Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabatha has admitted to parliamentarians that his government has failed to provide water to citizens for the past five years as promised.   Mathabatha, also provincial ANC chairperson, blamed a litany of external factors – including leakages in the bulk water pipeline, rampant vandalism, unpredictable load shedding, and deteriorating infrastructure.  He addressed members of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), who descended on the province on a fact-finding mission specifically focusing on bulk water and road infrastructure in…

Acting President Paul Mashatile has labelled Limpopo Premier Stanley Chupu Mathabatha and his late wife Margaret “Maggie” Mathabatha a “revolutionary union” that served the people of South Africa during and after the struggle against apartheid and its legacy. The country’s second in command was among a number of African National Congress (ANC) and government leaders who attended the funeral in Polokwane on Friday, where the late Margaret was laid to rest following her sudden death after a short illness. “We…

Limpopo Premier Stan Mathabatha is mourning the sudden passing of his wife, Maggie Mathabatha, who fell ill for a short time. The death has deeply impacted Mathabatha’s political party, the African National Congress (ANC), which has expressed its condolences to the mourning family. “The ANC Limpopo is profoundly saddened by the passing on of Comrade Maggie Mathabatha, the beloved wife of ANC Limpopo Chairperson and Premier, Comrade Chupu Stanley Mathabatha. Comrade Maggie Mathabatha passed on this morning after a brief…

Limpopo health MEC Phophi Ramathuba has denied running down the health department and protecting officials who allegedly rigged the outcomes of job interviews, saying National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union’s (Nehawu’s) claims were part of a campaign to get her fired.   Ramathuba’s departmental spokesperson, Neil Shikwambana, dismissed the union’s demands as nothing but “flimsy tantrums”. Nehawu held a night vigil at Premier Stan Mathabatha’s offices on Thursday night, calling on him to get rid of Ramathuba. They also…

Limpopo authorities have warned all employees within the provincial Department of Health to stay away from a night vigil and march organised as part of a sustained effort to remove Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba or face the no work, no pay principle.  The circular, which African Times has seen, cautioned the workers against participating in a protest march to be held at Premier Stan Mathabatha’s offices at the provincial headquarters in Polokwane on Friday. The march, organised by the National…