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Wêreld outisme-maand in April herdenk
Daar bestaan steeds ’n groot stigma en talle wanpersepsies rondom outisme. Hanlie Degenaar, 'n taal- en spraakterapeut van Potchefstroom, se komentaar kom te midde van Wêreld Outisme-maand wat in April herdenk word. Degenaar sê outisme is ’n neuro-ontwikkelingsafwyking wat tot probleme veral met die ontwikkeling van spraak en kommunikasie lei…
FS the fourth province to launch Anti-Racism Network SA
The Free State has become the fourth province in which the Ahmed Kathrada and Nelson Mandela Foundations have launched their Anti-Racism Network South Africa (ARNSA). Speaking at the network’s provincial launch in Bloemfontein, Sean Moodley from the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, said the network has already been launched in the Western…
Zuma booed in PTA
Social media is abuzz after President Jacob Zuma was booed in Pretoria last night. Samkelo Maseko reports that scores of people lined a street outside Sammi Marks, where Zuma addressed the National House of Traditional leaders.
R54 Million unaccounted for in abandoned North West housing project
The North West Department of Local Government and Human Settlements spent over R54 million on a Community Residential Unit project in Mmabatho, which has been abandoned and the money never accounted for. This came to light after the Provincial Portfolio Committee did an unannounced oversight visit to assess the status…
IEC hopes for significant number of new voters this weekend
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is hoping to add a significant number of new voters to the roll during the final voter registration weekend this weekend. There are currently 25.6 million registered voters in South Africa. The Commission's Mosotho Moepya says the first registration weekend in March saw over three…
Privaatbelegging in Noord-Kaap belangrik Premier Sylvia Lucas
Privaatbelegging in die Noord-Kaap is belangrik vir die plaaslike ekonomie en word aangemoedig. Noord-Kaap premier Sylvia Lucas sê omdat die provinsie se ekonomie afhanklik is van mynbou en landbou is beleggings in dié bedrywe noodsaaklik. Lucas het by die bekendstelling van GWK se nuwe meule en koekie- en pastafabriek op…
Entertainment Now - Exclusive interview with Jimmy Nevis
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
AfriForum gaan polisiehoof ontmoet oor prioritisering van plaasmoorde
Die burgerregte-organisasie AfriForum gaan op 4 Mei met die waarnemende nasionale polisiekommissaris, Khomotso Phahlane, vergader om die wyse waarop plaasmoorde geprioritiseer kan word, te bespreek. Dit volg op Phahlane se opmerking vroeër vanjaar dat plaasmoorde groter prioriteit moet geniet. AfriForum se adjunk uitvoerende hoof, Ernst Roets sê hulle het as…
Mantashe waarsku teen "Gupta-risasie" van die land
Die Sekretaris-Generaal van die ANC, Gwede Mantashe het 'n beroep op die drieparty-alliansie gedoen om saam te staan om die sogenaamde "Gupta-risasie" van die land te verhoed. Mantashe het gister by 'n provinsiale beraad van die alliansie in Kimberley gepraat. Hy het gesê dit is die plig van die drieparty-alliansie…
Onslaught not against Zuma but ANC: Mantashe
ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe maintains the recent ffensive launched against President Jacob Zuma is an attack against the party, rather than the president alone. Speaking at the opening of the Northern Cape's Alliance Summit in Kimberley, Mantashe said those asking for Zuma's head are using him as a scapegoat,…
IEC confident ahead of municipal elections despite Concourt case
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is confident it’s ready for the municipal elections in four month’s time, despite a pending Constitutional Court ruling that could impact proceedings. President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday yesterday announced that the local government elections will be held on 3 August, as Maryke Vermaak reports.
Zuma impeachment: ANC MPs may be against Zuma but remain party members - analyst
A political analyst says while the likes of Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and his Deputy Mcebisi Jonas may not be happy with President Jacob Zuma's conduct, they remain members of the ANC. Somadoda Fikeni's comment comes after a list of MPs who voted for and against…
ANC grootkoppe woon beraad in NK by
Die sekretaris-generaal van die ANC, Gwede Mantashe, sê hy en die party se nasionale voorsitter, Baleka Mbete se bywoning van die drie-party alliansie beraad in die Noord-Kaap is nie ‘n magsvertoning nie. Hy het aan OFM-nuus gesê dat lede van die party se nasionale uitvoerende komitte (NUK) provinsiale berade in…
Nuwe beleid oor skoolhoofde groot stap vorente vir onderwys in SA: FEDSAS
Die nuwe beleid vir standaarde vir skoolhoofde in Suid-Afrika, wat op 18 Maart in die Staatskoerant gepubliseer is, is ’n belangrike mylpaal vir onderwys in die land. Paul Colditz, uitvoerende hoof van die Federasie van Beheerliggame van Suid-Afrikaanse Skole (FEDSAS), het die minister van basiese onderwys Angie Motshekga en haar…
Potch residents without water again
Shoddy workmanship on the side of a contractor has led to residential areas to the east of the N12 highway in Potchefstroom, North West, being left without water again. This was confirmed to OFM News by Tlokwe City Council spokesperson Willie Maphosa, and is the second such incident in as…
Mother and child killed in alleged hit-and-run near Potchefstroom
A mother and her child, believed to be about three-years-old, were killed in an alleged hit-and-run on the Viljoenskroon road outside Potchefstroom last night. ER24 spokesperson, Werner Vermaak, says it is alleged the deceased crossed the road when a large vehicle, believed to be a truck, hit them and drove…
Opposition parties vow to continue fight to remove Zuma
Opposition parties say they will use every legal avenue to remove President Jacob Zuma from office. After losing a motion in Parliament to have Zuma removed, opposition parties including the Economic Freedom Fighters, Democratic Alliance, Congress of the People and the United Democratic Movement vowed they would not give up…
DA-mosie om Zuma in 'n staat van beskuldiging te plaas verslaan
Die DA-mosie om president Jacob Zuma in 'n staat van beskuldiging te plaas is in die parlement verslaan. Tweehonderd-33 parlementslede het teen die mosie gestem, terwyl 143 ten gunste daarvan gestem het. Niemand het buite stemming gebly nie. Zuma het nie die debat oor die mosie bygewoon nie. Die DA…
Solidariteit in gesprek met NWU oor voorgestelde herstrukturering
Solidariteit sal besluit op ’n plan van aksie sodra dit die operasionele vereistes vir ’n beoogde aflegging van personeel by die Noordwes-Universiteit bestudeer het. Dit is volgens Solidariteit se Johan Botha, en volg na die vakbond in ’n skrywe aan die NWU versoek het dat die universiteit inligting oor die…
Opposisiepartye vergader voor mosie teen Zuma
Opposisiepartye in die parlement vergader vanoggend voor die debat oor 'n mosie om president Jacob Zuma uit sy amp te verwyder. Die Demokratiese Alliansie (DA) stel die mosie volgens artikel 89 van die grondwet in na verlede week se Grondwethof-beslissing dat Zuma nie sy grondwetlike verpligtinge nagekom het in sy…