Like big trees which grow from small seeds, a young man has become an instant hero because his sweat has turned into water for his fellow villagers.

The Vhatavhatsindi communities from seven villages around Lake Fundudzi attended the traditional cleansing ceremony of the lake that took place on Saturday.

As part of their social responsibility, Black Leopards Football Club have joined hands with one of the Limpopo-based SABC radio stations, Phalaphala FM, and embarked on a fundraising project to finance the needy.

The founder and principal of the Vhananyana Mountain School, Mrs Sue Anne Cook, has been relieved of some of her school’s financial strain, when her school received a generous donation from Mirror and the Thohoyandou branch of Spar Supermarket.

A resident of Itsani Village, Norman Mudau (29) will spend the next ten years behind bars, after he was found guilty of murder. The case was finalised in the Thohoyandou High Court last Friday.

The demarcation clash between Phiphidi and Matondoni villages took an ugly turn when Phiphidi Villagers allegedly burnt 11 temporary huts of the Matondoni Community to ashes a fortnight ago.

The Limpopo Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, through the Working for Water Programme, has launched an all-out attack on invasive alien plants that deplete South Africa’s water reserves. This was announced during Weed Buster Week, which started on Monday.

Skhumbuzo Munyai (32) of Makonde Village outside Thohoyandou is sending an inspirational and constructive message to all South Africans, that it is possible to beat hunger and poverty even when one is unemployed.

The ANC suffered a terrible blow when it recently lost two energetic young members. They were both buried on Saturday.

Van die streek se top atlete het Saterdag (9de) hier vergader vir deelname aan ‘n halfmarathon ten bate van liefdadigheid. Die halfmarathon is gesamentlik aangebied deur die Limpopo Mirror, die Zoutpansberger se susterskoerant, en Spar Thohoyandou.

Some nine months ago the Chinese family of Sun Qiu vacated their rented flat in Rissik Street and duly paid-up and closed their municipal account.

An alarming explosion in the incidence of crime in the Makhado area was reflected in statistics released during the recent summit on crime prevention strategies.