Die 24-jarige Maxwell Sithole van Zimbabwe het Maandag in die landdroshof op Makhado (Louis Trichardt) verskyn op ‘n klagte van poging tot roof.

"Lede van die publiek moet bewus wees van die plante wat as verklaarde onkruide en indringerplante geklassifiseer is."

Die vier verdagtes wat daarvan beskuldig word dat hulle verantwoordelik was vir die gewapende roof van ‘n Coin-sekuriteitsbeampte voor ABSA Bank einde verlede jaar, se borgaansoek het Dinsdag voor die hof op Makhado (Louis Trichardt) gedien.

A 28-year-old man appeared in the Makhado (Louis Trichardt) magistrate’s court on Monday, January 15, on charges of armed robbery and rape.

Hulle sê elke visserman het altyd ‘n storie te vertel, maar in die geval van hengelaar mnr. Avhaathu Ntanga (51) van die Departement Korrektiewe Dienste in Thohoyandou is dit die vis wat ‘n storie het om te vertel.

Local police had to intervene in a students protest in front of the Vhembe Further Education and Training College in Makhado (Louis Trichardt) on Friday January 12.

Hoërskool Eric Louw op Musina spog weer vanjaar met skitterende uitslae in die 2006-matriekeindeksamen. Vera Argyle, die hoofmeisie van verlede jaar en ook die Dux-leerling vir 2006, behaal in agt van haar nege vakke ‘n A-simbool.

De Beers Venetia Mine recently won the National Productivity Institute (NPI) Gold Award as South Africa’s top corporate company at the institute’s award ceremony held in Johannesburg at Gallagher Estate. Mr Johnny Velloza, Venetia Mine’s operations manager, received the award that was presented to the staff of the mine.

"I would rather see a guilty man go free, than see an innocent man go to jail".

The increase in allowances for councillors of the Makhado Municipality once again sparked allegations of irregularities and self-enrichment, with some people referring to the council’s actions as financial terrorism. Apart from this, the municipality’s woes in its financial department also seem to continue.

Praguitslae ten spyt, is die kanse gering dat Hansie Uys se akademiese rekord by Hoërskool Louis Trichardt oortref sal word. Dié sonderlinge rekord staan nou al vir 60 jaar.

Prison director Mr Alfred Makgaila cited the "current turmoil" at the Kutama Sinthumule Maximum Security Prison as the reason for his decision to vacate his position. It is believed that this has to do with a recent court case against him which was withdrawn by the State at the end of last year.