Residents are delighted to see that the revamping of the Lesley Manyathela stadium in Musina is finally under way again, following years of neglect.
“If I die now, I will die a happy man because I have been recognized by my own African people, and my works will be known throughout the world,” said well-known mbila musician Mr Jutas Kanakana Mathoho (83) of Tshiombo village, outside Thohoyandou.
The newly installed traditional leader of Mavhode village, near Tshamulungwi in the Ha-Rammbuda Tribal Council, Vhamusanda Vho-Dzialwa Raphalalani, declared his readiness to serve the communities under him to the best of his abilities during the installation ceremony as new traditional leader on Saturday, 24 July.
The Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (OVAH) of the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria (UP) has acquired its first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner. The facility, the first of its kind in Africa, was officially opened during a virtual ceremony on Monday and owes its existence to one of the Soutpansberg’s best-known animal lovers.
News of the sudden death of Hosi Busa Charles Nxumalo sent shockwaves rippling throughout the region. The former chairperson of the Vhembe House of Traditional Leaders and current chairperson of the Planning Committee in the Limpopo Provincial House of Traditional Leaders passed away on Sunday morning, 25 July, at Letaba Hospital, after a brief illness.
The family of a man who was found burnt beyond recognition at Ravele four weeks ago is still waiting for his remains to be released, so that they can bury him.
Tributes from all over the world streamed in the past week, following the death of the well-known Pastor Sam van Niekerk of Louis Trichardt.
The Thulamela sub-region of the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) has threatened with mass action, should the Thulamela municipal manager not be removed. The structure believes he should be axed for his involvement in the VBS saga and that he is simply hanging around, hoping to get a “golden handshake”.
Talle inwoners het die afgelope week gesukkel om nie ‘n kragwoord te gebruik om te verduidelik presies hoe koud hulle kry nie. Veral noord van die Soutpansberg het die kwik om verskeie plekke ver onder vriespunt gedaal, met ernstige rypskade wat plek-plek voorgekom het.
Well-known local politician and former chairperson of Ward 27 in the Thulamela Municipality Mr Tshimangadzo Makhokha (45) died at the Zoutpansberg Private Hospital on 18 July after a short illness. He was buried at Luvhalani on 23 July.
The wheels of justice have all but ground to a halt in Musina after the Department of Labour issued a Prohibition Notice against the use of Musina Magistrate’s Court’s facilities on Tuesday, effectively closing the court indefinitely.
The body of a man, suspected to be in his thirties, was found floating in the Dzondo River at Khumbe on Sunday (25th).
The case where a member of the Makhado Municipality’s executive council is charged with stirring up racial tensions was postponed to August. The case, brought by the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), served before the Equality Court in Louis Trichardt on Tuesday.
Unemployment remains a harsh reality for many young South Africans, and, sadly, the Covid-19 pandemic has done nothing to improve the situation.
The R41 million infrastructure development and renovation project of Marude Secondary School in Thohoyandou has finally begun and is scheduled to be complete by the end of March 2023.
En so bevind jy jouself in die bed. Mét of sonder ‘n toetsuitslag. Die pestilensie het aan jou deur kom klop. Jou binnekamer geïnfiltreer. Ongeag die hoeveelheid sekondes wat jy telkens hande gewas het, liedjies wat jy gesing het, gesatineer het en maskers getrou gedra het. Jy is dié een wat sosiale afstand by winkels slaafs handhaaf. Jy werk so ver moontlik van die huis af en probeer jou kinders beskerm.
In African cultures, snakes are generally associated with witchcraft – a fact that does not improve the already frayed relationship between mankind and reptiles. However, within a certain African community in Vleifontein lives a man who regards himself as the exception to this cultural belief. In fact, Denzel Ncube’s fondness for these slithering reptiles is no secret. Ncube gives back to his community by educating the local people on the dangers as well as the beauty of snakes and what to do when confronted with them.
We visited two local beekeepers and we asked them about ... bees. Why do bees die? What types of honey do you find? What is a brood? (not a bread) We even wanted to know whether crystalized honey is fake.
