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,…

The suspended sentence handed to a municipal official convicted of crimes relating to the R2 billion VBS scandal undermines the severity of the fraud and looting that took place at the bank, said a municipal union. The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) in Limpopo says it strongly condemns the “lenient” sentencing handed to former Thulamela Local Municipality municipal manager Hlengani Maluleke. It says the sentence further insults the bank’s victims, who lost millions in savings when the bank collapsed…

Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabatha has admitted to parliamentarians that his government has failed to provide water to citizens for the past five years as promised.   Mathabatha, also provincial ANC chairperson, blamed a litany of external factors – including leakages in the bulk water pipeline, rampant vandalism, unpredictable load shedding, and deteriorating infrastructure.  He addressed members of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), who descended on the province on a fact-finding mission specifically focusing on bulk water and road infrastructure in…