"The government has no money to pay those fly-by-night chiefs," said MEC Catherime Mabuza at Piet Boy village last Wednesday.

Three residents of Mpofu village, Jerry Ndou (28), Mpho Sadiki (20) and Collen Thovhakale (24) were sentenced to long terms of imprisonment for armed robbery by the Thohoyandou Regional court last Friday

Members of the public who tried to gain access to the Makhado Municipal buildings this week, were seriously inconvenienced.

Waterbeperkings is sedert verlede week ook op Musina se inwoners van toepassing

Vrywillige verkopers van Levubugrond oorweeg drastiese maatreëls indien die Levubu-eis nog nie teen Maart 2004 afgehandel is nie.

Vir Tienie Viljoen is karp-hengel 'n saak van erns. Hy stel lankal nie meer belang in karps onder 17 kilogram nie. Hy soek na die grotes, maar so amper-amper het een van die "grotes" hom gevang.

'n Jong lugmagman, die 25-jarige sers. Carel Trichardt, is vroeg Woensdagaand (15de) dood, nadat die voertuig waarin hy op reis was in 'n botsing betrokke was met 'n koedoebul.

'n Twee-en-dertigjarige lugmagkorporaal, kpl. Dawid Ras (32), het verlede Vrydag hier in die plaaslike landdroshof verskyn op klagte van korrupsie, omkopery en bedrog.

Die welkome reën wat die afgelope week oor groot dele van die streek uitgesak het, het opnuut hoop gebring vir die droogtegeteisterde Limpopo Provinsie. Dit was te danke aan 'n ysige koue front wat ongekend is vir Oktobermaand.

The Limpopo Dairy Company will continue to sponsor the Zoutpansberg Soccer league. This was revealed by the manager of the company, Mr Tobias Fourie, last Thursday evening at Muduluni Community Hall.

Black Leopards will not participate in the next round of the prestigious Coca Cola KO Competition. They were booted out of the competition by Wits University Football Club, who beat them 1-0 at the Thohoyandou Stadium on Saturday.

The dismissal of the Black Leopards coach, Mr Walter Rautmann, has ignited mixed feelings from the local soccer fans. Rautmann was suspended with full pay three weeks ago, pending investigations into his conduct.