Berea FC secured a place in the semi-final of the Mulindavhathu Soccer Challenge by beating Mulodi Freedom Birds 2-0 at the Khubvi Benjies Grounds on Saturday.

Although it was advertised in the Zoutpansberger, many residents are still not aware that the Makhado Municipality’s emergency after-hours numbers have changed.

A last-minute equalizing goal by Thathoganye Kgamanyane denied Black Leopards victory in their Absa Premiership League game against Chippa United.

Soccer lovers around Vhembe were shocked and angry when they realised that some lights and cable at the Thohoyandou Stadium had been stolen on Monday night.

Two junior polocrosse players from Louis Trichardt, Jamin Schuch (under 14) and Istvan Schuch (under 16), were recently selected to represent South Africa in a recent international series played against a Barbarian team consisting of players from Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Zambia.

Main Line Passenger Services, the long-distance passenger rail service of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), has announced the re-introduction of two train services between Johannesburg and Musina (via Polokwane), effective from 29 August.

This year marks the 60^th anniversary of the first trans-African waterway expedition. The late Dr Daan Marais, a well-known resident of the Soutpansberg, led the first successful east-west transcontinental crossing of Africa via navigable bodies of water.

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.