A former provincial traffic officer, Christopher Mabunda, was found guilty of corruption in the Regional Court in Makhado (Louis Trichardt this week) and sentenced to eight years imprisonment.

A power outage in Polokwane on Monday night gave rise to concerns regarding Eskom’s capacity for generating sufficient electricity for Limpopo. Power supply shortages in the Cape and Gauteng, with resultant blackouts, serve to strengthen the growing concern.

A new era dawned for both AFB Makhado and for the rest of the South Africa Defence Force on Wednesday, May 24, with the arrival of the first Hawk MK 120 Lead-in-Fighter-Trainer (LIFT) aircraft at the base.

A total of 2 821 learners from 13 predominantly rural primary schools in Vhembe benefited from the Rally to Read project, which donated educational material to the value of R673 000 during the weekend.

The executive mayor of Vhembe District Municipality, Irene Mutsila, urged women to grasp business opportunities with both hands, in order to develop themselves and contribute to the economic development of their societies. She was speaking during the Mhani Gingi Social Entrepreneur Network women business opportunities workshop at North Tech College, Thohoyandou, on Saturday.

Dr MW Madzivhandila from Lwamondo has been named as the new Chief Executive Officer of Elim hospital, succeeding politician-turned businessman Lufuno Mulaudzi, who officially retired as the CEO of the hospital on March 31.

Two hundred and fifty six educators who completed their course in Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) at Ramaano Mbulaheni Training Centre received certificates last Friday.

One thousand and twenty students from the University of Venda received their certificates, diplomas, and degrees during the graduation ceremonies held in the university auditorium a fortnight ago.

At the provincial contest of the Young Communicators Awards, a contestant from Mutale kept the audience glued to their seats when she spoke her mind on the effects of the Zuma trial on the youth.

Judges often determine the moral direction of a nation, through the judgements they hand down, especially in respect of matters such as the possession of pornography and the abuse of women and children.

Five residents of Duthuni Village, Thizwilondi Reckson Netshituni (25), Fhulufhelo Emmanuel Nemadzivhani (29), Nndanganeni Wilson Moeti (51), Matodzi Ramaremisa (21) and Edwin Ndavheleseni Ligege (40), were sentenced for murder and attempted murder in the Venda High Court on Monday.

The Limpopo Legislature will take its “A Re Yeng” Educational tour straight to the people of Limpopo this week. The educational concept developed and initiated early this year has already been to places like Mutale in the Vhembe District and the Sekhukhune District.