King Toni Mphephu-Ramabulana celebrated the victory of the tshikona dance groups who won the Radzambo and Phalaphala FM traditional dance contest at his traditional kraal shortly before the Christmas break.

Even though the National Disability Awareness Rights month is now only history, the principal and the facilitating team at the Tshilwavhusiku Razwimisani Special School have vouched to continue to transfer vocational skills to the children with special needs.

“We live in an ever-changing world. New technologies keep coming up and if you don’t want to be left behind, you must keep up with the world which is moving fast. Without education it will be difficult for you to adapt to all these changes.”

In a world that is fraught with a high rate of unemployment, it is always heart-warming when there is news that one brave person has secured permanent employment for over 100 individuals, most of whom were previously unemployed.

A new municipal manager has been appointed for the Makhado Municipality, albeit already from 1 November with few people knowing about it. An official announcement to this effect will apparently be made on Friday, 2 December.

Few things are worse than that sinking feeling you get when you realize that you have been conned out of your hard-earned money.

Ms Mavis Mankhwe (56) of Mukula village is a single unemployed mother, who stays with her four children and five grandchildren.

One of the longest-serving staff members at Limpopo Mirror, part of Zoutnet Publishing, Ms Selina Muthaphuli, says she has no regrets of the many years she has served the company.

Following a period of three years during which the community of Dopeni, not far from Nzhelele, was without a chief, a new traditional leader was installed the past weekend.

Last weekend proved to be a good one for the National First Division League travellers. Only one home victory was recorded over the past weekend.

“We have learned from our mistake and we will not be repeating it – not in our lifetime. The experience taught us many things as a community-uplifting organisation.”

Veteran local gospel and multiple award-winning star Paul Mulaudzi is a happy man. The reason for his happiness is that he has signed a long-awaited management deal with former radio personality and now businessman Daniel Mbulaheni Singo.