The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has appointed a committee to investigate the Vaalgras Traditional Authority leadership succession dispute. 

The Vaalgras Traditional Authority has distanced itself from misleading information circulating on social media over the designation and coronation of the rightful successor to the late Chief Joel Stephanus. Stephanus died in July 2021. 

The Vaalgras Traditional Authority held its first cultural festival after nearly three years following the outbreak of COVID-19.

The cultural festival is celebrated under the theme "In the Spirit of Recovery and Revival."