A 19-year-old girl and her unborn child were brutally killed by an unknown number of assailants who broke into her house last night (19 July).

Tshifhiwa Munyai (43), accused of decapitating his young wife, briefly appeared before the Mutale Magistrate’s Court on Monday (17th).

The police in Mphephu are investigating a case of murder, following an incident that took place in Matidza on Sunday morning. A 23-year-old man was found dead next to the local soccer field on Sunday morning.

The Matsila rural development and agriculture model is becoming a much-envied model in the country.

The residents of Mphephu Thondoni in Nzhelele demonstrated their dissatisfaction with the prevailing crime in the area, when about 300 of them submitted a memorandum of grievances to the Mphephu Police Station last Friday (7th).

The Matshisevhe Communal Property Association outside Tshikwarani village is facing a “serious crisis”, with some beneficiaries accusing the present CPA management of maladministration and the squandering of resources.

Residents in the Mulima and Tshitale area should not get their hopes up that the road to their villages will soon be upgraded. According to the Road Agency Limpopo (RAL), this road is not on the immediate schedule to be upgraded.

The Revelation Christian Church at Pfananani village in Ha-Mulima recently hosted a virginity preservation event under the auspices of Women of Honour.

The council of Musina Local Municipality appointed Mr Nathi Tshiwanammbi as the new municipal manager during a special council meeting held last Friday. His five-year term will be effective from 1 August.

Although the Musina Municipality could technically be considered bankrupt, it did outperform the Makhado Municipality with regard to the 2015/16 report of the auditor-general (AG).