“My work as municipal manager is very demanding. Sometimes I don’t sleep at all - just to make sure that things are moving according to the expectations of the municipal council. Despite all this, I still must take care of my family and meet my personal needs as an individual.”

Vhembe residents can apparently look forward to another major development promising thousands of job opportunities in the mining sector. The only problem is that, apart from the owner of the mine, a couple of Nigerian business officials, a few traditional leaders and guests, almost nobody knows anything about the proposed development.

Community radio stations are some of the non-profit organisations that are always facing hardships and challenges when it comes to operational resources and it comes as a relief when a donation comes their way.

Anne Jacobs remembers clearly the day a year ago, while driving to Venda University, when she saw a tiny puppy wandering down the road.

The mayor of the Makhado Local Municipality, Cllr Shonisani Sinyosi, officially opened the Musekwa Satellite Library during a readathon campaign at the Musekwa Thusong Service Centre last Friday. 

One of Vhembe’s “big trees”, the sculptor George Magonya (80) of Madabani, died after a long illness at the Louis Trichardt Memorial Hospital last Thursday.

Advokaat Thomas Langley, politieke strydros uit die vorige bedeling, is op Vrydag, 12 Oktober, in die ouderdom van 84 jaar oorlede. Dieselfde dag het Suid-Afrikaners afskeid geneem van oud-minister Pik Botha, een van Langley se groot politieke teenstanders in die apartheidsjare, wat in die ouderdom van 86 oorlede is.

The 246 households of Ha-Mavhunga village in Nzhelele, who have been living without electricity, were overjoyed when the electrification of the village was officially completed a fortnight ago.

Thousands of children and adults recently attended the annual children's festival, which aims to cater for children's entertainment and create cultural stimulation among children.