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Puuuulaaa! Puuuuulaaaa! Puuuulaaaa! With this chant the Moletši Traditional Council declared proceedings for the Mokgoši wa Pula traditional ceremony officially open. The ceremony which is…
Limpopo experiencing widespread distribution of illegal gambling machines usually found at foreign-owned local spaza shops in rural
areas across the province.
In another time the hills around Mafefe resonated with the crashing sound of chisel and hammer as hundreds of men and women mined asbestos. Extraction…
“Photography has always been the great love of my father’s life. He went about his business with great stubbornness and determination. And no one could dissuade him from taking his pictures, for he always had some kind of trick that he used to disguise himself in places where his camera was forbidden.
Magubane and other brave newsmen and women hit the streets with their cameras and notepads, defying strict government restrictions to expose the brutality of the state, capture the bravery of the youth, the fear, agony and grief of the parents.
Firewood merchants doing their delivery rounds in GaThaba, a village under the Polokwane Local Municipality in Limpopo province, South Africa. People in rural areas like this village collect firewood in the forests to sell to local residents who use alternative sources of energy to escape the high electricity tariffs. The over harvesting of wood is however placing the environment under threat. Rural villages like GaThaba are characterised by high rates of unemployment and a general lack of economic opportunities. The National Energy Regulator of SA has approved an 18.65% increase in electricity prices for 2023 – and a 12.74% hike for next year. The increase puts the affordability of electricity beyond the means of most rural households which survive on the state's welfare grants.
Limpopo MEC calls for communities to preserve the marula tree and exploit all business opportunities that could change livelihoods.
‘KU LUMA VUKANYI’ is also aimed at marketing Limpopo’s cultural diversity and preserve heritage. The
day will commence with a cleansing ceremony to be performed by traditional healers, which will then be
preceded by the formal programme that will showcase the diverse culture of Limpopo.