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Ford SA: Kuga utility vehicle is safe to drive
Ford South Africa has reassured its customers that its Kuga utility vehicle is safe to drive. The company yesterday announced a voluntary safety recall of the 1.6 Kuga SUV following 39 incidents of cars catching alight - one of which was deadly. Slindelo Masikane reports that engine overheating has been…
Protesoptogte in Sirië gehou uit solidariteit met ontvoerde SA fotojoernalis
'n Aantal protesoptogte is gister in Sirië gehou uit solidariteit met die ontvoerde Suid-Afrikaanse fotojoernalis, Shiraaz Mohamed. Die 38-jarige Mohamed is 'n week gelede naby die grens met Turkye ontvoer, terwyl hy die land saam met die hulporganisasie Gift of the Givers besoek het. Maryke Vermaak berig dat die groep…
Feature: Kids and technology (Part 1)
Technology has made life so easy, but with South Africa having one of the highest rate of smartphone and mobile penetration and the user-age younger and younger, Cathy Dlodlo explores the impact technology has on kids. This is the first part of an interview with Cape Town Based Clinical Psychologist…
Announcement on Ford Kuga utility vehicle expected today
The National Consumer Commission (NCC) and Ford Motor Company South Africa will today announce the way forward with regard to the Ford Kuga utility vehicle. This follows reports that least 47 of the vehicles had caught alight. One incident in the Wilderness in December 2015 resulted in the death of…
Eskom power cuts: FS government to look at electricity tariffs
Free State Finance MEC, Elzabe Rockman, says provincial government will have to look at the tariffs consumers are charged for electricity, as a means of helping municipalities' square their debt to Eskom. Six municipalities in the province - Nketoana, Nala, Tokologo, Mantsopa, Dihlabeng and Masilonyana - faced power supply interruptions…
All 6 defaulting FS municipalities reach agreement with Eskom
Free State Finance MEC, Elzabe Rockman, says all six municipalities in the province that faced electricity supply interruptions by Eskom because of outstanding debt, are in the clear for now. She says a high level intervention by the provincial government late last night led to the Dihlabeng and Masilonyana municipalities…
VS-regering bekommerd oor volhoubaarheid van ooreenkomste met Eskom
Die Vrystaatse provinsiale regering het sy kommer uitgespreek oor die volhoubaarheid van die ooreenkomste wat aangegaan is tussen Eskom en ses munisipaliteite, wat daartoe gelei het dat daaglikse kragonderbrekings vermy kon word. Eskom het vroeër kennisgewings uitgereik dat die kragtoever van vandag af na 15 munisipaliteite in die Vrystaat, Noordwes…
Francoise Viljoen, former fiancé of Johan Scholtz denies allegations
Granny Scholtz also alleged that the producer of the video did not have her interest at heart and sent the video to the media. OFM News spoke to the videographer, Francoise Viljoen, former fiancé of Johan, who denied these allegations. She however admitted that it was her voice in a…
83-year-old granny speaks out
The 83-year-old Bloemfontein granny, featured in the so-called “shock video” on the internet, has denied that she is being abused. The video contains footage and sound - not suitable for sensitive viewers - that show how her son, Johan Scholtz, verbally abuses her. He threatens to murder her and slaps…
Feature: Road deaths increase by five percent over festive season
The devastation on South African roads continued over the festive season. Transport minister, Dipuo Peters, announced this week that the fatalities over the period increased by a staggering five percent. OFM journalist Mark Steenbok had a look at the statistics, what the contributing factors were and how South Africans can…
Feature: Valuable tips for over indebted people
Many people are in debt and simply do not know how to get out of it. There are so many options available for people caught in a debt spiral but with so many debt counsellors, it’s hard to find trustworthy institutions to provide valuable information without promoting their own agendas…
FS Education celebrates number one spot
The Free State has pulled off a surprise coup, achieving the highest matric pass rate nationally as the Class of 2016 celebrated an improvement on the previous year. OFM News’ Dane Beisheim compiled the following report after a special ceremony was held at a local school in Parys this morning,…
Gr.1’tjies nie bang vir skool nie
Talle gr.1'tjies moes vanoggend hul ouers groet en vir die eerste keer agter die skoolbanke inskuif. Die sesjarige Jean Meyer is 'n gr.1'tjie aan Grey-kollege Primêr in Bloemfontein. Hy het voor dié groot dag aan OFM-nuus gesê hy is nie bang om skool toe te gaan nie, omdat hy 'n…
Ramaphosa emphasises the importance of education
Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa emphasised the importance of education at a ceremony at the Phehellang Secondary School in Parys, ahead of the opening of schools for the 2017 academic year today. Ramaphosa was joined by Basic Education Minister, Angie Moshegka. The occasion was held to congratulate Free State Education MEC,…
Skole heropen vir 2017 akademiese jaar
Dit is terug skool toe vir leerlinge oor sentraal-Suid-Afrika vandag en vir talle van die jongspan is vandag die begin van hul skoolloopbaan. OFM-nuus het by verskeie gr.1'tjies uitgevind hoe hul voel oor hul eerste skooldag. Klein Chrishelle Jonker gaan na die Laerskool Jim Fouché. Die klein japsnoet is glad…
Graad 1'tjies praat oor eerste dag by die "grootskool"
Dit is terug skool toe vir leerlinge oor sentraal-Suid-Afrika vandag en vir talle van die jongspan is vandag die begin van hul skoolloopbaan. OFM-nuus het by verskeie gr.1'tjies uitgevind hoe hul voel oor hul eerste skooldag. Klein Chrishelle Jonker gaan na die Laerskool Jim Fouché. Die klein japsnoet is glad…
Miljoene leerlinge oor die land heen terug skool toe
Dit is terug skool toe vir leerlinge oor sentraal-Suid-Afrika vandag en vir talle van die jongspan is vandag die begin van hul skoolloopbaan. OFM-nuus het by verskeie gr.1'tjies uitgevind hoe hul voel oor hul eerste skooldag. Klein Chrishelle Jonker gaan na die Laerskool Jim Fouché. Die klein japsnoet is glad…
ANC-veterane vra vroeë raadplegende konferensie
ANC veterane sal Maandag met die regerende party se top-ses vergader om hulle versoek vir 'n vroeë raadplegende konferensie te bespreek. Die veterane het die media gister toegespreek ná president Jacob Zuma se 8 Januarie verklaring die naweek. Hulle is krities oor die regering onder leiding van President Jacob Zuma,…
Department comes to the aid of NC farmers affected by veld fires
The Northern Cape provincial government and organised agriculture have come together in a bid to help farmers affected by veld fires in the Middlepos and Calvinia areas in the Namakwa District. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development together with organised agriculture have dispatched about 20 tonnes of…
Feature: The costs of getting children back to school
As back to school campaigns draw to an end, many parents and guardians are left with no option but to cough up money for registration fees, school fees and other costs related to this academic year. OFM News’s Katleho Morapela engaged parents on costs related to getting their children ready…