| Coordinates | 23.195110°S 30.915969°E |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Mopani |
| Municipality | Greater Giyani |
| Area total | 3.42 km² |
| Population total | 3228 |
| Population as of | 2011 |
| Black African | 99.9% |
| White | 0.1% |
| Tsonga | 97.1% |
| English | 1.8% |
| Other | 1.1% |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
Muyexe is a village and rural township in the Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa. It is located in the eastern side of Giyani township, about 35km away and closer to the Kruger National in Shingwedzi Camp. It is under the chief Ndabezitha Muyexe of Maluleke clan.
In 2009 the national Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP) identified Muyexe as one of the poorest villages in South Africa, noting that it lacked basic services such as water, electricity, proper roads, or adequate housing. The CRDP promised to help the local farmers farm more productively by providing tractors and other agricultural equipment. The Minister for Rural Development and Land Reform, Gugile Nkwinti, his Deputy, Dr Joe Phaahla, and the Limpopo Premier, Cassel Mathale, promised to visit the village from time to time to supervise the work and make sure that community members were getting better services.[1]
In 2011, the CRDP declared the project at Muyexe to be a success, with the majority of the needs of the 900 households in the village having been met.[2] However, as of 2011 adequate water remained a serious problem as there was no permanent water supply, no tractor yet had been supplied, and jobs remained scarce.[3] By 2013, despite equipping boreholes with pumps and installing a water purification plant,[4][5] residents still did not have access to piped water, and poverty and unemployment remained major problems.[6] In 2013, President Jacob Zuma promised that a pipeline from the Nsami dam on the Groot Letaba River would bring water to the village.[7]
References
- ^ "Muyexe declared the poorest village in South Africa". Zoutnet. 5 June 2009. Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Muyexe: poverty-stricken village transformed". Limpopo News. Limpopo Provincial Government. 18 February 2011. Archived 22 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Muyexe develops, but Canaan is still miles away". Zoutnet. 12 August 2011. Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Zuma pays a visit to Muyexe village". South Africa Info. 26 June 2013. Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ The water from the boreholes was high in nitrates, way in excessive of drinking water standards, and the levels of fluoride, magnesium and chloride also exceeded those standards. "Muyexe village water purification". Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Zuma’s Muyexe project a failure: DA". The Independent Online (IOL). 25 June 2013. Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "President visits Muyexe". Bulletin. 29 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014.