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Feature: Kids and Technology (Part 2)
This is part two of an interview with Cape Town Based Clinical Psychologist, Tamsyn Manuel, about digital addiction. Manuel works primarily with children with addictions and Cathy Dlodlo from OFM News spoke to her about the impact the high rate of smartphone and mobile penetration in South Africa has on…
Hoërskool Kakamas to remain closed
The Northern Cape Education Department has confirmed that the Hoërskool Kakamas will remain closed until further notice. Education spokesperson, Geoffrey van der Merwe, says the school has been temporarily closed since Tuesday following an uproar by parents about the permanent appointment of the school's acting headmaster. Van der Merwe says…
Student association threatens nationwide college shutdown
The South African Further Education and Training Student Association (Safetsa) is planning a nationwide shutdown of 265 technical, vocational and training (TVET) colleges if the Higher Education Department fails to meet its demands. The association said that if government ignores its concerns, it will forcefully close all TVET colleges indefinitely…
Heidedal skool kry pluimpie
‘n Hoërskool in Heidedal, Bloemfontein het ‘n pluipie gekry as een van die beste skole in die streek nadat die Openbare Dienste Kommissie (ODK) die skool vandeesweek besoek het. Die kommissie het altesaam tien skole – in al vier streke in die provinsie – geïdentifiseer vir inspeksies. Die beskikbaarheid van…
Madibeng-munisipaliteit gaan betalingsooreenkoms met Eskom aan
Inwoners van die Madibeng-munisipaliteit in Noordwes sal nie van vandag af aan daaglikse kragonderbrekings onderwerp word nie, nadat die munisipaliteit gister 'n betalingsooreenkoms met Eskom aangegaan het. Die munisipale gebied sluit in Letlhabile, Oukasie, Damonsville, Elandsrand en Priminidia. Eskom het gisteraand in 'n verklaring gesê die kragtoever na Madibeng sal…
Justice Department investigating firecracker suicide
The Department of Justice and Correctional Services has launched an investigation into the death of an elderly man who killed himself with a firecracker in a municipal court in Pretoria yesterday. The 76-year old man had been summoned to the Visagie Street Municipal Court to attend a case concerning a…
Ford SA: Kuga utility vehicle is safe to drive
Ford South Africa has reassured its customers that its Kuga utility vehicle is safe to drive. The company yesterday announced a voluntary safety recall of the 1.6 Kuga SUV following 39 incidents of cars catching alight - one of which was deadly. Slindelo Masikane reports that engine overheating has been…
Protesoptogte in Sirië gehou uit solidariteit met ontvoerde SA fotojoernalis
'n Aantal protesoptogte is gister in Sirië gehou uit solidariteit met die ontvoerde Suid-Afrikaanse fotojoernalis, Shiraaz Mohamed. Die 38-jarige Mohamed is 'n week gelede naby die grens met Turkye ontvoer, terwyl hy die land saam met die hulporganisasie Gift of the Givers besoek het. Maryke Vermaak berig dat die groep…
Feature: Kids and technology (Part 1)
Technology has made life so easy, but with South Africa having one of the highest rate of smartphone and mobile penetration and the user-age younger and younger, Cathy Dlodlo explores the impact technology has on kids. This is the first part of an interview with Cape Town Based Clinical Psychologist…
Announcement on Ford Kuga utility vehicle expected today
The National Consumer Commission (NCC) and Ford Motor Company South Africa will today announce the way forward with regard to the Ford Kuga utility vehicle. This follows reports that least 47 of the vehicles had caught alight. One incident in the Wilderness in December 2015 resulted in the death of…
Eskom power cuts: FS government to look at electricity tariffs
Free State Finance MEC, Elzabe Rockman, says provincial government will have to look at the tariffs consumers are charged for electricity, as a means of helping municipalities' square their debt to Eskom. Six municipalities in the province - Nketoana, Nala, Tokologo, Mantsopa, Dihlabeng and Masilonyana - faced power supply interruptions…
All 6 defaulting FS municipalities reach agreement with Eskom
Free State Finance MEC, Elzabe Rockman, says all six municipalities in the province that faced electricity supply interruptions by Eskom because of outstanding debt, are in the clear for now. She says a high level intervention by the provincial government late last night led to the Dihlabeng and Masilonyana municipalities…
VS-regering bekommerd oor volhoubaarheid van ooreenkomste met Eskom
Die Vrystaatse provinsiale regering het sy kommer uitgespreek oor die volhoubaarheid van die ooreenkomste wat aangegaan is tussen Eskom en ses munisipaliteite, wat daartoe gelei het dat daaglikse kragonderbrekings vermy kon word. Eskom het vroeër kennisgewings uitgereik dat die kragtoever van vandag af na 15 munisipaliteite in die Vrystaat, Noordwes…
Francoise Viljoen, former fiancé of Johan Scholtz denies allegations
Granny Scholtz also alleged that the producer of the video did not have her interest at heart and sent the video to the media. OFM News spoke to the videographer, Francoise Viljoen, former fiancé of Johan, who denied these allegations. She however admitted that it was her voice in a…
83-year-old granny speaks out
The 83-year-old Bloemfontein granny, featured in the so-called “shock video” on the internet, has denied that she is being abused. The video contains footage and sound - not suitable for sensitive viewers - that show how her son, Johan Scholtz, verbally abuses her. He threatens to murder her and slaps…
Feature: Road deaths increase by five percent over festive season
The devastation on South African roads continued over the festive season. Transport minister, Dipuo Peters, announced this week that the fatalities over the period increased by a staggering five percent. OFM journalist Mark Steenbok had a look at the statistics, what the contributing factors were and how South Africans can…
Feature: Valuable tips for over indebted people
Many people are in debt and simply do not know how to get out of it. There are so many options available for people caught in a debt spiral but with so many debt counsellors, it’s hard to find trustworthy institutions to provide valuable information without promoting their own agendas…
FS Education celebrates number one spot
The Free State has pulled off a surprise coup, achieving the highest matric pass rate nationally as the Class of 2016 celebrated an improvement on the previous year. OFM News’ Dane Beisheim compiled the following report after a special ceremony was held at a local school in Parys this morning,…
Gr.1’tjies nie bang vir skool nie
Talle gr.1'tjies moes vanoggend hul ouers groet en vir die eerste keer agter die skoolbanke inskuif. Die sesjarige Jean Meyer is 'n gr.1'tjie aan Grey-kollege Primêr in Bloemfontein. Hy het voor dié groot dag aan OFM-nuus gesê hy is nie bang om skool toe te gaan nie, omdat hy 'n…
Ramaphosa emphasises the importance of education
Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa emphasised the importance of education at a ceremony at the Phehellang Secondary School in Parys, ahead of the opening of schools for the 2017 academic year today. Ramaphosa was joined by Basic Education Minister, Angie Moshegka. The occasion was held to congratulate Free State Education MEC,…