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  Women Agriculture Union
  
  VLU vergader
  
  Excelsior News - 6th Mar 2021 0
  
  Op 20 Februarie het die VLU Kaleidoskoop-tak (Vroue Landbou Unie) bymekaar gekom by Greendoor. Tydens die vergadering het die dames die sanger Henry-John Williams bespreek....
  
  Women Agriculture Union
  
  Piet Retief VLU-nuus
  
  Excelsior News - 6th Mar 2021 0
  
  Na ‘n jaar wat ons glad nie kon vergader het nie, kon ons dit nie meer hou nie en het mekaar in Februarie by...
  
  Local News
  
  Creating awareness in the community
  
  Excelsior News - 6th Mar 2021 0
  
  On Tuesday 16th February at about 10:15 members from the SAPS conducted an awareness campaign at Idaliah Farm. The members who led the initiative came...
Covid-19
- Covid-19
  
  Alcohol sales open . . . for now
  
  Excelsior News - 20th Feb 2021 0
  
  President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Monday night the 1st of February and lifted the alcohol ban which was from the 28th of...
  
  Covid-19
  
  Covid-19 positive = government establishments closed
  
  Excelsior News - 25th Jan 2021 0
  
  On Monday 11 January a notification was sent out to the residents of eMkhondo, stating that the offices of the SAPS will be closed...
  
  Covid-19
  
  Retrenched employees protest in front of local business
  
  Kate-Merie Ferreira - 10th Nov 2020 0
  
  During last week, several Checkout employees could be seen protesting outside the store to show their anger about having their employment terminated. According to some...
  
  Covid-19
  
  Fake News: 3rd alcohol ban creates panic-buying
  
  Kate-Merie Ferreira - 6th Sep 2020 0
  
  On Tuesday 25 August, a voicenote was sent on Whatsapp stating that the alcohol ban would be reinstated at 20:00 by the President. This...
Accidents
- Crime
  
  Hit-and-run accident
  
  Excelsior News - 1st Mar 2021 0
  
  On Thursday 4 February between 15:30 and 16:30, a 39-year old man was hit by a car on his way home from work. He was...
  
  Vehicle Accidents
  
  Three protection officers die in road accident
  
  Excelsior News - 8th Feb 2021 0
  
  In the early morning hours of Monday 25 January four members of the protection detail of Mkhondo’s Mayor, Vusi Motha, were involved in a...
  
  Vehicle Accidents
  
  Mechanical problems got a lot worse
  
  Excelsior News - 1st Feb 2021 0
  
  On Thursday 14 January at 12:35, two trucks collided on the Wakker-stroom Road. After a Mercedes Benz truck experienced mechanical problems the driver left the...
  
  Vehicle Accidents
  
  Three dead and eight injured on roads
  
  Excelsior News - 25th Jan 2021 0
  
  Between Wednesday 6 January and Monday 11 January, three people died, five people sustained serious injuries and three was treated for minor injuries. On Wednesday...
Crime
- All Protests
  
  Crime
  
  Crime report
  
  Excelsior News - 1st Mar 2021 0
  
  Crime in eMkhondo is increasing but, fortunately, there are various groups and individuals who are fighting back and standing up against the criminals. On Thursday...
  
  Crime
  
  Hit-and-run accident
  
  Excelsior News - 1st Mar 2021 0
  
  On Thursday 4 February between 15:30 and 16:30, a 39-year old man was hit by a car on his way home from work. He was...
  
  Crime
  
  SAPS report
  
  Excelsior News - 13th Feb 2021 0
  
  The following information was supplied by the Mkhondo SAPS. On Monday 1 February at approximately 12:15, Sergeant Qwabe of the Bothashoop Border Post instructed...
Municipal
- Municipal
  
  Baie gate, baie “pothole fix” – gratis!
  
  Excelsior News - 25th Jan 2021 0
  
  AfriForum het in 2020 die “doen dit self”-projek begin waardeur ons lede aangemoedig word om self moue op te rol en betrokke te raak...
  
