Several schools around Musina and Blouberg Municipality recently attended the De Beers Venetia Mine Career Guidance Expo, which encouraged them to consider careers in various areas.
The Matsila Community Development Trust, known for its prominent role in job creation and poverty eradication in rural communities, was pleasantly surprised by an unannounced visit by the Minister of Environmental Affairs, Ms Edna Molewa.
“One life lost on our roads is one too many,” said Thulamela Mayor Mushoni Tshifhango when he participated in a traffic road block at Dzindi outside Thohoyandou on Friday.
Nearly 400 initiates from six villages in the Hlanganani area were warmly welcomed back home with song and dance by excited community members at Chavani on Saturday.
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Zweli Mkhize, accompanied by the MEC for Coghsta, Jerry Ndou, and Collins Chabane Local Municipality’s mayor, Cllr Joyce Bila, met with the Malamulele Task Team and traditional leaders during a ministerial visit at the Malamulele Boxing Gym last Thursday.
Cllr Titus Netshipale of Musina Municipality described deceased municipal employee Mrs Shandukani Mercy Mutele as a hard worker whose contributions to the development of the people of Musina would live forever.
Boys who left their homes a few weeks ago as ordinary boys returned at the weekend as men who are ready to face life’s challenges.
Scores of VBS customers, who have been sleeping and keeping vigil at the bank to get their cash for months, were filled with joy on Friday as they laid their hands on their cash for the first time in a long time.
“We are glad to bid solar systems goodbye and start using electricity which our government has given us here in our village. We are now enjoying the fruits of service delivery from our municipality.”
“The fact that there were nearly 400 suspects arrested and charged for drug trafficking in Musina clearly indicates that we have a serious problem of drug abuse in our community. It is not a secret that drugs like nyaope, cocaine, dagga, crack, heroin and mandrax are openly sold to our community members, more worse - even on school yards.”
In the African tradition, the dead are treated with utmost respect and dignity and the places where they are buried is regarded as very sacred.
