Model Rudzani Racheal Bereda has managed to reach the semi-finals of the Miss Eagle South Africa 2018 beauty pageant.

The seventh Phalaphala FM Royal Heritage Festival, as well as the second gospel festival, was launched last Wednesday at Auckland Park. The gospel festival will be held on 7 September at the Charish Missionary Church in Makwarela and the Royal Heritage Festival will be held at Nandoni Dam the following day.

With the recent serious instances of swine flu in Limpopo, people are wondering if flu is more dangerous than it has generally been credited with.

Many questions remain unanswered pertaining to the disappearance of a local woman at the Tshilidzini Hospital.

When the 23-year-old Takalani Mathidi passed away in October last year, many believed that it will also be the end of the line for the clothing brand that he had created. The opposite, however, seems to be true and today his siblings are taking the business to new levels.

Vhembe Executive Mayor Florence Radzilani has urged the community of Vhembe, especially those in Vuwani and other areas of the newly formed Collins Chabane Local Municipality, not to fight over demarcation issues.

Ms Lydia Dagumi of Lwamondo Mutandani outside Thohoyandou used to stay in a thatched mud house that leaked during rainy weather. Conditions were very bad and life was unbearable. To turn her life around, the “unemployed” mother had saved money and managed to build a two-room house that made life a lot easier. All that went up in smoke, however, when the house burnt to ashes last week.

A unique event for both able-bodied and disabled athletes will be hosted at Louis Trichardt High School on Saturday, 8 September.

Four years have passed since Hlulani Maswanganyi and her one-month-old son, Trinity Mbavala, disappeared, but her family members and friends have not forgotten her. The past weekend a memorial service was held at Xikundu village in Malamulele to commemorate her life.

On Tuesday, 31 July, an eagle-eyed employee of FNB Louis Trichardt recognised Mr Roy Saunders from his photograph in an article in the Zoutpansberger of 14 July and realised from looking at CCTV footage that Saunders had left an ATM machine with only his card and not the cash he had withdrawn.

After donating league points to Shayandima Morning Stars, to whom they lost 0-3 in their Sasol Women’s League match at the Guvhukuvhu grounds last Sunday, Tshandama Young Stars have another mountain to climb this weekend. They will host Samba Girls at the Tshandama Grounds tomorrow. Young Stars must win the match in order to enhance their chances of escaping the relegation axe at the end of the season.

Khuliso Millicent Mutavhatsindi from Destined Ladies has become a beacon of hope for many teenage girls in the Vhembe District. She not only gives them the necessary toiletries, but she is always there for them when they need to talk.