  Municipal
  
  Graveyards in grave need of serious attention
  
  Excelsior News - 25th Jan 2021 0
  
  The residents of eMkhondo are very disgusted with the state of the cemeteries and a recent visit showed that they have every right to...
  
  Local News
  
  67 new ambulances for the Mpumalanga province
  
  Excelsior News - 8th Dec 2020 0
  
  DA Mpumalanga welcomes the long-awaited 67 ambulances that the Premier received in Mbombela on Friday 20 November. In April 2019, MEC Sasekani Manzini said that...
  
  Municipal
  
  A botched paint-job
  
  Kate-Merie Ferreira - 23rd Nov 2020 0
  
  Employees of the Mkhondo Local Municipality recently repainted parking spaces in town, but unfortunately it was a botched paint job. The Excelsior News has...
Youth
- Community Projects
  
  Devan ry motorfiets vir Ewan
  
  Kate-Merie Ferreira - 4th Nov 2020 0
  
  Op Saterdag 17 Oktober het Devan Smith met sy motorfiets aan die “Open Class” motorfietsry-kompetisie te Roedtan deelgeneem. Uit 200 motorfiets-ryers het Devan die eersteplek...
  
  Crime
  
  Dagga bust of R900 000-00
  
  Kate-Merie Ferreira - 11th Sep 2020 0
  
  On Wednesday 26 August members of the Mkhondo SAPS, as well as a member of the Mkhondo Traffic Department conducted a roadblock on the...
  
  Road running
  
  Youth of Today fun run
  
  Excelsior News - 22nd Oct 2019 0
  
  On Friday, 4 October the management of the Youth of Today Centre in collaboration with the team from Pick n Pay Church Street, hosted...
  
  Religion
  
  Prayer Without Borders annual youth service
  
  Excelsior News - 19th Jan 2019 0
  
  On Sunday, 6 January, the Methodist Church in eThandukukhanya held their annual Prayer Without Borders youth service and the aim of the event was...
Sport
- All Golf Road running Parkrun Rugby School Sport Soccer
  
  Sport
  
  Rhubein Racing presteer by Farm Jam
  
  Excelsior News - 8th Dec 2020 0
  
  Op Saterdag 21 November het die Rhubein Racing span aan die Farm Jam Race Dirt Trax te Middelburg deelgeneem. Die uitslae was soos volg: Bruno...
  
  Local News
  
  Devan volg sy passie
  
  Excelsior News - 2nd Dec 2020 0
  
  Op Saterdag 14 November het Devan Smith aan die Dirt Trax te Middelburg deelgeneem en ‘n derdeplek verower. Devan se goeie prestasie was nie die...
  
  Local News
  
  3-Spesies visvang-kompetisie by Heyshopedam
  
  Kate-Merie Ferreira - 16th Nov 2020 0
  
  Tussen Saterdag 31 Oktober en Sondag 1 November het 51 vissermanne, -vroue en -kinders deelgeneem aan ’n 3-Spesies visvang-kompetisie by die Heyshopedam Bootklub. Baie geluk...
Schools
- All Alpha & Omega Hoërskool Piet Retief Laerskool Piet Retief Maranatha School
  
  Hoërskool Piet Retief
  
  Class of 2020 results
  
  Excelsior News - 6th Mar 2021 0
  
  In 2020, 12 421 matrics in the Gert Sibande District wrote their final exams, of which 8 807 passed (70.9%). 1 191 matrics of...
  
  Laerskool Piet Retief
  
  LPR verwelkom nuwe personeel
  
  Excelsior News - 20th Feb 2021 0
  
  Laerskool Piet Retief is opgewonde om hul nuwe personeel voor te stel en sien uit daarna om hulle as deel van die span te...
  
  Hoërskool Piet Retief
  
  HPR verwelkom nuwe bestuur en onderwyseresse
  
  Excelsior News - 13th Feb 2021 0
  
  Dit is vir die bestuur, onderwy-sers en leerlinge van Hoërskool Piet Retief ’n groot voorreg om drie nuwe onderwyse-resse, ’n nuwe departementshoof en adjunkhoof...