Academic Dr Israel Mulaudzi has earned a second doctoral degree, this time in English. Her first PhD was in educational psychology.

In a village where electricity is unreliable and fast internet is scarce, two young men have developed a free e-learning app to help rural learners access quality education.

For more than 20 years, residents of Ha-Matsa and its five sub-villages in Vhembe have relied on untreated fountain water, which they share with livestock. A promised R664-million water project remains incomplete, and access to clean water is still a daily struggle.

The tug-of-war between traditional circumcision-school owners and the government over the operation of these schools in South Africa continues.

“Sport is an important vehicle to promote harmonious interaction between people,” said Minister of Communications and Digital Technology Solly Malatsi when addressing players at the start of the Matsila Soccer Tournament on Sunday.

“Ooh, heaven is a place on earth,” sings Belinda Carlisle in her 1987 hit song. She may not have been referring to a physical location, but if such a place exists, some of the Soutpansberg’s tourism gems come close. The region never ceases to amaze tourists with its variety of scenery and plant and animal diversity.

It will be a busy weekend for teams in the Limpopo Stream of the Sasol Women’s League, with seven matches scheduled for Saturday afternoon and one to be played on Sunday.