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Our news archive provides you with an overview of current and past news in the Limpopo Province and South Africa.
The White Lions Of Entabeni
20.03.10
South Africa is home to a small number of rare white lions, Abbie Eastwood visits the beautiful animals and explores ...more
Take it easy this Easter with...
19.03.10
This communiqué comes with the compliments of Bakwena.In the interests of a safe journey for you, our valued road user.
The ...more
South Africa To Switch Off For Earth Hour 2010
15.03.10
At 8.30pm on Saturday 27 March, the greatest show on Earth for action on climate change will take place in ...more
Finding A 2010 Bed
12.03.10
The sleepy town of Limpopo town of Polokwane is bracing for its moment in the World Cup spotlight ...more
2nd annual Fly-in at Zebula
07.03.10
Zebula Golf Estate & Spa and South African Airways invite you to the annual Fly-in on the 10th of April ...more
Hike In Northern Kruger
05.03.10
Hikers can enjoy a brand new trail in the north of the Kruger National Park. Like the park’s other wilderness ...more
Limpopo Marula Festival Lives Up To Expectation!
03.03.10
All roads in Limpopo this weekend led to the immaculate town of Phalaborwa, the permanent host town for the ...more
2010 Legacy Crucial For Business Tourism – Van Schalkwyk
26.02.10
The legacy of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup is crucial to the future growth of South Africa’s Business Tourism ...more
New 50 ml Reservoir Being Built In Polokwane
24.02.10
Polokwane Municipality is in the process of upgrading the main water reservoir that supplies the City and Seshego. A ...more
Harambee Guest House Bags Guest House Of The Year Award
19.02.10
Limpopo has done it once again when Harambee Guest House, owned by Nondlandla Masuku, won the inaugural Guest House of ...more
Waterberg Golf And Game Packages
12.02.10
Three golf estates in the Waterberg Mountain, Zebula Golf Estate and Spa, Euphoria Golf Estate and Hydro and ...more
Eating Out In Polokwane
08.02.10
Sampling local cuisine in Polokwane means opening up to new taste sensations and menu items you may never have ...more
Youngsters Keep Pedi Culture Alive
05.02.10
They are reviving Pedi culture with traditional dances, songs and dress codes.
This group of five young women and ...more
Bambelela's Three Years And 50 Days To Freedom Initiative
31.01.10
On December 8, 2009, a dedicated team of five humans journeyed with twenty-eight rehabilitated Vervet monkeys to a lush riverbank ...more
Papa's And Kids In The Bush
29.01.10
Fred van Eijk from Travel Counsellor, who recently visited South Africa gave positive feedback to the South African Tourism office ...more
Kaizer Chiefs And SuperSport United In Four-Team Tournament To Open Peter Mokaba Stadium In Polokwane
22.01.10
Kaizer Chiefs have been pitted against SuperSport United in a four-team international tournament to mark the official opening of Peter ...more
Limpopo Tourism And Parks’ Chief Executive Officer Resigns
21.01.10
It is official that the Chief Executive Officer of Limpopo Tourism Officer, Mr. Benny Boshielo, has resigned from the institution ...more
Limpopo Leverages On Marula Festival
18.01.10
Limpopo leverages on Marula Festival to create the hype and awareness on 2010 FIFA World Cup games.
