A young school girl hanged herself last week, after receiving the news that she had failed her end of the year examinations.

Die feesseisoen is gewoonlik ‘n tyd van rus en vrede, maar weens ‘n hernude vlaag van misdaad is daar bitter min rus en vrede vir inwoners van Louis Trichardt.

There will be no water cuts this December as the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) threatened earlier.

Thivhonali Tshabuse is a young woman who has dedicated her strength and energy towards helping the less fortunate in the rural communities of the Vhembe district.

The first seven years in life are very important in shaping the personality of a human being, Thovhele Vho-Vhambelanithvhamaano Netsianda of Tsianda village told guests during a “graduation” ceremony of Mususumeli Day Care Centre at the International Assemblies of God Church hall last Saturday.

A 25-year-old qualified civil engineer, Tshilidzi “Chilli-B” Nyathela, has found his niche in a different industry that is less thought of or publicised – that is, cocktail mixing.

Glo dit of nie, maar daar is werklik krokodille in die Albasinidam.

Na bykans tien jaar het geregtigheid geskied vir ‘n meisie wat deur haar stiefpa seksueel misbruik is. Die pa het haar nie net misbruik nie, maar ook die dade met sy selfoonkamera afgeneem.

In a bid to recognize curvy and shapely models, the Mudifho empire successfully hosted the Miss Venda Plus-Size pageant at Villarikhs Park, Nzhelele, on Saturday.

In a bid to bring to zero the rate of social ills, which include sexual and gender-based violence, child abuse, and HIV and AIDS-based stigmas, the Nndwakhulu! (The Big Fight is on!) campaign was launched at Madombidzha village on Monday.

The victim-empowerment organisations Munna Ndi Nnyi and the Rinae Sengani Foundation visited the African Methodist Episcopal Church, where they engaged the congregants on issues of domestic violence.

The message was simple and clear: No violence against women and children will be tolerated. This was demonstrated by hundreds of community members who participated in a walk thorough Musina’s CBD to raise awareness against the abuse of women and children last week.