LEVUBU – The Levubu Police have arrested a 24-year-old suspect of Ha-Mashau and confiscated stolen property estimated at R50 000 at the Njakanjaka RDP houses last week.

MAKHADO (LOUIS TRICHARDT) - The murder weapon used to wipe out almost an entire family last weekend was confiscated twice by the police and handed back to the perpetrator, just a week before the incident.

MAKHADO – A visit by staff and pupils from Tshilidzini Special School to Ridgeway College on February 23 proved to be an enriching experience for all parties involved.

LEVUBU – "The government will support all the farmers," said the MEC for Agriculture, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi. He presented pesticides to Ms Tendani Sinoamadi of HillCrest Estate in Levubu last week. The ceremony was part of a function to honour Ms Sinoamadi, the winner of the Female Farmer of the Year Competition. last year.

LEVUBU – 'n Vergadering van vrywillige verkopers en die Grondeise Kommissie het verlede week hier op chaos uitgeloop, nadat 'n plaaslike leraar, ds. Petrus Kriel, in sy slotgebed gebid het: "Vader, vergeef hulle, want hulle weet nie wat hulle doen nie."

MAKHADO – The dispute between members of the Louis Trichardt–Pietersburg Taxi Association and the Taxi Forum may result in taxi violence, if it is not resolved soon.

While other clubs are full of joy about the outcome of the draws for the Absa Cup KO Competition that was held in Johannesburg on Sunday, Black Leopards and Kaizer Chiefs are not sure of their participation in the top 16 stage of the competition.

The former Bafana Bafana and the National U/23 coach, Mr Ephraim "Shakes" Mashaba is the new head coach of Black Leopards. His appointment into the challenging post came into effect on Monday. Mashaba replaces the Austrian born, Mr Walter Rautmann, who was dismissed from the club towards the end of last year.

Six primary schools and the community of Hasani Mbhalati in Malamulele bid farewell to a young woman from America, who did voluntary work in the area, during a ceremony on Tuesday.

Two young men, Mpho Mohojane (27) and Patrick Morema Polutsi will each spend the next 25 years in jail. Their armed robbery case was finalised in the Tzaneen Regional Court last Friday.

Three third-level students and a social worker from Hogeschool in Gent, Belgium, are at present doing their academic practical work at the Nyandano Multi-Purpose Centre in Vleifontein.

MAKHADO (LOUIS TRICARDT) – Festival will be hosted on Saturday, March 13.