The dream of performing at the opening of Parliament came true last week for local poet, musician, and praise singer Lutendo Evens Mugagadeli, better known as Vendaboy Poet.

Bergcare op Louis Trichardt het Dinsdag, 23 Julie, sekerlik hulle grootste enkele skenking ontvang ten bedrae van R176,000 van die Rotariërs van Louis Trichardt. Die oomblik was egter bittersoet, aangesien dit ook die laaste amptelike aksie van dié klub was wat ná dese nie meer bestaan nie.

The infighting between two factions within the ANC in Vhembe seems to be getting more intense, and the power balance may be shifting, judging by what happened during the Makhado Municipality’s Council meeting on Monday. Several ANC councillors ignored the ANC Vhembe Region’s instruction to boycott the meeting and went ahead to permanently appoint Godfrey Raliphada as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

The group calling themselves the VBS Minority Shareholders held a press briefing on Tuesday at the Graceland Hotel in Thohoyandou, during which they made a plea for the money stolen from depositors to be paid back. They also want the bank to be resuscitated with the help of a funder they have secured.

The Road Agency Limpopo (RAL), the responsible authority for the busy R522 road between Louis Trichardt and Vivo, has come under severe criticism over the past few months for the snail's pace at which preventative maintenance is taking place. In mid-April this year, large parts of the road’s surface were completely removed, turning sections into a deadly dirt-road deathtrap.

A meeting to discuss the overpayment of officials at the Musina Municipality could not proceed on Tuesday as there was no quorum. It is believed that the meeting was boycotted by a certain faction within the ANC that is protecting, among others, the municipal manager.

Ná die verwoestende swartryp sowat drie weke gelde en ewe verwoestende brande net daarna het ‘n vergadering plaasgevind tussen TLU SA Noord/Limpopo en die pas-aangestelde hoof van die provinsiale rampbestuursentrum in die provinsie, dr. Takie Makananisa. Die vergadering het op 17 Julie plaasgevind.

At a time when traditional-leadership squabbles have become the order of the day, one of the most senior and prominent traditional leaders in Limpopo, Thovhele Nkhaneni Ramovha, has urged the Vandalamo/Tshishonge clan to unite and work towards development in their areas.

Residents of Elim are living in fear after three women were allegedly raped by unknown suspects on 13 and 16 July. Two females, aged 18 and 29, were reportedly raped and robbed at a rental house, while a 56-year-old woman was raped and severely stabbed.

The status quo remained unchanged this week at the beleaguered Alliance Fuel, and on Wednesday morning all of its depots were still closed, with the staff prohibited from doing any business. Alliance Fuel was closed by the South African Revenue Service (SARS) following a raid on 10 July.

A former Phalaphala FM presenter and producer, Ms Lutendo Tshisikule, was recently admitted as advocate to the High Court. Tshisikule, who worked for 19 years in the broadcasting industry, left the station in January 2023. She completed her LLB degree in 2021 and began focusing on her career as a legal expert.

“Instead of celebrating the return of my two boys from initiation school like other parents, I have to prepare for a funeral for one of them, which doubles the pain for me.” These were the words expressed by local poet Sheila Mathevula from Bungeni village after her 16-year-old son, Pfano Khomola, passed away on Saturday, 7 July.