They will no longer spend sleepless nights on wet floors when it rains, enduring unpleasant cold. Most importantly, they are now entitled to privacy from their children in their new four-roomed solid houses, built for them by their employer.

Shockwaves hit the Makhado municipal area this week, when it came to light that the municipality is virtually bankrupt. The rumours are that the municipality had to obtain an overdraft to pay the municipal workers.

African indigenous knowledge systems are playing a major role in the fight against chronic diseases and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle across the whole world.

“It is possible for a school drop-out to obtain a university degree. You can be what you want to be, as long as you are hard working, motivated and disciplined."

Hundreds of professional people, dignitaries and pioneers who went to Mbilwi Secondary School, attended the 25th anniversary celebrations at the school on Saturday.

Creative? Intelligent? Gifted? All these words fail to describe the talent of a young and aspirant self-taught artist, Tshifhiwa Nenzhelele (21) of Tshikuwi, near Makhado who has built his artistic, 10-roomed model house with cardboard boxes and matchsticks.

Alhoewel die dorp se eerste rugbyspan hul wedstryd in die finaal van die Blou Bulle Plattelandse liga (Limpopo) verloor het, is ondersteuners dit eens dat die span besonders goed gevaar het.

Die polisie is tans op soek na leidrade na die dood van ‘n 33-jarige man in die middedorp vroeg Dinsdagoggend.

Die Soutpansberg Atletiekklub sal op 2 Oktober weer optree as gasheer van die uiters gewilde en moordende Soutpansberg Bergwedloop.

Clumsy attempts at political power play will only serve to bedevil the extremely sensitive land restitution process. In the long run, it will serve nobody’s interests.

Misdaad aan die buitewyke van die dorp neem toe en inwoners vra nou vir meer effektiewe polisiëring.

The Zoutnet group once again showed that small can be dangerous by featuring prominently in several categories and winning several main awards in the 2004 Sanlam Awards for Community Newspapers and the Nissan/Capro Newspaper of the Year Competition.