Mirror has managed to put a smile on the face of the ailing six-year-old boy of Vhurivhuri village, whose story appeared on our front page a fortnight ago. Our phones never stopped ringing shortly after the publication of the painful and heartbreaking story.

The University of Venda (Univen) hosted the annual Southern African Folklore Society Regional Conference and Annual General Meeting last week.

South African farmers and safari operators along the border with Zimbabwe have vowed to continue their widely condemned arrests targeted at Zimbabwean illegal immigrants, whom they accuse of vandalizing their farm property, Mirror has established.

Two South African teachers, one from Limpopo and one from KwaZulu Natal, will soon be jetting off to the global Microsoft Innovative Teachers’ Forum Awards in Helsinki, after taking the honors at the annual Innovative Teachers Forum Awards, announced in Johannesburg last week.

The silent power struggle between the first female political head of the Makhado Municipality, Cllr Glory Mashaba, and the administrative arm of the municipality, Ms Faith Muthambi, recently came to light.

A 31-year-old mother of two died a painful death when her former lover allegedly mercilessly stoned her to death at Vondwe village, north of Thohoyandou, last Friday.

Some R63 000 worth of illegal cigarettes were confiscated by members of the Bandelierkop police, following a search of a bus at the Capricorn toll plaza on Sunday, September 23.

A musk-cat and rain were responsible for protracted electric power failures last Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday this week in Louis Trichardt.

Die kombuis van die hospitaal op Musina moes vir twee weke lank alternatiewe planne vir voedselverskaffing aan die hospitaal se pasiënte maak, toe ‘n leweransier nie instaat was om sy kontrak met die hospitaal na te kom nie.

‘n Ploftoestel wat binne ‘n sak skrootmetaal gevind is op Vrydag, 21 September, het lede van die Louis Trichardt polisie groot skrik op die lyf gejaag.

Tourism in the region needs to get back on course, is the point of view of the Soutpansberg Tourism Marketing Association (STMA).

‘n Verwoestende veldbrand het Saterdag, 21 September, groot dele van die Soutpansberg-bergreeks langs die Bluegumspoortpad in puin gelê. Buiten vir die vernietiging van veld en plantasies, is talle kraglyne ook deur die vuur verswelg.