The teams affiliated to the Safa Vhembe Regional Association received their league prizes during a ceremony at Thohoyandou on Saturday, 15 June. During the event, 144 teams received their prizes.

An early-morning struggle between an alleged housebreaker and a policeman in Fondwe in Nzhelele left the suspect dead and the policeman injured.

More than 150 Grade 12 pupils, who are busy writing their mid-year examinations, were left stranded when they found that the classes they were to write in were being demolished.

Renowned hairstylist of Makhado (Louis Trichardt) Connie de Sousa has been selected as a one of the top five trendsetters in South Africa. The national winner will compete in Los Angeles in October.

Preparations for this year’s edition of the annual tourism expedition, the Tour de Tuli, have started in Beit Bridge.

Beit Bridge-born model Vanessa Mbedzi (22) has been selected to represent Zimbabwe at the Miss Africa USA finals. The contest will be held in Silver Springs, Maryland, on 29 June.

It was carnage on the region’s roads over the past weekend, with five people being killed in 10 different vehicle accidents.

The deputy chairperson of the House of Traditional Leaders in Limpopo, Khosi Vho-Vusani Netshimbupfe (62), passed away in a private hospital in Gauteng on Monday, after a short illness.

“Jy is net weer dankbaar jy lewe”. So vertel die 57-jarige mev. Marietjie Barkhuizen van Makhado (Louis Trichardt). Sy het Woensdagoggend, presies ‘n week na haar en haar vriendin mev. Ansu van Staden (44) se motorongeluk, weer die gebeure herleef.

The Zoutpansberg Private Hospital in Makhado (Louis Trichardt) has embarked on an ambitious project to celebrate Mandela Day on 18 July this year.

Die Makhado Munisipaliteit gaan in die nuwe finansiële jaar slegs sowat 8% meer aan kapitale projekte in die munisipale gebied bestee as verlede jaar, wat die kapitale begroting vir 2013/2014 op sowat R134 miljoen te staan bring.

The local economic development unit in the Vhembe district municipality and the local department of agriculture were urged to work together with emerging young farmers by supporting and nurturing them until they become top producers.