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Limpopo

Limpopo is a province of South Africa, situated in the far north of the country. Its capital is Polokwane. The province shares international borders with Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, making it a strategic gateway for regional trade and cross-border economic activity. Limpopo's economy is anchored in mining, agriculture and tourism. The province is rich in mineral resources, including platinum-group metals, chrome, coal, diamonds and copper, and hosts significant mining operations in the Bushveld Complex. Agriculture is dominated by subtropical and citrus fruit production, particularly in the Letsitele and Tzaneen areas, as well as livestock farming and game ranching. Tourism centres on the southern portion of the Kruger National Park and numerous private game reserves. Limpopo is one of South Africa's least urbanised and most rural provinces, with a population heavily reliant on subsistence farming and remittances. Infrastructure development, water scarcity and unemployment remain persistent challenges. The province plays an important role in South Africa's agricultural exports, particularly citrus destined for European and Asian markets.

Limpopo News


PRECISION RIPPING
Zizwe Opencast Mining has developed an in-house precision mechanical ripping capability using Xcentric XR82 hydraulic impact ripper units mounted on excavator carriers
Precision ripping gains traction in restricted mining zones
26th June 2026

Mining contractors are increasingly adopting precision mechanical ripping technologies as South African opencast operations face growing pressure to reduce the environmental, social and operational... 


Africa’s infrastructure challenge is no longer planning, but execution, says Mahlobo
26th June 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

Africa has no shortage of infrastructure plans or vision, but turning those ambitions into infrastructure delivery requires execution, warns Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo.... 


Multotec delivers tailored spiral solutions to Thaba JV chromite and PGM project in South Africa
Multotec delivers tailored spiral solutions to Thaba JV chromite and PGM project in South Africa
25th June 2026

Multotec has supplied a range of high-performance spiral equipment to the Thaba JV chromite and Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) project in South Africa’s Limpopo province. The integrated processing... 


Grindrod reports Maputo port volume momentum, says transport constraints expected to ease
Grindrod reports Maputo port volume momentum, says transport constraints expected to ease
24th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Logistics group Grindrod has highlighted that it expects an improvement in its overall performance in the second half of the year as weather-related disruptions ease and rail capacity recovers. CEO... 


ONSITE CANTEEN
Bidvest Catering Services can optimise the way in which mining operations run daily operations by managing dining facilities, ensuring strict food safety compliance and maintaining hygiene standards
Catering, wellness solutions improve operationality
19th June 2026 By: Trent Roebeck

Remote mining companies are requiring more from their on-site facilities, with hospitality and facilities management solutions company Bidvest Catering Services citing growing demand for... 


AMCU responds to dual fatalities at Northam’s Zondereinde
AMCU responds to dual fatalities at Northam’s Zondereinde
15th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Trade union the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has expressed concern about the alleged deaths of two employees at Northam Zondereinde mine in Northam, in Limpopo.... 


PC Kruger, Business Line Manager Crushing at Sandvik Rock Processing
Sandvik Delivers First CH662 Cone Crushers to South African Platinum Project
12th June 2026

Signalling Africa’s growing appetite for state-of-the-art mining technology, Sandvik Rock Processing is delivering the first Sandvik CH662 cone crushers to a platinum mining project in South... 


MC Mining enters into $9.94m unsecured convertible promissory notes
MC Mining enters into $9.94m unsecured convertible promissory notes
11th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX- and JSE-listed MC Mining has entered into binding agreements with Kinetic Development Group (KDG), the company's controlling shareholder, and Eagle Canyon International Group, a minority... 


Shayne's Origin backs branded essentials provider in SA's industrial heartland
Shayne's Origin backs branded essentials provider in SA's industrial heartland
11th June 2026

South African diversified and acquisitive group Origin Enterprises, which is led by CEO Gary Shayne, has been assembling a portfolio of companies that supply the essentials the country's industrial... 


Geological mapping at the Zeb project
URU ground survey refines additional targets at South African nickel project
5th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed URU Metals has provided a further update from the recently completed ground geophysics programme at its Zeb nickel project, in Limpopo, South Africa. Following the confirmation of Target... 


Phosphogypsum
Phalaborwa Rare Earths Project, South Africa – update
5th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Phalaborwa has been established as a proven producer of rare-earth elements, with the large-scale pilot plant in Johannesburg running the optimised primary flowsheet and producing a high-grade... 


Transmission infrastructure, solar PV panels and wind turbines
Grid, renewable-energy expansions should proceed in tandem
5th June 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

In South Africa, plans for strengthening the country's electricity transmission grid and further increasing renewable energy generating capacity are not yet in alignment, JUWI Renewable Energy... 


Image of Zondereinde Western extension
Zondereinde – Western extension project, South Africa – update
5th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Development in the Western extension has progressed on levels 3 to 12. 


Origin Enterprises CEO Gary Shayne discusses the rationale of acquiring established independent coatings manufacturer ProPaint
Origin Enterprises sees value in SA's fragmented coatings market with ProPaint acquisition
4th June 2026

In 2023, diversified group Origin Enterprises acquired independent coatings producer ProPaint Manufacturing, a long-established South African coatings manufacturer headquartered in Gauteng. The... 


A generic image of a citrus tree
South Africa was world’s largest citrus exporter in 2025 – CGA
29th May 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) says South Africa exported 2.9-million tonnes of citrus in 2025, making it the world’s largest citrus exporter by... 


Northern Cape's Okiep and Prieska complexes juxtaposed.
Drilling highlights more copper mineralisation in Northern Cape
29th May 2026 By: Martin Creamer

A significant zone of visible copper sulphide mineralisation has been intersected down-dip of a wide zone of high-grade copper mineralisation intersected last year. The intersection has taken place... 


Department lays the groundwork for South Africa’s future water security
29th May 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) continues to advance national bulk water and national resource projects across South Africa. During her Budget Vote speech this month, Water and... 


Eskom and ferrochrome smelters make case for ‘win-win’ 62c/kWh tariff, amid transparency concerns
Eskom and ferrochrome smelters make case for ‘win-win’ 62c/kWh tariff, amid transparency concerns
25th May 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Although Eskom confirmed that it would not make a profit from the sale of electricity to two ferrochrome producers at a tariff of 62c/kWh, the State-owned company nevertheless argued that the costs... 


An image of Kasturi Adari
Blasting programme improves skills
22nd May 2026

The flagship Blasting Assistant Trainee Programme of blasting solutions specialist BME is positively transforming lives in South Africa’s mining communities by empowering individuals with... 


Gary Shayne, CEO of Origin Enterprises, bets on specialist steel fabrication for waterworks and SA's industrial recovery
Origin Enterprises backs specialist steel fabrication for SA's industrial recovery
21st May 2026

South Africa's industrial fabrication sector is in the early stages of a consolidation cycle that will reshape the segment over the next decade. Origin Enterprises, a diversified group led by Gary... 


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