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VLU vergader
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....Piet Retief VLU-nuus
Na ‘n jaar wat ons glad nie kon vergader het nie, kon ons dit nie meer hou nie en het mekaar in Februarie by...Creating awareness in the community
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
Alcohol sales open . . . for now
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 positive = government establishments closed
On Monday 11 January a notification was sent out to the residents of eMkhondo, stating that the offices of the SAPS will be closed...Retrenched employees protest in front of local business
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...Fake News: 3rd alcohol ban creates panic-buying
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
Hit-and-run accident
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...Three protection officers die in road accident
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...Mechanical problems got a lot worse
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...Three dead and eight injured on roads
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
Crime report
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...Hit-and-run accident
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...SAPS report
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
Baie gate, baie “pothole fix” – gratis!
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...Graveyards in grave need of serious attention
The residents of eMkhondo are very disgusted with the state of the cemeteries and a recent visit showed that they have every right to...67 new ambulances for the Mpumalanga province
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...A botched paint-job
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
Devan ry motorfiets vir Ewan
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...Dagga bust of R900 000-00
On Wednesday 26 August members of the Mkhondo SAPS, as well as a member of the Mkhondo Traffic Department conducted a roadblock on the...Youth of Today fun run
On Friday, 4 October the management of the Youth of Today Centre in collaboration with the team from Pick n Pay Church Street, hosted...Prayer Without Borders annual youth service
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
Rhubein Racing presteer by Farm Jam
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...Devan volg sy passie
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...3-Spesies visvang-kompetisie by Heyshopedam
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
Class of 2020 results
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...LPR verwelkom nuwe personeel
Laerskool Piet Retief is opgewonde om hul nuwe personeel voor te stel en sien uit daarna om hulle as deel van die span te...HPR verwelkom nuwe bestuur en onderwyseresse
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...
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