The Makhado Municipality stated this week that they will definitely look at ways to improve the safety of swimmers at the municipal swimming pool in Louis Trichardt, after a 20-year-old man drowned there on Thursday, October 2.

As if having to contend with load shedding has not been enough of a nuisance, residents in Louis Trichardt now also have to cope with water shedding.

Skaars ‘n week nadat Suid-Afrikaners landswyd Erfenisdag gevier het, het ‘n brand by die Schoemansdal opelug museum buite Louis Trichardt ‘n beduidende deel van die Soutpansberg se Afrikaanse, Venda- en Buys-gemeenskappe se kultuurgoedere in puin gelê. Brandstigting kan in hierdie stadium nie uitgesluit word as moontlike oorsaak van die brand nie.

Laatslapers wat versuim het om betyds aansoek te doen om hernuwing van hul vuurwapenlisensies kan hulself binnekort in die hof bevind.

Remember the saying “if it sound to good to be true, it probably is?”

Masemola Diarora deposited a full compliment of points into their league account last weekend. They beat Phalaborwa Real Rovers 2-0 in their Vodacom Promotional League match at the Makwarela Stadium on Saturday.

Two suspects who were allegedly part of a gang that recently murdered a prominent Beit Bridge businessman, Mr Dambanyika Mbedzi, appeared in court on Friday, 3 October.

Development at the four villages of Mafunzwaini, Vhutshavhelo, Makanga and Nesengani has taken a snail’s pace, following the splitting of the Nemasera Civic Association.

The Vhembe District Municipality hosted the cultural festival as part of Heritage Month commemorations at the Louis Trichardt Show Ground last Thursday.

The Mahumani clan celebrated their annual cultural day at a ceremony that was held at Mahumani village outside Giyani last Saturday.

A wanted criminal, Maano Mutandari (24) allegedly shot a police officer last Wednesday evening and shot himself the following day at Madabani village.

The family of a well-known soccer star and educator, who was found hanging under mysterious circumstances last week in his outside kitchen, believes he was killed somewhere and hanged at his home to fake the suicide.