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ATKV versoek vegadering met UV SR-president
Die besturende direkteur van die Afrikaanse Taal- en Kultuurvereniging (ATKV) sê hulle doen baanbreker werk om nasiebou te bevorder en spits hulle daarop toe om te transformeer. Japie Gouws sê die ATKV konsentreer daarop om moedertale, en nie net Afrikaans nie, te bevorder. Dit volg nadat die Studenteraad (SR) van…
Kleuter na die Vrystaat vanaf Mosambiek gerepatrieer
‘n Jong seuntjie wat in ‘n gevangenis in Mozambiek gebore is, en sedertdien by sy ma in die tronk gebly het, is gister na Suid-Afrika gerepatrieer. Die driejarige seuntjie se ma is ‘n Suid-Afrikaanse burger en afkomstig van die Vrystaat. Lumka Oliphant van die departement van sosiale ontwikkeling, sê die…
Leaked teaching post report: FS Edu MEC regards Sadtu as "problematic"
The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) in the Free State has lashed out at the provincial Education Department, saying it was not given a chance to respond to allegations contained in a report about the alleged selling of teaching posts. According to a leaked report, seen by Sadtu, Free…
Cameras soon installed in SA prisons to deal with crime
Unrest in South African jails, such as an instance at Grootvlei Prison in Bloemfontein two years ago when inmates set cells alight and took some officials hostage, the smuggling in of cell phones and drugs, and escapes could soon a thing of the past as Correctional Services plans to install…
CWU to march to Luthuli House
The Communication Workers Union will march to the ANC's head office, Luthuli House, this morning to protest over what it called a tsunami of job losses at Telkom, the Post Office and other parastatals. The union says in the past two years the number of jobs at Telkom has shrunk…
'Jobs for sale' report: FS Sadtu allegations false - Makgoe
Free State Education MEC, Tate Makgoe, says allegations made by the South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) regarding a leaked report on the so-called 'jobs for sale' scandal are false. In a statement, Makgoe denied claims that he'd said the teachers union was a problem and contributed to the devaluation…
Kameras binnekort in gevangenisse regoor die land geïnstalleer
Gesofistikeerde elektroniese sekuriteitstelsels, wat kameras insluit, gaan na verwagting binnekort in gevangenisse regoor die land geïnstalleer word. Die nasionale kommissaris van die departement van korrektiewe dienste, Zach Modise, het gister voor die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor justisie en korrektiewe dienste verskyn. Hy het aan die komitee gesê sy departement het reeds…
Eerste ronde van MRK-verhore na moontlike menseregteskendings in NK afgehandel
Die Suid-Afrikaanse Menseregtekommissie (SAMRK) het laat gisteraand die eerste sessie openbare verhore in die Noord-Kaap afgesluit as deel van ‘n nasionale ondersoek na moontlike menseregteskendings in die KhoiSan-gemeenskap. Inwoners van Platfontein net buite Kimberley, en verteenwoordigers van provinsiale departemente en munisipaliteite was genooi om voor die kommissie getuig. Kommissaris Danny…
SA musician takes her piano to the people
A Johannesburg-based pianist has taken a new approach to bringing her music to the people. Lynette Kruger loaded her white baby grand piano on the back of her van on a ten day trip from Johannesburg to Cape Town to spread the music. She plays her music in exchange for…
Feature: The risks of excessive salt intake
Health experts have warned South Africans, as a salt-loving nation, to get rid of their notorious habit a lot sooner than they have bargained for. According to reports, salt is the major factor that increases blood pressure and is therefore indirectly responsible for many heart attacks and strokes annually. It…
South African Communist Party celebrated the life of former leader Chris Hani
Andre Grobler spoke to the SACP about Hani…
Entertainment Now - Phatshoane Henney New Breed Art Competition
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Wêreld outisme-maand in April herdenk
Daar bestaan steeds ’n groot stigma en talle wanpersepsies rondom outisme. Hanlie Degenaar, 'n taal- en spraakterapeut van Potchefstroom, se komentaar kom te midde van Wêreld Outisme-maand wat in April herdenk word. Degenaar sê outisme is ’n neuro-ontwikkelingsafwyking wat tot probleme veral met die ontwikkeling van spraak en kommunikasie lei…
FS the fourth province to launch Anti-Racism Network SA
The Free State has become the fourth province in which the Ahmed Kathrada and Nelson Mandela Foundations have launched their Anti-Racism Network South Africa (ARNSA). Speaking at the network’s provincial launch in Bloemfontein, Sean Moodley from the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, said the network has already been launched in the Western…
Zuma booed in PTA
Social media is abuzz after President Jacob Zuma was booed in Pretoria last night. Samkelo Maseko reports that scores of people lined a street outside Sammi Marks, where Zuma addressed the National House of Traditional leaders.
R54 Million unaccounted for in abandoned North West housing project
The North West Department of Local Government and Human Settlements spent over R54 million on a Community Residential Unit project in Mmabatho, which has been abandoned and the money never accounted for. This came to light after the Provincial Portfolio Committee did an unannounced oversight visit to assess the status…
IEC hopes for significant number of new voters this weekend
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is hoping to add a significant number of new voters to the roll during the final voter registration weekend this weekend. There are currently 25.6 million registered voters in South Africa. The Commission's Mosotho Moepya says the first registration weekend in March saw over three…
Privaatbelegging in Noord-Kaap belangrik Premier Sylvia Lucas
Privaatbelegging in die Noord-Kaap is belangrik vir die plaaslike ekonomie en word aangemoedig. Noord-Kaap premier Sylvia Lucas sê omdat die provinsie se ekonomie afhanklik is van mynbou en landbou is beleggings in dié bedrywe noodsaaklik. Lucas het by die bekendstelling van GWK se nuwe meule en koekie- en pastafabriek op…
Entertainment Now - Exclusive interview with Jimmy Nevis
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AfriForum gaan polisiehoof ontmoet oor prioritisering van plaasmoorde
Die burgerregte-organisasie AfriForum gaan op 4 Mei met die waarnemende nasionale polisiekommissaris, Khomotso Phahlane, vergader om die wyse waarop plaasmoorde geprioritiseer kan word, te bespreek. Dit volg op Phahlane se opmerking vroeër vanjaar dat plaasmoorde groter prioriteit moet geniet. AfriForum se adjunk uitvoerende hoof, Ernst Roets sê hulle het as…