South Africa|Limpopo

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More than R200-million spent on unused sports stadiums by Limpopo municipalities

We know of at least eight stadiums that are currently serving no purpose

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Charts | 28 November 2025

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Fewer than half of Elim’s boreholes work and municipal water tankers are a rare sight

Private water sellers are filling the gap, but the municipality says they are acting against the law

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News | 27 November 2025

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R22-million Limpopo sports complex stands unused

Makhuvha Sports Complex outside Thohoyandou has been left to ruin

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Brief | 24 November 2025

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Writing exams in leaking classrooms with no electricity

The education department says it will appoint a contractor to renovate H S Phillips Secondary in Limpopo in April 2027

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Brief | 20 November 2025

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At this Limpopo clinic, nurses have to fetch water in buckets

Midoroni clinic has not had running water for over two years

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Brief | 13 November 2025

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School pit latrines demolished but not replaced with new toilets

Two primary schools in Limpopo have been struggling for over a year with inadequate chemical toilets

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Brief | 4 November 2025

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Limpopo transport workers camp outside Premier’s office to demand unpaid pensions

Hundreds of former and current Great North Transport employees have been holding sit-ins and night vigils since 15 October

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News | 31 October 2025

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Investigation finds Limpopo school toilets have not been fixed

Ten years after the Michael Komape tragedy, many schools still need proper toilets

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Feature | 30 October 2025

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No water for two years as R200-million project remains incomplete

At Vyeboom Clinic near Vuwani in Limpopo, staff and patients have to bring water and use pit toilets

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News | 30 October 2025

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No soccer at new R37-million Limpopo stadium

The pitch is unusable because the grass has not grown adequately due to water shortages

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Brief | 30 October 2025

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Death toll rises from Makhado bus crash

Relatives gather to identify the bodies of the dead

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News | 21 October 2025

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Land spat highlights tension between traditional and formal law

It’s often unclear who owns land in traditional communities — the individual or the traditional authority

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Feature | 16 October 2025

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Limpopo stadium project soaks up time and money

“Why are you investigating our stadium?” asks spokesperson

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Brief | 16 October 2025

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IDT’s school project stalls as costs reach R198-million

Learners of Rivoni School of the Blind were promised a new building in 2019

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News | 3 October 2025

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Pensioners refunded after we queried funeral policy deductions

Insurance companies insist they have proof that pensioners agreed, but questions remain about how this was done

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Feature | 2 October 2025

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Staff at this government building have to carry buckets of water to flush toilets

The Public Servants Association is calling on the labour department to intervene

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News | 27 September 2025