00 and found too many empty chairs in the hall, while some residents who lost patience gathered outside the hall on Wednesday, 7 May 2025. While she was giving remarks on the proposed budget presentation, the…

Disgruntled ANC branches in the Peter Mokaba region marched to the Limpopo provincial headquarters, Frans Mohlala, in Polokwane calling for the province to intervene in the processes towards the regional elective conference that is scheduled to get underway this Friday. Different branches descended on the ANC Limpopo provincial office on Wednesday, 06 May chanting slogans, demanding that the provincial leadership remove the regional task team (RTT) members and take over the conference logistic reigns. Former Peter Mokaba ANC regional chairperson…

Limpopo Department of Education’s plans to merge and shut down small and unviable schools in the Vhembe district is met with resistance from the parents in Mulamula village, under Collins Chabane Local Municipality. The provincial education department is set to close various small schools in rural areas in Vhembe, such as Photani and Johannes Rhamavhoya secondaries, Mzamani Thomas primary school under Mulamula and merge them with nearby schools, because of dwindling pupil enrolment. The parents are accusing the department of…

The South African Civil Aviation Authority’s (SACAA) preliminary report on the Vuwani light aircraft crash has revealed that the pilot operated the plane with an expired license. The light aircraft, which was carrying a pilot and two passengers, crashed after taking off from a private airfield near Nandoni dam (Levubu residential zone) outside Thohoyandou on Sunday, 23 March 2025. It was enroute to Louis Trichardt in the province’s Vhembe district. The crash left the pilot and front passenger seriously injured…

Congratulations poured in for the two prominent ANC members who graduated with PhD degrees in Administration during the autumn graduations at the University of Limpopo in Polokwane. An ANC provincial executive committee (PEC) member, Speaker of the Limpopo Legislature, Makoma Makhurupetje and Polly Boshielo, the Deputy Minister of Police and ANC national executive committee (NEC) member, were amongst the students who received their degrees in Doctor of Philosophy during the graduation ceremony on Saturday, 12 April 2025.  The delightful PhD…

The Department of Public Works, Roads & Infrastructure in Limpopo has selected 21 emerging women, with the majority being youth, to develop and mentor them in the construction sector, which is predominated by men. The slow pace of transformation for women in construction, after years of gender discrimination, paints a bleak picture for the entire industry in the country. Through the national Department of Public Works’ vuk’uphile initiative, the Limpopo department says it has prioritised women in a bid to…

Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton Mckenzie has demanded answers after Limpopo learner athletes were deprived of food and slept in a bus ahead of the 2025 national schools Sports Championship Autumn games. The Limpopo athletic team pulled out of the sports championships Autumn games in the final stages due to accommodations and other logistical issues. The week-long championships were held in Bloemfontein in the Free State province from 2 to 6 April 2025. According to one athlete’s parent who…

Limpopo police have arrested 20 undocumented Ethiopians after intercepting a bakkie on its way from the Beitbridge Border Post to Gauteng.  The crackdown occurred in Mahwelereng outside Mokopane on Tuesday, March 18. The police stopped a Ford Ranger loaded with illegal foreign nations after receiving a tip-off about a smuggling syndicate.  According to Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Thakeng, the police received intelligence that a white Ford Ranger double-cap allegedly smuggled illegal foreign nationals between Beitbridge and Gauteng Province.  The police immediately…