The death toll in an accident involving two minibus taxis transporting pupils to school and a heavy vehicle on the R579 road in Motetema, Limpopo, has risen to 16.
ANC politicians have misgoverned the Giyani municipality for the longest time, collapsing systems that had been running reasonably well in the past. Despite all of that, 85% of residents of Greater Giyani once again gave the ANC a huge victory in the last local government elections. This is the same party that has put their lives in danger by downgrading the status of Nkhesani hospital to district level.
Pensioner Martha Mahlatji, 72, along with other stokvel members were counting their year's savings when two gunmen suddenly pounced on them and made off with more than R70,000.
A 34-year-old man from Ga-Mphahlele outside Polokwane in Limpopo accused of illegally selling school food parcels took his own life before he could reveal to police who he sold them to.