Polokwane-Phalaborwa will once again ...more
A Defining Moment For The City Of Polokwane
15.01.10
The Executive Mayor of Polokwane Municipality, Mr. Thabo Makunyane, will symbolically receive the keys of the New Peter Mokaba Stadium ...more
LTP Is Ready For Indaba 2010
12.01.10
Limpopo Tourism and Parks will be participating in Indaba 2010 to showcase tourism products in the province, including the SMME’s. ...more
Open Day For The Public To Tour The Stadium
08.01.10
Today we stand proud that we have not only delivered a 45 500 seat stadium, but have provided a state-of-the-art ...more
Nawanedi Resort To Get Big Five
02.01.10
The department of economic development, environment and tourism in Limpopo will combine three conservation parks to craft one park to ...more
LTP celebrates festive season in style
28.12.09
Polokwane-Limpopo Tourism and Parks was hard at work on Christmas eve, that is on 24/12/2009 it launched the much anticipated ...more
New R600m Shopping Centre In Limpopo To Open In 2011
26.12.09
A new R600-million regional shopping centre is scheduled to open its doors in September, 2011, in Lephalale, in the ...more
Mashovhela Lodge Selected For Dutch Tourism Mentorship Program
21.12.09
Mashovhela Lodge situated just north of Louis Trichardt in the Soutpansberg Mountains of South Africa has been selected to ...more
Christmas Message From Limpopo Tourism And Parks Board
15.12.09
Limpopo Tourism and Parks would like to take this opportunity to wish the people of our beautiful province and country ...more
Launch Of The Nwanedi Nature Reserve Project In Association With The EU
14.12.09
The MEC for Economic Development, Environment and Tourism, Mr. Pitsi Moloto, will participate in the launch of the Nwanedi Nature ...more
Scoring A 'Green Goal' For The World Cup
12.12.09
South African host cities and organisers have pledged to ensure that the upcoming 2010 Fifa World Cup™ is a ...more
Conde Nast Traveller Nominates Marataba Safari Company As World’s Most Wanted In Africa
05.12.09
Marataba Safari Company, situated in the Marakele National park, in the Limpopo province, was recently nominated by Conde ...more
Mashovhela Lodge Targets World Cup Soccer Fans
01.12.09
With less than a week to go before the World Cup 2010 draw on the 4th December Mashovhela ...more
New Logo To Promote South African Tourism Gets Cabinets Approval
24.11.09
Cabinet has approved the new international marketing logo for South Africa.
The new logo replaces the logos that were ...more
SA Architect Wins World Building Of The Year Award
20.11.09
Johannesburg-based Peter Rich Architects have won the prestigious World Building of the Year award for the Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre in ...more
LWR Summer Campaign Reaches Fever Pitch!!!
13.11.09
The Limpopo Wildlife Resorts (LWR) Sales Team commenced with a door to door campaign promoting the resorts as ...more
Limpopo Fly The Flag Campaign
12.11.09
Limpopo Tourism and Parks having successfully launched the 2010 Family Day Campaign on Saturday the organization will be launching ‘Fly ...more
Fun Campaign To Promote 2010 Cup
10.11.09
The Limpopo Tourism and Parks Board held an awareness programme in the province about the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup ...more
Peter Mokaba Stadium Ready To Open In January
04.11.09
FIFA has conducted a tour of the venues preparing for next year's World Cup in South Africa, and the delegates ...more
Military patrols to step up the fight against poaching
28.10.09
The Kruger National Park wants to use military patrols to step up the fight against poaching which has seen 94 ...more
The Tour de Kruger: A Wild Ride
26.10.09
“You’re going to cycle for five days through wild game reserves?” exclaimed my friends when I told them of the ...more
Sundowner Deck Restaurant And Hydro Offering “Euphoria” In The Waterberg
20.10.09
The 6th of October 2009 was a significant date in the history of Euphoria Golf Estate & Hydro. This ...more
Polokwane 2010: Under African Skies
19.10.09
Fans attending the four games that will be played at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane during the 2010 Fifa World ...more
Limpopo Eco-Tourism Park To Be Completed In 2010
09.10.09
An Eco-Tourism Park at the Tshikuyu Village in Limpopo will be completed in January 2010 just in time for the ...more
Zebula Launches New Conference Facility
04.10.09
Join Zebula to celebrate to celebrate the launch of their new state of the art conference facility with a ...more
Limpopo Farmers Go Green
02.10.09
Polokwane - A group of Limpopo farmers went to Thailand recently to learn the eco-friendly farming techniques of Japanese philosopher ...more
Limpopo Celebrates White Lion
01.10.09
Hoedspruit has hosted the Maruleng White Lion Day event at the Sepeke cultural village on Thursday 24 September.
