Die Geloftefeesviering op Schoemansdal is vanjaar gekenmerk deur ‘n groot getal feesgangers wat ‘n beduidende aantal jongmense en kinders ingesluit het.

The controversial development of RDP housing at the top of the Soutpansberg at Songozwi Village resurfaced recently during a meeting between concerned groups and the Makhado Municipality, who is responsible for the development.

‘n Enkelma en haar agtjarige dogtertjie van Louis Trichardt is hier kort voor Kersfees dakloos gelaat, nadat hulle woonstel en al hulle besittings in ‘n verwoestende brand vernietig is.

Continued problems with poor service have now forced Louis Trichardt resident Mr WAS Nel to draw up a petition against cell phone giant Vodacom.

‘n Massiewe mensejag is Dinsdagoggend geloods na twee hoogs gevaarlike geweldsmisdadigers wat uit die Kutama Sinthumule Maksimum Sekuriteitsgevangenis buite Louis Trichardt ontsnap het.

Die ontsnapping het ‘n einde gebring aan die gevangenis se geen-ontsnappingsrekord sedert dit op 1 Februarie 2002 geopen is. Dit plaas nou ‘n vraagteken oor die versekering wat voor die bou van die gevangenis aan inwoners van Louis Trichardt en omstreke gegee is dat niemand ooit daaruit sal ontsnap nie. Die gevangenis word op private grondslag, in vennootskap met die Departement van Korrektiewe Dienste, bedryf.

“Stop using my name … Otherwise I will take tough legal action against you…” This is the warning from the popular SATMA award-winning guitarist, Solomon Mathase, who has taken the Venda traditional music industry by storm.

The Makhado sub-region of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) called on the Mayor of the Makhado Municipality, Cllr Mavhungu Luruli, to axe the two full time councillors this week. This is according to a council resolution that the council must consist of only four full-time councillors.

Joyful laughter turned into screams of terror when a 16-year-old boy, Ronald Tshilimandila, who was swimming in a stream at Tshirolwe Extension 2, drowned last Friday.

When the Mukovhanama family of Munzhedzi village outside Vleifontein received an RDP house from the local Makhado Municipality, they never thought that they would ever be stranded without a place to stay. The family of eight now has no place to stay after the house which was built for them was destroyed by the devastating storm a week ago.

A dedicated constable has surprised even her superiors by obtaining the third position in a crime-resolving course last week.

Gauteng MEC for Health and Social Development Ms Qedani Mahlangu said the best way to honour the late Prof Tshimbiluni Mavhungu (Tshimbi) Mathivha would be to continue supporting community development programmes initiated by her.

Musina Municipality received its tenth successive clean audit report, as announced by the auditor general on Monday. This means that, for the past ten years, the tax payer’s money has been used responsibly and every cent was accounted for.