Limpopo

Mario Marco, Getty Images Five people accused of carrying out business robberies targeting foreign nationals and the Indian business community in Limpopo, have been denied bail.Nemulenzi Ritshidze, 19, Mutungutungu Nkhaniseni, 22, Nemulodi Nakisani, 23, Mudau Rabelani, 24, and Nemataheni Rabelani, 27, appeared in the Thohoyandou Magistrate's Court on Friday.The case has been postponed to 23…

Limpopo education officials are concerned about the high number of pupils staying away from schools.Fear of infection, health conditions and teen pregnancy were cited as some contributing factors.The department said it had plans in place to reverse the absenteeism trend.Limpopo's education department is concerned about the high rate of absenteeism in schools across the province…

A 17-year-old Limpopo schoolgirl was found lying in a pool of blood with several stab wounds.A 19-year-old suspect was arrested two hours after the incident.The suspect will appear in court soon, facing a murder charge.A 19-year-old suspect was arrested in connection with the murder of a 17-year-old schoolgirl in Mahwelereng, outside Mokopane in Limpopo, police…

Limpopo MEC for Health Dr Phophi Ramathuba (Gallo Images / Sowetan / Sandile Ndlovu, file) The committee says it received numerous concerns warning of serious allegations of malfeasance and corruption in Covid-19 related procurement.It also noted that in less than two months, the province's health department had gone from spending a quarter of a billion,…

Police have nabbed six people in a suspected multi-million rand land scam. Police have been investigating a fraud case linked to the sale of stands on an illegally occupied farm outside Polokwane.It's alleged the people living on Portion 41 of the Kalkfontein farm had paid up close to R4 million to a housing association for…