A 32-year-old Zimbabwean woman from Mberengwa village outside Beit Bridge, who allegedly felt she was too ill and was going to die soon, decided to throw her prematurely born baby into a Blair toilet five days after giving birth.

How much longer must road users in Louis Trichardt wait for the Makhado Municipality to complete the road works in Anderson Street?

“We had just left work after our night-shift session at about 05:00 on Saturday morning, when we saw this car coming at a very high speed on the N1 towards Musina town. It did not slow down at the traffic circle and the driver lost control and hit the fence of the Great North Plaza. The car then hit a high mast lamp, destroying it completely. After that, it rolled several times before coming to a standstill next to the road.”

The untimely death of a Makhado Municipal ward councillor has left many stunned and shocked. Cllr Selinah Gundula died last Tuesday after a short illness. Gundula (49) was a councillor for Ward 24 at the time of her death.

The isolated community of TshitunitshaGavhe village in the Nzhelele area was shocked to the core when a resident allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend before turning a gun on himself.

Die mynmaatskappy CoAL of Africa Limited (CoAL) kan dalk binnekort kriminele aanklagte in die gesig staar met betrekking tot hul Vele Myn.

Pupils from the Khanyisa Combined School eased the plight of orphans at Ngove village outside Giyani by building a five-roomed house. They did so by selling sweets and biscuits to get the necessary money.

Few can forget the horror scene of the bus accident that left 14 people, including a three-year-old girl, dead near the notorious Witvlag turnoff on the N1 north in July this year. Now, almost four months later, the bus driver has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment or a R20 000 fine.

When Thulamela Municipality moved hundreds of vendors earlier this year, saying it was preparing a better place for them, many dismissed the step as just a gimmick.

In the ever-widening fight against rhino poaching, the fact that a suspected rhino poacher has escaped prosecution by walking out of court a free man leaves more questions than answers.

The use of Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane, well known as “DDT” by African countries to fight mosquitoes, is not avoidable, according to the country’s Health Minster, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi.

Death has once again robbed the area of one of the beloved little angels who has been close to the hearts of Mirror readers for years.