Sunday, 16 July, saw the 101^st anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest battles in human history. It was also the day on which a special service was held at the Moths’ Turbi Hills Shellhole in Louis Trichardt to commemorate the Battle of Delville Wood.

History was made when three Ethiopians graduated from an initiation school at Shigalo village last Saturday.

The Mapungubwe: Echoes in the Valley trilogy is on air on SABC 3 on Sunday (9 July).

The building of better roads, the providing of decent housing, establishing a good electricity network and building better sports facilities were among the top prioritized projects that the Thulamela municipality speedily want to address.

The Musina municipal tennis team taught their opponents free lessons when they won the Inter-Municipal Sports of South Africa (IMSSA) tournament that was recently held in Phalaborwa.

Four graduates who successfully completed their degrees at the University of Limpopo through the assistance of the Musina Municipality's mayoral bursary fund were acknowledged in a packed Madimbo Community Hall last Thursday.

The Muligwe and Mahematshena communities, who have been without traditional leadership for years, had something to smile about at the weekend.

A gifted and multiple award-winning local darts player might not be able to represent Vhembe in Durban next month if she fails to raise the R10 000 needed for the flight, meals and accommodation.

Youths in the western parts of the Makhado area convened at the Tshikota Community Hall to commemorate and celebrate Youth Day last Friday. The event was organised by the Charismatic Rhythms under the theme 1976 Today – Arise, young person, arise!

In November last year, South African author Gail Gilbride introduced her novel Under the African Sun to the reading public. It is presented as a work of fiction and takes place in the 1970s, at a time when the apartheid government waged a vicious war against opposing ideologies. The novel is, however, slightly more than imagination and the main character resembles a former resident of the Soutpansberg.

A visit to the Kruger National Park (KNP) will never be the same, especially for avid bird watchers, with the passing away of legendary bird guide Frank Mabasa.

The mayor of the Musina Municipality, Cllr Mihloti Muhlope, remains firm in the belief that arts and culture will continue to promote social cohesion, nation building and the enrichment of socio-economic development.