There was drama at Tshivhilidulu outside Siloam when the body that was to be buried was brought home minus its tongue.

‘n Voormalige inwoner van die dorp, Willem Botha (39), is verlede Woensdag in die Streekhof op Louis Trichardt gevangenisstraf van agt jaar opgelê, nadat hy skuldig bevind is op ‘n klag van onsedelike aanranding.

Angry learners of Ozias Davhana Secondary school of Mpheni village outside Elim took to the streets last Friday, protesting against the Department of Education´s decision that grade 10 learners who had been promoted to grade 11 must return to grade 10.

Mediaberigte wat daarop sinspeel dat die dorp Louis Trichardt se tweede naamsverandering reeds aan die minister aanbeveel is, is onwaar en die naamsraad moet nog vergader om die aanbeveling te bespreek.

“Dis baie harde werk, maar die verlange is erger as die werk,” sê Jan van Graan oor sy jongste ysige dienstyd in Antarktika. Hy was nou al twee keer daar.

Inwoners van Louis Trichardt het op ‘n skokkende gesig afgekom in die munisipale begraafplaas toe hulle besoek afgelê het by geliefdes se grafte die afgelope Sondag.

Two police officers in Beit Bridge, who severely assaulted three suspected commercial sex workers, resulting in one of them having a miscarriage, were each sentenced to an effective one year in jail.