The mistake often made by many is that of assuming or thinking that the fight against oppression started with celebrated leaders such as Mandela, Biko, and Sobukwe amongst others.
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Since I was born in 1979 water has been a nightmare in our village of Marulaneng. We spend the whole day crowded around one borehole battling to get water. Our bodies ache from pushing around drums of water every day.
The voices of the St Engenas Zion Christian Church choir filled the corridors of the Polokwane International Airport in Polokwane, Limpopo as scores of people…
Marula traditional beer brewer Lebo Lebese remembers a time of plenty when decades ago the morula trees grew in abundance in her home district of…
The pesticide aldicarb has also been used in the poisoning of dogs by criminals and has also been cited in suicide cases.
On my way from photographing the scene in which 45 passengers travelling from Botswana to the Easter pilgrimage in Moria I stopped here to calm…
They had the gala dinner and signed the deal [with Zimbabwe] and then later called the community, but what for? Water is life so this matter must be treated seriously. Last time he [Mchunu] took two years to come back to us. They think we are kids. They are beating about the bush because we know this water is for the SEZ [MMSEZ]. We don't want to go back there [shutdown protests]," Musina resident Donald Ramuthivheli
In a village set up like here, we need people really to be empowered and to be inspired. Most people were just coming to witness what a book launch looks like because it's a very rare occasion in rural areas.
Locating our struggles for environmental justice and protecting our human rights through forcing mining companies to comply with legal guidelines and to work with communities on the issues concerning our livelihoods within the greater struggle for economic freedom, as poor and rural mine affected communities, is a critical call to action for mobilizing and organizing the youth around understanding the importance of having our voices heard through solidifying our collective power as communities as we’re burdened with the responsibility to carry the baton forward towards realizing socio-economic justice in our lifetime and protecting our homes.
Members of Parliament who recently conducted an oversight visit in Limpopo to assess its readiness for the 2024 academic year gave the province the thumbs…