Health and Welfare MEC Seaparo Sekoati visited the poorest of the poor areas, Folovhodwe in the Mutale Municipality, to celebrate mental health awareness day under the theme ‘Upholding the rights of persons with mental health disabilities” on Monday.

A dead cat, believed to have eaten leftovers contaminated with poison, is presently in the Thohoyandou SAPS mortuary for post mortem purposes.

Life has always been tough for the six orphans of the Thobo family at Matangari village near Thohoyandou. The kids have been the most tragic victims of poverty and have had no one to look after them since their Zimbabwean father disappeared two years ago and their mother, Mavis, died in February 2003 after a long illness.

In April this year, taxpayers once again had to foot the bill for the annual performance bonuses paid to the municipality’s suspended municipal manager and his seven full-time directors, totalling just over R606 000.

Die munisipaliteit se idee om bestaande sportgeriewe langs die N1 op die dorp te sloop vir die ontwikkeling van ‘n omstrede sakekompleks, beweeg vandeesmaand na ‘n beslissende nuwe fase.

Sypaadjies wat in ‘n haglike toestand gelaat is deur kontrakteurs wat die stormwaterstelsel opgegradeer het, is vir sakemanne ‘n steen des aanstoots.

Katte wat by ‘n stormwatersloot inklim, tesame met ‘n onaangename stank, het winkeleienaars in Kroghstraat skuins oorkant die polisiestasie al behoorlik teen die mure laat uitklim.

Bouwerk aan die tolpadkontrak vir die 20 kilometer suid van Musina is weer volstoom aan die gang na die aanstelling van ‘n nuwe kontrakteur.

The Municipal Manager of the Makhado Municipality, Mr Reuben Rambado, has been suspended with full pay to, as Mayor Nkuzana Rhulani announced on Tuesday, “give him time to clear his name.”

Die eerste rondte van die rugbyseisoen is verby met die Messina Rugbyklub wat deurgedring het na die Super 6-liga wat op Saterdag, 17 Julie, begin.

“Daar is net twee mense wat weet wat die aand gebeur het en die een is dood.” Dit was een inwoner se opmerking rakende die tragiese skietdood van ‘n bekende polisieman van die omgewing, sers. Kobus Nel (35).

Limpopo Dairy became the Louis Trichardt Cricket Club A-league champions for 2004, when they beat ICR Construction by 7 wickets on Saturday, July 10, on the A-field.