A disabled rural man, who has been waiting for a government house for the past 16 years, was over the moon when he was told his application for a house had been approved.

It would seem that the Vhembe District Municipality and the Makhado Municipality are slowly but surely winning the battle to restore a continuous water supply to Makhado (Louis Trichardt).

Well-known Limpopo attorney Nkhume Makhavhu, who represented the Mphephu royal family in a case that culminated in the restoration of the Vhavenda kingship, says he is humbled and very honoured to have been part of the whole process.

For many years, Limpopo was known to many of the “home of rain”, mainly due to the presence of the legendary Rain Queen.

King Toni Mphephu said the recent victory by the Ramabulana Royal House in the Pretoria High Court was not his personal glory, but a victory for all the Vhavenda chiefs and it augured the beginning of good things in the history of the Vhavenda kinship.

Two of the five trial-awaiting suspects who escaped from the Vuwani police station's holding cells are still at large.

The number of poor or indigent households in the Makhado Municipality is 75 469 or 58% of the total of close to 130 000 households.

Do not be fooled: the goats you see at the Malamulele police station are not under arrest, but their "owners" are.

The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) in Limpopo did not beat around the bush in a report about local municipalities.

A local businessmen, Mr Moses Malada, has honoured his late father by starting a foundation in his name.

The community of Tshiozwi is tired of being terrorised by criminals and is pointing fingers at the police, claiming they are doing nothing about crime.

Five businesswomen from Makhado (Louis Trichardt) are on their way to represent the town at the gala Woman of the Year ceremony, hosted by the South African Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SACCI).