As a little girl, Takalani Mathivha watched her mother create beautiful garments for customers. She realised early on in life that this was what she wanted to do as well. Today, at the age of 47, she runs her own company and is involved in a project that encourages and trains young people to follow their passion for fashion.

Commuters from around the Kutama area were excited when the five-kilometre stretch of the rehabilitated D3715 road from Madodonga to Muduluni reopened for motorists on 30 September.

The collapse of the overhead bridge on Mphephu Drive in Thohoyandou last week has created a dangerous situation, especially for schoolchildren who need to cross the busy road daily.

Nzumbululo Todani, a Grade 12 learner of Mbilwi Secondary School, made the region and the province proud by winning first prize at the Water and Sanitation Education Programme (WSEP) award ceremony.

The scoping report on the proposed ferroalloys/ferrochrome smelter plant within the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ), north of the Soutpansberg, became available last week. The document, which followed a public-participation meeting on 13 September, provides more insight into what exactly the China-based company, the Kinetic Development Group (KDG), has planned for the region.

While most Motsepe Foundation Championship clubs have given their players a few days off, following last weekend’s league games, things are different at Black Leopards' camp.

An incident of alleged grave desecration has shocked the residents of the villages of Shanzha and Dopeni. They fear that a trend in the cities, where nyaope addicts dig up graves, has found its way to the rural areas, where burial sites are considered sacred.