The executive mayor of the Vhembe District Municipality (VDM), Cllr Dowelani Nenguda, has called on men to stop abusing women and children and urged them to stand up and be active participants in fighting gender-based violence.
Main Line Passenger Services (MLPS), operator of the long-distance passenger train services Shosholoza Meyl and Premier Classe, yesterday announced the reinstatement of the Johannesburg-Musina, Johannesburg-Port Elizabeth and Cape Town-East London services with effect from Wednesday, 11 December.
The inaugural Pens Down Annual Festival 2019 is hailed as the mother of all celebratory festivals for this year, and hundreds of people are expected to grace the event, which will be held at Mphephu Resort on Saturday (tomorrow).
President Cyril Ramaphosa lashed out at criminals “prowling the streets of our country”, saying that they should be subject to hard labour in prisons and they should not be allowed to “see the light of day anymore”. He was speaking after visiting Precious Ramabulana's family in Tshikuwi on Sunday to extend his condolences and to express deep sorrow on behalf of the people of South Africa.
Community members, family and church members came in large numbers to pay tribute to Ms Johanna Mugwena (62), who was buried at Mbaleni Cemetery on Saturday, 23 November. The service was held at Tsianda Faithful Church of God.
Thousands of people gathered at Tshikuwi Primary School in Nzhelele last Friday to pay their last respects to Precious Ramabulana.
Well-known businessman and former lecturer Mr Goddard Mugwena received his LLB degree from the University of South Africa (Unisa) last Wednesday.
Pastors from different churches around Sinthumule and Kutama attended the Western Bible College ceremony two weeks ago, which was held at the Mack Funzani Multipurpose Centre in Tshiozwi.
The working conditions at the Mauluma Farming Enterprise have improved dramatically over the past few years and last week 28 newly built rooms were handed over to farm workers.
The multi-talented artist, Lucky Ntimani, announced a fortnight ago that he was shutting down his Tinyiko Art School in Mbhokota village, near Elim, after he had experienced years of endless financial exhaustion and exploitation.
The Tshivhase royal family caused a stir this week by distancing themselves from senior traditional leaders who want to break away from the provincial and national houses of traditional leaders. From the press release issued, what seems very clear is that the Tshivhase council does not support Toni Mphephu Ramabulana’s efforts to be reinstated as king of the Vhavenda.
Contrary to people’s expectations, the coach of Black Leopards, Mr Luc Eymael, and his Lamontville Golden Arrows counterpart, Mr Stephen Komphela, shook hands after their teams’ league game at the Thohoyandou Stadium last Saturday evening. Leopards won 2-1. The two were at each other’s throats for several months before meeting face to face on Saturday.
Wondering what to expect at the new Makhado Crossing regional mall?
We went and spoke to a couple of tenants about what they think of the new mall. See video below.
“I have made a pact with my heart to always compose or produce the kind of music that people would relate to, because singing comes easy for me as I sing from the heart.”
