The police in Mopani have arrested a 15-year-old boy and charged him with murder. This follows an incident that took place at the Sekororo village in the Maake area near Tzaneen on Saturday, March 19, at about 19:00.

Five people, including Mrs Anna Lukoto (54), the wife of a prominent local businessman, have briefly appeared in the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, on a charge of murder.

Black Leopards will play all their remaining home matches at the refurbished Malamulele Stadium.

Laughter of joy turned into screams of terror when a 30-year-old man, who was enjoying a picnic, fell into the 30m Tshatshingo pothole last Friday.

The broadcast of Carte Blanche on crime and corruption in the local SAPS on Sunday, March 27 sent waves of shock and despondency through the community.

The acting Director Finance at the Makhado Municipality, Mr Thomas Nephawe, was sent packing with full pay by the office of the municipal manager, following his inefficiency and lack of financial skills that led to the delay in transferring workers’ salaries into their bank accounts last Thursday.

Stakende vakbondlede het verlede Donderdag dienslewering by die Makhado Munisipaliteit tot stilstand gebring uit protes dat hul maandelikse salarisse weereens nie betyds inbetaal is nie.

Limpopo’s MEC for Arts, Sports and Culture, Mr Joe Maswanganyi, officially launched the 2005 Limpopo Arts and Culture Vhembe District Annual Festival at Thohoyandou last Thursday.

A grade 10 learner at Raluvhimba Secondary School is slowly winning the war against his family’s poor financial background by conducting a small business which helps him to pay his school fees and to buy some basic needs for himself and his family.

They never attend funerals. Instead, they wait on street corners next to the deceased’s family with one thing in mind – to get a quick meal and go home.

He completed writing his manuscript three days before the closing date for the Limpopo Government’s Department of Arts and Culture’s literary prize competition. To everyone’s surprise, he scooped the first prize, which includes a trophy, a certificate and a cheque of R10 000.

Black Leopards put it beyond doubt that they are concerned about the well-being of the disabled, by pumping more money into charity.