The Mayor of Thulamela Municipality, Khosi Thivhulawi Makumbane, presented the first budget estimates of the Municipal Council that was elected on 01 March, 2006, last Friday afternoon. The function took place at the Thohoyandou Town Hall.

While the majority of South Africans are complaining about unemployment, poverty and hunger, two formerly unemployed men are making ends meet through discarded cardboard boxes and “green bar soap”.

The future for Dynamos Football Club as one of the Limpopo-based Castle Premiership teams is still hanging in the balance. The team’s managing director, Mr Pat Malabela, was still to make up his mind whether or not to sell the franchise or succumb to the supporters’ demand.

A man who had been terrorising Malamulele Town and the surrounding villages during the past months, Gezani Peter Hobyane (30), of Jerome Village in the Mavambe area, was sentenced to 72 years in jail on nine counts of housebreaking and theft.

A family whose two huts were destroyed as a result of an alleged electricity fault, is blaming Eskom for not responding to their query. Ms Rendani Nemandava (45) of Makonde Village, north of Thohoyandou, said her meter box problem was reported to Eskom on Wednesday, May 24, 2006.

A five-year-old boy, who has been living a life of suffering and misery, is now receiving special medical attention at the George Mukhari Hospital in Garankuwa, thanks to the publication of his story in Mirror last month!

David Khangale (43), a teacher at Nthetsheleseni Secondary School based at Tshivhulani Village, was arrested by the Thohoyandou police for attempted murder, after he had allegedly shot a 22-year-old man at Tshivhulani Bus stop on Saturday night.

The only ritual murder survivor in the history of Limpopo (if not in South Africa), Nyelisani Sidimela (18), was discharged from George Mukhari Hospital on Monday.

Die SAPD, in samewerking met ander verdedigingsmagte, het einde verlede week Operasie Weerligstraal in en om die Makhado (Louis Trichardt) omgewing uitgevoer, met heelwat sukses.

Die gemeenskap treur dié week saam met die Olivier-gesin met die nuus van die skielike dood van hul dogter in ‘n motorongeluk net buite Polokwane op Woensdag, 31 Mei.

Mnr. Dries Joubert, voorsitter van TLU SA Noord, het boere in die Soutpansberggebied dringend gewaarsku dat daar hondsdolheid uitgebreek het in die Sibasagebied en vinnig oos, wes en suid versprei het. Boere in veral die Sibasa-, Levubu- en Louis Trichardtgebiede moet uiters oplettend en versigtig wees.

Limpopo has embarked on a major drive to encourage pet owners to have their animals vaccinated against rabies, free of charge, following an outbreak of the disease.