Top honours for visually impaired matrics

Despite having attended classes in dilapidated buildings, the disabled pupils of Rivoni School for the Blind in rural Limpopo have managed to pass their matric with flying colours.

Despite having attended classes in dilapidated buildings, the disabled pupils of Rivoni School for the Blind in rural Limpopo have managed to pass their matric with flying colours.

LIMPOPO - The Ekuphumleni Restoration Home (popularly known as Thy Rest) is a shelter that is giving hope and offering second chances to women who are victims of sexual abuse, domestic abuse, rape, human trafficking and incest.

A 13 year old Limpopo girl is being denied her right to education - because she does not have a birth certificate.

After a bleak Christmas last year, children at the Ha-Mashau Drop-in Centre in Limpopo are set to have a festive season after the centre received funds from the Department of Social Development in the province.

As Limpopo residents continue to battle water challenges due to the continuous drought, the new Thulamela Mayor, Avhashoni Tshifhango, said he is going to prioritise water supply to all the villages which fall under his municipality.

Residents of rural Limpopo, hard hit by persisting drought conditions, are now seeing boreholes in the area drying up as they continue to wait for rain.

Limpopo – A young mother who suffered pain and bleeding for months after she was badly stitched after giving birth, and who was helped only after the Health Department intervened, has now received a bill for R11 000.

Elderly people are also vulnerable to HIV and this World AIDS Day the Department of Health is urging young and old to get tested.

Goalball – a sport designed specifically for blind athletes but attracts sighted players too – has proved to be unexpectedly popular in rural Vhembe, Limpopo, drawing a large crowd to the area’s first ever Goalball Tournament.

The MEC of Department of Health in Limpopo province Dr Phophi Ramathuba has publicly condemned the actions of the Limpopo pastor alleged to be spraying insect repellant in the faces of his followers to heal them.

Despite getting 47 percent of the provincial budget, the Limpopo Department of Education has once again failed to get a clean audit.

LIMPOPO - After four months battling to recover from childbirth due to ongoing bleeding caused by failed efforts by nurses to stich her properly after giving birth, a young Limpopo mother has finally been helped.