Capricorn Talk with Nghamula Chauke

MEC for Agriculture in Limpopo Thabo Mokone says during the past year, the Department increased participation of producers in the integrated value chain through support of 8700 producers across various agriculture commodity groups. Speaking to Nghamula Chauke, Mokone said that to date the department managed to support 13 298 producers across various agriculture commodity groups and in the coming f...

Former ActionSA Premier Candiate Kgoshi Letsiri Phaahla has left the party to join the uMkhoto We Sizwe. Phaahla told Nghamula Chauke that he had to resign due to lack of resources for campaigning adding that at some point he was told that the party has no money but later found out that it is not the truth. He says he will now dedicate his time to serve the constituency of traditional leaders whil...

Council on Higher Education has said that it is difficult to defend the exorbitant salaries and perks for executives at South Africa's universities. This comes after findings that at least half of the Vice Chancellors at public universities earned well above R4 million in 2019. This has angered the Socialist Youth Movement saying this is nothing but greed. Socialist Youth Movement’s Zaki Mamdoo ha...

The department of Social Development is calling on South Africans to support the good work that is executed by Non-Profit Organisations throughout the country. speaking to Nghamula Chauke on NGO Day which takes place every year on the 27th February, NPOs Chief Director Mpho Mngxitma said, these NPOs demand on philanthropic efforts hence it is important for all individuals to give any form of suppo...

Health MEC in Limpopo Dr Phophi Ramathuba says she s happy with the progress made by the department and other stakeholders to ensure that all unemployed health workers are absorbed in the system. Ramathuba told Nghamula Chauke that she managed to have meetings with the Head of Department and representatives of the unemployed workers and she is happy to report that there is progress.

The 2030 Reading Panel led by former Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has revealed that 82% of Grade 4 children across the country cannot read for meaning. During the release of the report, Dr Mlambo-Ngcuka said that when it comes to reading, there is a need for massive investment so that the country can break the back of the problem so that it does not persist. Siphumelele Lucwaba from the...

The former chairperson of the Democratic Alliance Youth structure in Limpopo Tiego Thotse spoke to Nghamula Chauke in the aftermath of his resignation from the party and the roles he held. He was a chairperson and member of both the DA Limpopo PEC and the DA Youth Federal Executive Committee. He said that the party did not want to prioritise the concerns of the majority in rural areas and their ch...

Chief Director for planning and implementation at Department of Basic Education James Ndlebe has reiterated the call by Minister Angie Motshekga to have parents participating in the upcoming school governing body elections. Ndlebe says parents and the community needs to be supportive and involved in the activities of their schools. He says every school must elect their SGB in a year cycle. The ele...

The office of the ANC provincial secretary in Limpopo says it is concerned with the reports they have received from the Makhado municipality. Reports from the DA in the municipality have accused the speaker Gumani Mukwevho who is an ANC deployee of failing to run the council fairly. The DA has since decided to launch a motion of no confidence against Mukwevho which they believe they have support o...

While the South African Human Rights Commission in Limpopo says it is making strides in addressing racism, it is still clear that a lot still needs to be done. Nghamula Chauke spoke to the SAHRC Limpopo provincial manager Victor Mavhidula and other important stakeholders about recent racist incidents especially in small towns of the province. Mavhidula says all stakeholders need to work together t...

Congress of Traditional Leaders in South Africa is calling on political leaders to refrain from using traditional leaders for garnering political support. Speaking to Nghamula Chauke, CONTRALESA leader Kgoshi Lameck Mokoena says, during the election season, political leaders visit traditional authorities in numbers making empty promises and after elections they are nowhere to be found.

Commissioner Tshepo Madlingozi from the South African Human Rights Commission has told Nghamula Chauke that there was no evidence to support a link between former President Jacob Zuma's arrest to the July unrests. Madlingozi was communicating the findings of the July Unrests report which was released on recently. He has also indicated that there are recommendations that SAPS and other bodies to co...

The Limpopo Human Rights Commission provincial manager Victor Mavhidula told Nghamula Chauke that there has been progress made by the department of education in Limpopo. Mavhidula says although there are still some challenges that need to be addressed, generally many schools have kick started the 2024 academic year on the right footing. He says past challenges of delayed stationery delivery in sch...

