On the 10th of August 2009 (Monday), shortly after the accident that involved the MEC of Public Works outside Louis Trichardt, I witnessed terrible impatience regarding a male driver who was riding high in a white Toyota Fortuner.

A sheriff of the court’s task to remove computers from the Masedi Combined School in Tshikota met with severe resistance on Tuesday when learners put their pens down and barricaded the exit of the school yard.

Dimani High School at Shayandima outside Thohoyandou will never be the same. From now on, learners can look forward to the best, after a well-known churchman, Pastor Strike Manganyi, came out of the blue to give them incentives.

The name Piet Snyman may not ring a bell with people who do not know him. He is a humble businessman whose generosity speaks volumes to the rural communities.

The MEC for Local Government and Housing, Mr Soviet Lekganyane, said he would check the track records of tender companies before any tender for RDP housing was allocated to a developer.

After all the mayhem, damages and disruptions of business in Thohoyandou over the past two weeks, peace has once more prevailed in the town.

The Premier of Limpopo, Mr Cassel Mathale, has appointed George Muthundinne Phadagi as the new MEC for Public Works. He takes over from Mr Pandelani Ramagoma, who died in a car crash two weeks ago.

Representatives of several international organizations visited Louis Trichardt last week to assess the growing emergency situation of destitute Zimbabweans arriving on foot from Beitbridge and Musina.

The soapie-like saga between a well-known wealthy Limpopo businessperson, Mr Goddard Mugwena, and his estranged wife, Dorries Mthembi, has taken a new twist.

In the latest drama, Mthembi appeared in court on Friday, facing a charge of conspiracy to murder Goddard, together with two alleged hit men.

Former Ridgeway College student and two-time winner of the annual Ridgeway College Fashion Show Lloyd Loots recently had the opportunity to launch his very own fashion label “likeitloveitlloyd” in a spectacular way.

Self-help Africa, an Irish charity assisting communities in Africa with innovative agricultural expertise to become self-reliant, is one of the charities inspiring four young Irish cyclists of the project Bike Africa 2009 to make a difference in the plight of people in need in Ireland and in Africa.

Die dringende behoeftes van die toenemende getal Zimbabwiërs wat ‘n tydelike heenkome in Suid-Afrika probeer vind, geniet nou konstruktiewe aandag op Louis Trichardt.