ICASA doesn’t recognise new Board

News: When two dogs fight for a bone, every now and then a third one comes around, sees the bone lying on the ground and walks away with it. Will this be the case in the power struggle playing out in the corridors of Makhado FM?

Woman arrested for allegedly raping young man

News: A shocking incident happened in Tshakhuma last Monday, when a 56-year-old woman allegedly raped a 20-year-old mentally ill man.

Axed mayor elected SACP chairperson

News: The former mayor of the Makhado Municipality, Ms Mavhungu Luruli, made a huge political comeback when she was re-elected chairperson of the South African Communist Party in the strong Alpheus Malivha region.

MEC will help Makhado get clean audit

News: The MEC for Co-operative Government, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (CoGSTA), Mr Clifford Motsepe, promised that he would make sure that all municipalities in the province achieved a clean audit report. Motsepe was speaking during the official inauguration of the newly appointed mayor of Makhado Municipality at an event that was held at the Vyeboom sports grounds on Tuesday.

Improving financial management is the newly appointed mayor´s main priority

News: The newly appointed mayor of the Makhado Municipality, Cllr David Mutavhatsindi, says that improving financial management at the municipality is his main priority. He wants to see an improvement in terms of governance.

Suspended Makhado FM station manager claims he is still in charge

News: The quagmire of accusations and counter-accusations at the local community radio station, Makhado FM, continued the past week. While the station held what they called an annual general meeting (AGM) to elect a new board, the suspended station manager claimed that he was reinstated and working hard to steer the station into calmer waters.

Girl stabbed 37 times

News: A cloud of sadness still hangs over the Nzhelele area after an 18-year-old girl was allegedly stabbed and killed by her former boyfriend at Ha-Mavhunga last Wednesday morning.

ATM bombed in Levubu ... R100 000 taken

News: Only a couple of weeks after an ABSA ATM and two FNB ATMs had been blown up at the Nzhelele Valley Complex in Nzhelele, another ABSA ATM was blasted open at Levubu last Friday.

Mayor asked to resign

News: The Makhado Municipality has appointed its former Speaker, Cllr David Mutavhatsindi, as the new mayor, following Tuesday's resignation of Mayor Mavhungu Luruli.

Family left homeless after their only house perishes in fire

News: A Tshikuwi family of 15 were left homeless after their only house, a two-room shack, perished in a fire in Nzhelele last Wednesday. The family members, most of whom are children, are now homeless, following the devastating incident.

Family angry after Granny, 78, hit and killed by an ambulance

News: A family from Bungeni outside Elim is angry, following a tragic incident where a 78-year-old granny was allegedly hit and killed by an EMS ambulance outside the Bungeni Health Centre last Friday.

Ludere elected provincial chairperson of the ANCYL

News: The Chief Whip of the Makhado Municipality, Cllr Rudzani Ludere, was elected as the provincial chairperson of the ANCYL at an elective conference that was held at Oasis Lodge in Polokwane last week.

Filling station safe bombed

News: Criminals broke into a filling station at Mbokota village last Saturday night and blasted open a safe before fleeing with more than R30 000 in cash.

Makhado FM station manager given special leave pending investigation

News: There was chaos when Makhado FM's station manager, Mr Takalani Khomola, was ordered to take special leave on Tuesday, following allegations that he had allegedly harassed some of the female presenters. Khomola was given the special leave until further notice, pending an investigation.

Mugari now acting MM for Makhado Municipality

News: The Makhado municipal council has opted to appoint Mr Elias Mugari as acting municipal manager in the place of Mr Shadrack Tshikalange. Mr Tshikalange's contract expired last month and the council seemingly opted not to renew it.

Selepe appointed councillor again

News: While people had been asking themselves about the whereabouts of an ANC veteran, Mr Rufus Selepe, the party decided to appoint him as a councillor for Ward 24. His appointment follows the by-election that was held at Makhado Municipality's Ward 24 on 28 March this year.

Family needs answers after police officer knocked down their daughter

News: An angry Mbokota family says it needs answers after a policeman attached to the Waterval police station allegedly knocked down and killed their nine-year-old daughter last week.

Men robbed couple before raping the wife

News: A couple was robbed and the wife allegedly raped by two men at Ha-Mudimeli last week.