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Partnership with NPOs helps Musina youths to fend for themselves

News in brief: 17 March 2024 By Bernard Chiguvare

The partnership between the Modern Community Foundation (MC Foundation) and the Shumela Hayani non-profit organisation is gradually yielding the intended results, as 20 youths from Musina, including people living with disabilities, are starting to derive an income from the partnership.

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DBSA to help get water to five rural villages in Vhembe

News in brief: 16 March 2024 By Silas Nduvheni

The Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have stepped forward to try to help the Vhembe District Municipality (VDM) address some of its water-delivery problems. A delegation from the two bodies visited Vhembe last Wednesday (6th).

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Learners encouraged to protect our wetlands

News: 17 March 2024

The Vhembe District Municipality (VDM), in partnership with Limpopo Economic Development, Environment, and Tourism (LEDET) and the University of Venda (Univen), held a Wetland Day at Tshiheni village on Tuesday, 27 February, during which the names of the winners in the Lake Fundudzi Wetland Schools Competition were announced.

Tears of joy when 'lost' daughter returns home

News: 16 March 2024 By Victor Mukwevho

Tears of joy flowed when a 16-year-old girl who had disappeared without a trace in July last year was reunited with her family at Mulodi village last Thursday. This came after the story of the disappearance of Tshavhungwa Mmbengwa was reported in the Limpopo Mirror.

Bungeni comes alive while the Festival of the First Fruit kicks off

News: 16 March 2024 By Silas Nduvheni

The rural village of Bungeni's heritage site was alive with Tshivenda and Xitsonga traditional dances, such as tshigombela and xigubu, along with the drinking of marula beer on Friday, 8 March. This event was hosted and celebrated by the Vhembe District Municipality (VDM), in conjunction with the Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture, marking the 2024 Vhembe District Ku Luma Vukanyi /U thetshela mukumbi/ Tasting of the marula beer (The Festival of the First Fruit).

Tsianda man dies after being attacked with angle grinder

News: 15 March 2024 By Elmon Tshikhudo

Last Sunday (10th), the community of Tsianda woke up to the sad news of the gruesome killing of a local man. The deceased, Mr Takalani Magodi (42), met his brutal end after being attacked by an assailant who used an angle grinder to cut and kill him.

Bullies must stop 'barbaric actions' says pastor at learner's funeral

News: 15 March 2024 By Victor Mukwevho

A 16-year-old student from Silemale Secondary School, Zwidofhela Netshiungani, who had allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday, 27 February after reportedly being bullied by other students at school, was laid to rest at the Khubvi Cemetery on Sunday morning.

Many questions as man shoot himself in the head

News: 15 March 2024 By Elmon Tshikhudo

Many unanswered questions still surround the death of a security officer. The man, identified as Mr Phathutshedzo Mmbibana (36), who previously resided in Itsani but had recently moved to Dzwerani Mvelaphanda in the Vuwani area, allegedly took his own life by shooting himself in the head.

Gardener may have saved boss's life, court hears

News: 15 March 2024 By Silas Nduvheni

When the Radzuma brothers’ murder case resumed in the Limpopo High Court in Thohoyandou on Monday, the court heard how a gardener might have saved the life of one of the officials of the Vhembe District Municipality (VDM).

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Maphupha is ready to clinch the flyweight title

Sport: 16 March 2024

Paul Masindi, the trainer of Limpopo’s flyweight boxing champion, Rofhiwa Maphupha, has vowed that his talented boxer will beat the KwaZulu-Natal flyweight boxing champion, Fanele Mhlungu, when the two boxers meet in an interprovincial championship fight at the Escort Hall in KwaZulu-Natal on 30 March.

 

Safa Vhembe concerned about standard of refereeing

Sport: 16 March 2024 By Frank Mavhungu

The standard of refereeing in the region was one of the hot topics on the agenda during the Safa Vhembe Regional League’s executive committee meeting, held at the University of Venda Hall last Saturday. The meeting resolved that an urgent need exists for the association to arrange coaching and refereeing courses, so that referees and coaches affiliated with the association could attain the necessary minimum requirements.

Madridtas and Vondwe XI Bullets in Tshifudi derby

Sport: 15 March 2024 By Frank Mavhungu

Teams affiliated with the Limpopo Stream of the ABC Motsepe League are gearing up for tough matches this weekend. Three matches will be played on Friday afternoon, with the remaining fixtures scheduled for Saturday afternoon.

Leopards trip over Magezi hurdle, but still confident to reach the top

Sport: 15 March 2024 By Frank Mavhungu

With nine matches remaining before the current Motsepe Foundation Championship League programme comes to an end, teams are doing everything possible to gain promotion to the DStv Premiership Division and to escape the relegation axe. Black Leopards are still optimistic that they will collect enough points in their remaining fixtures to secure a place in the promotional playoffs.

Big prizes at Liguluvhe Tournament

Sport: 14 March 2024 By Kaizer Nengovhela

The Liguluvhe Easter Soccer Tournament was officially launched during a ceremony held at Munau Primary in Ramantsha on Sunday, 10 March. Sixteen teams from around Sinthumule and Kutama, who play in the Makhado LFA and Safa Vhembe Hollywoodbets league, will compete for prizes and trophies.

Easter Soccer Challenge launched

Sport: 14 March 2024 By Anton van Zyl

The fixtures for the 15th edition of the Hollywoodbets Easter Soccer Challenge will be announced on Saturday (16 March) during the official launch of the competition.

Amazing support from community helps cyclists to chase their dreams

Sport: 09 March 2024 By Andries van Zyl

With this year's Absa Cape Epic Cycle Race around the corner, preparation time for Louis Trichardt cyclists Kombo Bere (26) and Daan Terblanche (23) is running out quickly. However, the duo said they were ready and up for the challenge. As reported earlier, Kombo and Daan received the unique opportunity to compete in this year's Cape Epic, entering as a development team and having their R145,000 entry fee waived by the race organisers. By entering, they became the first development team from the Soutpansberg to compete in the Cape Epic. For both this is also a dream come true as neither of them has done the Cape Epic before.

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Marubini Rahulani releases her seventh album

Entertainment: 17 March 2024

The well-known gospel singer, Marubini Rahulani, popularly known as Maru, released her seventh gospel album titled “Uya londa Yehova”, which has already proven to be a favourite among local community members.