While it is commonly felt that specific needs of people with intellectual disabilities fall outside the ambit of development in communities, a Spanish non-governmental organisation (NGO) <>Clam per la Diginitat embarked on a project to build classrooms for the Madombidzha Special School.

Poor pupils from Matswakale High School, who are following science and maths, now have the opportunity to use scientific calculators. This follows after a donation of 400 scientific calculators at a cost of R30 000 from the Venetia Mine.

A Grade 11 pupil of Mbilwi Secondary School, Rendani Mauda (16), will soon jet off to Poland, after he was selected as the best candidate in the Geography Olympiad in the International Geographic Union (IGU)’s Cool School Olympiad.

A quarrel between two policemen ended in tragedy, when a 40-year old police inspector shot and killed a 37-year old colleague before turning his pistol on himself on Wednesday morning.

The coach of Black Leopards Football Club, Mr Ephraim “Shakes” Mashaba, is worried about the fact that his team is still lacking in as far as converting chances into goals is concerned.

Most of the top referees will not participate in the Castle Premiership, nor the newly established Mvela Golden League action this season, after they were chopped from the paying division panel of referees.

The police in the Mopani area are investigating three murder cases following three separate incidents that took place in the area over the past weekend.

The police in Mopani have arrested a 56-year-old man following the death of his 23-year-old son.

A well-known Chinese businessman from Thohoyandou was kidnapped and assaulted on Sunday night. He managed, however, to escape the following morning.

Indian business people in Thohoyandou and Sibasa have been astonished by the treatment they received from the police during a crackdown on alleged illegal immigrants by members of the South African Police on Wednesday.

More than 70 families and 30 high school learners from villages around Limpopo survive through the generosity of a local businessman who provides them with food, clothing and finance for school funds.

It was a special day on Friday when guests were celebrating and reflecting on the country's linguistic diversity during the official launch of the first Venda Dictionary (Thalusaipfi) at the University of Venda Auditorium.