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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.
Pieter Geldenhuys – automation
Futurist and innovation and technology strategist Pieter Geldenhuys says it won’t be long before tractors can be sent out to do the planting.
Are you a proud South African? – What people told Brand South Africa
Brand SA’s General Manager: Communications Manusha Pillai says the study has indicated that members from all races identify themselves as South African first, with religion and race in the second place and culture and gender third and fourth place. OFM News’ André Grobler spoke to her…
Wapentransaksie: niemand gaan vervolg word nie
President Jacob Zuma sê niemand gaan in verband met die regering se omstrede multimiljardrandse wapentransaksie vervolg word nie. Hy het vanoggend die langverwagte verslag deur die Seriti-kommissie van ondersoek na die wapentransaksie van die laat 1990's en vroeë 2000's vrygestel. Zuma sê die kommissie het geen bewyse van enige ongerymdhede…
Nene confident the country's economy will bounce back
Former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene has expressed confidence that the country's economy will bounce back. Nene was honoured with the Fellowship of the Mangosuthu University of Technology for his contribution to the finance field. Speaking at the graduation ceremony, he touched on the state of our economy. He also said…
North West Education Department in spotlight again
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in North West will lay a complaint with the SA Human Rights Commission today over the Department of Education's alleged violation of children’s rights. This follows the party’s visit to Duikerbos Primary School near Delareyville where it discovered that learners were exposed to unhygienic conditions, with…
Nog borge vir Potchefstroom kunstefees benodig
Daar word tans volstoom gewerk om nog borge vir die Potchefstroom Kunstefees te finaliseer, asook om mense aan te stel wat die bestuur van die fees sal hanteer. Aardklop-belanghebbendes se woordvoerder, Japie Gouws se komentaar kom nadat dit gister bevestig is dat die fees van 4 tot 9 Oktober 2016…
Machene Semenya
Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Machene Semenya, says the committee is concerned the agriculture department does not have access to sufficient funding.
Corné Louw – US white maize
Grain SA economist Corné Louw says it is generally difficult for South Africa to import white maize from the USA due to restrictions imposed by GM, or genetically modified maize, legislation:
Inflasiekoers af vir Maart 2016
Die verbruikersprysinflasiekoers vir Maart 2016 is af na 6.3 persent nadat dit in Februarie op sewe persent gestaan het. Die kategorieë wat bygedra het tot die daling is die syfers oor vervoer, met die petrolprys wat bietjie gedaal het, en onderwysinflasie met universiteitstariewe wat vanjaar nie gestyg het nie. Statistiek…
Brangus SA – John Rafferty
Brangus SA Breed Director John Rafferty says the Torch of Hope Tour - being presented in the run-up to the hosting of the World Brangus Congress in the Free State in May - has been an exhilarating experience so far:
Food inflation
Marlene Louw, a food price analyst with the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy says a stronger Rand should alleviate some of the food import cost pressures that we have been experiencing.
ANC bus crash: FS police to complete investigation before charging drivers
Free State police cannot predict how long investigations will take allowing them to formally charge two bus drivers involved in an accident which claimed the lives of 10 ANC members at the weekend. Five men and five women were killed when the bus, which was taking them home from the…
Nonkululeko Mbatha – Imbizo Focus Week
Nonkululeko Mbatha, spokesperson for Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Bheki Cele, says Cele emphasised the need for farmers to become active in agro-processing while engaging with communities in the Northern Cape’s Francis Baard Region during an Imbizo Focus Week visit.
Feature: Racism Dialogue
The Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality has recently conducted a dialogue on racism in Bloemfontein, in partnership with the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Institute for Reconciliation and Social Justice, the Foundation for Human Rights and the Anti-Racism Network South Africa (ARNSA). The Anti-Racism Network was also launched in the Free…
Tekens van positiewe groei in toeriste-akkomodasie
Inkomste uit toeriste-akkomodasie het gegroei met ongeveer 15.4 persent in Februarie 2016 vergeleke met dieselfde tyd in 2015. Statistiek Suid-Afrika se jongste opname oor toeriste akkomodasie vir Februarie 2016 wys ‘n drie persent toename in die getal nagte per verblyfeenheid wat verkoop is. Die tipe akkomodasie wat die hoogste jaar-op-jaar…
Lykskouingsverslag dalk vandag bekend
Die lykskouingsverslag van 'n negejarige seuntjie wie se liggaam die naweek in ‘n verlate steengroef in Barkly-Wes in die Noord-Kaap gevind is, sal na verwagting vandag beskikbaar wees. Gift Makatees se lyk is Vrydagaand deur polisieduikers gevind nadat hy die vorige dag vermis geraak het. Familiewoordvoerder, Malaboga Thetela, het aan…