Eight men believed to be responsible for the spate of safe-bombings, as well as various other daring robberies in Makhado (Louis Trichardt), have been arrested the past week.

Pupils, staff and the surrounding communities at Lukalo in Tshaulu are on cloud nine, following the official opening of a R33 million school in the area.

“Ons is moeg daarvoor om vir lug te betaal,” is ‘n frustrasie wat al hoe meer deur inwoners uitgespreek word.

A 16-year-old soccer player, Andani Kutama from Benny’s Sports Academy in Tshiozwi, collapsed and died during a match in the Metropolitan SASFA U-16 Cup national finals at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Durban last Thursday.

Two men linked to a notorious armed robbery syndicate were each sentenced to an effective five years in jail for robbing two illegal immigrants of R720 and a cell phone at gunpoint.

Businesswoman Andél Greyling from Makhado (Louis Trichardt) scooped up the South African Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SACCI) Businesswoman of the Year award, while another well-known local businesswoman, Louise Smit, was nominated as runner-up.

The Mphaphuli royal family, one of the contenders for the Vhavenda kingship, dropped a bombshell when they publicly announced their support for King Toni Mphephu as leader of the Vhavenda people.

A 30-year-old self-proclaimed prophet of Beit Bridge, who was being accused of raping and impregnating a local woman during a cleansing ceremony at Makakavhule village, was acquitted of the charges.

Louis Trichardt Hoërskool se toneelgroep eindig algeheel tweede tydens die Clover Aardklop Nasionale Kunstefees in Potchefstroom met hul toneelstuk, Atlas, en wen daarmee R10 000 vir hul skool.

History was made at Ngwenani ya Themeli village last Sunday when three chiefs (misanda) were installed during a ceremony held at the local chief’s kraal.

The name-change launch of the Makhado Municipality was met with “the utmost disappointment” and described as “outrageous behaviour” by the Soutpansberg Ratepayers Association.

Stray leopards from the Kruger National Park have descended on Tshitulipasi village outside Beit Bridge, where they are reportedly killing livestock.