Sowat ses weke gelede het mnr. Tim Fraser van Louis Trichardt besluit om die regte ding te doen en ‘n groot waterlek laer af in die straat waar hy bly aan die Vhembe Distriksmunisipaliteit (Vhembe) te rapporteer. Duisende liters water het in die straat af gestroom en die lek het tot gevolg gehad dat huise hoër op sonder water was.

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), which dismissed a special leave-to-appeal application brought by Caledon River Properties Pty Ltd and Profteam CC. These companies sought to challenge a decision of the High Court  (HC) and the Special Tribunal that stripped them of the profits earned from the construction of a mesh border fence between South Africa and Zimbabwe during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The recently inaugurated traditional leader of Habudeli Lukwarani outside Thohoyandou, Vhamusanda Michael Muthaphuli, said that the resources in his area should be used in such a way that the local residents reaped the benefits.

When a young woman from Maraxwe village received a portion of farming land from her father, she decided to make the most of the opportunity. Today, she is making steady inroads in the market with her produce, such as her specially blended mango achar.

The traditional leader of Tshikhudini village, near Folovhodwe, Vhamusanda Vho Piet Munyai, urged fellow traditional leaders to work closely with the government to bring development to their villages. Vho Munyai addressed politicians, representatives of community stakeholders, and villagers during the official handover of the completed Tshikhudini Community Hall last Friday.

A resident of Elim Mingati, Ms Julia Miyeni, is now fed up with complaining about a blocked sewer that is causing her home to flood. Whenever the family steps into the kitchen to cook a meal, they have to tiptoe on a slippery floor filled with faeces. The family members have not been able to enjoy their food because of the smell.

Yet another R16-million is about to be pumped into the infamous Thohoyandou taxi rank, also described as an “intermodal transport facility”. The project was started some 14 years ago, with R350-million spent on what consumers describe as a really expensive “white elephant”.

The recent discovery of a body in the bushes at Khalavha outside Siloam has raised concerns and angered the local community. The body, later identified as that of Mr Tshifhiwa Mushweu of Vhutuwangadzebu in Dzanani, was discovered by a passerby in bushes on Tuesday, 2 April at about 18:35. He went missing on Sunday, 31 March, after receiving a call from an unknown person.

Former Triegie Sungu Khosa's acting career is really taking off. Most recently, he starred in the latest Chicken Licken television advertisement.

The mysterious death of a 60-year-old woman from Hamanavhela has left residents in fear, wondering where the killer or killers could be lurking. Other women from the area have also been discouraged from venturing into the bushes where the naked body of the woman was found.

More than 7,000 mourners braved a rainy Sunday morning to pay their respects to gospel singer and businesswoman Funanani Patience Mbedzi Mundalamo, who was killed while leading a worshiping choir at the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ Church at Makonde Shadani on 30 March. She was laid to rest at the Khubvi Cemetery on Sunday, 7 April.

The town of Louis Trichardt has encountered numerous electrical problems in recent weeks, necessitating several expedient solutions to restore power to residents as swiftly as possible. However, many residents have raised concerns about the safety of these sometimes temporary measures.