Residents of Ward 20 in the Thulamela Municipality have had enough of crime and would like to root out all criminals from their midst and see to it that the thugs are locked up behind bars. They displayed their unhappiness about crime last week by coming out in large numbers and marching to the local magistrate’s court to hand over a petition detailing their grievances.

A well-known businessman at Tshilamba, Mutale, is challenging South Africa’s telecommunication giant to put their act together and show some responsibility.

A devastated pensioner, William Mulaudzi (66), better known as Nndwambi, is still staying and sleeping in a makeshift house in the remote area of Tshimbupfe in the Vuwani district outside Thohoyandou. Since the floods of 2000, he has been waiting for the RDP house that he alleges he had been promised.

Thulamela Mayor, Vhamusanda Vho-Thivhulawi Makumbane, is under siege following the attachment of his property by the sheriff of the court who wanted to recover outstanding money.

The executive mayor of Vhembe, Cllr Philemon Mdaka, put all duties aside last week on Tuesday to embark on a campaign to visit those affected and in-fected by cholera in the Vhembe district.

The new year started off on a bad note when residents were left stranded and homeless after their houses were heavily damaged by a devastating storm that hit the Makhado Municipal area a week ago. In total, 107 houses were severely damaged by the storm.

Residents of Beit Bridge town in Zimbabwe are sending their children to schools in Musina in droves, following uncertainty over the reopening of schools in that country.

The President of the African National Congress, Jacob Zuma, said the formation of the government of national unity in Zimbabwe will ease the challenges that Musina is faced with at the moment. Zuma visited Musina on Tuesday to assess the cholera situation and the influx of Zimbabwean nationals into the small border town.

A woman in the Malamulele area gave birth on the clinic floor after the nurses at the Tlangelani Clinic of Bhalati village allegedly told her that they were too busy to attend to her. The incident happened at about 9:00 on Sunday.

A young man who made a living by catching fish was himself caught and killed by hungry crocodiles. The body of the well-known fisherman, Michael Manyuha (27) of Ha Makhuvha outside Thohoyandou, was found floating at Damani Dam outside Thohoyandou last Thursday.

Well-know local vet-eran runner Jane Mudau of Nedbank Athletics Club was once again the first lady home, this time in the women’s category of the 15th annual Soutpansberg Mountain Race held in Louis Trichardt on Saturday, January 24.

Al hoe meer inwoners se briewe wat in die Zoutpansberger verskyn getuig van ‘n dringendheid dat daar iets drasties verkeerd is by die Makhado Munisipaliteit en dat daar daadwerklike aandag gegee moet word aan die haglike situasie rakende water-voorsiening, riolering, paaie en administratiewe dienste.