Giyani
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59 learners in Giyani taken to hospital after eating food at school
The pupils fell ill after consuming a meal provided under the school’s nutrition programme and snacks
Giyani water debacle ‘not all our fault’
Limpopo premier Stan Mathabatha made the claim during an elections debate hosted by the University of Limpopo and the Mail & Guardian
Sculptor is shaping dreams
The work of 84-year-old artist Noria Mabasa explores traditions, mythology and spirituality
Construction sites are a ‘death trap’
Four children died at Pretoria sites in just two weeks, but companies deny they’re to blame
Water theft: Thirty years of looting
New research details how the department was broken, profiting a select few and leaving a third of South Africa’s population without clean water
Billions spent, and a boy has died, but Giyani’s taps are still dry
It has been five years since a bulk water supply project was started in the Limpopo Bushveld but people still don’t have water
Editorial: Corruption in politics and business kills people
‘When people are corrupt, other people die. This is not how politicians and companies like to talk’
Another scandal hits water affairs
A former senior official is being investigated by the Hawks for a suspect R64-million tender
SIU wont relent as Lepelle Northern Water pushback against corruption probe
The SIU is investigating a water project in Giyani which was cost between R1.2-million and R1.4-million to drill a borehole
Past failures don’t bode well for Mokonyane tenure
Minister takes over a crucial department, despite leading the water department into crisis
Mboweni targets water crisis
The finance minister has vowed to tackle rampant corruption and municipal dysfunction
Giyani municipal CFO fired over suspected involvement in VBS saga
The Giyani municipality has confirmed that its CFO was fired following his alleged involvement in the VBS Mutual Bank debacle
Papa Penny the populist for premier?
Celebrity politics rears its bouffant head as the flamboyant musician eyes the top job in Limpopo
Education department to track down culprit behind leaked maths paper
Pictures of a section of the paper were sent to a pupil from Giyani High School last Sunday, a day before the maths paper two exam was to be written.
Hawks, SAPS launch probe into leaked maths exam paper
Basic education spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga said pupils at a few schools in Giyani, Limpopo had access to the maths paper before it was written.