Ngoho Print and Digital News was established in 2019 by two (2) entrepreneurs from
Thohoyandou, Vhembe District, in the Limpopo province. The idea came after they
identified a huge gap in the media landscape as there wasn’t any Tshivenda
language publication in the Vhembe District Municipality as well as the whole of
South Africa. Ngoho News is based in Thohoyandou, and covers the whole of the
Vhembe District Municipality which consists of the following local municipalities,
Thulamela, Makhado, Musina and Mutale. It is a 100 % Tshivenda language tabloid
size small commercial newspaper published fortnightly.
Ngoho News primarily targets the African (black) community who are able to read
the Tshivenda language without eliminating other potential target markets. The
project mainly focuses on developmental, cultural, health, education crime,
economic, sports and entertainment issues. The prominent challenges facing the
Vhembe District Municipality are service delivery backlog, gender-based violence,
femicide, child abuse, domestic violence, unemployment, high illiteracy, unskilled
labour, crime, abuse of illegal substances and alcohol.