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Consultants cash in on Limpopo municipalities

News: 12 July 2020 By: Anton van Zyl

Consultants used by Limpopo municipalities to help sort out chaotic accounting departments seem to be cashing in on the situation, without the taxpayers’ receiving any tangible benefits. In the 2018/19 financial year, the province’s municipalities spent R249 million on consultants, with the Vhembe municipalities accounting for R25,15 million of that expenditure.

Talle inwoners kry kragskok op maandelikse rekening

News: 11 July 2020 By Andries van Zyl

Asof die Covid-19 pandemie nie vir baie mense genoeg kopsere berokken ten opsigte van werksverliese en verlies aan inkomste nie, wil dit voorkom asof kragverbruikers nou ook sommer dubbel soveel moet betaal vir hulle maandelikse munisipale verbruik.

Voice note sparks panic

News: 11 July 2020 By Andries van Zyl

A WhatsApp message warning Louis Trichardt residents to keep safe amidst a scourge of local Covid-19 infections caused major panic and has left a number of people fuming.

Suig die verkoue- en griepvirus vanjaar aan die agterspeen?

News: 10 July 2020 By Pétria de Vaal

Wintertyd is sinoniem met griep en verkoues, maar is daar vanweë al die handewas, maskers dra en sosiale afstand minder gevalle hiervan in omloop vanjaar? Uit gesprekke met plaaslike medici wil dit voorkom asof die gewone verkoue- en griepvirus vanjaar wel aan die spreekwoordelike agterspeen suig te midde van die Covid-19 pandemie.

Virus claims first victims

News: 09 July 2020

The coronavirus made its presence felt the past week and claimed its first fatalities in the Vhembe District. According to the Limpopo Department of Health’s latest statistics issued on 8 July six people have died after being infected.

Soutpansberg saddened by death of well-known Alan Odendaal

News: 09 July 2020

Residents of the Soutpansberg and surrounds were deeply saddened by the news of the death of well-known Louis Trichardt businessman Mr Alan Odendaal on Thursday, 2 July.

Oom Rolf gee virus 'n uitklophou

News: 05 July 2020 By Andries van Zyl

Vir oom Rolf (79) en tannie Gerda Schlieben (73) is daar geen groter vreugde as om weer veilig terug te wees op hul plaas in die rustige Soutpansberg nie.

TLU SA uiters krities oor Makhado begroting

News: 04 July 2020

Die Makhado Munisipaliteit het onlangs hul 2020/21 begroting goedgekeur en sal dit amptelik op 7 Julie aankondig. Bietjie meer as ‘n maand gelede is die publiek uitgenooi om insette te lewer ten opsigte van die begroting, veral ten opsigte van die geïntegreerde ontwikkelingsplan (IDP). Sommige mense en instansies meen egter hulle het nie genoeg tyd gehad om die dokumente te bestudeer en insette te lewer nie.

Toni fights back

News: 04 July 2020 By Anton van Zyl

The acting king of the Vhavenda, Toni Mphephu-Ramabulana, is fighting back and intends to ask the Constitutional Court to set aside last year’s judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA). This court provisionally stripped him of his title and sent the matter back to the Limpopo High Court.

Tekort aan brandstof nie rede vir paniek nie

News: 03 July 2020 By Andries van Zyl

Al hoe meer gerugte gaan rond dat die land ‘n totale brandstoftekort in die gesig staar. Uit gesprekke met plaaslike vulstasie-eienaars word dit egter gou duidelik dat alhoewel probleme tans ervaar word met brandstofvoorsiening, dit nie iets is om oor bekommerd te raak nie.