Two men, aged 20 and 28 years, were sentenced to ten years, eight and two years respectively for theft.

The ten Chinese illegal immigrants and a Nigerian who were intercepted by police and immigration authorities last week at a roadblock while attempting to cross into South Africa illegally through the Beit Bridge Border Post, have been deported.

In the ever-continuing battle against crime, the Louis Trichardt Sector Crime Forum (SCF) started a new initiative in the form of crime prevention billboards.

A man suspected of having had a hand in the brutal killing of a local man a fortnight ago, bore the wrath of the people´s anger, when his house was completely destroyed.

The Thohoyandou police are appealing to the community to provide them with information that could assist them in solving an arson case that happened a fortnight ago.

Residents of the Soutpansberg have made sure that their voices will be heard with regard to the environmental impact mining will have on the region, with the establishment of the Makhado Action Group (MakAG).

As she promised in her speech during her inauguration ceremony, Musina Mayor Carol Phiri met the municipal workers on Monday morning, when she helped them in their official duties.

Inwoners van Louis Trichardt se frustrasie met ‘n ontoereikende rioolaanleg blyk iets van die verlede te wees, met konstruksie aan die veelbesproke tweede aanleg wat op 1 Julie vanjaar begin.

A Zimbabwean national was stoned to death in Extension 75 outside Polokwane, while scores of others were forced to flee their homes in fresh xenophobic attacks on foreigners.

The Levubu community is still shocked, following an incident where a 22-year-old farm worker allegedly strangled her two-year-old daughter before throwing her into a pit toilet. The incident, which occurred in February, was only discovered by the Levubu police last Wednesday after a tip-off from members of the community.

Yet another justice official found himself on the wrong side of the law this week. This follows the court appearance of Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions, Dr Silas Mashau Ramaite (53), in Louis Trichardt on Monday.

There seems to be a new breed of “decent” criminals on the loose amidst a serious crime wave in Eltivillas, Louis Trichardt.