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Bejaarde vrou erg aangerand by Bloemfonteinse aftreeoord
‘n Bejaarde vrou van Bloemfontein is vanoggend na ‘n plaaslike hospitaal gehaas nadat sy vermoedelik in die vroeë oggendure in haar wooneenheid in die Westerbloem-aftreeoord aangeval is. Polisiewoordvoerder, Chaka Marope, se ‘n inwoner wat langs die 86-jarige slagoffer bly, het omstreeks 07:00 onraad vermoed. Die slagoffer se agterdeur is oopgebreek…
Feature: How drought affected the South African economy
OFM News’ Refilwe Gaeswe spoke to the Agricultural Business Chamber’s CEO, John Purchase, on how the drought has affected the country’s economy.
First stock theft info centres launched in FS
Livestock theft in the Free State is a top priority following the establishment of the first two Stock Theft Information Centres in Bothaville and Deneysville.
Michiel Wessels – loss of income
Dairy farmer Michiel Wessels explains how he has been without income for months
Michiel Wessels – running costs
Michiel Wessels explains that more than 75% of his milk cheque goes straight into the day-to-day running costs of his dairy.
DA march
Partyleier, Mmusi Maimane, het die skare toegespreek en kleinsakeondernemings beklemtoon as deel van hul 5-punt-plan om werk te skep.
Feature: Free Education
OFM Nuus se Dane Beisheim het met ’n kenner gesels oor die kwessie van gratis universiteitsonderrig, en of dit ooit moontlik is gegewe die huidige ekonomiese klimaat in die land.
Gauteng Health MEC calls meeting to discuss new Typhoid cases while Zimbabwe rep
The Gauteng Health Department has called a meeting with the National Institute of Communicable Diseases after two new cases of Typhoid fever were discovered in Pretoria. A total of six cases have now been reported by the Gauteng Health Department, while one person has died. The meeting aims to among…
Cliff's lawyers confident of victory
Lawyers representing Gareth Cliff say they’re confident of victory in the South Gauteng High Court. Cliff, who was sacked as an Idols SA judge, is seeking R25 million from pay channel M-Net, claiming he was defamed and wrongfully dismissed.
Holomisa-Ficksburg
The Deputy Minister of Labour Inkosi Holomisa, has met with farmworkers, who were injured on duty at the Wood-at-Heart Project outside Ficksburg.
Verbruikers moet maar versigtig geld uitgee
Verbruikers moet maar versigtig geld uitgee en mooi dink voor hulle skuld aangaan het PSG aandelemakelaar en portefeulje-bestuuder, Amelia Morgenrood, gewaarsku.
SRC President claims a witch-hunt against him
The North West University's Mafikeng campus’s temporarily suspended Student Representative Council President, Benz Mabengwane, says his suspension is part of a plot to discredit him.
Brave women row across South Pacific
A young woman who grew up in Zeerust and Rustenberg and immigrated to the UK when she was nine, has made world history. Lizanne van Vuuren was part of an all-women rowing team, who have just completed an epic sea journey. After a gruelling battle with the elements, the Coxless…
Feature: Ekonomiese Ressessie
Stygende kospryse, die knellende droogte, en politieke onstabiliteit is net sommige van die aspekte wat Suid-Afrikaners erg platsak laat voel in Januarie vanjaar. Cathy Dlodlo het met Amelia Morgenrood, aandelemakelaar en portefeulje-bestuuder by PSG, gepraat oor hoe dit die man op straat se sak raak en hoe om jou sente…
Media wil Cliff/M-Net saak regstreeks uitsaai
Die media het 'n aansoek ingedien om verrigtinge in die saak tussen die mediapersoonlikheid, Gareth Cliff en M-Net regstreeks uit te saai. Daar is 'n groot media teenwoordigheid by die Hooggeregshof in Johannesburg. Cliff wil sy werk as Idols beoordelaar terug hê, nadat hy in die pad gesteek is oor…
Fetus in vullishouer buite Bloemfontein gevind
Die polisie in Bloemfontein ondersoek ‘n saak van verberging van geboorte nadat ‘n fetus in 'n vullisdrom buite Bloemfontein gevind is. Vrystaat polisiewoordvoerder, Chaka Marope, sê 'n man het die fetus gisteroggend omstreeks half10 09:30 naby Oranje Grove-plaas gevind. Dit was in ‘n swart plastieksak toegedraai. Marope sê dit is…
Commissions of inquiry a result of government ineptitude: Analyst
A political analyst says commissions of inquiry are a result of government not being able to exercise executive policy. Recently a commission of inquiry was appointed to deal with the issue of free tertiary education. Daniel Silke says if government implemented policy effectively, there would be no need for commissions…
Forfeiture unit wants millions in assets from ANC bigwig, businessman
The judge presiding over the Trifecta case, involving former ANC bigwig John Block and Christo Scholtz, has ruled that an application by the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) must first be concluded before sentencing can begin. The AFU wants assets it deems proceeds of crime to be confiscated. This includes a…
SA short story gets Student Academy Award nomination
A South African short story about the survival of two brothers after their eviction has landed film student Nathan Rice a nomination for the 2016 Student Academy Awards. 'Homeless' looks at life after the pair are forcefully removed from their shack and the subsequent journey to find their long lost…
Dr Misheck Mulumba – stress
Dr Misheck Mulumba explains some of the negative side-effects of lack of water.