The scourge of women being abused in Vhembe shows no signs of abating. According to the director of Munna Ndi Nnyi, more than 100 women in the Vhembe District have been abused and killed by their partners in the past few months.

A group of caring community members from Makonde village, outside Thohoyandou, have come together to revive the legacy of Raluvhimba Secondary School.

At a time when women are celebrated in the country, some women who are pioneers and making strides in their chosen fields remain in the background.

Local beneficiaries of South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grants are still experiencing problems with accessing their money and getting their new gold cards working properly. Pensioners who have serious health and mobility problems say that they are not getting the assistance that SASSA has promised to give them.

A well-known teacher who retired after 40 years of unbroken service says exercising, eating healthy food and staying away from alcohol make him feel younger and more energetic day by day.

The traditional leader of Matangari village, Vhamusanda Vho-Mutulagole Nyamande, paid homage to grannies such as Vho-Tshinakaho Mabaya and Vho-Mavhungu Netshithuthuni for standing up and building their legacy during difficult conditions in the early eighties.

Die Soutpansberg het nie die ANC-regering se voorneme om plase te onteien sonder vergoeding vrygespring nie, met twee plase in die streek wat hiervoor uitgesonder is. Die vraag is egter: Hoekom juis hierdie twee plase?

"Please help our family out of its misery." This is the passionate plea from a distraught family whose members were hit by a tragedy.

A 26-year-old man, Tshimangadzo Tambani, was found guilty in the Thohoyandou High Court of killing his girlfriend and the mother of his three-year-old son.

Taxi violence and related killings are no longer confined to the big towns and cities, but it is also spreading to the remote rural areas in the Vhembe District.

The incidence of violent crimes escalated the past two weeks in the Soutpansberg district, with murderers and thieves making their presence widely known. Following in the wake of five farm attacks last week, all taking place and being reported within a 48-hour period, this has been a tense time for local farmers and town residents alike in South Africa.

The rural village of Lambani Mahagala outside Thohoyandou came alive on Saturday.

The ANC Youth League in Limpopo has called on the government to save VBS Mutual Bank and protect an institution which it states is a “people’s bank”. The ANCYL also made a call on law enforcement bodies to bring the perpetrators to book who had allegedly looted the bank.

The two Pick n Pay managers arrested following a theft at the store they were working at, were granted bail on Thursday, 16 August.

Musina Hotel & Conference Centre has been selected as a Top 3 finalist in their category and star grading for the annual Sanlam Top Destination Awards for 2018.