A man suspected of raping a woman in the early hours of Sunday morning was arrested on Monday after Molalatau Security’s Hendrik Monyeki followed his trail for seven hours in the rain.

Vanaf more verhoog die vasgestelde minimumlone in die Noordelike Nuus se lesersgebied vir huishoudelike werkers wat meer as 27 uur per week werk as volg: Die uurloon verhoog van R7,06 per uur na R7,65. Die weekloon verhoog van R317,62 per week na RR344,30. Die loon per maand verhoog van R1376,25 na R1491,86. Vir werkers wat minder as 27 uur per week werk is die minimum loot vanaf 1 Desember tot 30 November volgende jaar as volg: Die uurloon verhoog van R8,33 per uur na R9,03. Per week verhoog die loon vanaf R224,90 dan R243,80. Die maandelikse loon vir werkers wat 27 uur per week en minder by ‘n werkgewer werk verhoog van R974,49 na R1056,35.

Four people were arrested this week in connection with the murder of an unidentified man who's body was found in an open field in the Ellisras area late Saturday afternoon. According to Warrant Officer Frans Mokoena it is believed that the two women and two men were involved in an altercation with the victim. He was subsequently attacked with stones and left to die. The suspects will appear in the Lephalale Magistrate court on 3 December.

Two Limpopo women who sustained serious injuries on the eve of the 16 days of activism against women and children abuse now have no food on the table, after their husband was jailed for assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Augusto Shivambu (32), was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment in the Malamulele Magistrate’s Court last Wednesday, following his conviction. He savagely assaulted his two wives with a sjambok after a pair of sandals went missing. “He took offence and he said we should know [what happened to the sandals] as we are the people who are supposed to know everything at home,” one of his wifes related the incident this week. - Lin News/Limpopo Mirror

On Wednesday representatives from the local and provincial department of water affairs accompanied Councillor Beyers Smit on a tour of the various sites along the Nyl/Mogalakwena river where sewage is leaking into the river system.

Lephalale police, the traffic department and councilors of the Lephalale municipality joined forces last Thursday in a roadblock operation on Thabo Mbeki Drive. The aim of the exercise was to seek out undocumented foreigners and those residents who employ them illegally. According to Captian Johan Grundlingh employers need to know that if they are caught they will be taken to court that same day. “Fines range from R1500 per undocumented person in your employment,” he warned. A total of 25 undocumented citizens were taken into custody on Thursday. The Mayor of Lephalale, Jack Maeko and several councilors were also at the roadblock to give police and traffic department their support.

Die Potgietersrus Dienssentrum vir Bejaardes is vanaf Januarie 2013 ‘n satelietkliniek van die Mogalakwena Kliniek vir bejaardes vir kroniese medikasie. Die Hoof Uitvoerende Beampte van Voortrekker Hospitaal in Mokopane, Dr. Poppy Ramathuba het in ‘n amptelike brief, wat deur Sr. Francina Sefaamela en Me. Tasneem Mosam aan Me. Estelle Hartzenberg, die Bestuurder van die Potgietersrus Dienssentrum vir Bejaardes oorhanding is, aangedui dat die Dienssentrum vanaf Januarie 2013 ‘n satelietkliniek van die Mogalakwena Kliniek gaan wees vir die uitreiking van kroniese medikasie vir bejaardes.

Students Representative Council elections was recently held at the IT and Computer Science Centre, Engineering and Skills Training Centre and Business Studies Centre of the Waterberg FET College. The following portfolios were filled: Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, Sports Officer, Educational Officer, Cultural Officer, and Disciplinary Officers as well as Media Officer. Each centre has 10 SRC members, resulting in total of 30 for the college SRC. The elections were free and fair as IEC (Independent Electoral Commission) was overseeing the proceedings. The newly elected 2013 SRC pledged to work hard in advancing academic excellence and students’ interests in general. In the end, they (SRC) said they are students first before they became leaders.

Sarie van Dyk, ‘n kunstenaar van Mokopane, het onlangs besoek afgelê in Tolwe waar sy die gemeenskap met haar kuns en kunssinnigheid kom bekoor het. Geinspireer deur die Bosveld se natuurskoon, het Sarie verskeie projekte voltooi tydens haar kuier, waarvan een ‘n uitbeelding is van een van ons land se beroemste bome – die Buffelsdrift kremetart.

New life was booming all around at the National Zoological Garden’s Mokopane Biodiversity Conservation Centre with the arrival of Giraffe and Tsessebe babies amongst others.

The Medupi Power Station commenced its first 24-hours performance testing that ran at maximum capacity for the delivery of coal to Medupi Power Station from the Grootegeluk mine on Tuesday.

LEPHALALE - In a bid to enhance the skills of their own security personnel, Molalatau Security became the first security company in Limpopo to facilitate a training programme sponsored by SASSETA (Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority).

About 43 000 Zimbabweans were deported from SA to Zimbabwe through the Beit Bridge Border Post over the last 12 months as the crackdown on illegal immigrants staying in the country continues.

Plaaslike inwoners Jakes en Catrien Truter wil hierdie Kersfees iets spesiaal vir minder bevoorregte kinders in Lephalale doen. Jakes vertel dat hulle besig is om ‘n groot vlot te bou waarmee hulle op 24 Desember deur die strate van Onverwacht gaan beweeg om lekkergoed en koeldrank uit te deel. “Ons het reeds alle nodige toestemming ontvang en ons vlot gaan ‘n groot Kersboom en ‘n Kersvader op hê. Daar is reeds baie borge wat ingestem het om ons met die projek te help.” Die vlot sal gedurende die dag by die Bosveld Sentra en ook Spar te siene wees. Diegene wat ‘n bydrae wil maak kan Jakes skakel by 071 275 5568 of Catrien by 078 193 5469.

Die dames van Steenbokpan VLU was onherkenbaar in hul brille en pruike tydens die tak se jaarafsluiting verlede week. Die tak het hierdie jaar geskitter en het ‘n eerste plek gedeel met Ellisras Vlu vir die Toptak van die jaar. Die Gasvrouens het ‘n smaaklike ete vir die afsluiting voorgesit en die tafel is versier met ‘n kersfees tema. Die gasspreker Mev. Marika van Zyl van KANSA het die lede ingelig oor borskanker. Steenbokpan Vlu wens al die Vlu-takke ‘n geseende Kerstyd en n voorspoedige nuwejaar toe.?