"Ek het volle vertroue in die regspan en die regter in die saak en is bly dat die hele aangeleentheid besig is om in ‘n rigting te beweeg," het Hannetjie Stadler van Louis Trichardt vandeesweek gesê oor die hofsaak in Knysna, waarin ‘n 25-jarige man verskyn in verband met die moord op Hannetjie se dogter, Victoria.

Die verdagte wat teregstaan vir die aanval op die Erasmus-egpaar van Levubu is skaars drie weke vantevore op borgtog vrygelaat en moes aanvanklik hierdie week weer in die hof op Louis Trichardt verskyn op klagte wat verband hou met twee soortgelyke aanvalle. Dié skokkende inligting het vandeesweek aan die lig gekom.

A 28-year-old police reservist, who had been attached to the Waterval SAPS for the past two years, died tragically last Sunday.

Residents of Ha-Maelula, through their local civic association, want the office of the Public Protector to investigate their traditional leader, Musanda Vho Vhambelani Edward Maelula Ramabulana, and his local council on something they termed "unjustifiable exercise of power".

The Department of Health and Social Development Vhembe District in partnership with Riakona Community-Based Care held an eye awareness campaign at Ravele Community Hall in the Sinthumule area a fortnight ago.

The family of attempted ritual murder victim Fortune Khumalo of Jilongo village outside Malamulele received a new lease on life this week after generous donation was made by a well-known attorney and administrator of estates, Wisani Baloy of Wisani Baloyi Attorneys in Thohoyandou.

An unemployed, sick man was dealt a terrible blow when his mud hut was set alight by unknown arsonists last week.

A woman was lucky to escape with her life, when arsonists set two huts on fire near Shadani last week. The huts belong to Chief Thifhumuli Mundalamo of Tshitavha.

Pupils, educators, family members and friends wailed and sobbed openly when the coffin of Ndivho Nephawe was lowered at the Vhurivhuri graveyard, near Makuya, on Saturday.

A well-known traditional healer, Mr Mukondi William "Badzha-Badzha" Marikhela, died at his home on November 3, at the age of 91.

Thovhele Vho- Kennedy Midiyavhathu Tshivhase seems to be following the footsteps of his ancestors of not using the age-old traditional custom of barring female royals from being installed as traditional leaders in their own right.

Police in Musina have arrested an unregistered 33-year-old Zimbabwean cross-border transport operator for allegedly attempting to bribe a member of the SAPS provincial crime combating unit with R600, following the interception his vehicle, a white bakkie, which was carrying a group of more than 10 illegal immigrants along the N1 Highway in Musina.