Heartbeat of the Bushveld
LEPHALALE — The 2018 Medupi Winter Career Expo Programme started on Tuesday 26 June. This programme entails participation between 48 Grade 10 learners and eight educators, representing 25 high schools from Palala North, Palala South and Ellisras Circuits, for the …
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LEPHALALE — Feedback on phase two of the Mokolo Crocodile Water Augmentation Project (MCWAP2) was given during the quarterly meeting of the Lephalale Development Forum (LDF) held at Mogol Club recently. The objective of MCWAP2 is to supply the water …
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LEPHALALE — Various Limpopo media houses attended a Media Briefing Day at Medupi Power Station on Wednesday 30 May. The site tour included a visit to the coal stock pile and it was explained that 2,24 million tons of coal …
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LEPHALALE — Environmental groups including the Matsoba Organisation from Seleka, Greenpeace, Earth Life Africa, Waterberg Women Advocacy Organisation (WWAO) and Waterberg Environmental Justice Forum (WEJF) were picketing at the Mandela Drive intersection to Medupi on Friday morning 25 May. The …
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LEPHALALE — The Medupi Leadership Initiative (MLI) was established to actively seek sustainable solutions that would mitigate the socio-economic impact of the demobilisation programme on local communities. This initiative began in October 2012 and the MLI Implementation Launch took place …
Read More LEPHALALE — The Medupi Power Station Project having commenced in 2007 has reached 80% of its construction activities with the 20% outstanding works scheduled for completion in 2020. At its peak, Medupi had 18 000 construction workers – 48% being …
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LEPHALALE — Johan Prinsloo het vir 41 jaar by Eskom gewerk, met sy uittrede het hy 270 dae agterstallige verlof tot sy beskikking gehad en in dié 41 jaar het hy nét drie dae van sy siekteverlof gebruik. Johan het …
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LEPHALALE — Around 100 people marched to Eskom’s Information Centre in Onverwacht on Monday morning around 11:00 and broke down the palisade gate to gain entry to the premises. Police, members of security companies and members of the CPF were …
Read More LEPHALALE — Late in December 2017 an international film team visited the Lephalale area with a focus on coal. “It is tragic, but very evident to me, that the stories of the impacts of coal are essentially the same all …
Read More LEPHALALE — “This year, unlike previous years, I don’t want to talk about how well we have performed throughout the year, but rather I wish to dedicate this time to say thank you.” These were the words of Andrew St. …
Read More LEPHALALE — Eskom is pleased to announce that Unit 4 at its Medupi Power Station Project in Lephalale, Limpopo, has attained Commercial Operation status. The unit was officially declared commercial on Tuesday 28 November after the completion of control, performance …
Read More LEPHALALE — In a statement by Medupi, it stated that about 117 accidents occurred on Lephalale roads in 2016. In those accidents, there were 37 fatalities. A huge percentage of the victims were Medupi Project employees. These accidents were caused …
Read More LEPHALALE — As Medupi Project nears its completion Lephalale continues to experience an influx of job seekers, but there are opportunistic people looking to rob them. Many unsuspecting people desperately looking for jobs fall for advertisements on the website Jobs …
Read More Ratlou Mabula Thursday 20 July marked the official closing of an intensive Medupi Career Expo Programme (MCEP) that kick-started on 3 July 2017. The programme saw 46 learners being placed at different departments within the Medupi Project and each one …
Read More Ratlou Mabula LEPHALALE — On Monday 3 July Medupi Power Station launched an intensive Medupi Winter Career Expo (MWCEP) programme. As part of Medupi Legacy Programme, MWCEP is aimed at helping learners by exposing them to a variety of career …
Read More Leoni Kruger LEPHALALE — There are many projects in the pipeline in Lephalale and surroundings; the expansion of the town and the possible negative impact on the environment have been in the news regularly. The fact is, many plans and …
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