The area of Mohodi ga Manthatha or Mohodi in short was a settlement in the former homeland of Lebowa about 75 km north-west of Pietersburg (now Polokwane). The place is named after Chief Stanford Manthatha who settled in Mohodi after leaving Mphakane in the Sekgosese district. When the Apartheid government implemented the Bantu Authorities Act, it placed Chief Manthatha under a single tribal authority with Chief Machaka as chairman and Chief Manthata as the assistant. This resulted in conflict between the followers of the two groups ensued resulting in the migration of Chief Manthatha. The Lebowa administration apparently tried to reconcile the two but failed. Their move from the reserve sat well with the government’s plans to consolidate the Lebowa homeland.


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Most people arrived in Mohodi in 1977 and continued to arrive in the area from Mphakane up to the 1980s. Mphakane was a village about 50km north of Pietersburg in the Botlokwa area, in the Sekgosese district. Several of them came from Trust Land in Mphakane while other came from neighbouring white owned farms and others from freehold land.  After a township in Dendron Municipal area was de-proclaimed, a number of people were removed from the area and relocated to Mohodi. After their arrival, most of the people lived in tents and land allocation was clearly a major source of discontent.

MOHODI CLINIC
We are a government/public organisation. We are a primary health care facility providing HIV, AIDS and TB-related treatment, care and support services. We provide HIV counselling and testing (HCT) and if necessary do a further test to determine the patient's CD4 cell count and viral load. We are an accredited antiretroviral (ARV) treatment initiation and on-going treatment site. We refer patients to Helene Franz Hospital if they require further medical treatment. We distribute fortified porridge to TB, HIV and AIDS patients. We run a weekly support group for HIV-positive people. A social worker is available to help people apply for identity documents, birth certificates and social grants. We provide home-based care services for sick people, support for their vulnerable family members and assessments and referrals for people with mental health issues. We perform medical male circumcision (MMC). We offer treatment for opportunistic infections and maternity services for pregnant women which includes short-term admissions for up to 6 hours post-delivery. We are open from 07:00 to 18:00, Monday to Sunday. An on-call system is available after hours for emergencies. Our services are free of charge. Contact Us: Tel:+27 15 505 9012
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References

Forced Removals In South Africa ”“ The Surplus People’s Reports, Vol.5, (Transvaal), pp. 234, 235, 239 &243|

Forced Removals In South Africa ”“ The Surplus People’s Reports Vol.1, p. 17

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