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23 protesters due in Kimberley court today
Twenty-three people are expected to appear in court in Kimberley today on charges of public violence following service delivery protests in Roodepan on Friday. Northern Cape police spokesperson, Dimakatso Mooi says all entrances and exits to the area were barricaded. Hundreds of protesters from the Ivory Park and Jacksonville informal…
Sol Plaatje University buildings renamed
The Sol Plaatje University's administration building, which was the former National Institute for Higher Education (NIHE) was renamed Luka Jantjie House during a ceremony in Kimberley on Friday. The building used to be part of the old Northern Cape Legislature. Luka Jantjie, born in Kimberley, was a heroic figure who…
Magashule says traditional leaders can help fight crime in the province
Free State Premier Ace Magashule says traditional leaders can assist in fighting crime in the province. Magashule was addressing traditional leaders and the community at the opening of the Provincial House of Traditional Leaders in Thaba Nchu on Friday. He said traditional leaders played a vital role in communities in…
First graduation ceremony for Sol Plaatje University
Today marks the first graduation ceremony for the recently opened Sol Plaatje University in Kimberley. Students will receive their qualification in Heritage Studies at the ceremony at campus hall. Thato Mocumi, who will receive a higher certificate today, says he will continue his studies and aims to achieve a B.A…
FS traditional leaders hopeful after opening of National House
Traditional leaders in the Free State are hopeful that things will get better financially after the opening of the provincial House of Traditional Leaders in Thaba Nchu, the rural and traditional home of Kgosigadi AGG Moroka wa Barolong boo-Seleka, yesterday. Traditional leaders from across the province attended the ceremony, addressed…
VS-busongeluk: Zuma woon begrafnisdiens by
President Jacob Zuma woon vandag die begrafnisdiens by van nege van die 10 ANC-vrywilligers wat verlede naweek in 'n busongeluk in die Vrystaat dood is. Die ANC-lede het die bekendstelling van die party se verkiesingsmanifes in Port Elizabeth bygewoon en was oppad terug na Gauteng toe hulle bus op die…
Feature: World Book Day
The need for members of the KhoiSan-communities to receive education in their mother tongue and their desire to read and write in their native tongue was highlighted this month during public hearing in the Northern Cape, Western Cape and Gauteng. The hearings formed part of a national investigation by the…
Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) remains focus of government
The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) will remain a focus of the South African government as the state’s response to unemployment despite tough economic times. The EPWP is implemented in four government sectors. Members of the inter-ministerial committee overseeing the programme, which include several ministers and deputy-ministers under leadership of…
Abram “Bram” Fischer annual memorial lecture 2016
To commemorate and celebrate the life of Abram “Bram” Fischer, born on 23 April 1908, the Mangaung Metro hosts an annual memorial lecture in his honour.
Agri North West Young Farmer Conf
The Agri North West Young Farmer of the Year says he was secretly hopeful of doing well in the competition but was still completely taken by surprise when he was announced as the winner. OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean caught up with John Griffiths at the Young Farmer Conference…
Senzeni Zokwana highlights agri sector positives
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana told Parliament the gross agriculture sector shrank by 12,5% in the third quarter of 2015 but that this has been buffered by other positive signs.
Feeling proud
Agri North West Young Farmer of the Year John Griffiths says he was secretly hopeful of doing well in the competition but was still completely taken by surprise when he was announced as the winner.
SA moet nog meer as vier miljoen ton geel- en witmielies invoer
Suid-Afrika sal nog meer as vier miljoen ton geel- en witmielies moet invoer tussen Mei vanjaar en April aanstaande jaar. Dit is deur die Minister van Landbou, Senzeni Zokwana bekendgemaak tydens sy begrotingsdebat in die Nasionale Vergadering. Zokwana sê ook dat die land kwaai onder die droogte, die rand se…
SA mag net GMO-vrye witmielies vanaf VSA ontvang
OFM-nuus se landbouredakteur, Sabrina Dean, gesels vanoggend met Graan SA se landbou-ekonoom, Corné Louw, oor ‘n vrag witmielies wat verlede week vanaf die VSA in Suid-Afrika aangekom het. Hulle praat oor die GMO-wetgewing wat die invoer van witmielies vanuit die VSA verbied, tensy dit GMO-vrye variëteite is.
Central SA did not reach targets for work projects
The Northern Cape, Free State and North West provinces did not reach their targets for the creation of job opportunities through the national Expanded Public Works Programmes during the 2015/16 financial year. The Department of Public Works told Parliament's portfolio committee on Public Works that provincial departments and municipalities reached…
Senior government delegation to visit NC
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and a senior government delegation will visit several Expanded Public Works Projects in Kuruman and Kimberley in the Northern Cape today. This after concerns were raised during a sitting of Parliament's portfolio committee on Public Works on the performance of provinces and the decrease in the…
Solar soup on the menu at this year’s AfrikaBurn
A medieval style wagon with a parabolic mirror mounted on it to concentrate sunlight will be used to cook soup for hungry festival goers at this year’s AfrikaBurn festival from Monday next week. Revellers gather once a year in the Tankwa Karoo to create a temporary city of art, themed…
UV dissiplinêre verhore gaan nie onafhanklik of onpartydig wees nie: Sasco
Die studente-instansie, Sasco, sê hy twyfel of die Universiteit van die Vrystaat se dissiplinêre verhore weens botsings tydens 'n Varsitybeker-rugbywedstryd op Shimlapark in Februarie, onafhanklik, onbevooroordeeld en onpartydig sal wees. Tumelo Rapitsi sê tien Sasco-lede het vandeesweek kennisgewings van die UV ontvang om in dissiplinêre verhore voor ‘n onafhanklike paneel…
Bloem Show dairy section
Bloem Show CEO Elmarie Prinsloo says the show is one of the only shows that still hosts a dairy section:
Pieter Geldenhuys – farm security
Futurist and innovation and technology strategist Pieter Geldenhuys speaks about technology on farms, ranging from the use of data technology, drones and tracking, to things like security.