"I want people to look at me and see my ability first before they look at my disability".

A former convict, who was out on parole, hacked his girlfriend to death before committing suicide by hanging himself from a tree at his home.

The circuit manager of the Vhembe Education District, Dr Sampie Phaswana, apologised for his recent outburst at the Eric Louw High School in Musina and promised it will “never happen again”.

September saw the release of the latest provincial crime statistics, and although the figures showed only a slight increase from previous years, they still offered little consolation to Soutpansberg residents.

Not only the police are at their wits' end with petty criminals. Businesses in Makhado (Louis Trichardt) have now also opted to become crime fighters in an effort to curb the rise in break-ins.

The players of Baroka FC were lucky to survive an accident when their bus collided with a vehicle on Sunday evening. They were on their way home after their NFD match against United FC at the Maruleng Stadium near Rustenburg in the Northwest.

Hoërskool Louis Trichardt se toneelgroep het teruggekeer met ‘n algehele vierdeplek vanaf die Aardklop Kunstefees in Potchefstroom.

Four Grade 10 history pupils from Musina High School will represent South Africa in Tanzania and Angola after they had performed extremely well during the Schools Heritage Educational Debate Programme at Marekele National Park in Thabazimbi last week.

“Dit was vir ons ‘n belangrike blootstelling en ervaring – ‘n groot voorreg en ‘n geleentheid om ook ander toneelgroepe se werk te kon sien,” sê regisseur Marcel van Niekerk, wat saam met sy toneelgroep verlede week teruggekeer het vanaf die Aardklop kunstefees in Potchefstroom waar die leerlinge van Hoërskool Louis Trichard opgetree het.

The family of Ms Salphinah Ramashia (49) of Hamakhuvha outside Thohoyandou, who were promised a house a year ago, were in a joyful mood this week when Limpopo Mirror paid them a visit.

The 25-year-old, dreadlocked, softspoken Wanga Mukwevho is dressed in purplish designer trousers, shirt, shoes and dark eyeshades when we sit down for our interview at the residential house in Biaba, Nzhelele.

‘n Oud-inwoner van Makhado (Louis Trichardt), Helgard Muller, het einde verlede week weer hier ‘n draai gemaak op ‘n buitengewone trapfietsrit.