Commuters from Vleifontein, Maila and surrounding areas were left stranded last Wednesday when taxi drivers operating under the Tshitale Taxi Association blocked the entrance road to the area.

Out of the 2 567 land claims lodged in Vhembe before 31 December 1998, only 196 are still outstanding. According to the Limpopo Land Claims Commission, letters will be sent to each of the claimants in the next two weeks informing them about the progress of the claims.

Former Muvhango star Joe Ragwala, who was facing 167 charges of fraud, is still celebrating his victory after the Sibasa Regional Court acquitted him on all the charges.

A successful chicken farmer of North-West, with his roots in Vhembe, Mr Musoliwa Peter Tshikhudo (46), passed away in the Louis Trichardt Memorial Hospital on Friday.

The mayor of Musina, Cllr Mihloti Muhlope, welcomed the new station commander of the Musina SAPS, Col Mmboneni Simon Mukwevho, last week.

Mpho Mabidi, founder of MB Attorneys based in Thohoyandou, won first prize in the Labour Law category of the annual Woza Awards. The awards, which were presented for the first time this year, are aimed at honouring women and their different contributions in the legal profession.

A dazzling birthday celebration, a glittering wedding ceremony and an emotional funeral, all within the short space of four weeks! This is the sad story of Jordan Shimanyane Shimi Maja and his wife, Rifilwe Bridget Fifi Nkate-Maja, that describes the final few weeks of their lives.

Several patients who have been visiting the Louis Trichardt Memorial Hospital are not happy with the service and bad treatment that they continue to receive from the hospital.

The South African Council of Churches (SACC) has pledged its support to the Limpopo government in the fight against political killings in the province.

 

The scourge of rampant pirating of music and videos in the Thohoyandou area is set to come to a standstill. This follows a police clampdown on hawkers selling pirated and fake CDs and DVDs who trade their wares at street corners and taxi ranks.

Traffic fines have become big business in certain parts of the country, with municipalities budgeting on collecting millions of rands from motorists not complying with the various laws. Some municipalities even outsource the law enforcement to private companies to help catch the violators and to collect the money. It is therefore important for motorists to know what the law expects from them and how to avoid being fined for “technicalities”. One such technicality is the vehicle licence plate requirement.

Angry community members of Tshixwadza and surrounding villages in the Ha-Rammbuda Tribal Authority set alight the six-room house belonging to Chief Samuel Namadzavho Nwedamutsu (74) of Tshixwadza village on Tuesday evening.

The Sinthumule Traditional Council recently responded to the memorandum of grievances brought by residents of Gogobole. The residents handed the memorandum to the traditional council a fortnight ago.

The Minister of Police was dealt another blow with the High Court’s finding in favour of another plaintiff in yet another unlawful arrest and detention case.

The living conditions of many ordinary women have undergone significant qualitative changes, but the truth remains that women continue to bear a disproportionate burden of poverty, inequality, unemployment, violence and abuse.