Residents experienced an extra quiet Sunday on 21 January, not because they wanted to, but because Louis Trichardt suffered a complete power outage.

“Ons vat dit uur vir uur, dag tot dag.”

Tshakhuma RO United were unstoppable and brutally crushed their neighbours, Tshakhuma KK Revolution, 4-1 in their MMK Administrators League match at the Tshakhuma Tshibukuni grounds on Sunday.

Black Leopards narrowed their chances of winning the league title after their 1-2 defeat at the hands of Cape Town All Stars in their NFD League match at the Thohoyandou Stadium on Saturday.

Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) proved that they are serious about promotion when they beat Witbank Spurs 2-0 in their NFD League match in eMalahleni on Saturday.

An early batting collapse on Sunday made life difficult for the Louis Trichardt cricket side, and they could not manage to set a competitive target in their match against Potties Old Boys.

Although local roads were relatively quiet this past festive season in terms of accidents and fatalities, this is no longer the case.

In the next few weeks, the Zoutpansberger will be running a “support local” campaign to highlight the role local businessmen and -women are playing in the economy.

One person died instantly while two others sustained serious injuries in a horror crash along the N1 North on Wednesday morning.

A well-known and respected local businessman, Tshamano “Mackenzie” Mulaudzi (54), passed away on Saturday when he lost control of his car and it hit a tree. The accident occurred on the Fort Edward road leading to Vleifontein. He was alone in the vehicle and, from what could be established, died on the spot.

Bekende oud polisieman van die Soutpansberg, die 60-jarige Smiley Bezuidenhout, is Vrydagoggend skielik oorlede.

In ongoing police action against crime, a total of 89 suspects were caught over the weekend for various crimes in and around Thohoyandou.