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SAMWU strike brings services to a halt

News: 16 May 2008 By Nic Hoffmann
Municipal workers in Louis Trichardt went on strike on Thursday, May 8, which left the town looking like a rubbish dump, with black garbage bags and related items lying on sidewalks all over and services at Council´s offices coming to an almost complete standstill. The normal service was only resumed on Friday.

Fietsryers help baie se drome waar word

News: 16 May 2008 By Linda van der Westhuizen
Die reuse bedrag wat tydens die suksesvolle Beitbrug na Kaapstad Fietstoer ingesamel is, is aan Reach for a Dream oorhandig.

MP says situation is heart breaking

News: 16 May 2008 By Frans van der Merwe
"We are disregarding the very law we signed last year in the Children´s Act, where it states any child found destitute in South Africa should receive the same treatment as a South African child. My observation is that South Africa is ignoring every convention and law it has signed," says MP Ms Hilda Weber, DA spokesperson on Home Affairs and Social Development.

Hundreds unite in prayer

News: 16 May 2008 By Linda van der Westhuizen
People from more than 200 countries gathered for prayer on Global Prayer Day on May 11. On the afternoon of Pentecost Sunday, around 500 believers from Louis Trichardt also united in prayer.

Property valuation process severely criticized

News: 16 May 2008 By Nic Hoffmann
Regular listeners to Jacaranda FM will probably have heard the advert in which the Mbombela Municipality informs it residents of the fact that valuators are going round within the municipality with a view to establishing a valuator´s roll of properties in the area. This way of doing is in stark contrast to the way in which the whole matter was handled in Louis Trichardt.

Zim families defy dangers and cross border

News: 16 May 2008 By Frans van der Merwe
The shocking incident and moment of sheer horror, when a desperate Zimbabwean family with two infants was encountered by night in the open veld during a leopard-viewing drive with international guests in the Limpopo border region, was related this week by a tour operator who could not believe the prevailing official South African view on the influx situation from across the border.

Woede oor grafsteenskending

News: 16 May 2008 By Frans van der Merwe en Riaan de Swardt
Heelwat meer as 100 grafte is beskadig in ´n vlaag van grafskendings wat sedert verlede week wyd verspreid in die Vhembe-distrik gepleeg is.

Jong ruiter raap eerste plek in Chile op

Sport: 09 May 2008 By Linda van der Westhuizen
Die belowende jong ruiter van Louis Trichardt, Lanel van Nieuwenhuizen, is die wenner van ´n uithourit in Chile, Suid-Amerika.

"Municipality should have foreseen problems and acted in advance"

News: 09 May 2008 By Linda van der Westhuizen
"The Makhado Municipality should not have ignored the signs of a collapsing infrastructure and now make matters worse by compelling developers to seek other pastures," and "The moratorium on property development puts an economic strain on the town."