The Soutpansberg is renowned for its diverse plant life and one might have thought that there is not much left to research, but the efforts of two local researchers are set to put the region on the map once again with regard to a species that has gone almost unnoticed for years.

Joy was beaming from the faces of disadvantaged pupils from four primary schools in the Nzhelele area as they each ascended the stage to receive new school shoes from King Toni Mphephu Ramabulana. He donated more than 150 pairs to pupils at the Mphephu Royal Kraal last Friday.

Atlete van die CVO Skool Zoutpansberg buite Louis Trichardt het nie te veel kans gehad om leeg te lê die vakansie nie. Inteendeel, hulle het die skool se naam hoog gehou tydens die landswye BCVO-atletiekbyeenkoms.

“Watch out, here comes the musical tsunami.” This is a warning to reigning manyalo music queens. This warning comes from manyalo music’s nine-year-old new kid on the block, Mukhethwa Mukhwathi of Mianzwi village, near Matangari.

Two Limpopo teams, Baroka FC and Polokwane city, secured places in the quarterfinal stage of the prestigious Nedbank Cup KO competition.

Tshiozwi Dynamos beat Elim Mabedengwa 2-1 in their MMK Administrators League match at Tshiozwi on Saturday.

After a beak of three weeks, it will be business as usual for the teams affiliated to the NFD this weekend. Thohoyandou Stadium will be the centre for attention tomorrow afternoon when Black Leopards host African Warriors.

The MMK Administrators League match between Vhembe FET College and Maranzhe Hungry Lions at the Makwarela Stadium on Sunday ended in a 1-1 draw.

The ABC Motsepe League log leaders, Magezi FC, were hammered 0-6 by Bidvest Wits in their Nedbank last-16 encounter at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium last Friday night.

Dakalo “Akonkwo” Nemakonde and Rofhiwa “Danger” Netshiungani were unstoppable when their team, Tshakhuma Na Ndilani (TNN), crushed Tshivhazwaulu Peace Makers 4-1 in their MMK Administrators League match at the Levubu Stadium on Saturday.

Joe Maweja got three solid points and two goals without kicking a ball last weekend.

“Music expresses what cannot be put into words. People haven’t always been there for me, but music always has. In one way or another, music is my religion,” said Ras Canly.