Limpopo
Limpopo Health MEC praises hospital staff for putting out deadly fire
The blaze, which claimed two lives, broke out in the early hours of Tuesday morning and the cause has not been established yet.
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Two people killed in fire inside COVID ward in Limpopo
The blaze broke out at the F.H Odendaal Hospital earlier on Tuesday morning.
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Section27 reiterates demand for dept's plan to eradicate pit toilets at schools
The organisation is returning to the High Court in three weeks’ time to continue its fight for safe, dignified and sanitary school toilets in Limpopo.
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Double murder accused Rameez Patel to face grilling over his clothing
His wife Fatima Patel's body was found in a pool of blood at their Nirvana home in Limpopo in 2015 after they allegedly had a fight. Rameez Patel is also accused of killing his mother, Muhajeen.
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3 people killed in collision on R101 in Limpopo
The Transport Department's Mike Maringa said that officials have started clearing debris from the wreckage to allow other vehicles to pass.
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Limpopo healthcare workers picket over 25% salary cut
They said they planned to withdraw from working overtime from next month.
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Limpopo health workers suspend strike over new roster system
It’s understood labour unions representing the workers and the department reached an agreement on Saturday to halt the planned strike.
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Limpopo health workers to go on strike on Monday over new roster system
They're angry over the new roster system, which they say is being implemented without consultation affecting their working conditions and leading to unfair treatment.
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Limpopo GPs to receive vaccines today, says Health Department
The first batch of health care workers in the province received their COVID-19 inoculations on Friday, with the program continuing on Saturday.
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11,000 Limpopo nurses prepare to strike over roster changes amid COVID
There have been concerns over shortage of nurses in Limpopo, with the unions saying the province was failing to fill vacant positions.
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COVID-19 second wave is 'five times more intense' that the first in Limpopo
Acting deputy director general for healthcare services Dr Abrey Lekoloana said they were planning for a worst-case scenario where new cases rise to 30,000 a week.
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Limpopo residents urged to stop attending funerals en masse as COVID cases spike
The province which had until late last year registered some of the lowest rates in the country battled to contain the spread of the coronavirus when an influx of residents returned to the province from South Africa’s economic hubs.
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Limpopo health dept concerned about bed capacity as COVID cases mount
In the last 24-hour cycle, the province has recorded 1,653 positive cases.
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As ANC’s January 8 celebrations go virtual, interaction with citizens falters
The governing party cancelled its Limpopo celebrations due to rising COVID- 19 cases.
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KZN, Gauteng, Limpopo private hospital admissions show 8% daily average increase
This is according to South Africa’s largest health risk management service provider, Medscheme.
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496 arrested in Limpopo for breaking lockdown regulations on NYE
Police in the province made the arrests during heightened operations that were conducted from Thursday, 31 December 2020 until the morning of 1 January in all five districts of the province.
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Limpopo SAPS probe theft case after victim's remains missing from govt mortuary
Magabane was killed in 2018 but her dismembered body was only discovered in February last year in an open veld in Burgersfort after her boyfriend pointed out the scene of the crime.
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6 people killed in multi-vehicle crash in Mokopane
It’s understood a truck crashed into five vehicles on Wednesday night, which then ploughed into four pedestrians with the mangled wreckage eventually ramming into a building.
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Limpopo SAPS launch manhunt for inmate who escaped after murdering officer
Nyandzani Muvhuso is accused of stabbing the 57-year-old warrant officer several times before making a run out of the facility in Matule outside Thohoyandou in the Vhembe District.
