South Africa´s continued mass arrest and deportation of Zimbabwean citizens who seek refuge in South Africa are unlawful. A major rethink and reformulation of official instructions to the SAPS and immigration authorities are urgently required. The forceful return of people to circumstances in which they may be persecuted is strictly prohibited by International Law.

Loutrisha Pillay (20) van Louis Trichardt het Sondag, 27 April, in die oggendure tragies verongeluk nadat die bakkie waarin sy ´n passasier was, op die Vivo/Louis Trichardt-pad teen ´n koedoe gebots het.

While many football fanatics think that the defeat of Black Leopards by Amazulu in their Nedbank Cup match at the Thohoyandou Stadium was a blessing in disguise, as they will now concentrate on their remaining five league matches to avoid relegation at the end of the season, it looks like they will not manage to retain their elite league status as well.

Deputy-president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka visited Polokwane on Monday as part of her programme to visit 2010 host cities to monitor progress made in respect of preparations to host World Cup Games.

After eight years of planning, hard work and consultations, the Musina Municipality will conduct the second launch of their Spirulina Health Product at Polokwane, Vevisa Lodge, on Wednesday, 30 April, 2008, at 18:30.

A well-known policeman, D/Insp Thomas Mphaphuli (50), will be buried at the Madabani Cemetery on Saturday. He passed away last week after a short illness.

The Vhembe District Municipality reinforced its firefighting capacity by training more than 60 new firefighters.

It is all systems go for the annual Thulamela Cultural Dance Festival, with no expenses being spared in the preparation for the event of the year.

Two suspects, who allegedly tried to rob a Polokwane resident along the Beit Bridge-Bulawayo road in Zimbabwe on Good Friday, were arrested on Saturday.

Two residents of Mandala village, who raped a 32-year-old woman from the same village in May 2006, were each sentenced to life imprisomment on Friday.

The Limpopo district and local municipalities’ officials embarked on a specially designed municipal skills programme to increase service delivery. The programme was held at Edu-Park in Polokwane last Sunday.

"My babies are a gift from God," says Rudzani Funyufunyu of Madombidzha Village who gave birth to triplets at the Louis Trichardt Memorial Hospital on Monday this week.