...more
Golf Extreme
18.09.09
(The Par Three That Gives You Vertigo by Simon Osler)... My heart was racing as I stood over the ball, ...more
Tourism Service Excellence Iniative
15.09.09
The TBCSA in partnership with The Department of Tourism is proud to reveal the establishment and kick off of the ...more
South African National Parks Week
11.09.09
The country’s body charged with the management of national parks, South African National Parks (SANParks) will officially launch the 2009 ...more
Magoebaskloof Spring Festival
11.09.09
The Magoebaskloof Spring Fair in September is a laid-back affair. Visit a choice of local gardens on show, browse through ...more
Artistic Helmets To Grab World Cup Spotlight
10.09.09
The most eye-catching sight in the stands at next year's soccer World Cup will be thousands of jiving fans wearing ...more
Olifants Hiking Trail
09.09.09
In the Kruger National Park most people enjoy the show from the seat of a vehicle. But for a privileged ...more
Provincial Tourism Conference 2009
08.09.09
The Limpopo Tourism and Parks recently hosted the Provincial Tourism Conference under the theme “Towards a tourism service excellence culture ...more
How much do you really care about conserving our wildlife?
04.09.09
Life is hectic, and we are all focused on the one thing to ensure our future – survival. We work ...more
2010 Info Centre To Open In Polokwane
28.08.09
Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk will on Friday launch a 2010 Visitor Information Centre (VIC) in Polokwane that will ensure ...more
The Brand And Product Launch Of LWR
25.08.09
The LWR product and brand launch will take place on the 1st of September 2009 at Gateway International Airport in ...more
Limpopo Province To Celebrate Tourism Diversity
20.08.09
In support of the UNWTO Tourism, Limpopo Tourism has lined up a number of events during the months of August ...more
Transfrontier Parks Plan More Projects
07.08.09
The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism is negotiating projects with potential investors within the six transfrontier parks valued at ...more
The Renaming Of A Regional Historic Site
06.08.09
The renaming Limpopo-Shashe Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA) to the Greater Mapungubwe TFCA took place with ,Francis Nhema and his counterparts ...more
The Birth Of The Greater Mokolo Nature Reserve
05.08.09
Earlier this month, Ka’Ingo private game reserve and Mokolo game reserve, both situated in the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve (registered with ...more
Premier Classe Introduces It's New Route From Johannesburg To Hoedspruit
04.08.09
Shosholoza Meyl, the long distance passenger rail service has announced the introduction of its new train route between Johannesburg and ...more
Corporate Woman Go Wild
27.07.09
As it is well known that South Africa celebrate Women’s month in August annually, such celebrations are always characterized by ...more
Limpopo Wildlife Resorts Media Launch
25.07.09
The Media launch will take place on the 29th of July 2009 at the African Roots in Polokwane beween ...more
Waterberg Road Show
25.07.09
We invite all Accomodation Product owners in the Waterberg to attend a Road Show in preparation for the 2010 FIFA ...more
Emirates Holidays Is Holding A Month-Long Road Show Covering Various Cities Across South Africa.
