In the Indigenous Tree Sanctuary debacle the Makhado Municipality is ignoring its own long-term directives and displays a serious lack of responsible environmental management.

After many years of speculation, the Vhavenda Chiefs have finally ended a long debate of who must be the Vhavenda King, when they announced that their King is Toni Mphephu Ramabulana, the grandson of the former life president of the then Republic of Venda, Chief Patrick Mphephu Ramabulana.

The Sibasa District Football Association's (SIDFA) disciplinary committee has imposed heavy fines on some of the teams that were found guilty of different misconduct during it's sitting last Saturday morning at their offices in Thohoyandou.

Boxers in the province will square up against each other for the first provincial championships to be staged in the Thohoyandou Indoor Sports Centre on March 8.

As part of their mission to escape the relegation axe at the end of the season, Black Leopards have acquired the services of the former coach of Thembisa Classic, Mr Walter Rautman. The deal that saw the outspoken Rautman joining the Thohoyandou outfit as a Technical Director was sealed on Monday this week.

Dynamos gave away league points following their 2-1 defeat at the hands of Wits University in a Castle Premiership match played at the Milpark Stadium in Johannesburg last Friday night. The match was evenly contested.

A self confessed criminal who is facing charges of armed robbery and double murder advises the youth to stay away from crime.

A soccer match between Tsetse All Stars and Tshikweta Flying Bombers was disrupted five minutes before fulltime, after a suspected muti bottle was found behind one of the goalposts.

History was made on Tuesday with the signing of a historical development agreement between a Chinese development company based in South Africa and the Makhado Municipal Council.

Black Leopards Football Club have again extended their helping hand to the Tshilidzini Special School. The club paid the school a special visit last Friday morning. During their visit the players were introduced to both the children and their educators as they walked from one classroom to the other.

The Hlanganani Concerned Group won an important victory in their protracted battle against the Makhado Municipal Council's refusal to allow them to march in support of their views on Council's highly contentious renaming debacle.

The Amalgamated Bank of South Africa (ABSA) donated R100 000 to the Thohoyandou Victim Empowerment Trust (TVET) on Tuesday.