The much-needed good rain over most parts of the province in recent weeks was well received by all. The frequently wet weather, however, wreaked havoc on especially road infrastructure, with massive potholes appearing everywhere.
Eskom has announced that they have implemented Stage 2 load shedding as from 12:00 today (14 January) until Sunday, 17 January.
The culmination of almost a decade of intensive research by well-known citizen scientists Retha and Tuba van der Walt recently saw the publication of a unique field guide focussing on the biodiversity of fungi and lichen species north of the Soutpansberg.
Die opkoms van die Internet het buitengewone verandering in die leeskultuur gebring. In ‘n moderne samelewing het dit nou noodsaaklik geword om ‘n balans te vind tussen die ewig-groeiende tegnologie en gesonde, intellektuele groei, waarin lees ongetwyfeld ‘n baie belangrike rol speel - vernaamlik onder die jeug.
Musina en die Soutpansberg in geheel is beslis armer daaraan toe met die nuus van die dood van die welbekende Harry Smith (66). In lewe was Harry ‘n legende op vele vlakke van die samelewing en geliefd onder almal.
Despite the warning signs, thousands of people still threw caution to the wind and invested with Mirror Trading International (MTI), a company now in provisional liquidation and whose CEO has fled the country. Closer to home, speculation is that local investors could have lost in the region of R7 million in what is now described as just another Ponzi scheme.
Aan die einde van 2019 en die begin van 2020 het baie mense planne en mooi nuwejaarsvoornemens gehad, maar die pandemie het 'n stokkie daarvoor gesteek. Het mense vanjaar enigsins voornemens gemaak of is hulle huiwerig? Die Zoutpansberger het gaan ondersoek instel en met ‘n paar inwoners van Louis Trichardt gesels.
Bekende Louis Trichardt loodgieter André van Zyl van ACE Plumbing het nou, meer as ooit in sy lewe, inwoners se hulp en ondersteuning nodig, nadat hy aan die begin van Desember met kanker van die rektum gediagnoseer is.
The massive surge in Covid-19 infections and deaths in South Africa came as a harsh reminder that playtime is over regarding keeping yourself and those around you safe from the virus. Nationally, a shortage of beds for the critically sick is experienced, with a similar situation unfolding at a local level.
An upsurge in Covid-19 cases caused panic in the Vhembe District over the past two weeks and, for the first time since the pandemic started, the number of active cases soared past the 1 000 mark. On Tuesday (5th) the official figures released by the province’s Department of Health indicated that 1 110 people in Vhembe are active carriers of the virus and 92 patients had died after being infected.
Die Louis Trichardt Gimnastiekklub sal op Maandag, 1 Februarie, hulle weeklikse oefensessies hervat.
It was again time for local cyclists to unbox the Christmas lights and decorate their bicycles as part of the annual Jingle Bell Toy Ride in Louis Trichardt that took part on Friday, 4 December.
