Air Force Base (AFB) Makhado outside Louis Trichardt will be commemorating 30 years of fighter excellence on 14 October.

Lutendo Maphoto of the Pietersburg Athletics Club made history when he beat the seven-times winner of the Two Countries Marathon, Nkosiyazi Sibanda, on Saturday.

More than 20 000 music enthusiasts from various parts of the country converged at Nandoni Royal Gardens outside Thohoyandou last weekend for the annual Phalaphala FM Royal Heritage Festival.

The Soutpansberg Ratepayers Association (SRPA) has been evading questions and enquiries for more than two months, leaving serious question marks around the legitimacy and future role of this citizen’s body. The association was further dumped into financial uncertainty when its former manager seemingly neglected to pay back the money he allegedly owes.

The story of Dina Fourie has been told on a couple occasions throughout the years. One of the Soutpansberg’s better-known authors, Dorothea Möller-Malan, wrote a book about her, but more recently a Hoedspruit historian, Herman Labuschagne, captured her amazing story in an article. We had to shorten it slightly, but here it is:

Khosikhulu Makhado “Tshilwavhusiku“ Ramabulana, ook bekend as die “Leeu van die Noorde”, is Louis Trichardt se erfeniskomitee se vyfde “skat” in hul weeklikse skattejag-kompetisie

A family from Tshikota is upset with a local dog owner and they claim that the animal caused the death of the 64-year-old Mr Gada Mthombothi. He died on Sunday, not long after being bitten on the leg by the dog.

The much-anticipated opening of the new Thavhani Mall in Thohoyandou has come as a big birthday present for co-owner and local senior traditional leader Thovhele Nkhaneni Ramovha.

This week we take a closer look at the Louis Trichardt Heritage Committee’s fourth treasure, the town’s old railway station and locomotive, in their ongoing “treasure hunt” to highlight the region’s rich cultural heritage.

The Premier Soccer League released the first block for the National First Division (NFD) fixtures for the coming season. The opening matches will be played over the weekend of 18-20 August.

The Soutpansberg used to have vast stretches of grassland, with the springbok grazing alongside antelope such as the extinct Lichtenstein’s hartebeest. In less than 100 years, the landscape has changed from open stretches of land to trees and bush. The reason for the change can be found in man’s intervention.

The second edition of the annual Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape Heritage Festival (MCLHF) was unveiled during a glittering media briefing that was held at Musina Municipality's offices on Monday.