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We continue our tour with Oom Willem van den Berg this week, as the tour party makes its way past the Horn of Africa to Aden, and from there through the Suez Canal. Once again, Oom Willem’s nearly 100-year-old 16mm film offers a rare and fascinating glimpse into everyday life at the time as well as remarkable geographical scenery and places of interest in die 1920s.
Nuus van die arrestasie van bekende Louis Trichardt diereliefhebber Jan “Slang” van Rooyen het die afgelope week as groot skok gekom vir baie. Vir etlike jare al beywer Van Rooyen hom nie net vir die bewaring en beskerming van slange nie, maar vir wildlewe in die algemeen. Dit blyk nou dat die owerhede hierteen eksepsie geneem en hom aangekla het vir ‘n oortreding van die Limpopo Omgewingsbestuurswet (LEMA), Wet 7 van 2003).
Within a week of the near-fatal attack on Ms Debbie Boshoff (60) and her sister Ms Sanette James (58) on their farm Devills Gully outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo, they received an SMS from the police stating: “All leads followed up – case closed.” This has begged the question once more: How serious are the police really when it comes to truly addressing the issue of violent crime in South Africa?
A former deputy director of the Kutama Sinthumule Correctional Facility (SACM) who became a businessman, the 61-year-old Clement Raphalalani, was shot dead at his workshop in Celliers Street, Louis Trichardt, on Monday afternoon.
The local Indian community, along with the broader Vhembe community, learnt with sadness of the ing of Hashila Hutherham last week. She died on Tuesday, 3 June, at the age of 50.
Ten of the twelve suspects arrested for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping of Louis Trichardt businessman Eddie Gouveia appeared in the Louis Trichardt Magistrate’s Court on 10 June.
The Soutpansberg Athletics Club (Skillies) once again set out to prove that small towns can make a big impact – and so they did. With 15 runners from the club competing in the 2025 Comrades Marathon Down Run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban on Sunday, 8 June, the Skillies showed grit and determination among the 22,677 other runners.
Franswa Scheepers and Tappies du Toit from Louis Trichardt recently took part in the gruelling Isuzu Ironman 70.3, a half-distance triathlon that includes a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride, and 13.1-mile run, and lived to tell the tale.
The Soutpansberg Athletics Club (Skillies) held their annual AGM and Comrades Marathon send-off at their clubhouse in Louis Trichardt on Saturday, 31 May. Everyone in attendance was looking forward to the “big” day ahead – Comrades 2025 – taking place on Sunday, 8 June, with a “down run” over 89.98km from Pietermaritzburg to Durban.
Die Louis Trichardt Rugbyklub se tweede en derde span het Saterdag, 31 Mei, skoonskip gemaak in hul volgende ronde provinsiale ligawedstryde teen die Universiteit van Limpopo in Polokwane.
Die Louis Trichardt Rugbyklub se eerste en tweede rugbyspanne het Saterdag, 24 Mei, suksesvol teruggekeer vanaf hulle provinsiale kragmetings in Polokwane waar hulle teen Noordelikes te staan gekom het.
Hoërskool Louis Trichardt se rugby- en hokkiespanne het Saterdag, 24 Mei, op hulle tuisveld teen Hoërskool Piet Potgieter uitgedraf vir nog 'n ronde ligawedstryde.
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AUM Winter Blanket Drive
Start: 19 May
End: 31 Aug
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Dorpswag straatkafee
Where: Tops/Soutpansberg Spar
Start: 05 Jul (08:00 AM)
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Netbal-pretdag by Hoërskool Louis Trichardt
Where: Hoërskool Louis Trichardt
Start: 20 Sep
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