A man who narrowly escaped death when his two friends were shot dead along the Madimbo corridor says he believes that his life was spared by the grace of God.

The organiser of musangwe or bare fist fights, Tshilidzi Ndevana, popularly known as Poison in fighting circles, discounted fears that fighters were exposed to communicable diseases like Aids.

While the national pass rate for the 2007 Grade 12 Examinations has dropped, Limpopo province, and especially Vhembe district, improved its pass rate.

Advocate Masia Masia was appointed as the new head control prosecutor at the Louis Trichardt Magistrate Court, replacing Mr Reino Mostert who has been promoted to head prosecutor.

The Makhado Municipality is striving for improved service delivery during 2008 with the appointment of two new managers, well qualified within their specific departments.

On Friday morning, January 4, yet another life was lost in one of the many vehicle accidents over the festive period when two vehicles collided along the Thohoyandou road.

"Die gru-gevolge van die voortgesette onverantwoordelike en onwettige misbruik van vuurwerke, behoort alle redelike en ordentlike mense met afsku te vervul. Beskaafde mense in ‘n ordelike gemeenskap, behoort hul heelhartige steun toe te sê aan ‘n algehele verbod op die ongeorganiseerde hantering van vuurwerke".

Marike Krügell is Hoërskool Louis Trichardt se top matriekleerder vir 2007. Marike het nie alleen die Afrikaans Eerste Taal beker voor almal in die provinsie weggeraap nie, maar het ook ‘n trofee ontvang as een van die top 30 leerders in die provinsie.

"Baie mense wat nog nie in so ‘n situasie was nie sit en tob oor hoe ‘n mens so iets verwerk. Daar is egter een ding wat hierdie tragedie ons as ouers geleer het en dit is dat die Here direk na jou toe kom en met jou praat. Hy omvou jou letterlik met vertroosting. As kind van die Here sal jy daardeur kom."

One of four armed gunmen was wounded during a gunfight which ensued shortly after an attempted cash-in-transit robbery took place on the Thohoyandou Road, near the Piesanghoek turnoff.

Twee van die groep van vyf jongmense wat gedurende die vroeë oggendure van Sondag, 23 Desember, in ‘n gru-ongeluk op die N1 net buite Louis Trichardt betrokke was, was teen druktyd steeds in die intensiewe eenheid van die Unitas Hospitaal in Pretoria.

The days of migrating to Gauteng and other provinces by local youths to further their football careers will soon be something of the past.