Limpopo seeing progress in poverty and unemployment fight: Premier

File | Unemployment graphic. Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba says the province is recording encouraging progress in the fight against poverty and unemployment. She was speaking during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) debate under way in Parliament. Ramathuba points to declining poverty levels and falling unemployment figures. She says Limpopo is leading nationally in…

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Athletics SA names 32-member squad for World Relays

Athletics seen running. Athletics South Africa has announced a 32-member preparation squad for the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana in May. At the event in Guangzhou, China last year, Team South Africa finished top of the overall table by earning three medals. The men’s 4 by 100m, and 4 by 400m teams secured gold,…

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Authorities investigate Typhoid Fever cases in Pretoria

A medical staff member holds a bottle of anti-typhoid vaccine. Authorities are investigating a spike in reported cases of Typhoid Fever in several neighbourhoods around Pretoria.  Typhoid is an infectious bacterial fever with an eruption of red spots on the chest and abdomen, which is often accompanied by severe intestinal irritation. According to Mayor Dr….

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Five people killed in F State road accident

The cause of the accident is still being investigated. 1 minute Five people have lost their lives in an accident involving a light vehicle and a truck on the N3 Highway heading to Harrismith. Four passengers from the light vehicle and the driver of the truck were declared dead on the scene. One passenger sustained…

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UJ to revolutionalise the housing sector with technology

The University of Johannesburg’s Civil Engineering Technology Department The University of Johannesburg is looking to revolutionise the housing sector with technology, which makes it possible to build a home in less than a day.   Researchers say they have developed a 3D printer capable of constructing a 40 square metre house in under eight hours.   UJ’s Doctor Jeffrey Mahachi…

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Easter pilgrimage spurs revival, economic boost

A roadblock to check vehicles and drivers 3 minutes Zion Christian Church (ZCC) congregants, led by Bishop Barnabas Lekganyane, are expected to descend on Moria outside Polokwane, Limpopo, this weekend for what is regarded as one of the largest Christian gatherings in the world.  On Thursday, the PUTCO bus company announced that it had dispatched…

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