MAKHADO (LOUIS TRICHARDT) - Cycling in the Soutpansberg received a tremendous boost last week when the sponsors of this year's Kremetart Cycling Stage Race and the sponsor of the local cycling club handed over their sponsorship cheques.

ELIM – The Police in Waterval have opened a case of culpable homicide and another one of reckless driving against two motorists who had knocked down two 6-year-old boys in separate incidents in the Elim area on Tuesday.

HA-MASHAMBA - Touched by the conditions of the schools in the area, American students financed renovations at Lishavhana Secondary School. The renovations were completed during the first week of March.

MAKHADO (LOUIS TRICHARDT) – Die Albasinidam het die afgelope week die 70%-kerf verbygesteek. MAKHADO (LOUIS TRICHARDT) – Die Albasinidam het die afgelope week die 70%-kerf verbygesteek.

MAKHADO (LOUIS TRICHARDT) - Mrs Gwen Muirhead, well-known pioneer of the area, passed away on 5 March at the age of 86. She had a full M.O.T.H. funeral on March 8.

MAKHADO - Passengers around Sinthumule/Kutama raised concerns last week, after they had discovered that many of the taxi drivers who are transporting them every day are driving without drivers' licenses.

MAKHADO (LOUIS TRICHARDT) - 'n Vrou wat twee weke voor die moord by mnr. Marthinus Steyn op die plaas Derby naby Alldays begin werk het, Azwindini Rebecca Mulaudzi, is een van die verdagtes wat verlede week hier in die hof verskyn het.

MAPAYENI – A 102-year-old granny, Mrs Nyanisi Chabalala, received an RDP house from the MEC for Local Government and Housing, Mr Joe Maswanganyi, at Mapayeni within the Greater Giyani Municipality on March 19.

MAKHADO – Angry commuters of the Phadziri Bus Company from Sinthumule/Kutama and Vleifontein caused chaos at the Makhado Bus rank last Wednesday to indicate that they are fed-up with the Phadziri buses that cause them to be late for work on a daily basis.

MAKHADO (LOUIS TRICHARDT) - A case of malicious damage to property is to be filed after several political posters in town have been damaged.

MAKHADO (LOUIS TRICHARDT) – Serious damage was caused to various roads in the Makhado Municipal area by the prevailing rain.

TSHIMBUPFE – The hope of residents of Tshimbupfe Central (Ward 22) for receiving electricity from the Makhado municipality is fading away, which resulted in a plan to bring electricity via solar systems to the village.