Die gedugte O/16-rugbyspan van Hoërskool Louis Trichardt is die Limpopo provinsiale wenners in die liga vir medium skole. Hierdie span was vroeër vanjaar ook die wenners van die Super 16-reeks.

Die Nwanedi Natuurreservaat het twee wit renosters verloor nadat stropers toegeslaan het op Woensdag, 15 Julie.

Die Soutpansberg-pas op die N1-noord was dié week weer die toneel van ‘n grusame vragmotorongeluk. Hierdie keer is twee mense dood.

Na aanleiding van die berig in verlede week se uitgawe van die Zoutpansberger aangaande die vyf verdagtes wat weer in verband met die moord op mev. Tienie Botha in die hof op Louis Trichardt verskyn het, het dit hierdie week aan die lig gekom dat een van die verdagtes reeds einde Junie dood is.

‘n Bekende sakeman van Louis Trichardt is verlede week gearresteer in wat beskryf is as ‘n onregmatige arrestasie deur polisiebeamptes wat sonder ‘n lasbrief of identifikasie sy sakeperseel binnegestorm het.

Boere van die Waterpoort-omgewing het Saterdag, 25 Julie, meer duidelikheid gekry oor die mynreus Rio Tinto se planne vir dié en ander omliggende gebiede.

Residents once again have to bear the brunt of municipal workers’ anger with their management as members of both SAMWU (South African Municipal Workers Union) and IMATU (Independent Municipal & Allied Trade Union) embarked on a nationwide strike on Monday.

Die nuus van die skielike dood van ‘n bekende polisieman van die Mara-omgewing, insp. Willem Jacobs (39), het as groot skok gekom vir inwoners van die Soutpansberg.

Hundreds of people gathered at the small village of Tshapasha in Dzimauli outside Thohoyandou the past weekend to pay their last respect to the late Nyelisani George Dzialwa Singo, an icon of Venda traditional music.

“In the face of hunger, we believe there can be food for all. In the face of thirst, we believe there can be water for all. In the face of homelessness, we believe there can be houses for our people and in the face of darkness we believe there can be electricity for everyone.”

The MEC for Health and Social Development in Limpopo, Miriam Sekgabutla, has appealed for an attitude change by public servants.

Madimbo village’s traditional leader, Khosi vho Nne Madimbo has expressed serious concern over rampant stock theft cases occurring between Zimbabwe and South Africa, following the vandalism of the border fence dividing the two countries.