Children back at school after desk delivery
About a week after parents pulled children from a Limpopo secondary school to protest a lack of desks, kids are back at school but about 70 percent of children in need of desks are still going without.
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
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School receives counselling after pupil allegedly killed by friend
Maniini Junior and Senior Primary School pupils are receiving counselling following the shooting death of a classmate who was allegedly shot by a fellow student.
Former pupil comes home to save primary school
Johannesburg web developer Mulalo Simeti grew up in rural Limpopo, but when she heard reports that her local primary school was collapsing, she headed home to get to work.
Limpopo reports rash of malaria cases
Several malaria cases are being reported in northern Limpopo daily, according to Limpopo Department of Health Spokesperson Mack Lesufi.
Fruit, veg keeps Limpopo elder fit
Petrus Ravhuhali, 96, says he’s reaping the rewards of smart choices made in his youth as he approaches his 100th birthday.
Limpopo youth urged to pick sports over sex
Sports over sex – that’s the message that Limpopo social worker Peggy Mulaudzi is preaching to the province’s youth.
People with disabilities picket Shoprite
More than 100 people living with disabilities recently protested the lack of wheelchair access at Shoprite’s Thohoyandou branch, bringing shopping to a standstill for hours. The group is expected to resume protests today.
Storm leaves scores homeless
Limpopo’s Vhembe District Municipality is still trying to ascertain how many people have been left homeless by a recent violent story.
Gauteng businesswoman steps in to save former school
Gauteng businesswoman Mulalo Simeti grew up in rural Limpopo. When she recently read that her old primary school was in danger of collapsing and burying learners alive, she knew she had to do something.
Disabled lose out in South Africa’s quest for sanitation, water
Imagine if you had to crawl outside on your hands and knees to use the toilet every time nature called. For at least 19,000 South Africans living with disabilities, daily indignities like these are just part of normal life as disabled people remain largely left behind in the country’s quest for sanitation and water.
Limpopo drop-in centre faces bleak Christmas
A drop-in centre in Ha-Mashau, Limpopo provides daily meals to 150 orphaned or vulnerable children. Now, the centre may close almost a decade after it first opened its doors.
Drought kills hundreds of chickens in Limpopo
As South Africa continues to battle the worst drought in more than two decades, small farmers in Limpopo are reporting that hundreds of chickens have already fallen victim to the rising heat in a turn that could financially ruin farmers and leave households hungry.