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Sona disrupted, again
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President Jacob Zuma started his State of the Nation Address an hour later than expected last night after disruptions, mainly by EFF MPs, in the National Assembly. Zuma began his speech by commemorating the release of Nelson Mandela from prison, and the day District Six was declared a whites only…
SA is open for business: Zuma
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President Jacob Zuma on Thursday night tried to ensure investors that government has been engaging with business to ensure economic growth. Zuma delivered his ninth State of the Nation Address (Sona) in Parliament. Zuma said many of the country's state-owned enterprises were performing well. He praised Sanral for building the…
Nursing students still butting heads
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The Free State Department of health and students at the FS School of Nursing are still butting heads over students' demands that two months' outstanding stipends be paid immediately.
Feature: 2016 State of the Nation Address
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Cathy Dlodlo and Christal-Lize Muller asked looked at the most important issues on the wish lists. Political analysts also provided their views on how Zuma is going deal with these expectations…
Parys moorde: VS-polisiekaptein borgtog toegestaan
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'n Polisiekaptein van Parys in die Vrystaat is borgtog van R5 000 toegestaan nadat hy onskuldig gepleit op twee aanklagte van moord in die plaaslike landdroshof. Henk Prinsloo (45) het na bewering vier Parys-boere gehelp om twee vermeende plaasaanvallers te vermoor. Die boere, Boeta van der Westhuizen, Johan Cilliers snr.,…
Sona: Low expectations for education sector
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A higher education expert says he has low expectations of President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation Address, specifically as regards this sector. Zuma will address the nation in Parliament from 19:00 tonight. Professor Ian Scott from the Centre for Higher Education Development believes Zuma will mainly seek to ease…
VS-gesondheid sê gesloer met aanstel van verpleegters nie oor geld
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Die Vrystaatse departement van Gesondheid sê die gesloer met die aanstelling van pas gegradueerde verpleegsters is nie as gevolg van 'n tekort aan geld nie. Dié departement is verlede jaar onder administrasie geplaas as gevolg van uitstaande skuld en kontantvloeiprobleme. Verpleegsters sit egter steeds sonder werk weens die departement se…
Niks nuut moet verwag word van Staatsrede: kenner
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'n Politieke ontleder sê Suid-Afrikaners kan grootliks ’n herhaling van vroeër jare se Staatsredes te wagte wees vanaand. President Jacob Zuma se 2016 Staatsrede kom te midde van politieke- en ekonomiese onstabiliteit in die land, en Theo Venter verwag dat die EFF by hul woord gaan hou en verrigtinge sal…
Three foreigners caught with R1m worth of abalone in NW
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Three Bangladeshi nationals have appeared in the Bloemhof Magistrate’s court on charges of possessing illegal abalone with a street value of R1 million. Atif Raza Sjed (35), Sajdeed Kham (32) and Asif Shan Kham (37) will lodging a formal bail application next week, February 19. North West Police spokesperson Kelebogile…
Sona: SA's struggling economy must top Zuma's agenda
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A political analysts says South Africa's struggling economy has to be the most important issue for President Jacob Zuma when he delivers his State of the Nation Address (Sona) tonight. Zuma will open Parliament and address the country at 19:00. Besides the Nkandla court case hanging over his head, Zuma…
Bieliemieliefees agri highlights
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VKB’s head of agriculture, Francois Swanepoel, says there is a jam-packed agriculture programme for this year's VKB Bieliemieliefees.
Johannes Möller
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Agri SA’s Johannes Möller on some of the things they hope President Jacob Zuma will pay attention to during his State of the Nation Address tomorrow
Sabrina Dean reports on agri market outlook workshop
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An agricultural economist is predicting that South Africa could enter a recession in 2016. This was revealed by Professor Johan Willemse of the University of the Free State during his first agricultural markets outlook workshop in Bloemfontein. OFM News’ agri editor Sabrina Dean was there and filed this report.
Hawks spokesperson, Hangwani Mulaudzi
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The Hawks have denied outright there's less than a handful forensic psychologists within the SA Police Service.
Feature: Announcement of the release of Nelson Mandela
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Mark Steenbok and Cathy Dlodlo looked into the announcement and people how they felt listening to the announcement and how they feel about it two decades later about the country in celebration of this day…
Soektog na vermiste mynwerkers duur voort
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Die soektog na die drie oorblywende mynwerkers wat ondergronds vasgekeer is in Vantage Goldfields se Lily-goudmyn in Barberton, Mpumalanga, duur voort. Dit is dag ses van die reddingspoging. Die mynwerkers word sedert Vrydag vermis toe 'n vraghouer waarin hulle gewerk het, by 'n mynskag afgeval het. Dit is tans bedek…
Nkandla case: ANC unlikely to recall Zuma
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A political analyst believes while the Nkandla court case is another political setback for President Jacob Zuma, the ANC is unlikely to recall him. The EFF and DA have asked the Constitutional Court to force Zuma to pay back some of the money for non-security upgrades to his Nkandla home,…
2016 Sona the most important one yet: Agri SA
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A agricultural leader says tomorrow's State of the Nation Address will be the most important one yet. Agri SA says the worsening drought conditions have devastated agricultural production - threatening people's livelihoods and scaring away investors. The organisation's president, Johannes Moller says the survival of the sector to maintain a…
Hawks take firm stance against illegal gambling outlets
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Two separate owners of what are believed to be illegal gambling internet cafes in Klerksdorp and Stilfontein are expected to appear in court today. North West police spokesperson, Leonard Hlathi, says the two men were arrested during an operation by the Hawks at the Meiringspark Internet Lounge and the Flicks…
Michiel Wessels – cash flow
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A dairy farmer says although he was happy to have somewhere to take his milk, the long wait between delivery and payment put increased pressure on his cash flow situation.