A Landie icon is born
Replacing one of the most-loved cars in history, the new Defender pulls off the near impossible task of doing almost everything better
Tzaneen
Black farmers fall in the furrows
They have the skills to farm successfully but need financing from banks and post-settlement support from the state
Xenophobia violates Health Act and migrants’ rights to care
Refugees run the border crossing gauntlet of lions, rivers, rape and theft hoping for a better life.
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Allay the dangers of maternity by honouring rural custom
Many women consult traditional healers, so it makes sense to enlist these cultural leaders in public health education.
Fury over new deaths stokes Tzaneen’s fires
Police commissioner Riah Phiyega has defended the actions of under-siege police as new killings rock the troubled village of Kubjana near Relela.
Phiyega en route to Relela after police, protesters clash
The national police commissioner is on her way to a village outside Tzaneen where three protesters have been killed and 15 police officers injured.
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All 13 passengers found dead at plane wreck site
There were no survivors from the plane wreckage of two aircraft that was found on Mamotswiri peak on Tuesday, police have said.
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Wreckage of missing planes found
The wreckage of the two aircraft that went missing in George’s Valley near Tzaneen has been found, Search and Rescue South Africa has told media.
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Search for missing planes resumes in bad weather
The search for two aircraft carrying 13 people that went missing in George’s Valley near Tzaneen resumed on Tuesday morning despite rainy conditions.
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South African grannies catch World Cup fever
World Cup fever has spread to South African grannies, with hundreds of elderly women in aprons and skirts fighting for the ball in township games.
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Dandala’s way
Mmanaledi Mataboge spends a day in
the life of Cope leader Mvume Dandala on his recent visit to Limpopo province.
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‘A Hosi is truly born’
It has been a long and difficult road, but Hosi Nwamitwa is finally ascending the throne, writes Sello S Alcock.
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Anger as murder charges dropped against farmers
Four people accused of killing a suspected thief on a farm in South Africa, who died after being tied to a tree and beaten, walked free from court on Wednesday after murder charges were dropped. After a magistrate ordered that charges of murder be downgraded, the four all pleaded guilty to assault and were each fined R10Â 000 .
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Dynamos and Arrows match drawn
Limpopo-based Dynamos and KwaZulu-Natal-based Golden Arrows played to a goalless draw in their Premier Soccer League encounter at the Giyani Stadium on Sunday. Both teams set off like a house on fire, entertaining a small crowd of soccer lovers.
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Mbeki warns against ‘criminal’ councillors
Individuals with ”criminally selfish motives” should be prevented from being elected municipal councillors, President Thabo Mbeki said on Friday. The president spoke on the last day of a sitting of the National Council of Provinces in Nkowankowa outside Tzaneen in Limpopo.
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Youth league a ‘force for change’ in ANC
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) has been a strong force for change in the ANC since its formation, party deputy president Jacob Zuma said at the league’s 61st anniversary celebrations on Saturday. ”The ANCYL has intervened in the ANC at crucial moments in our history,” Zuma said.
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Crowds flock to ANC Youth League anniversary
Thousands of African National Congress Youth League members gathered at the Nkowankowa Stadium near Tzaneen in Limpopo on Saturday to celebrate the league’s 61st anniversary, which will be attended by former deputy president Jacob Zuma, who is currently on a tour of the country marking the league’s anniversary.
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‘Guilty until proven innocent’
Mark Schmidt came home last week. He is back in Tzaneen, Limpopo, after being in prison in Equatorial Guinea for eight-and-a-half months.
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Limpopo premier moving up
<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/41909/10-X-Logo.gif" align=left>President Thabo Mbeki announced at two rallies in Limpopo on Saturday that he is going to deploy Limpopo Premier Ngoako Ramatlhodi to parliament next month, to represent the people of the province. Ramatlhodi’s replacement will come from within the African National Congress, Mbeki said.
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Buthelezi challenges ANC on criticism
Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi lashed out at African National Congress criticism of his statement that many South Africans in rural areas were much better off 10 years ago than they are now. He was speaking at the launch of the party’s election campaign in Limpopo.
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Limpopo’s rural schools will never be the same
"Our lives will never be the same," said Paul Lebepe, the principal of a rural high school in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province, whose students are benefiting from a new corporate sponsored computer centre.
