LUFUNO BULLYING: TWO MORE GIRLS SUSPENDED! Joshua Sebola And Silas Nduvheni 20 April 2021 Lufuno Mavhunga. Photo by Son.
THE bail application of a 14-year-old pupil from Mbilwi Secondary School in Sibasa accused of assaulting Lufuno Mavhunga (15) was postponed to Thursday, 22 April at the Thohoyandou Children’s Court.
The teenager was arrested last week after she was seen
repeatedly slapping Lufuno in a video that went viral on social media.
The incident is believed to have been the cause of Lufuno’s death. The grade 10 pupil was found unconscious by her mother after she took an overdose of pills. She was rushed to Siloam Hospital, where she was certified dead.
The Covid-19 pandemic has made women more vulnerable to violence, but also shown their resilience on the frontlines
Women do not get to enjoy their freedoms, says one official (Omar Lopez/Unsplash)
On International Women’s day, Limpopo MEC for Social Development Nkakareng Rakgoale lamented how vulnerable the pandemic has made women. She also commended the women who have been at the forefront of the crisis.
As it has with many other socio-economic conditions, the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated gender-based violence, making women even more vulnerable.
“Women face a higher risk of GBV in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak,” said Limpopo MEC for Social Development Nkakareng Rakgoale. “The scourge of GBV is dubbed a second pandemic to the coronavirus and the vulnerable people of our society are victims of the violence.”
Ex-boyfriend arrested for murder! Daisy Makola was brutally stabbed. Photo: Supplied.
WHEN Daisy Makola (30) was allegedly stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend on Monday evening and fled the scene, a manhunt was launched. On Friday morning, 12 February, Limpopo police made a breakthrough and arrested the 37-year-old man.
Daisy, who had three children, was found lying dead in a pool of blood at a house in Extension 44 outside Polokwane following the alleged argument between her and the suspect.
Limpopo police spokesman Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe said the suspect was arrested by a team of dedicated detectives from the provincial office, Thohoyandou Crime Intelligence Unit and Siloam Detectives.
More rain expected in Mpumalanga, Limpopo as Eloise wreaks havoc Updated
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While the storm has weakened, more rainfall is expected in some parts of Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the eastern parts of North West.
The storm, which has already lost some of its strength, has wreaked havoc in parts of Mozambique and affected some roads in South Africa.
The weather service issued a red level 10 warning for eastern parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga for Sunday evening into Monday morning.
Senior forecaster Puseletso Mofokeng says the alert level will be downgraded.
“We are experiencing cloudy conditions with 60% chances of showers in Gauteng. This is expected to continue even tomorrow, the eastern part of Mpumalanga and northern KwaZuluNatal is still experiencing heavy rain at the moment because of the secondary system and pressure. It will continue even tomorrow.