Twenty finalists who are to contest the Miss Zwashu 2007 title were selected during a private selection held at the Thohoyandou Arts and Culture Centre on November 17.

A multitude of people from different walks of life converged on the humble village of Ramukhuba on Monday, to attend the opening of a new art gallery in honour of local artist Noria Mabasa.

"I only dreamt of flying to the UK, but I never thought it would actually happen to me one day," exclaimed the joyous Ntsieni Thabela (20), a University of Venda BCom student before he flew to the UK last week.

It was all smiles for learners at Shigombe Primary School situated at Jilongo Village, a few kilometers from Malamulele town, when 12 new classrooms were officially handed to them by the Department of Education last week.

It is official: the Provincial Department of Local Government and Housing recently approved the long-delayed 170 RDP houses for Tshikota residents.

The bishop whose two huts were recently gutted by arsonists at Mapuve village outside Giyani, in what is believed to be a revenge arson attack, can now afford a bit of a smile, after police managed to arrest two suspects, aged 29 and 37.

The body of a man who went missing on Tuesday last week was found under mysterious circumstances, floating in a dam at Itsani, near Thohoyandou, two days later.

At a time when the gospel against the abuse of women and children is being preached everywhere, a pregnant woman lies dead, allegedly killed by a person who is supposed to protect and care for her and her unborn child. She was stabbed several times and thrown into a river.

Comedy lovers will not have any excuse as they will remain glued to their screens this festive season. This is because the famous Vhakoma Community Video Production is back with a sizzling comedy, Munna u konwa nga tshawe.

Five people are battling for their lives in the Musina Hospital after they were seriously injured when a taxi they were traveling in veered off the road before overturning along the N1 near the Plaza toll gate, police have said.

A 12-year-old Grade 7 pupil of Maebane village in the Kutama area was allegedly raped by one of her teachers a week ago.

The Deputy-Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Ms Rejoice Mabudafhasi, urged community members to stop calling traditional healers by degrading names like witchdoctors, matwetwe and zwigomamutanda.