Several learners from around Masisi village in the northern part of the Vhembe District could not attend school on Monday because of the heavy rainfall in the area.

Avonturier Dave van Graan van Louis Trichardt het hierdie week sy jongste avontuur aangepak – om manalleen deur die afgeleë en dorre Kaokoveld in die noorde van Namibië te stap.

South Africa is no longer a safe place for women and children to live in. Many of them are being kidnapped, raped and killed daily, said a co-founder of the organisation The Movement, Mr Phatu Madima.

After discovering that they have cancer, most people think that they will die soon, but a 29-year-old cancer survivor, Ipfani Matibe from Mufulwi Village, has another story to tell.

“Let us support the youth and children in our community, so that they do not engage in drugs and any other unbecoming activities,” said Osborn Murendeni Posha from the Shayandima area in Thohoyandou.

Priscah Ramadi is a proud young fashion designer.

Thovhele Ratshibvumo II Rammbuda said that a village without a traditional leader was doomed. By installing a new chief for Domboni la Ha-Rammbuda, it meant that communities would have a leader to whom they must report their grievances without fear.

On 7 December last year, Mabel, a seven-year-old Weimaraner, joined the family at the Louis Trichardt SPCA. Sadly, she and two fellow dogs were surrendered to the SPCA after their owner moved into the local retirement home and could not take them along.

The popular Queen of Tshivenda wedding songs, Ndivhudzannyi “Makhadzi” Ralivhona, announced last week that she had parted ways with her manager, Rita Dee, following a period of what she describes as “abuse”.

News of the liquidation of the main contractor at the new Makhado Crossing Mall sent shockwaves through the local business community the past week. CMC Koch Konstruksie filed for voluntary liquidation during December, effectively leaving debts of several millions of rands in the local economy. The fear exists that many of the smaller sub-contractors and suppliers will not be able to recover from this loss and may also close their doors.

A new chief for Tshidzini Village, Nthetsheleseni Muntswu, was inaugurated during a ceremony at the Tshidzini kraal a fortnight ago.

Residents of the areas around Vuwani and Vhembe are still shocked after the death of six people, a father and mother and their four children, who were killed in a horrifying accident on the N1 north near Hammanskraal on Sunday.

Mr Terrence Kuaho (38), the head of the youth section at Makhado Municipality, was described as a loving, friendly and hardworking individual whose contribution to the development of his community would remain forever.

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced on Tuesday that four further cases of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) had been reported since mid-December 2019, with three cases reported in December and one case reported in the first week of January 2020. The total number of confirmed positive locations since the start of the outbreak has risen to 15.

The executive mayor of Vhembe District Municipality (VDM), Cllr Dowelani Nenguda, said he could not confirm or deny allegations that some employees implicated in the municipality’s investing over R300 million with the now defunct VBS Mutual Bank were still working at the municipality.