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Mopane worm and termite sales relieve poverty in rural South Africa – studies explore the impact

South Africa’s Limpopo province borders Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique. It is one of the poorest provinces in the country. This is due to a combination of historical underdevelopment, a high unemployment rate, heavy reliance on government grants and a rural-based economy with limited industrial diversification.

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South Africa’s floods turned deadly because Limpopo wasn’t prepared – how to prevent a repeat

Limpopo, in northern South Africa, home to 6.6 million people, several large mines and the Kruger National Park (one of Africa’s largest game reserves), experienced unusually severe floods in mid-January 2026. Rural villages remained cut off from the world following the week-long heavy rains. The Kruger National Park was evacuated…

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High cholesterol and insulin resistance are rising among young South Africans – what that means for public health

In a small mining town in South Africa’s Limpopo province, young people are showing worrying signs of diseases that were once thought to affect only older adults.

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Talking about sex isn’t always easy for teachers in South Africa. Here’s what they told us

Young people in rural Limpopo, the South African province bordering Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, face high risks of HIV, unplanned pregnancy, and other societal challenges.

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US hunter reportedly killed by buffalo during expedition in South Africa

Asher Watkins, 52, of Texas died while tracking 1.3-ton Cape buffalo on a hunting trip in the country’s Limpopo province

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‘It’s the only way’: Migrants, army face-off along S Africa-Zimbabwe border

South Africa’s military has enhanced border operations along the Limpopo River to halt smugglers and illegal crossings.

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Mosquitoes use gut bacteria to fight the malaria they transmit – scientists are exploring how to use this to end the disease

The months of September to May are an unfortunate season in South Africa: malaria season. The mosquito-borne disease is found in the north-eastern districts of KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces.

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45 people die after bus carrying Easter worshippers falls off cliff in South Africa

At least 45 people were killed and one seriously injured after a bus headed to an Easter conference plunged off a cliff in South Africa's Limpopo province on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bus Crash In South Africa Claims 45 Lives

Tragic bus crash in South Africa's Limpopo province claims 45 lives, with one survivor airlifted to hospital. Authorities investigate the cause as the gove...

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Economic Freedom Fighters became South Africa's third largest political party in just 10 years. What's behind its electoral success

South Africa is drawing nearer to a landmark national general election in 2024. Based on recent electoral trends and opinion polls, the governing African National Congress (ANC) is expected to drop below 50% of the national vote for the first time since democracy in 1994.

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South Africa: Bus, truck head-on collision claims 22 lives

In a devastating incident that unfolded on Sunday in South Africa's Limpopo province, a head-on collision between a bus and a truck resulted in the loss of at least 22 lives, primarily mine workers. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Climate change affects mosquito behaviour. This may make it harder to end malaria in South Africa

Changes in climatic factors – such as higher temperatures and increased rainfall – affect the developmental, behavioural and distribution patterns of insects like mosquitoes. These changes have serious implications for the effective control of insect-borne diseases such as malaria.

The Conversation

South African president Ramaphosa slams anti-immigrant protests

South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa condemned anti-immigrant protests in the capital, Pretoria, after demonstrators barred non-nationals from accessing a hospital. The trouble was sparked by a video on social media showing a regional health minister berating a Zimbabwean patient at a South African hospital a week ago.

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Migrants in South Africa have access to healthcare: why it's kicking up a storm

A political storm has erupted in South Africa after a video went viral showing the health minister for the Limpopo province – which borders Zimbabwe – berating a Zimbabwean woman who was seeking healthcare. Responses have been divided. Some have called for Phophi Ramathuba to step down on the grounds…

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South Africa confirms third monkeypox case in tourist from Switzerland

South Africa has confirmed a third case of monkeypox, in a 42-year-old male tourist from Switzerland, the health department of the Limpopo province said.

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Wildlife trophy hunter killed in 'execution-style' murder after being gunned down next to car

Riaan Naude, 55, who posted pictures of himself on social media posing with the carcasses of animals he had killed, was shot dead 'in cold blood' in Limpopo, South Africa.

Daily Mirror

Wildlife trophy hunter gunned down in 'execution-style' murder next to car

WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES Riaan Naude, who posted pictures of himself on social media posing with the carcasses of animals he had killed, was found lying dead next to his vehicle in Limpopo

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Gardeners in South Africa may hesitate to use greywater -- but it can be a crop saver

After three consecutive dry winters from 2015 to 2017, “Day Zero” – when the taps would run dry – loomed large for the South African city of Cape Town and its surrounds in 2018.

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Murder victim's niece sees killer caught after trapping him on dating site

Andrea Imbayarwo killed Brit Christine Robinson at her 125-acre lodge in Limpopo in 2014 before fleeing. The former teacher was found wrapped in a duvet with her throat cut

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