An integrated development plan (IDP) meeting arranged by the Makhado Municipality nearly turned into a disaster when 69 people had to be rushed to hospital as they were experiencing stomach pains after having a lunch provided by a catering company.

The serious lack of employment in the country caused a group of women from the Mashamba-Thondoni village in the Waterfall area to group together and start a pottery project, called the Rainbow Mosaic and Pottery Project.

Tshilwavhusiku Razwimisani´s physically challenged children scooped up several gold medals at the Special Olympics Games that were recently held in the United States of America (USA).

Four families from the Homu Village in section 14C in Giyani still fear for their lives after their houses were burnt down by angry villagers who accused them of practicing witchcraft. The incident happened on Sunday night.

“The Mopani district will not relocate to Tzaneen,” says the spokesperson for the Mopani District Municipality, Tomelo Malaka.

An outcry has broken out at Tshififi after three educators who volunteered their services and started the only school in a village to ensure that children have easy access to education, have been ignored by the department of education.

A bicycle by any other name may still ride like a bicycle, but definitely not the bicycle of a Limpopo farm gardener, Mr Mulalo Netshimboni. His bicycle is an artistic creation, complete with a roof, headlights, indicators, hooter, radio, alarm and a trailer.

Yet another drowning shocked the communities residing in Tshikombeni and Madabani the past weekend. A young man was swept away by a stream, and when his sister jumped in to rescue him, she also drowned.

Two 16-year-old pupils from the Musina High School once again appeared in the Musina Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on rape charges. This follows an incident over the past weekend when a 29-year-old Zimbabwean woman was raped at knife point.

Four Zimbabwean illegal immigrants drowned in the Limpopo River while attempting to cross into South Africa in separate incidents between Friday and Saturday, police have said.

Mnr. Jaco Pretorius se brief in die Zoutpansberger van 20 Februarie het betrekking.

Several questions about the new billing system used by the Makhado Municipality were put to the spokesperson of the municipality, Mr Louis Bobodi, a few weeks ago. Answers to these questions were received this week.