In yet another brutal act of vigilantism, a 37-year-old woman was assaulted and then allegedly tied to the back of her car. She was dragged behind the vehicle for several kilometres before being dumped in the bushes. When the police tried to intervene, the mob started throwing stones at them. The woman died a short while later in hospital because of the injuries sustained.

‘n Jong ouerpaar van Douthwaitstraat in Louis Trichardt het vroeg Maandagoggend die jongste slagoffers geword van nog ‘n gewelddadige gewapende huisroof. Alhoewel die plaaslike polisie steeds huiwerig is om dit te bevestig, is alle aanduidings dat die aanvallers dieselfde twee mans is wat sedert die begin van Maart vanjaar ‘n terreurveldtog in dié area, bekend as die onderdorp, voer.

The bail application for two men accused of the kidnapping and murder of a Khubvi resident, Abraham Mulovhedzi, was postponed again this week, for a third time.

Former Thohoyandou prosecutor Leonard Ratshilumela Makhado (49) and his co-accused, Mbofholowo Freedom Tshikovhele (27), will have to spend the Easter weekend behind bars after Judge Nnzudzeni Rambuda postponed their bail application to 19 April.

Louis Trichardt sakevrou Renthea Geyer is nie iemand wat met haar prestasies te koop loop nie; inteendeel, sy is heel gemaklik om op die agtergrond te bly. Tog kon die redakteur van die tydskrif Pioneer Women haar oortuig om haar lewensverhaal met lesers te deel in die jongste uitgawe van die publikasie, en watter inspirerende verhaal is dit nie!

“This is album is a thank-you gift to all my supporters who have been the pillar of my strength in the gospel-music industry.”

Ms Madembe Muvhulawa of Ha-Maelula won the Most Improved Grading Assessor award at the Tourism Grading Council’s annual assessor conference, held at the Silverstar Hotel & Casino in Krugersdorp on 28 March.

Jonathan Kgoadi (38) is a very worried man, and his only hope lies with the people of Musina who he believes are the ones who can help him solve his problem. Although his story is a complicated one, he still believes that some light lies at the end of the tunnel for him to reclaim his normal life. Kgoadi wants to be united with his son, who was born from a woman in the Musina area in 2012.

The discovery of a small clay pot decorated with different beads created an atmosphere of suspicion at Tshishushuru village outside Thohoyandou.

The Makhado Municipality seems to have opted for a “develop-and-be damned” approach by beginning to install service infrastructure in Louis Trichardt’s controversial “Green Belt” area north of Stubbs Street. In the past, residents and environmentalists have vehemently opposed attempts to develop the area.

A squabble between three brothers from the rural village of Tswinga, outside Thohoyandou, over ownership of an RDP house ended in tragedy when the youngest of the brothers allegedly used a brick to attack and kill one of his older brothers.

Things do not look so bright for former Thohoyandou prosecutor Leonard Ratshilumela Makhado as the charges against him keep piling up.