The South African National Road Agency (SANRAL) has warned the public and road users of the revised road configuration along the R572 (Pontdrift Road) between the N1 and the Sediva (Elegant) Diesel Depot & Truck Stop in Musina.
The embattled Robert Mbulungeni Secondary School is facing yet another battle. A site that the school had earmarked for development to provide in its growing needs has been sold by the local traditional leader.
For six years now, Unarine Mbambala has been grappling with questions surrounding her mother’s disappearance. Ms Rendani Mbambala went missing around 2014.
In 2016, Mr Phineas Madaela (61) sat down for days while searching his mind for a solution to the problem of the lack of water in Mammburu village at Tshituni. After eight months of pondering, he decided to dig a well in his yard, using a pick and shovel.
The stench of raw faeces, mixed with the sound of swarms of mosquitoes, greets one when entering Roshni and Bengal Street in Eltivillas in Louis Trichardt. After more than a decade, the problem with the dysfunctional sewerage system has still not been resolved and residents have had enough of living with this ever-present stink.
The merciless killing of a 44-year-old resident of Dopeni village is still reverberating through the district. He was strangled to death by robbers at the family’s house last Friday (7th).
A cloud of mourning is hanging over the South African music fraternity and the academic sphere, following the death of Tshidino Ndou (47). Ndou was a founder member of the Vhembe Music Association and also a former spokesperson for the PSL team, Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM).
“Whoever did that evil act to the aged lady needs to be totally removed from society,” said Cllr Percy Mashimbi on Wednesday. He was one of several people who picketed outside the Waterval Magistrate’s Court, where a suspect appeared in connection with the brutal rape and murder of an 82-year-old lady.
Shortly after traditional leader Vhamusanda Mudzulathungo Mmbi (66) and his co-accused, Shumani Luvhengo (33), had appeared in the Tshaulu Periodic Court on Monday, 10 May, to apply for bail, Mmbi’s eight-room house in Tshikonelo-Tshiawelo village was torched.
Chaos erupted during the third round of the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) public-participation process held at the Makhado Show Grounds two weeks ago when people started protesting about the languages used and the lack of time interested groups were allowed to give input.
The Department of Social Development, in partnership with the MTN SA Foundation, officially launched a new multimedia centre for students with disabilities at the Vhembe TVET College’s Makwarela campus on Thursday, 29 April.
After a break of two weeks, the teams affiliated to the Limpopo Stream of the Sasol Women’s League will be back in action this weekend.
The award-winning Tshivenḓa author, Khalirendwe Nekhavhambe, an avid promoter of literature written in indigenous languages, has published yet another inspiring book, titled Ndi Zwa Mulovha.
