Pétria de Vaal

Community mourns the passing of Hashila Hutherham

The local Indian community, along with the broader Vhembe community, learnt with sadness of the passing of Hashila Hutherham last week. She died on Tu...

12 June 2025

Indian community saddened by sudden death of Istiyak Jamadar

"We lost a good man," says Rumaanah Jamadar of her father, Istiyak Jamadar, who was well known in Louis Trichardt. "On Sunday evening (8 December), Da...

12 December 2024

Stefan’s death is a great loss to the academic world

Shockwaves are still reverberating through the community since the sudden passing of Stefan Foord on 21 December 2023. Stefan collapsed while out cycl...

12 January 2024

Huge support for Jerry's Miss Soutpansberg pageant

For well-known Jerry Makananise, model and finalist of the Miss Makhado Royal 2022 pageant, a dream has come true. She has arranged her very own beaut...

10 December 2022

Miss Makhado finalist wants to touch people's hearts

Jerry Makananise, a 21-year-old psychology student, is one of 10 finalists for Miss Makhado Royal 2022. The pageant takes place in December this year ...

28 August 2022

Pastor Sam truly lived a righteous and honest life before God

Tributes from all over the world streamed in the past week, following the death of the well-known Pastor Sam van Niekerk of Louis Trichardt....