Several anti-drug-abuse and -addiction stakeholders vowed to work hand in glove with New Made, a non-profit-organisation that rehabilitates drug addicts and helps the families of those addicted to drugs to deal with their loved ones on the way to rehabilitation.

“Shango la shaya Thovhele ndi mulano…” (Everyone does as he pleases in a land without a traditional leader). These were the words of Thovhele Ratshibvumo II Rambuda when installing the new headman (Vhamusanda) of Madimbo village, Vho-Lufuno Edward Rambuda, on Saturday.

Chances are good for Black Leopards to take part in the promotional playoffs at the end of the season. This follows Lidoda Duvha’s 2-1 victory over Real Kings at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in Durban last Sunday. Mwape Musonda and Phathusthedzo Nange scored for the Thohoyandou outfit, while the Kings’ solitary goal came via Daniel Mhlongo.

“I think Cyril Ramaphosa is one of the more interesting people in South Africa. He’s a Venda. There are half a million Vendas. Within the Venda he’s a Lemba, there are about fifty thousand Lembas, but of the half a million Venda one tenth, more or less, are Lemba. They are known as the Black Jews.”

Following his departure from the ABC Motsepe League side, Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila, last month, Mr Justice Mutileni has joined another ABC Motsepe club, The Dolphins FC, as assistant coach.

Although he does not have a distinctive posture, Mr Koos Hlongwane (45) of Musina Skoonplaas is an unsung hero who has turned a local illegal dumping site into a cash-making initiative.

The documentary about the infamous Breaker Morant, based on the somewhat controversial book of military lawyer James Unkles, will be screened on DSTV’s History Channel next Monday night (12 March).

History will be made when a former drug addict, Rabelani Tshifaro, and her associates launch an organisation to help drug users and the families of those affected by drug use.

A well-known theologian and former collaborator of Limpopo Mirror, Prof Derrick Mashau, was recently appointed as Chair of the Department of Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology at the University of South Africa.

Residents at Tshisahulu Makulela were in a happy mood this week, following the fixing of a burst sewer pipe that had made their lives uncomfortable.

To pass matric is no easy feat, but it is even more of a challenge if you do not have a stable home and you live in a child-care facility. Six matriculants from Tshitandani Child Care Centre (TCCF) in Tshikota achieved the almost impossible last year by not only passing the exam, but also notching up some distinctions.

Valdezia, a residential area close to Elim with a long history linking it to the first missionaries in the region, is set to undergo a metamorphosis. A development group has signed a 100-year lease agreement on 1 000 hectares of land at Valdezia and plans to develop a shopping centre and small factories within the next two years.