25.07.09
From July 22 to August 23, the tour operating arm of Emirates will visit major shopping malls and brief travel ...more
South Africa Stakes Claim On The New Gold
24.07.09
Tourism is “the new gold” in Africa, with South African Tourism's Nomasonto Ndlovu also claiming it plays an integral part ...more
Boyz II Men Are Headed For Limpopo In The Coming Weeks
21.07.09
Polokwane music lovers will finally have something to cheer about on Women’s Day when Grammy Award-winning American four-man group Boyz ...more
Kruger National Park Protects Wildlife with IP Video Management
14.07.09
COPENHAGEN, Jul 07, 2009 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Milestone Systems is the IP video management software being used by ...more
African Food Adventure
14.07.09
The African Food Adventure is a cookery series in which host, Roger, travels through the vibrant backdrop of wild and ...more
FIFA World Cup TM - South Africa 2010
13.07.09
Limpopo is proud to host four of the first-round matches of the FIFA World Cup 2010 in Polokwane. The World ...more
PSL giants Pledge R200000
13.07.09
TSHWANE sides Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport United have pledged to help the Mopani district municipality raise R200000 for charity in ...more
Limpopo Province - A Haven For Bird Lovers
10.07.09
The Limpopo Province offers vast tropical and diverse terrain with a wide range of bird species which include some of ...more
Limpopo Tourism Bags 2 PRM Awards
10.07.09
The recent PRM Awards which were hosted over breakfast at Oasis Lodge last Friday, the 3rd July 2009, proved to ...more
Tourism SMME's Empowerment Tops LTP's Agenda
02.07.09
Emerging Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year Award (ETEYA)
HOEDSPRUIT, FRIDAY 26TH JUNE 2009 - Limpopo Tourism and Parks will presented a ...more
Limpopo Is Getting Ready For 2010
26.06.09
South Africa has hosted a successful Confederations Cup thus far, now the country wait’s in anticipation for next years ...more
The Kruger Parks New Conference Centre
22.06.09
The Kruger National Park (KNP) has officially opened a new R5.2m conference facility at the Mopani rest camp.This conference centre ...more
South Africa celebrates Youth Day
16.06.09
The day is probably more remembered for the untimely, and unnecessary, death of 12 year-old Hector Pieterson (1964 – 16 ...more
Manchester City to play in Polokwane
15.06.09
Manchester City has confirmed that the opening game of their three-match summer tour of South Africa will be played in ...more
Return of the White Lions
09.06.09
South African based wildlife film company, Aquavision, has spent more than a year in Limpopo filming the documentary "Return of ...more
It’s time to have a ball
09.06.09
The superstars are coming Soccer kick-off sparks season of optimism All systems go for the mother of all soccer parties.“South ...more
Renaming of the Limpopo-Shashe Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA)
06.06.09
The Ministers of Environment and Tourism of Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe will rename the Limpopo-Shashe Transfrontier Conservation Area on ...more
World's oldest woman' passed away
04.06.09
Limpopo’s Moloko Temo, believed to be the oldest woman in the world, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2009, aged ...more
Mapungubwe - A World Heritage Site Under Threat
02.06.09
The Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape is situated on the southern banks of the great Limpopo River. It forms part of both ...more
Vhembe Region named UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
01.06.09
The Vhembe region of Limpopo province became South Africa’s sixth biosphere reserve last week, when Unesco announced the addition ...more
Mashovhela Lodge Goes Gold With Green Standard
11.05.09
Mashovhela Lodge in the Soutpansberg Mountains of South Africa has been awarded the converted Gold Leaf by the Wilderness Foundation ...more
Umlani Bushcamp Recognised For Environmental Consciousness
11.05.09
Umlani Bushcamp in the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve in South Africa was presented with The Wilderness Foundations sought after Green ...more
INDABA 2009 opens in Durban
09.05.09
From the 9 - 12 May 2009, Albert Luthuli Convention Centre (Durban ICC), South Africa
INDABA is one of ...more
WWF Travel
30.04.09
Join the WWF on a once-in-a-lifetime tour through Southern Africa. In many ways, Southern Africa is a model of conservation ...more
Transfrontier Conservation Steps Ahead In Mozambique
25.04.09
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is reiterating its commitment to the concept of transfrontier conservation by appointing a technical advisor ...more
Millions Vote In Record SA Election
24.04.09
South Africa's fourth democratic election on 22 April 2009 was marked by massive enthusiasm from South Africans, with 17.9-million people, ...more
Amarula make A Splash In India
15.04.09
Distell, South Africa's biggest wine and spirits producer, has launched its flagship cream liqueur Amarula in India, one of the ...more
Limpopo foods
09.04.09
Agro Processors of Limpopo (APOL Ltd) is a company made up of vegetable farmers in Limpopo, the majority of whom ...more
Africa's Time Has Come
08.04.09
In 2004, when South Africa was awarded the bid to host the 2010 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World ...more
Tourism Performance Impressively In Terms of Arrivals Growth And Spend
02.04.09
The minister of Environment Affairs And Tourism, Marthinus van Schalkwyk has addres the challenges that Tourism industry faces in the ...more
Bambelela News
31.03.09
A rescue call for a Lesser Bushbaby. People in Bela Bela had the tiniest of all SA primates as a ...more
New Cheetahs at Zebula!
