A new University of Cape Town study has found elevated mortality among former asbestos miners in South Africa, highlighting the long-term health consequences of asbestos exposure decades after mining ended
Reliable and affordable energy, with predictable tariffs, is indispensable. Even so, it is significant that Eskom’s leadership recognises the central role it plays: without this backbone, large-scale manufacturing and job creation cannot exist
Nearly half of South Africa’s wastewater treatment plants are in a critical state, with untreated sewage polluting rivers and dams
Commissioners emphasise a people-centred just transition, focusing on rural communities, workers and climate-resilient economic planning
Easter road fatalities fall from 356 to 291 thanks to intensified enforcement and 321 roadblocks nationwide
Norbert Ndjeka was born on World TB Day. Decades later, he would reshape how South Africa treats the deadliest forms of the disease
The acting police minister also stressed the need to tackle organised crime, which President Cyril Ramaphosa last week singled out as ‘the most immediate threat to our democracy, our society and economic development’
It is critical that municipalities prioritise the routine maintenance and upgrading of stormwater systems, bridges, roads and essential services
For every hundred learners entering the NSC system, only a handful leave with Mathematics or Physical Sciences marks that reliably support success in engineering, science, health or technology
From a rural Limpopo village to the home of Broadway, Shilongane Nkoana’s journey is a story of grit, ambition, and the artistry behind world-class stage design
The quiet power of Moses Seletisa’s Sepedi poetry and Sabata Mokae’s Setswana novels
In 2018, Hlokomela – meaning “to care” in Sepedi – stood at a crossroads. The award-winning HIV and AIDS education and treatment programme, based in Hoedspruit, Limpopo, was on the brink of closure due to funding shortages. After years of dedicated service to thousands of farmworkers and vulnerable communities, founder and director, Christine du Preez, […]
Officials said South Africa’s phytosanitary and biosecurity requirements are world class and the department is awaiting bilateral trade agreements to be resolved to begin exports of beef
Simon Lehutso is using his love of nature and food to nourish and educate youths at a wilderness school in Limpopo, where he grew up
Limpopo’s Dr MJ Madiba Secondary School alumni have launched #50ToFifty to raise R20 000 for school infrastructure
New report is ‘both a call to action and a blueprint for change’ for socially-owned renewables in South Africa’s energy transition
The secretary general has once more been accused of violating party rules to influence regional elections in Limpopo and Gauteng ahead of the 2027 leadership contest
Step into Masai Sepuru’s world — where township life and timeless questions collide
The Anova Health Institute, which received the lion’s share of the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids funding in South Africa, had its support halted in February along with dozens other nonprofits
Muneyi, a poetic voice from Limpopo, blends folk and tradition into something urgent, modern and, finally, something celebrated
In 2020, Nelson Mandela University physics professor, Azwinndini Muronga, wrote in the Mail & Guardian about Vhembe’s remarkable performance in the 2019 national senior certificate results. Five years later, he examines what this means for South African education
In 2020, Nelson Mandela University physics professor, Azwinndini Muronga, wrote in the Mail & Guardian about Vhembe’s remarkable performance in the 2019 national senior certificate results. Five years later, he examines what this means for South African education
NSPCA prosecutes Dirk de Jager, of Modjadjiskloof, in Limpopo, over viral video
Education department failed to build or renovate schools in four provinces in 2023-44 financial year
Discontent grows as supporters of Mbuyiseni Ndlozi claim his leadership is crucial for the party
There are two boreholes at Kutsakeni Primary, but staff say they dried up in 2021
Party leader Julius Malema seems set to maintain control at the Economic Freedom Fighters elective conference
Tagged by BirdLife SA, Hera completed a 10 000 km journey from Limpopo to her breeding ground in Uzbekistan
Seven women are killed in the country each day and nearly six in 10 of such murders are at the hand of an intimate partner
Residents blame councils, not the national and provincial government, for their plight
The foundation has injected millions into the project and the Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has also approved millions in funding, but farmers say they weren’t consulted
Farmers want Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen to visit areas in the province where potato and tomato crops, in particular, have been hit