As if their criminal act of stealing the copper cables connecting the distribution boxes to the pumps at the main pump station at the Albasini Dam were not sufficiently disruptive for leaving the town without water for the weekend, the thieves went a spiteful step further and cut most of the secondary interconnecting wires within the boxes.

Voëls van enerse vere … So, saam met die mooi herinneringe wat hulle agtergelaat het, sal familie en vriende vir Jannie Raaths (27) en Dolf Geldenhuys (26) van Louis Trichardt onthou.

Boesemvriende van laerskooldae af, het die twee die afgelope naweek saam op die Bluegumspoortpad buite die dorp verongeluk.

“Ons vra nog vrae, maar die dominee sê dit help nie om vrae te vra nie. Dit is ‘n groot verlies vir ons. Ons kan nog nie glo hy’s weg nie,” het Jannie se ma, Lollie, Dinsdagoggend gesê.

In ‘n samelewing waar bome goedsmoeds afgekap word, is dit verblydend om te sien dat daar steeds mense is wat, ongeag onkoste, nog bereid is om enige prys te betaal om te verseker dat ‘n stukkie natuurprag vir die nageslag bewaar word.

‘n Vrou van Louis Trichardt wat elke oggend haar op die sypaadjie staan en bad in Preseidentstraat, nogal voor ‘n dokter se spreekkamer, is besig om ‘n groot verleentheid te word vir padgebruikers, besigheidseienaars en inwoners van die omgewing.

Menige inwoner het die afgelope naweek met groot verwondering die markiestent, wat bo-oor Wolmeransstraat, skuins onderkant Rissikstraat, opgerig is, gade geslaan.

In response to a media query regarding the state of the Makhado Municipality’s finances, following a very damning report from the Auditor General, the municipality opted to answer only some of the questions.

Workers from the Makhado Municipality have been given special leave to attend the inter-municipal games at the Sol Plaatje Municipality. About 60 of them will leave their posts unattended between 22 and 26 September this year to participate in, amongst others, darts, netball, soccer and volleyball.

A refugee reception office is urgently needed in Louis Trichardt. High levelled representation is on the way to urge Home Affairs to prioritize the establishment of such a facility to assist the large number of refugees and destitute children from Zimbabwe and further afield.

Verwoestende brande ontstaan oral in die provinsie en vanuit verskeie oorde word mense gemaan om geen vure te maak nie.

Louis Trichardt police are at present investigating a case of murder after the body of a Louis Trichardt resident was found with a gunshot wound under his right armpit.

The Makhado Municipal offices had to be evacuated over lunch time on Friday afternoon (August 29), following an apparent bomb scare.

After losing 1-5 to Phungo All Stars the previous day, Khumbe Poultry Farm rectified their mistakes and rose to the occasion to beat Duthuni Happy Boys 3-0 in their SAB League match that was played at the Tshifulanani Stadium on Sunday.