Shocked community and family members watched in disbelief as police retrieved the lifeless body of a woman, who had been abducted, murdered and thrown into the Luvuvhu River last week. The sad end of Mpho Muthambi (26) of Vuwani-Tshivhulana, last Thursday, is still a mystery to bemused community members. Her body was discovered floating in the river by a passerby in the early hours of Thursday morning.

A Musina-based police inspector attached to the Dog Unit was arrested on Friday for allegedly stealing more than 500 cartons of Zimbabwean cigarettes worth R 10 000, seized from some women near Venetia Mine.

Die kommerwekkende omvang van onwettige visvangste in die nuwe Nandonidam het vandeesweek skerp reaksie uitgelok. Kenners waarsku dat ‘n belangrike bron van volhoubare voeding en inkomste vernietig kan word deur dié onbeheerde en kortsigtige optrede.

Drie van die vier mans wat daarvan beskuldig word dat hulle verantwoordelik was vir die gewapende roof en dubbelmoord op twee RRS-sekuriteitswagte in April 2004, het die afgelope week weer in die landdroshof of Makhado (Louis Trichardt) verskyn.

Die Staat het op Woensdag, 25 Oktober hul saak teen ‘n 35-jarige polisie-inspekteur van Alldays, insp. Asivhaga Baldwin Thavhakhu, in die landdroshof op Makhado (Louis Trichardt) gesluit.

‘n Polisie-inspekteur verbonde aan die SAPD op Makhado (Louis Trichardt), insp. Khathitshelo Sameul Muedi, is verlede week in die plaaslike landdroshof skuldig bevind op ‘n klag van roekelose bestuur.

Twee van die drie Zimbabwiese mans wat daarvan aangekla word dat hulle verantwoordelik was vir die dubbelmoord op die Hayward-egpaar van die Mountain View Hotel in Oktober 2004, het Vrydag, 27 Oktober, weer in die hof op Makhado (Louis Trichardt) verskyn.

‘n Grondeis om die grond van die Buys-gemeenskap op te eis, is op 4 Augustus vanjaar in die Staatskoerant gepubliseer en het reaksies ontlok wat wissel van verontwaardiging, ongelukkigheid en woede tot ‘n versigtige optimisme.

Boere wat onwillig is om hul plase te verkoop het ses maande tyd om hul besluit te heroorweeg, andersins staar hulle onteiening in die gesig.

The Vhembe Police have issued a stern warning against community members who use the child support grant money for gambling. This came to light after more than 20 cases of illegal gambling were registered at Makuya SAPS alone, this month.

A Grade 10 school dropout is using his father’s donkeys to put some food on the table.

The office of the chief executive officer of Tshilidzini Hospital recognized staff members who came out tops during the Vhembe District Nursing Review and Vhembe District Excellence Awards.