Three people, Mrs Lowani Noria Ramabulana (54) of Lutendo, Remember Ramabulana (33) from Dopeni village and Mbulaheni Bethuel Magadagela (49) of Mandala village were sentenced to long terms imprisonment for murder in the Venda High Court on Tuesday.

The family of Dzina Manenzhe, a 26-year-old bricklayer, who was brutally murdered by a group of villagers for allegedly stealing a packet of BB tobacco worth R3 at a local butchery, say their son was not supposed to die like a dog, because his life was more precious than the BB he was wrongly accused of stealing.

Thohoyandou police have opened cases of ritual murder and attempted murder after the discovery of a body of a 25-year-old man whose private parts had been removed.

The highly sensitive name change controversy deepened this week when the Municipal Manager, Ms Faith Muthambi, was formally requested to give her personal attention to a reply by Mr Peter Magwala, which is described as “intolerable, insensitive, hostile, shocking and of great concern”.

This week the level of the Albasini Dam has continued its down-ward trend and stands at a shockingly low 36,45%. The whole of the Limpopo Province is in the midst of a devastating drought and has experienced no normal rainfall for the past four years.

Several children were severely traumatised by an armed robbery at a popular grilled chicken outlet in Makhado (Louis Trichardt) on Saturday night.

‘n Plaaslike besigheidsman, die 25-jarige Zaheer Asvat, is vir die soveelste keer deur die polisie gearresteer op ‘n klag van die besit van dagga.

Solomon Modau (65), wat tereg staan op ‘n klag van poging tot moord op die Du Preez-egpaar in September vanjaar, het Maandag vir ‘n tweede keer versuim om by die hof op te daag.

Two local hair models of well-known hairstylists Connie da Sousa and Luanri Fick appeared on the front pages of specialist hair magazines.

Plaaslike besigheid Pennells Tanks is tans besig om op ‘n unieke manier te help om die waternood te midde van die knellende droogte in die Nasionale Kruger Wildtuin te verlig.

The notorious painting of the statue might have had some positive outcomes after all.

Die plaaslike Departement van Omgewingsake het ‘n groot slag geslaan toe talle onwettige vissermanne die afgelope twee weke aangekeer is by die Klein Letabadam.