Many families will not enjoy the festivities this Christmas and New Year as the carnage on the region’s roads continues.

The Limpopo Baobab Soccer Challenge, with prize money totalling R100 000, was launched on Tuesday at Polokwane.

With the fight for promotion and relegation is getting tougher by the day, there is a hot competition for the National First Division League’s top goal scorer award.

No one was more surprised than Danélle Barnard when the announcement came in front of 2 000 students that she has the privilege of being invited to the USA. The announcement came at the All Africa Student Convention in Bloemfontein earlier this year, after the Danélle had been presented with a gold medal for a short story that she had written.

After blowing the whistle for the past nine years, a local football referee, Olani Kwinda, has achieved what he describes as a lifetime achievement. Kwinda was nominated the best referee during the SAFA U/17 national championships which were staged at the Eldorado Park Stadium in Johannesburg last week.

A man from the Levubu area, who had allegedly raped and then brutally stabbed a young woman to death, will remain in jail for his own safety. The woman´s private parts were also set alight after she was killed.

Mr Pieter F Botha, a resident of the Bluegumsport Road, has had enough of Telkom.

Two men from Ntshaba Village outside Beit Bridge allegedly stole four donkeys belonging to a neighbour and went on to have sexual intercourse with them.

“Dit is beslis nie onwettig om foto’s te neem nie. Niemand kan jou stop om foto’s te neem nie.”

Ms Mashudu Munzhelele, a magistrate in Polokwane Magistrate’s Court, specializing in civil claims, said they are advising all couples who were married in a traditional way before 1995, to visit their nearest Home Affairs offices as they have to have their marriage registered before the end of the month.

“We want to show South Africa that responsible mining can co-exist with agriculture, environment, heritage and the community."

The Premier of Limpopo, Mr Cassel Mathale, congratulated the newly crowned Miss South Africa, Bokang Montjane. Montjane, who hails from the Penina Park in Polokwane, was crowned Miss SA at a glittering pageant in Sun City on Saturday.