One of the oldest living Tshivenda authors, Ms Ndivhudzannyi Emelinah Sigogo, is encouraging young people to start writing books in their own language and has urged them to learn from older and more experienced writers while the latter are still alive.

On Thursday, 29 August, as Women’s Month came to an end, a living monument to what women entrepreneurs can achieve opened its doors in Thohoyandou. The new Premier Hotel Thohoyandou, built at a cost of almost R200 million, promises to set a new benchmark for the tourism industry in Vhembe.

Seven years after construction started, the sports stadium at Waterval has still not been completed, though at least R28 million has been spent on the project. Residents are now fed up with the Makhado Municipality’s promises and excuses.

The Vhembe District may not have the worst municipalities in the country, but they fall short of expectations, especially considering the millions spent on consultants and special initiatives aimed at improving financial accounting standards. Last year, the amounts spent by local municipalities on unauthorised, irregular, fruitless, and wasteful expenditure reached nearly R800 million, with seemingly no consequences for the officials and politicians involved.

The team manager of Sinthumulekutama Ladies, Mr Caswell Mohale, is optimistic that his team will soon gain promotion to the top national league. The team, which competed in the SAFA Limpopo Sasol Women’s League this season, will face Ramatlaohle Ladies FC in the provincial play-offs at the University of Limpopo on Saturday.

Die tafel is gedek vir ’n opwindende einde van die provinsiale rugbyliga, met al drie Louis Trichardt se rugbyspanne wat deurdring na die eindstryd. Die dorp se eerste en tweede span se pad na die eindstryd was ’n onoorwonne segetog, nadat hulle die afgelope naweek ook met hulle eweknieë van onderskeidelik Noordelikes en Musina afgereken het.

Ndivhuwo Matshaya, better known as Prophet Matshaya of the Power of Light Divine Ministries in Hamakuya-Domboni village, was tragically shot dead at Thengwe-Mutangula on Wednesday, 28 August.

The multi-talented artist and woodcarver, Lucky Ntimani, produces stunning sculptures from any piece of wood and creates traditional musical instruments.

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