Mr Prince Ludere is not a bad man ... So says his attorney, Mr Desmond Mphaphuli from Louis Trichardt. Mphaphuli provided the newspaper with a withdrawal statement by the complainant in an attempted-murder and rape case against the 41-year-old Ludere.

Uproar has broken out in Limpopo, following a vicious attack on a 15-year-old girl by a man and a 17-year-old boy, who allegedly accused her of theft.

On Friday, August 26, the three-year-old Tshanduko Shilenge disappeared from her home in the Mashila section of Majosi village. Two days later, her lifeless body was found by members of the community in nearby bushes. The police are investigating the possibility that the little girl was raped before she was killed.

The conspiracy-to-commit-murder case against senior regional magistrate Ronnie Rambau was temporarily withdrawn in the Giyani Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 5 September.

Black Leopards' number one goalkeeper, Azwinndi “Silver” Maphaha, ploughed back into the community when he donated a new soccer kit and 15 pairs of soccer boots to his former school.

Tshiozwi Dynamos were too strong for Nobela All Stars when they beat them 3-1 in their first match in the Safa Vhembe SAB league on Saturday(27 August) at Samson Phophi Stadium in Vleifontein.

The SAB League rookies, Tshakhuma RO United, rose to the occasion and held Rockers FC to a 1-1draw in their SAB League match at the FNB Makwarela Stadium on Sunday (28 August).

In their opening SAB League match at the Maranzhe grounds on Saturday (27 August), Maranzhe Hungry Lions were too good for Vhembe FET College FC and beat them 2-0.

The Makhado Municipality has commenced with surfacing the streets of the new residential area in Eltivillas (Extension 1).

The Makhado Municipality's mayor, Cllr Mavhungu Luruli, urged women to group themselves and start their own co-operatives.

Beit Bridge Town Council has clamped down on residents who are using their houses as brothels in the border town.

Teachers, community members, and regional members gathered to bid farewell to three well-known teachers.