Renowned tour guide and traditional healer from Vhembe Vho-Maine Mashudu Rubson Dima of Miluwani village, was overjoyed when the National Heritage Council (NHC), in conjunction with the Limpopo Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, selected him as winner of the National Living Treasure category during the 2021/22 annual Golden Shield Heritage Awards (GOSHA). The awards ceremony was held at Meropa Casino outside Polokwane on Friday, 25 March.

When Rendani Ernest Netshitudzi enrolled in Grade 8 at Masereni Secondary School in 2010, he was very disappointed that his favourite subject, agriculture, was not being offered at the school. He thought his childhood dream of becoming a farmer had ended. 

Those who still believe that disability is a stumbling block to success have only to watch Mbongeleni Kumalo at work to be proven wrong. Despite being born with cerebral palsy (a spinal disorder), Mbongeleni has refused to let his disability define his life.

ICASA, the country’s watchdog for the telecommunications, broadcasting and postal industries, is turning a blind eye to regulations regarding licensing and monitoring the compliance of community radio stations. 

Ná jare se beloftes dat die Louis Trichardt substasie opgradeer sal word om te voorsien in die dorp se groeiende vraag na elektrisiteit, het hierdie opgradering uiteindelik verlede Donderdag, 24 Maart, plaasgevind. Alhoewel die gepaardgaande kragonderbreking (wat uiteindelik die geskeduleerde 12 ure met etlike ure oorskry het) ‘n paar inwoners warm onder die kraag gelaat het, was die deursnee inwoner dit eens dat die opgradering goeie nuus is vir die dorp.

Yet another R6 million will be pumped into the Thohoyandou Taxi Rank to try and complete the project, which has cost the taxpayers close to R300 million over the past two decades. For many years the incomplete taxi rank has been described as nothing more than a “love nest for learners and a hideout for criminals”.

A spaza shop owner’s open refusal to break down and remove his illegal spaza shop next to the N1 at Mopane in Limpopo is once again testimony to the fact that, in a country with some of the best legislation in the world, the authorities are dropping the ball in terms of actually enforcing such legislation.

Musina residents expressed their deep disappointment in what they believe to have been an opportunity wasted by various local heads of government departments to engage with the community during the mayoral imbizo, held at the new Nancefield Community Hall on Friday, 25 March.

More than a month has passed since Fhulufhuwani Munzhelele from Tshifudi Gota outside Thohoyandou was attacked and presumably killed by a crocodile, and his body has still not been recovered.

Louis Trichardt inwoners is die afgelope week gewaarsku om hulle eie veiligheid op te skerp ná ‘n vlaag gewelddadige rooftogte by huise. In die ergste van die mees onlangse gevalle is die 69-jarige mnr. Willem van Wyngaardt van Reitzstraat in sy huis ingewag, aangerand, beroof en vir dood agtergelaat. Al hoe meer aanduidings word gevind dat die geweld die werk van dieselfde twee mans is.

Four decades ago, Tshifhiwa Sinky Ndou-Netshapapame used to bunk school.  His uncle, Jonathan Netshapapame, then arranged with a group of strong boys to beat Ndou up to stop him from bunking classes at Matangari Primary School.

Darel Kumalo is a self-taught fashion designer, who wows local fashion lovers with his inimitable style. At the age of 17, Kumalo is establishing himself as a vibrant young fashion designer whose creations incorporate modern styles and techniques.