26.03.09
We acquired two new sub adult cheetahs, Tarzan and Jane also from the Free State. Jane is 16 months old ...more
Sondela Nature Reserve awarded at the RCI Awards
13.03.09
The Sondela Nature Reserve walked away with no less than 5 of the top awards at the recent RCI ...more
Polokwane sends delegation to Berlin
10.03.09
In an effort to continue to market Polokwane as a host city for the 2010 World Cup and beyond, a ...more
South Africa Plaza Toll Tariffs 2009
09.03.09
The new plaza toll tariffs were released on the 1st of March 2009 by the South African National ...more
80th BirdLife SA AGM
06.03.09
The 80th BirdLife SA AGM will take place in Phalaborwa from 18-22 March 2009 This will be an AGM with ...more
Sumari is Limpopo’s Mrs United Nations
02.03.09
Polokwane has one again produced a national finalist for the Mrs United Nations South Africa 2009 competition.The lovely Sumari Prinsloo ...more
New Limpopo mall to boost regional economy
02.03.09
Limpopo Province will soon be home to a R1.2 billion shopping centre that is expected to enhance the local economy ...more
World cup tickets now on sale
20.02.09
The 2010 Fifa World Cup kick-off in Johannesburg is still one year away, but for football falns around the ...more
Bafana loose first game in six matches
14.02.09
The South African National Team, Bafana Bafana, lost their first game in six matches against Chile today at the Peter ...more
2010 'changing percerptions'
06.02.09
The true legacy of the 2010 Fifa World Cup "will be in our ability to showcase South African and African ...more
World Cup: 500 days and counting
26.01.09
The world is watching in anticipation as stadiums go up, roads and highways are built or upgraded, and a country ...more
Special visas for 2009, 2010 fans
24.12.08
South Africa's Department of Home Affairs is to issue special "event visas" for soccer fans coming to the 2009 Fifa ...more
Limpopo Tourism and Parks at the WTM London 2008
20.11.08
Interview with Bennie Boshielo (CEO Limpopo Tourism and Parks) at the World Travel Market (UK).
Visit our media centre ...more
The Glendower Magoebaskloof Birding Festival
14.11.08
The Glendower Magoebaskloof Birding Festival is only a month away and there are still a few places available for the ...more
2008 World Space Week Celebrations in Limpopo
15.10.08
The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) in conjunction with the South African Council for Space Affairs (Council) will ...more
Player Brothers to design Waterberg Biosphere Course!
13.10.08
We are pleased to announce the appointment of world renowned golfer, Gary Player and his brother Dr. Ian Player to ...more
Canopy Tours, Thaba-Metsi Adventures
03.10.08
Experience the thrill of sliding through the forest overlooking spectacular waterfalls on a 2 ½ Tarzan and Jane style adventure!
Thaba-Metsi ...more
Untamed Beauty
03.10.08
Welcome to South Africa! Through the following pages, I would like to take you on a journey of experiences around ...more
Oppenheimer family commended
02.10.08
Nicky Oppenheimer and his wife Strilli Oppenheimer were jointly presented with the prestigious WWF-Lonmin Award for environmental conservation on 15 ...more
Great Limpopo and Kruger to Canyons Birding Tours
29.09.08
Join BirdLife South Africa for this once in a life time opportunity to experience a first class birding with top birding ...more
BMW GS Challenge 2008
26.09.08
Hundreds of GS riders participated in the fifth BMW GS Challenge,the largest offroad bike challenge in Africa ,held in the Limpopo ...more
Picture yourself with the ambassador cheetah
02.09.08
De Wildt Shingwedzi Cheetah & Wildlife Ranch would like to introduce with pride there new Ambassador Cheetah,ZULU ! Picture yourself ...more
Slave to the Rhythm.
