Residents were literally left in the dark on Monday when the town and surrounding areas were hit by a two-hour long power failure.

Residents were literally left in the dark on Monday when the town and surrounding areas were hit by a two-hour long power failure.

A messy job with complaints and losses on all sides, could be a summary of the road constructions in the area, especially the Madombidzha road.

The police this week urgently warned local residents against fraud scams with diamonds and emeralds and also with the so-called "black dollars." Suspects are at present operating in town with these scams.

A historical route trailing the places where skirmishes took place in the Anglo Boer War (1895 to 1915) attracted a Danish official from the South African Embassy in Copenhagen.

Vervalste R100-note uit Zimbabwe het aanleiding gegee tot 'n skietvoorval by die Baobab-tolhek.

The Makhado Municipality's Director of Community Services, Mr Mavhungu Musitha, called on all residents to respect and protect community property.

On Saturday, when millions of South Africans were celebrating the country's successful 2010 World Cup bid, the University of Venda for Science and Technology held their annual Fresher's Ball music festival at the Univen Stadium.

A taxi driver, Eddy Mathonsi (50), will spend the next 18 years behind bars after he was found guilty of rape in the Tzaneen High Court on Thursday.

"This is the time for eradicating poverty by creating projects, instead of saying there are no jobs," said the members of the Ifa Craft Project in Thohoyandou.

When Prof Fanie Olivier wrote a letter to his colleagues at the University of Venda in August 1998, he had no idea that he would spend the next five and a half years fighting for his academic life … and his honour.

A resident of Mtititi Village, Gibson Shangwane (24), was sentenced to 40 years imprisonment without the option of a fine after he had been found guilty of armed robbery and attempted murder.