A South African ministerial delegation is expected to visit Zimbabwe early next month to brief their Zimbabwean counterparts on what kind of assistance they require ahead of the 2010 World Cup tournament.

Mirror’s columnist, Prof Derrick Mashau visited Jakarta in Indonesia for ten days earlier this month. In this report, he shares a few of his impressions with our readers.

The mayor of Musina Municipality, Cllr Caroline Mahasela, has urged the 30 recipients of study donations to study harder and acquire the much-needed skills that will enhance service delivery in the municipality.

The media fraternity and community at large have once more been robbed of one of the finest sons and a versatile journalist.

A host of notable people from the whole world are expected to congregate at Mbokota Village outside Louis Trichardt on Saturday, to bid farewell to one of the most remarkable and revered sculptors and faith healer, Jackson Hlungwani.

The ANC Youth League of the Makhado sub-region has called upon the principal of Ravhuhali High School at Matshavhawe in the Dzanani area to promote Phathutshedzo Tshivhase and Lutendo Tshiambaro, who were in Grade 11 last year, to Grade 12.

The rural communities of Halahala and Matsakali outside Malamulele were left in a state of confusion after a massive tornado-like storm destroyed houses and uprooted trees, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

Walls, trees, lampposts and traffic signs in Louis Trichardt are being defaced and polluted by a flood of unauthorised advertising material. The situation is exacerbated by a serious lack of law enforcement.

The Grade 12 students at Ridgeway College in Louis Trichardt who wrote their first IEB (International Examination Board) exams at the end of 2009 received excellent results.

Hoërskool Eric Louw op Musina het ‘n slaagsyfer van 99% behaal in verlede jaar se matriekeindeksamen.

For the first time last year there were three Grade 12 candidates from Emmanuel Christian School outside Louis Trichardt who will need to write supplementary examinations in March this year, mainly in mathematics.

Potholes and the condition of Louis Trichardt’s roads … a regular topic of discussion in town - from the owner who has to repair his damaged vehicle to the municipal official who has to listen to all the complaints.