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OFM-landboubulletin, Dinsdag 13 Februarie 2018

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Openbare beskermer en DA haaks oor Vrede-verslag; Noord-Kaapse droogte dompel boere in skuldmoeras; en wolboere kan verder uitsien na goeie pryse.
13 Feb 2018 10AM 3 min

Valentines Day

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OFM News, in touch with your world. Covering local and national news focusing on the Free State, Northern Cape, North West and the Vaal. See more: https://www.ofm.co.za/News
13 Feb 2018 6AM 1 min

OFM-landboubulletin, Maandag 12 Februarie 2018

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Boer (75) van Bethlehem kritiek ná plaasaanval; NW en VS se boere jubel oor die reën; en DA begin sy aansoek om die hersiening van die Openbare Beskermer se Vrede-verslag.
12 Feb 2018 10AM 3 min

Maluti-a-Phofung earmarked for administration

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Free State Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has confirmed that Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality has been earmarked for administration. This comes after protests broke out over service delivery in Phuthaditjhaba and surrounding areas, last week. Businesses, schools, and taxis came to a standstill when community members barricaded roads…
11 Feb 2018 4AM 1 min

Mbalula to thank police for Marikana crackdown

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Police Minister Fikile Mbalula is in Rustenburg today to commend local police officers on their progress made investigating killings in the Marikana area. Spokesperson Vuyo Mhaga says that crimes have increased after the Marikana massacre in 2012. Murders, car hijackings and other violent crimes have allegedly been taking place between…
11 Feb 2018 3AM 1 min

Another beleaguered FS municipality earmarked for administration

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Another beleaguered Eastern Free State municipality is earmarked for administration. Cooperative governance spokesperson Ntai Mokgitli says MEC Sisi Ntombela will recommend that the Maluti-a-Phofung municipality, which includes Harrismith, Kestell and Phuthaditjhaba, be placed under administration. Violent protests have rocked the municipal area over the past two weeks. The community demands…
11 Feb 2018 3AM 1 min

#VredeDairy: FS gov to comply

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Bloemfontein - The Free State provincial government has undertaken to present their plan of remedial action pertaining to the Vrede Dairy project to the Public Protector within 30 days, as stipulated.Free State director general Kopung Ralikontsane says they're very concerned about the report's findings. Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane highlighted procurement…
10 Feb 2018 11PM 1 min

Police investigating assault of NW champ

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Police have confirmed that they’re investigating a case of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm after two groups of students allegedly engaged in a fight on the Bult, near the Potchefstroom campus of the North West University (NWU). The Potch Herald reports 5000 m South African athletics champion,…
10 Feb 2018 6AM 1 min

Hopes on Hawks' investigation of #VredeDairy

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Opposition parties are putting their trust in the Hawks' investigation of the controversial Vrede Dairy project after Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane yesterday released what they deem a 'watered-down' report. Free State Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Kgotso Morapela stated the report exonerated the Provincial Government instead of holding the guilty…
10 Feb 2018 5AM 1 min

Eskom meter scam in NC & FS

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Eskom warns customers to be aware of a meter scam where people demand money to test and replace faulty meters in the Free State and Northern Cape. This follows after the power supplier received numerous reports of customers who had been defrauded of up to R2500 since December last year…
10 Feb 2018 3AM 1 min

#SpecialReport: #PublicProtector #VredeDairy Report

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The controversial Vrede Dairy Project continues to make headlines after Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane released her long-awaited report, yesterday. The investigation was started more than four years ago when DA member of the provincial legislature Roy Jankielsohn laid a complaint. Meanwhile, the project became one of the key projects that…
10 Feb 2018 2AM 2 min

Mahlobo: Nuclear not done deal

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Bloemfontein - David Mahlobo, the Minister of Energy, has slammed his critics on the controversial nuclear deal, saying the matter is not yet a done deal. Speaking to the media at an outreach event in Bloemfontein, Mahlobo emphasised that before there can be a nuclear deal, certain processes and laws…
10 Feb 2018 2AM 1 min

OFM-landboubulletin, Vrydag 9 Februarie 2018

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DA se Roy Jankielsohn sê die Openbare Beskermer, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, moet haar ondersoekverslag oor die Vrede-melkery hersien; en booswigte wat misdade op twee Vrystaatse plase wou pleeg, loop hulle rieme styf teen parate boere, polisie en veiligheidsmaatskappye.
9 Feb 2018 7AM 3 min

OFM-landboubulletin, Woensdag 7 Februarie 2018

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VL plaas sy grondwet- en struktuurverandering eers op die ys; gesloer laat NK se boere langer wag vir droogtehulp; en skaapslagtings in die NK het drasties toegeneem.
7 Feb 2018 9AM 3 min

OFM-landboubulletin, Dinsdag 6 Februarie 2018

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VS- en NW-boere plant laat-sonneblomme ná die goeie reën; SA se melkboere kan gerus slaap oor Brexit; en die Puk se Potchefstroom-kampus kry nuwe landbougrade.
6 Feb 2018 11AM 3 min

OFM-landbounuus, Maandag 5 Februarie 2018

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Land Bank kry langtermynlening van R900 miljoen rand by Duitse ontwikkellingsbank, KfW; al drie landbou-skoolvakke uiteindelik erken vir universiteitstoelating; en in die VS en NK se wingerde word hard geoes aan die druiwe vir die nuwe seisoen se wyn.
5 Feb 2018 11AM 3 min
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