The Makhado (Louis Trichardt) traffic officer who was fined R500 for parking in a parking space reserved for handicapped people only, did pay his traffic fine last week but first attempted to have it withdrawn.

Makhado (Louis Trichardt) police made an interesting discovery last Tuesday when they pulled over an oil tanker along the N1 south.

Daar sal nog ongeveer twee weke gewag moet word voordat mense sal weet of die dorp se naam weer Louis Trichardt is of nie.

Seventeen lives were lost early Monday morning when two buses collided virtually head-on along the Tshikowi/Rabali public road in the Nzhelele area.

Though the festive traditional Musangwe boxing event is over at Gaba, it is now just a beginning for men at Makonde–Purasini who will converge every Saturday to fight for supremacy, using their bare hands. The weekly fist extravaganza takes place at Makonde Mission Young Fighters sports field, near Haluvhimbi, from 12:00 until sunset.

Boxing promoter and businessman Mr Hendrick Nenngwekhulu (54) was laid to rest at the Tshithuthuni graveyard last Saturday.

"Enough is enough. No more road accidents here!" These are the words of learners and educators of Muthuhadini Combined School at Mpheni, near Elim Hospital.

A 34-year-old Makhado man was killed in an accident in Zimbabwe after he had lost control of his vehicle and veered off the road, before overturning, following a tyre burst, police said.

A cloud of mourning is hanging over the South African music fraternity and the academic sphere, following the death of multiple award-winning veteran musician, Christopher Mukwevho (63).

"Home Affairs has turned my life into a nightmare and I no longer have hope that they will be able to assist me." This is the disappointed opinion of Elelwani Mukwevho (26) who has been battling to change her surname from Mukwevho to Ravhura since 2004, without success.

The police in the Mopani area are investigating a case of murder following the death of a 60-year-old man. The incident occurred at the Bolobedu settlement on Monday morning at about 02:00.

The police in the Mopani area have opened an inquest docket, following the death of a woman who was attacked by a hippo. The incident occurred at the Nsavulani village near the Kruger National Park last Friday afternoon at about 16:00.