Only 8% of landfill sites in Limpopo meet standards, AfriForum audit reveals

Platinum Bushvelder newspaper | Thabazimbi – The Thabazimbi landfill site scored just 26% in AfriForum’s annual landfill audit, placing it among the five lowest-scoring sites assessed in Limpopo.

Only one of the 11 landfill sites and transfer stations audited in the province met the minimum requirements: a relatively new site in Musina, which scored 82%. The lowest scores were recorded at Modimolle and Mookgophong, with 2% and 4% respectively. Limpopo’s audited sites achieved an average compliance score of 51%. Nationally, only 30 of the 132 sites assessed met at least 80% of the audit requirements.

AfriForum’s regional head for Limpopo and Mpumalanga, Hennie Bekker, said that although improvements at some sites had raised the provincial average, the number of sites passing the audit had not increased.

AfriForum has submitted its report to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment and encouraged communities to support recycling and other initiatives that reduce waste sent to landfill sites.

Source: AfriForum, 16 October 2026.