A 45-year-old police officer in Limpopo who was wanted on allegations of raping a 17-year-old girl has committed suicide by hanging himself with a rope at his home in Ditshosing village just outside Giyani. According to the Limpopo Police provincial spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, a police sergeant who cannot be named at this stage allegedly raped a 17-year-old female on Sunday, 25 May 2025, at Ditshosing village. On Monday, the 17-year-old teenager opened a rape case against the said police…

The latest fourth quarter crime statistics report has placed the Thohoyandou Policing area in Limpopo as the number hot spot for rape in South Africa. While the level of contact crimes in Limpopo have decreased, between January and March 2025, Thohoyandou station has recorded 85 rape cases, making it the highest station with reported sexual offences and rape. The Democratic Alliance (DA) spokesperson for Transport and Community Safety Marie Helm says they are concerned that the station is the only…

City of Polokwane mayor John Mpe has been re-elected uncontested for the third term as the chairperson of the ANC Peter Mokaba region in Limpopo, in a conference that exposed deep factional divisions. Mpe and his third term slate were voted unchallenged after his challenger, ANC women’s league provincial chairperson Mamedupi Teffo and her supporters walked out of the conference plenary during the candidates acceptance process. Mpe was elected unopposed alongside Masilo Paya as the Deputy Chairperson, Lesiba Matsemela was…

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) said president Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to the U.S was to sacrifice South African sovereignty and appease the Trump administration. In separate media statements released on Thursday, May 22, both parties accuse Ramaphosa and his delegation of allowing Trump to steer the discussions about his claims of a genocide against white Afrikaner farmers, without countering him with evidenced crime statistics of South Africa. Amongst the figures that accompanied Ramaphosa to the…

The long-awaited ANC Peter Mokaba regional elective conference is expected to finally sit with its business tomorrow, on Wednesday, 21 May 2025, after a series of delays due to unresolved branch appeals. Limpopo provincial secretary Ruben Madadzhe has announced that the national disputes resolution committee (NDRC) has given the region a green light to proceed with its conference business. “We have been advised by the National Chairperson ( Soviet Lekganyane) of the dispute resolution committee that all outstanding appeals will…

Power josling erupts in the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) as the Limpopo provincial deputy organiser Ponani Makhubele has announced her resignation from both her position and the party, on Sunday, 18 May 2025. Makhubele, who was appointed to the position by MK Party secretary general Floyd Shivambu in January this year after ditching the ANC, dropped the bombshell in her resignation letter, revealing that the party is rocked by factional tensions. She accused the provincial coordinator and former EFF provincial…

The Hawks in Limpopo have arrested Global strake security former director and two former payroll administrators for allegedly creating 33 fraudulent invoices that amounted to R6.3 million on Wednesday, 19 May 2025. According to the Hawks provincial spokesperson Lethunya Mmuroa, the trio of former employees of the security company based in Mokopane, allegedly submitted fraudulent invoices and claimed funds from the Anglo-American Platinum mine for security services that were not rendered. The fraudulent activity is said to have happened between…

The tussle of power in the ANC Limpopo’s Peter Mokaba region turns its ugly head as factional battles for top leadership are at the centre of the protracted delays of the regional elective conference. Peter Mokaba was initially set to hold its regional conference in April at the Ranch Hotel. Since then, it has been embroiled in delays due to unresolved internal branch disputes, parallel branches leadership that occurred during the REC leadership nominations and election of delegates for the…

The establishment of the Siyandhani international airport in Limpopo has hit a rock as the Gateway Airports Authority Limited (GAAL) has distanced itself from the Giyani private commercial airport. GAAL, an entity responsible for managing public aviation assets in Limpopo, says the infrastructure development of the airport did not follow legal and regulatory processes. The Siyandhani traditional authority partnered with Bombo Investment to reopen the then Gazankulu private airways as F.Y Siyandhani International airport, with the first phase of the…

The mother of 10-year-old learner Mosses Kganyago is demanding answers from a Limpopo school about the circumstances that led to her son’s death after he allegedly swallowed a pen lid while in class. According to reports, the Grade 4 learner at Moriting Primary School in Mankweng circuit under Capricorn district fainted and struggled to breathe after accidentally swallowing a pen’s lid on Monday, 14 April 2025. It is said the pupil was taken to Mankweng Hospital by a teacher’s car,…