The divisional officer at Ramushwana Fire Station, Mmbangiseni Tshivhase, urged disadvantaged communities to take up angling as a sport and not as a source of food only. Tshivhase was telling Mirror about their team’s achievements after obtaining first position in a regional angling competition two weeks ago.

The Vhembe District Municipality officially launched its partnership with the Mpumalanga-based Dr JS Moroka municipality at a gala dinner that was held at LaNdou Guest House in Louis Trichardt on Tuesday.

Dit was duidelik dat die streek se hengelaars uitgehonger was vir bietjie lekker visvang. Reeds van vroeg af het die manne (en vroue) grootgepraat oor hul verwagte vangste vir die dag tydens Saterdag, 28 Februarie se Fish Eagle Caravan and Camping hengelkompetisie by die Nandonidam.

Op Saterdag, 21 Februarie, het ondernemings in ‘n deel van Krugerstraat gesien hoe daar slote aan die kante van die pad gemaak word. Daarna het die werkers spoorloos verdwyn.

Probleme rondom die vyfjaarlikse vernuwing van die kaartrybewyse steek telkens kop uit.

Oom Manie Grobler (74) van die plaas Tweefontein buite Louis Trichardt het Saterdagoggend, 28 Februarie ‘n noue ontkoming gehad, toe die trekker waarmee hy besig was of gras te sny, op hom omgekantel het.

Even with the current international economic crisis impacting very negatively on especially the South African mining industry, the news of the retrenchment of 368 employees of Venetia mine, north of the Soutpansberg, came as a shock to many.

Four people from Kutama died tragically on Sunday, March 1, when the double-cab bakkie they where travelling in collided with a Shosholoza Meyl passenger train at the level crossing in Malherbe Street in Louis Trichardt. The accident occurred at about 18:30.

‘n Hooggeregshofdatum is uiteindelik bepaal vir die man wat daarvan beskuldig word dat hy ‘n bekende sakeman van Louis Trichardt, mnr. Ben Fisser, op 9 April 2006 koelbloedig in sy huis doodgeskiet het.

Die vyf mans wat aangekeer is vir die moord op die 78-jarige mev. Tienie Botha van Louis Trichardt op Donderdag, 19 Februarie, het Maandag, 2 Maart, weer in die distrikshof op Louis Trichardt verskyn.

‘n Onderbreking in telefoondienste het Maandag, 2 Maart sakebedrywighede in Louis Trichardt en omstreke letterlik lamgelê.

Residents of Madodonga village in the Kutama area and the surrounding villages are still at risk of contracting cholera as the village dam recently tested positive for cholera.