Author: Tshwarelo Mogakane

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water supply crisis
News

Mafia behind Mpumalanga’s water woes

A delegation from the National Council of Provinces (NCOP)has raised concerns after learning of a construction mafia that has been holding water projects hostage... Read more.
Vhembe
News

Over 130 000 Vhembe households rely on boreholes -Mathabatha

Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabatha has admitted to parliamentarians that providing water to the citizens of the province has been a challenge in the past five years.... Read more.
Young teacher
Education

Young teacher’s drive to fight illiteracy through storytelling receives high praise

A 22-year-old primary school teacher has been praised for penning a book to help children become proficient readers, especially considering that 81% of grade 4 pupils... Read more.
Mbalula
Politics

Mbalula ‘uses Lily Mine disaster to boost ANC, ignores families’ wishes

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has been accused of using the Lily Mine disaster in Mpumalanga to advance the political goals of the ANC. The families of Solomon... Read more.
Politics

ANC members warned against anti-mayor plot

ANC members in Limpopo have been warned to stop colluding with opposition leaders to discredit their own mayor, and that such behaviour would not benefit the organisation.... Read more.
Limpopo
Education

Irate parents shut down Limpopo school to defend ‘bullied’ principal

Teaching and learning screeched to a halt when angry parents suspended classes at a poorly performing high school in Limpopo after alleging that the circuit manager... Read more.
Limpopo
News

Limpopo MEC hauled over the coals over R179m tender

Authorities within the Limpopo department of public works, roads and infrastructure, have admitted failing to hold anyone accountable for hundreds of millions of... Read more.
Pupil
Education

Pupil’s genius idea solves school water shortages

When 16-year-old Uatshila Munenyiwa realised the negative impact water shortages had on her school, she decided to take matters into her own little hands. The Grade... Read more.
Education

Mpumalanga education department given ultimatum on closed school

The Mpumalanga department of education has been given an ultimatum to reopen a school that caters to children living with severe disabilities. Lawyers for the parents... Read more.