Totale chaos! Dit is hoe inwoners deesdae die N1-kruising na Eltivillas uit Rissikstraat op Louis Trichardt beskryf.

The magnitude of the rift and accumulating tension caused in the community by the ongoing defiant tampering with the name of Louis Trichardt was highlighted dramatically last week when the latest meeting in connection with the repeated proposed name change ended in chaos and important stakeholders walked out in protest.

The 2008 Telkom Charity Cup was officially launched during a glittering ceremony that was held in Johannesburg last Wednesday evening.

Amidst allegations of using muti, Mulodi Freedom Birds gave Thembaluvhilo Seven Stars a free soccer lesson when they mercilessly crushed them 4-0 in their Promotional League champ of champs match that was played at the Mulodi grounds on Saturday.

Emerging farmers in the Vhembe District received a shot in the arm after a memorandum of understanding was signed with the Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market (JFPM) at the municipality´s offices on Tuesday.

The orphans of the Takalani Children´s Home received several donations during an event at the institution´s premises at Siloam last Friday.

A humble man, whose parents had never seen the inside of a classroom, never allowed his background determine his future. He worked hard to change his situation and has become the toast of his community today. His efforts were recently rewarded when he received his doctorate at the University of Venda.

While for many obtaining a teacher´s diploma was a dream come true, the case was different for Mr Peter Netshia, who served as a circuit manager of Soutpansberg East for 12 years, until November 2007, when he became the acting manager.

The Mutale Municipality is delivering on its promises. This was spelt out by the mayor of the municipality, Cllr Lucas Manyuha, during his state-of-the-municipality address at the Masisi Town Hall last Friday.

A man believed to be a serial arsonist embarked on a burning mission, wreaked havoc and left a trail of destruction in his wake to properties of people he suspected of witchcraft.

The community and the family of Fortune Khumalo, who suffered irreparable bodily damage at the hands of a ruthless convicted human parts merchant, when his genitals were cut off, feel let down by the courts. This was after the Malamulele regional court on Friday imposed a 15-year jail sentence on Lucky Simango, his attacker.

There was jubilation in the Vuwani Magistrate´s Court during the appearance of two teenage boys who are accused of killing a well-known taxi driver a fortnight ago. They were refused bail and ordered to be sent to a place of safety in Polokwane.