Die Piet Potgieter Monument Ouetehuis is dalk ‘n tuiste vir baie oumas en oupas in die dorp, maar hierdie Kerstyd nooi hulle almal om deel te wees van die ouetehuis se feesvieringe. Met ’n stampvol program, beoog Mariana van Tonder, bestuurder van die ouetehuis om nuwe lewe in die portale van dié tehuis te blaas.

The Choppies group of supermarkets has been named as the winner in the category “Outstanding Transformational Business” in the Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship (AAE) by the African Leadership Network.

The five students chosen to represent Lephalale as part of the Fidel Castro-Nelson Mandela Medical Scholarship programme were given laptops on 14 November ahead of their departure for Cuba. Nine laptops were sponsored by Eskom as part of the Medupi Corporate Social Involvement programme. The remaining four laptops will be handed over to students from Lephalale who are already studying in Cuba.

The long-awaited construction of the new R17-billion Platreef mining project outside Mokopane has finally received the green light from the minister of mineral resources, Advocate Ngoako Ramatlhodi. The license  was granted on 4 November for 30 years and is renewable for further periods of 30 years at a time. By Helena Raats.

Die verhoor van Martinus Groenewald, wat saam met drie ander mans daarvan beskuldig word dat hulle vragte beeste in Limpopo en Noordwes gesteel het, het verlede Vrydag in alle erns in die Mokopane Streekshof begin toe ‘n bekende Brahmanteler van die omgewing, Willem Barnard, getuig het hy het R650 000 se verliese gely toe 24 van sy swaar dragtige koeie en ‘n bul gesteel is, en bygevoeg dat die diere nie vervang kan word nie.

Die Vroue Landbou Unie (VLU) Potgietersrus-tak het op 8 November, aanhangers van die befaamde Suid-Afrikaanse pianis, Rocco de Villiers, laat bekoor tydens sy plaaslike optrede by die tak se 80ste bestaansjaar viering.

Over the past few years, Lephalale's bylaws dealing with thenumber of cats and dogs allowed per residence have fallen by the wayside. But the local SPCA and municipality are now working together to clear the streets of stray animals in town.

The Mogalakwena Municipality seems to have changed into a political warzone as two mayors continue with a “tug of war” to convince authorities who should rightfully hold the title of Mogalakwena mayor.

Mogalakwena Muncipality spokesperson Malesela Selokela has told Noordelike Nuus / Northern News that a special meeting has been called at the Oasis Lodge today (6 November) for the ousted councillors who stormed the municipal offices earlier this week - it seems that the aim of meeting is to plan their strategy to gain back control of the municipality.

What has been considered as a coup d’etat of the Mogalakwena Municipality by Limpopo police early this week has interfered with municipal service delivery.

Dit was optrede wat net as ‘n ‘staatsgreep’ beskou kan word, het die Demokratiese Alliansie (DA) in Mokopane gesê nadat Limpopo polisie die plaaslike munisipale gebou se hekke en kantoordeure Dinsdag oopgebreek en beheer van die perseel oorgeneem het. Dienslewering is saam met die munisipale bestuurder en sy personeel van die perseel af geboender.

Disgruntled community members have slammed Ivanhoe Mines, owners of the R17 billion Platreef project in Mokopane, for breaking environmental laws and promises.

‘n Meterlange slang het personeel en klante verlede Saterdag by ‘n besigheid in Onverwacht op hol gehad. Die besigheid se ontvangsdame was buite toe sy ‘n swart slang by die erf deur die draadheining sien inseil .

‘n Plaaswerker kompetisie gaan vroeg volgende jaar begin vir al die werkers op die plase in en om Lephalale.

Op 16 November sal Solidariteit Helpende Hand se Mokopane-tak die Momentum 94.7 fietswedren aanpak ter wille van Helpende Hand se nasionale Skooltassieprojek.