Limpopo Premier Stan Mathabatha experienced the repercussions of poor service delivery by his own government when he was forced to arrive late at an accountability meeting. Mathabatha, well-known for his punctuality, was embarrassed when he arrived late for a meeting with the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) in the provincial legislature. Mathabatha informed Scopa that the reason for his delay was the poor road conditions he experienced while traveling from Polokwane to Lebowakgomo. “To re-emphasize, 10 o’clock, honorable premier,…

A South African Foundation has laid into Israel for putting Palestinian children in harm’s way and ordering the evacuation of babies in incubators from hospitals as it continues its bombardment of Gaza, an act widely seen as war crimes and ethnic cleansing. The June 16, 1976 Foundation used World Children’s Day celebrations on Monday to call out Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders for categorizing Palestinians ‘human animals”. It also strongly urged the United Nations (UN) to intervene…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated South Africa’s tough stance against Israel over the Gaza war, calling upon the United Nations (UN) to send soldiers to the Middle East with the aim of ensuring a peaceful dialogue between the state of Tel Aviv and Hamas. Ramaphosa was speaking during the extraordinary joint meeting of BRICS leaders to discuss the situation in the Middle East on Tuesday, November 21. Leaders and delegates of the recently invited members of BRICS, such as Argentina,…

Nathan Bagarukayo, an aeronautical engineering graduate from Beijing’s Beihang University, is grateful for the chance he had to study in China and credits his professional success to the quality of education he received in China.   “I learned so much during my time in China, and the skills and knowledge I acquired have been invaluable in my professional life. I’m proud to be a graduate of a Chinese university,” he told ChinAfrica from his home in Rwanda.   But Bagarukayo is not…

The mutual friendship between China and Africa is founded on shared history, values and a desire for prosperity for humankind. It is a history of the fight against imperialism, colonialism, hegemony and dispossession. China’s engagement with Africa is one of equals as developing nations with the quest for a shared future characterised by social justice, freedom, equality, peaceful co-existence and shared prosperity.   The recent 15th BRICS Summit, hosted by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, as well as all associated events…

South African authorities should screen all officials, patrol back routes and introduce technology tools such as drones on the country’s borderlines if they are serious about fighting cross-border crime and human trafficking. This is according to a former police officer turned crime researcher who spoke to African Times in the wake of the arrests of three suspects linked to cross-border human trafficking. In the latest incident, police nabbed three people in connection with transporting 23 foreign nations believed to be…

The Ehlanzeni District Municipality in Mpumalanga has been taken to court on allegations that they illtreated an employee living with a disability. Dolfread Sihlangu, coordinator of the disability desk at the district, which sits in Mbombela, instituted the discrimination claim, which will be heard in the Johannesburg Labour Court in Braamfontein, Gauteng, on November 9. Sihlangu, who is virtually imparied, has worked for the municipality for the past six years. He told African Times that he decided to take the…

Learners at a school in Limpopo are currently confronted with a pressing health hazard due to the deteriorated and unsanitary conditions of the toilets they are compelled to use daily. They say the provincial education authorities responsible for addressing this matter have exhibited a lack of urgency and have been slow to take appropriate action. The situation at Rivubye High School in Valdezia near Makhado has garnered significant attention from many stakeholders, including parental associations and opposition politicians who want…

An 84-year-old man from Limpopo is sad that he might meet his ancestors before the government’s promise to build him an RDP house is fulfilled. The elderly citizen, Alfred Shai, from Dan village in Tzaneen, currently stays in a dilapidated structure with his son. Shai said that the councillor informed him early this year that his request for an RDP house was approved. He was, however, later surprised when told that the allocation of houses to the beneficiaries had been…

The Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality in Limpopo is accused of refusing to issue a letter approving a provincial government-funded project to fix a sewer that is now spilling into a daycare center. According to the community members, the spillage problem started approximately 12 years ago and was reported to the local authorities, but nothing was done about it. In 2021, Mopani District Municipality appointed a service provider who allegedly failed to come up with solutions and asked to be released…