When the new mayor launched his 100 days programme of action on 26 September 2003, even members of the opposition hoped that it a case of a new broom sweeping clean, but as the programme ended on Monday (January 5), the Democratic Alliance said that nothing had been achieved during the mayor’s 100 days of action.

As political parties countrywide are preparing themselves for the 2004 general election campaigns, two prominent figures, Mr Mavhungu Piet Ramaligela of the ANC and Mr Kenny Mabogo from the UDM in Ward 7 of the Makhado Municipality, recently joined the DA.

Laughter turned to screams of terror as a boy climbed a tree, jumped into a pool and drowned in the Phiphidi waterfall on Christmas Day.

Laughter turned to screams of terror as a boy climbed a tree, jumped into a pool and drowned in the Phiphidi waterfall on Christmas Day.

The pupils in the Limpopo Province who wrote matric last year have achieved a 70% pass rate. This was announced by the MEC of Education in Limpopo Province, Mrs Happy Joyce Mashamba, during the official announcement of the matric results at the Oasis Motel on December 30.

Hoërskool Louis Trichardt kan met goeie reg trots wees op die matriekgroep van 2003. Die vaandeldraer van die groep is Fritz-Jan van der Westhuizen, wat aangewys is as die toppresteerder in die Limpopo Provinsie.

The police have staged a manhunt, after an unknown suspect at Gaba Village raped a 4-year-old girl on Sunday.

After meeting the requirements of the Makhado municipal bursary scheme last year, Nkhensani Gabeni (20) was adamant that she would enrol for electrical engineering this academic year.

The Department of Health and Welfare in Limpopo Province confirmed that 217 babies were born in various hospitals on New Year’s Day.

Three days before Christmas, a rondavel of the Ndhukwani family in the rural area of Dindela in Venda was struck by lightning.

Pasiënte wat altyd moeg is en pyn ervaar, kan ‘n deurbraak verwag na aanleiding van die interessante navorsing van Jeanette Craig, ‘n oudleerling van Hoërskool Louis Trichardt.

The civic chairperson of Nthabalala Village, Mr Piet Mavhungu Ramaligela, is complaining about shabby jobs on RDP houses done by contractors appointed by the Makhado Municipality, and who disappeared without a trace before completing their projects at the village.