Some parents in all the Limpopo districts are still frustrated with the placement of their children for the academic year 2024. Many have decided to camp outside the head offices of the department in Polokwane saying they will not rest until their children are accommodated at the schools of their choice. Speaking to Nghamula Chauke, Education Spokesperson Mike Maringa said the process is still ong...

The president of the South African Emergency Personnel's Union, Mpho Mpogeng has told Nghamula Chauke that the union is surprised that the Limpopo Health department is reacting with shock to the incident that happened in the Sekhukhune district. This after an EMS crew from Philadelphia hospital was attacked by robbers while responding to an emergency call that happened at Kgobokwane Village. Mpoge...

Both Okkie Terblanche, the DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Police and Criminologist Prof. Kholofelo Mabena Rakubu concur that there are elements of recklessness on how some in the security cluster handle safety of firearms and ammunition. This after the security cluster ministers revealed that more than 400 government-issued firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition have been lost or stolen in t...

Civil society organisation, Conty Lebepe Foundation has accused leaders of Forum for Limpopo Entrepreneurs to stop using its name to fight internal and external battles. Conty Lebepe from the Foundation has accused FOLE's chairperson, Motinki Mahlo of engaging them under the guise of having information to share which was merely at attempt to gather information to smear provincial MEC's. The provin...

Health MEC in Limpopo Dr Phophi Ramathuba says her department is set to purchase more ambulances as a way of amplifying service delivery challenges. Ramathuba told Nghamula Chauke that they are addressing challenges that the department had experienced due to shortage of ambulances which was unacceptable. She has refuted allegations that the department was not adding to the fleet but merely paradin...

The Road Accident Fund Spokesperson Mclntosh Polela has told Nghamula Chauke that RAF is appalled by the entitlement that some foreign nationals have on how the entity should conduct its business. Polela was explaining RAF's position on the exclusion of foreign nationals regarding them being barred from making claims in the country according to a new bill. He gave an example that no South African...

An expert from the National Research Foundation says as part of World Food Day, there is a need to promote the eating of indigenous foods which have proven to be healthy and less expensive. Speaking to Nghamula Chauke, National Research Foundation Chair in Food Environments, Nutrition and Health Prof Xikombiso Gertrude Mbhenyane said interventions are needed in the country to ensure the consumptio...

Speaking to Nghamula Chauke, the South African Medical Association Trade Union's General Secretary Dr Cedric Sihlangu expressed concern on the increasing number of bogus health professionals. He says the health department must find ways to curb this problem before it spirals out of control. Dr Sihlangu says it is sad that when these doctors are not found and dealt with legally, poor patients will...

The mayor of Mogalakwena Municipality Ngoako Taueatsoalo denies that the municipality is having governance issues. Speaking to Nghamula Chauke, Tauetsoalo said although the municipal assets were on the verge of being auctioned as per the High court order to settle the bill of a service provider, the municipality is still functional. The mayor said the bill has since been settled but there are inte...

As we wrap up Heritage month, we decided to look at what Christianity says about ancestral matters. Nghamula Chauke spoke Pastor Othaniel Maepa of Eternal Life International church who agrees that there are ancestors but says as per the Biblical standards, they are not meant to be worshipped. He says it is however sad that Christians have decided to abandon their culture which is something that sh...

The Masia Traditional Council has announced its decision to remove Livhuwani Matsila from his position as the leader of HaMatsila village. The traditional council's Head of Communication Abraham Matsila told Nghamula Chauke that Matsila was no longer taking instructions from the Chief and that he would invite high profile dignitaries to the village without the Chief's knowledge. still on this, Mat...

A cultural expert from the University of Limpopo Professor Sekgothe Mogoetjane says it is important for Africans to remember that Heritage month and day is not just about the wearing of colourful cultural themed clothes. Professor Mogoetjane told Nghamula Chauke that there is more to heritage than clothes that some of them are not even cultural clothes as many believe. He has called on Africans to...