In its efforts to promote participatory democracy, the public participation and petition act committee of the Limpopo Legislature conducted its first educational workshop at the municipal lapa with councillors and other community stakeholders last Wednesday.

The newly elected mayor of the Makhado Municipality, Cllr Tsakani Glory Mashaba, committed herself to accelerating service delivery in the public interest when she was inaugurated as the new mayor of the municipality during a ceremony at the local show grounds last Friday evening.

Sebopha Prince Kholophe (25) of Shayandima Township was sentenced to 25 years in jail for attempted murder, armed robbery and possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition in the Thohoyandou Regional Court on Monday.

It was murder! This is the finding of the second post mortem conducted by a private pathologist on the cause of death of Mulweli Nemadandila (7) of Manamani Village. The findings were made public last Thursday.

Verskeie stoptekens by ‘n vierrigting-stopstraat op die gevaarlike kruising van Jeppe- en Andersonstraat in Makhado (Louis Trichardt) is die afgelope naweek deur vandale verwyder.

Eienaars van landbougrond in Limpopo is vandeesweek versoek om in landsbelang nie te swig voor intimidasie en gerugte nie en alles moontlik te doen om hul lewensbelangrike roeping voort te sit.

Die deurdringende reën word beskryf as louter vreugde en plesier en strome van seën.

Die Venda-spreekwoord “As jy die krag van God wil sien, dan moet jy arm mense beledig” is die afgelope naweek aangehaal tydens die vertraagde begrafnis van die sewejarige seuntjie, Mulweli Nemadandila, in die behoeftige Manamani-gemeenskap. Hy is vermoedelik ‘n slagoffer van ‘n muti-moord.

Piles of garbage lie uncollected in the backyard of a couple of shops in the main street. Phone calls to the local municipality have not solved this mucky problem. “I am at the end of my tether,” said a local food outlet owner.

A resident of Makhado (Louis Trichardt) made a gruesome discovery on Saturday afternoon when he found his dog fighting over the remains of a newborn baby.

Die moontlikheid van grootskaalse bedrog en korrupsie in die kantoor van die Grondeise Kommissaris in Limpopo behoort dringend ondersoek te word. Alle grondeise in Limpopo moet vir moontlike bedrog en korrupsie herondersoek te word.

‘n Studente steunsentrum blyk dalk die rustige alternatief te wees vir die immer besige staatskole. Daar is egter ook ouers met bekommernisse en onsekerhede te midde van die nuwe bestel van verskillende onderwyssisteme.