It never rains, but it pours for Univen, as two more senior staff members were put on suspension. This came about after the university was rocked by incidents of violence, with students demanding an immediate suspension of the officials.

The community of Magangeni Village in the Elim area and surrounding villages is still shocked about the death of an 81-year-old man, who is believed to have been ritually murdered. The victim, Mr Wilson Magau of Magangeni, was reported missing on March 26. Apparently, the victim left home to attend a funeral in the village and never came back.

Muraleni Young Rebellions were crowned as the new champions of the Easter Tournament, when they walloped Maebane Young Eagles 5-1 in the final match, played at Muduluni grounds on Sunday.

Well-known police inspector Mashudu Siaga of Mapuloni is as busy as a bee in his job of chasing those who have collided with the law, but that does not prevent him from doing something else.

After service of just two weeks with the struggling Black Leopards, the Nigerian coach, Augustine Equavoen, resigned from the club’s hot seat on Monday this week.

The Imam of the Louis Trichardt Muslim community, Moulan Ismail, called on all South Africans to stick to their partners. Addressing the hundreds of peope who braved the rain to celebrate the birth of the prophet Muhammed at the Christiyaasrafiya Mosque in Thohoyandou during the weekend, he said AIDS was a monster that would wipe humanity from the face of the earth if it was not taken seriously.

Melidah Mokoana (25) has been adopted by the police as part of a programme to assist vulnerable people and is staying at Sibasa Training College under the care of the police. She has been admitted at a Thohoyandou high school.

A 35-year-old resident of Polokwane, Mr Mackson Ndishavelafhi Ndou, was killed while another one was seriously injured when the car they were traveling in veered off the road and overturned along the Beit Bridge-Masvingo road in Zimbabwe, police have said.

The case of car theft in which a 29-year-old Zimbabwean, who was allegedly linked to a cross-border vehicle theft syndicate after he was found in possession of a Nissan Navarra worth R200 000, has been withdrawn because of inadequate evidence. It was suspected that the vehicle had been stolen in South Africa.

In a scene reminiscent of a movie, a 33-year-old South African man outwitted two knife-wielding suspects who intended to rob him along the Beit Bridge-Masvingo highway in Zimbabwe on Good Friday night, police have said.

"Our lives have changed for the better; my car boot will never serve as an office anymore," were the first words of Mr Livhuwani Manwadu, principal of Tshivhale Primary School, immediately after a staff room and an office were officially handed to him.

Members of the communities from Ramantsha, Gogobole and Tshiozwi who last saw drops of water dripping from their taps more than one month ago, have appealed to the Makhado Municipality to provide them with clean water.