A senior delegation from the National Department of Transport this week met with local role-players to discuss the ongoing problem of downhill heavy vehicle traffic through the town.

Ms Sarah Oltmans (29) travelled all the way from Seattle in the USA to Venda, to assist the rural communities with empowerment programmes like life skill development, acceptable moral behaviour and cultivation of good living relationships with fellow community members.

When the majority of young people are still asking themselves what their country can do for them, the youth around the Hlanganani area officially introduced the Makomba Dlela Youth Movement, an organization where young people can assemble and deliberate constructively on matters that affect them.

‘n Vuurwapen van groot historiese belang gaan dalk bewaar bly om in ‘n plaaslike museum uitgestal te word.

The Democratic Alliance reacted sharply to the continued water crisis at Alldays.

Following the recent outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the north eastern region of the country, farmers bordering Zimbabwe face a new deadly threat.

Disgruntled residents in need of prepaid electricity units scurried from depot to depot only to sleep in the dark the whole weekend.

“Hulle moet elke einde van die maand hartpilletjies saam met ons water- en ligterekeninge uitstuur! Jy weet nooit wanneer jy die ‘skok van jou lewe’ gaan kry nie.”

Mev. Joke Jandrell is op Saterdag, 21 Augustus, skielik oorlede.

Donny Pennells van die Louis Trichardt Stoeiklub het as kadet ‘n brons medalje by die Suid-Afrikaanse Stoeikampioenskappe verower.

As alles volgens plan verloop, sal die begrafnis van Hansie Oosthuizen, wat op 15 Augustus in die Teemsrivier in London verdrink het, op Maandag, 30 Augustus om 11:00 plaasvind.

Mens kom baie keer op stukkie geskiedenis af op die vreemdste plekke. Vir oom Gert Kloppers was dit ‘n kwessie van ‘n stukkie rugby-nostalgie.