'n Afrikaanse Riethaan, 'n skugter voëltjie wat bitter min deur mense gesien word, het verlede week sy opwagting in Louis Trichardt gemaak.

The mayor of the Makhado Municipality this week paid warm tribute to the Mau Mau movement of Kenya.

The name of the town Louis Trichardt is almost sure to change, but whether it will be in the immediate future, is not certain.

The untimely death of Tendani Lukhwareni, an SANDF member, PAC youth leader and the chairperson of the Tshivhase Youth Committee, who was shot and killed along the road while he was walking to his home at Ngwenani ya Ha-Mapholi last Thursday morning, has led to the total unrest in the area.

Een van die streek se mees belowende jong atlete, Marli Knoetze, het die afgelope naweek Atletiek Suid-Afrika (ASA) se nuwe DO/16 diskus- en gewigstootkampioen geword.

The championship of the Inland Stream for the Premier First Division will be decided at the Giyani Stadium tomorrow. That is where the pace- setters, Dynamos, will meet one of the close contenders, Bloemfontein Celtic, in their deciding game.

Last weekend was an ugly one for the pride of the Lowveld, Dynamos FC. They came back with empty hands from their away fixture against Sporting Football Club. Dynamos lost 0-1 in the fast flowing game that was played at the Eldoradopark Stadium on Saturday.

Not only did Black Leopards collect full marks from their home match against Bush Bucks, but they also registered a historic score, when they thrashed them 7-1 in a one-sided Castle Premiership League at the Thohoyandou Stadium on Saturday.

With only one match to wrap up their league activities for the season, Black Leopards are still not sure of taking part in the prestigious BP Top 8 KO Competition next season.

Pupils from schools around the Lowveld Region of the Limpopo Province were honoured at a special event at Giyani Stadium last Friday.

On Friday, April 12 students from Ridgeway College took to the streets by means of a colourful parade whereby they urged residents to stand up against crime.

The community of Vondwe and the surrounding areas will benefit from the Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development Program, which was launched by the Minister of Correctional Services, Mr Ben Skosana at the Thohoyandou Central Prison on Monday morning.