02.09.08
A letter by Andrew Rae.
I sat the other night on an open plain on Mapesu Farm, our beloved slice of ...more
September is Tourism Month in Limpopo
26.08.08
During September 2008 the Limpopo Tourism & Parks Board plans several Consumer/Tourist Events.
For detailed information, please download the the schedule and ...more
Tourism Social Event Launched
22.08.08
On Tuesday evening 12 August 2008 about 60 stakeholders in local tourism enjoyed a social evening hosted at the new ...more
Limpopo Soccer Challenge
01.07.08
This event was initiated by Limpopo Tourism and Parks (LTP) three years ago with the main aim of positioning Limpopo ...more
First White Lions born to the project in their natural habitat
28.05.08
After nearly 14 years of technical extinction in their natural endemic habitat, three snow white lion cubs have been born ...more
Limpopo, the place of peace and friendliness
13.05.08
The name Polokwane means “place of peace” and the capital city of Limpopo province is fast-growing and friendly. It’s a ...more
Limpopo, the soul of Africa
01.05.08
The ancient heart of Africa beats a lovely rhythm in Limpopo Province. It beats in our lost city of gold, ...more
South African rhinos off to Zambia
28.02.08
Rhino conservation in Southern Africa has been given a major boost following a relocation agreement between South Africa, Namibia and ...more
South Africa's business tourism boom
15.02.08
An estimated 6-7% of all foreign tourist arrivals to South Africa in 2007 were made up of business tourists, translating ...more
Peter Mokaba Stadium upgrade for the FIFA World Cup 2010
14.01.08
The Peter Mokaba Stadium is one of five venues South Africa is building from scratch for world football's showpiece event. ...more
Official opening of the Giriyondo Access Facility
11.01.08
The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Parks (GLTP) Giriyondo Tourist Access Facility was officially opened by Presidents, Armando Guebuza of Mozambique, Thabo Mbeki of South Africa and Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe on Wednesday, 16 August 2006. ...more
Rural villages prepare to host 2010 World Cup visitors
04.01.08
Tzaneen - Construction of bed and breakfast facilities has already begun in some deep rural hinterlands of Limpopo in preparation ...more
Mozambique - France funds rehabilitation of Limpopo National Park
17.12.07
The French Development Agency (AFD) will fund restoration and ‘biodiversity and ecosystem’ protection projects in the Limpopo National Park ...more
African wild dogs off to Botswana
12.11.07
A pack of 18 African wild dogs have been moved from Limpopo province's Marakele National Park to the Northern Tuli ...more
The DTI to host annual Small Bussiness Summit in Limpopo
28.08.07
The Department of Trade and Industry will hold the national Annual Small Business Summit at the Forever Resorts (formerly Aventura) ...more
Limpopo Tourism seeks investors
14.11.06
The Limpopo Tourism and Parks Board is to commercialise facilities in 15 of its nature reserves in order to create ...more
Limpopo spends R76m on 2010 airport upgrades
31.05.06
The Limpopo Department of Roads and Transport will spend R76 million upgrading airport facilities ahead of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup. ...more
Mazda Haenertsburg Marathon
In Haenertsburg, the event consists of a 75km Mazda marathon, a 40km FPC half-marathon and a 15km fun ride. Mazda Haenertsburg marathon and FPC half-marathon: ...more
The Pedi
The Pedi’s are Bantu-speaking people inhabiting Limpopo province, South Africa, and constituting the major group of the Northern Sotho ethnolinguistic cluster of peoples, who numbered about 3,700,000 in the late 20th century. Their traditional territory, which is known as Bopedi, and are located between the Olifants and Steelpoort rivers.
Africa's Big Five
The Big Five occur in many of the game and nature reserves in Limpopo. Buffalo are the most abundant of the Big Five and occur in ... moreTravel Planner Cart |
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