The three suspects charged with the murder, attempted murder and armed robbery which took place at Khoja’s Modern Store in Eltivillas (Louis Trichardt) on September 5 again appeared in the Louis Trichardt magistrate’s court.

Meer as 78mm reën het in die opvanggebied van die Albasinidam geval. Die Albasini se vlak staan op 38.45%.

Riding alone, cyclist adventurer Charlie Bradley from Birmingham in England was enjoying the comparatively quiet level stretch of tar on the N1 just south of Bokmakierie, relieved that he had survived the heavy storm which had hit Musina on Thursday night last week.

"Mense besef nie hoe maklik dit is om misdaad te voorkom nie," het Lukas Swart, voorste kenner op die gebied van identifisering en voorkoming van misdaadpogings, hierdie week gesê.

Eienaars van honde moet onthou dat hulle aanspreeklik bly vir die skade wanneer hulle honde mense byt.

‘n Kontrakteur betrokke by die watersuiweringsaanleg by die Albasinidam, mnr. Henk de Swardt, het vandeesweek skerp tevelde getrek teen mense wat, soos hy dit noem, "niks weet van watersuiwering nie" maar steeds kritiek wil lewer oor die kwaliteit van die dorp se drinkwater. Hy het veral ‘n klap uitgedeel na mense wat die situasie moontlik probeer uitbuit.

The Thohoyandou High Court sentenced Humbulani Mudau (22) of Mulenzhe to one life sentence and an additional 34 years for crimes ranging from murder to attempted murder and robberies.

Scores of concerned community members put everything aside to participate in the Thulamela Municipality Big walk against HIV and AIDS at the weekend.

One of the most notorious criminals in the Mopani area was given long-term sentences in jail for a variety of serious crimes. Solly Mpho Moloiwa (28) was sentenced by two separate courts last week.

The conflict between the South African Civic Organization (Sanco) and community members, including the headman, is getting out of hand, as the house of the deputy-chairperson of Sanco, Mr Joshua Nemalili, was damaged in a petrol bomb attack at Mandala Village east of Thohoyandou last Monday.

Some enterprising residents of Musina and Beitbridge are now cashing in on the stringent South African visa requirements by charging desperate Zimbabweans in need of a local visa to enter the country legally some exorbitant fees, Mirror has established.

The University of Venda has recently sent its director of student affairs, Mr TJ Nzeru, and his assistant, Mr ZE Mutavhatsindi, packing.