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Weermaguitstalling weer groot trekpleister by Bloemskou 2025

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OFM se Pulane Nel-Sekepe gesels met Kolonel Owen Witbooi, bevelvoerder van die militêre operasiesentrum van die Bloemskou-uitstalling, asook Chappy Holtzhausen, bestuurder van die Visuele Kommunikasie-eenheid.
29 Apr 2025 4AM 6 min

Free State Premier calls for "New Way" of celebrating Freedom Day

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Speaking at a GBVF prayer service in Grassland, Bloemfontein, Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae said while the province and country face ongoing challenges, it remains crucial to celebrate Freedom Day — but in a way that speaks to the realities communities experience daily. This year, the Free State Provincial Government decided to…
27 Apr 2025 9AM 3 min

Free State intensifies efforts to combat GBV

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As the province moves toward the provincial Freedom Day celebrations on 2 May, leaders reaffirm that true freedom can only be realised when communities are safe, equal, and free from violence. Speaking at a GBVF prayer service in Grassland, Bloemfontein, acting director general Dr Mafole Mokalobe said GBVF remains one…
27 Apr 2025 7AM 5 min

Free State Culture MEC: Artists and athletes must lead the fight against GBV

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As South Africa marks 31 years of freedom, Free State MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture, Ntombizanele Sifuba, has called on artists, athletes, and community leaders to become ambassadors in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV). Speaking during a Provincial GBVF Prayer Service in Grassland, Bloemfontein — a build-up event…
27 Apr 2025 7AM 3 min

Mangaung Mayor: Prayer and community action key to combating GBV

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As part of the build-up to the Provincial Freedom Day celebrations set for 2 May 2025, the Executive Mayor of Mangaung Metro Municipality, Gregory Nthatisi, joined provincial leaders and residents at a Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Prayer Service held in Grassland, Bloemfontein.
27 Apr 2025 6AM 4 min

Free State Health MEC: True freedom cannot exist while GBV persists

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“Freedom means nothing if women and children still live in fear.” This is the message from MEC for Health, Viceroy Mahlatsi, speaking on the sidelines of a provincial gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) prayer service in Grassland, Bloemfontein.
27 Apr 2025 5AM 5 min

Free State commemorates Freedom Day

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Free State Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae will lead the Freedom Day celebrations at Grassland Community Hall in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. She will be joined by Mangaung Metro executive mayor, Gregory Nthatisi. Spokesperson for the Premier Matshediso Setai says addressing gender-based violence will be high on the agenda as well.
27 Apr 2025 2AM 1 min
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