After numerous complaints were received about poor conditions at the Valdezia clinic, Limpopo Mirror recently set out to investigate. Upon arrival, the clinic was found in a worrying state of neglect and a serious shortage of staff. One registered nurse with one assistant nurse was serving an entire village. The clinic also does not operate at night.

The Judge President of the Limpopo High Court’s gripe with four lawyers, accused by him of trying to “capture” the court, has led to an impasse, with other judges refusing to deal with these lawyers in court.

Over the last couple of years, the IsAbility Sports Club Limpopo has made great strides in bettering the lives of both local athletes and people with physical impairments. With the aim of bringing everyone up to date with the club’s various projects, the club hosted a sponsors’ evening at the Soutpansberg Golf Club last Friday.

A Zimbabwean family had to vacate their house at Mulodi village near Thengwe after angry community members had set it on fire. The villagers turned on foreigners, following the death of a young man earlier this month.

A 15-year-old girl from Mbilwi Secondary School was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the bullying incident that played out at the school on Monday. A young learner from the same school, who was the victim of the assault, allegedly committed suicide on Monday afternoon.

Die arrestasie van vyf van Louis Trichardt se jongmense op klagte wat verband hou met ‘n reeks inbrake by wonings en besighede, onwettige jag en selfs die besit van ‘n gesteelde vuurwapen, het die afgelope week behoorlik tonge aan die gons.

Fake reports of a volcano erupting at Matangari village, not far from Thohoyandou, caused panic last Thursday. A video showing the mountain spewing out lava spread like wildfire on social media and caused people from across the country to enquire whether friends and relatives in the area were safe.

The fate of well-known Louis Trichardt businessman Mr Shyam Premjee remains uncertain almost a week after he was violently abducted in a quiet residential area of Louis Trichardt on his way to work.

At the end of March this year Lt- Col Mashudu Alex Malelo arrived at the office for the last time. This “top cop” of the SA Police Service retired after nearly 35 years’ service.

“My father, Jack Nemafhohoni, died in 1969, but in 2014 he appeared in my dreams, instructing me to establish a traditional garden where I should plant indigenous plants to produce traditional, home-made utensils. I took it very seriously because in our culture, you have to respect what the dead communicate to you in a dream.”

When entering any beauty pageant, a woman must look past the fear of not making it all the way to the spotlight. In fact, one must have great courage, combined with beauty and intelligence.

Confirmation was received the past week that the former municipal manager of the Collins Chabane Municipality had indeed received a “golden handshake” after being suspended for her involvement in the VBS Mutual Bank saga.

Terwyl die politiekery rondom bewerings van rassisme by Ons Tuiste Ouetehuis om Louis Trichardt voortduur, is die tehuis se 76 bejaardes dié wat tans die prys daarvoor betaal. Vir hulle het verlede Donderdag benoude oomblikke opgelewer nadat ‘n groot skare betogers voor die tehuis vergader het.

Makhado police have made an urgent appeal for any information that might help locate well-known Louis Trichardt businessman, Mr Shyam Premjee, who was allegedly kidnapped by a number of unknown suspects earlier this morning.

The murder of a 59-year-old woman from Vuwani-Hamanavhela village, allegedly by a 17-year-old young man, has led to yet another incident of mob justice. This time the suspect was set alight by outraged members of the community while he was in the custody of the police.