About Limpopo

Limpopo is South Africa's northernmost province, bordering Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique, and its landscape ranges from the mopane bushveld and giant baobabs of the Soutpansberg to the northern reaches of Kruger National Park. Mapungubwe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near the Limpopo River confluence, preserves the remains of a gold-trading kingdom that flourished centuries before European contact and is the source of the famous gold rhino now held in Pretoria. The province is home to Venda, Tsonga, Pedi and Sotho communities, and its economy leans heavily on platinum and chrome mining from the Bushveld Igneous Complex around towns like Mokopane and Steelpoort, alongside citrus and subtropical fruit farming in the Tzaneen and Levubu valleys. Polokwane, the provincial capital, sits roughly midway between Johannesburg and the Zimbabwean border.

Limpopo's smaller towns keep a sprawling calendar outside the provincial capital, with 292 qualifying listings. Makgodu hosts a serious test of stamina in the Amanqcamane Half-Marathon Burgersfort , Limpopo Half Marathon 10km 5km, while Vaalwater answers with its own local gathering, the Vaalwater VLU Fees. Tzaneen keeps busy too, from the Lenyenye Half Marathon/Colour Run 2026 to the tech-focused Tzaneen AI Workshop at the Fairview Hotel. Mookgophong rounds out the stretch with the Naboom Markdag.