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Richmond het vyf nuwe onnies
Daar is vyf nuwe onderwysers vroeg vanjaar aangestel op Richmond in die Noord-Kaap waar ouers kinders vir die tweede week keer om skool by te woon. Sydney Stander, woordvoerder van die provinsiale onderwysdepartement, sê die departement moes vroeër skole saam voeg op Richmond wat dubbelmedium onderwysers vereis het. Hy sê…
Update addresses on voters roll: IEC
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is encouraging all voters to use the registration weekend to update their addresses on the voters roll. Numerous by-elections across the country were postponed last month after independent candidates complained that voters casted votes in areas where they did not live. The IEC's Mawethu Mosery…
Richmond ouers hou kinders uit skool
n Ouer en beheerraadslid by Ikhaya, Wallace Ginini sê die kinders word in elk geval benadeel.
Spy tapes case enters final day
The DA's bid to re-instate over 780 charges of fraud, corruption and racketeering against president Jacob Zuma enters its third and final day today. In 2009, the National Directorate of Public Prosecutions dropped the case against Zuma, paving the way for him to become president. Maryke Vermaak reports that the…
Free State IEC targeting youths to register
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Free State will be targeting young voters during the first round of voter registration this weekend. Local voters will be able to check their voter roll details and if necessary register on Saturday and Sunday. Stations will be open between 08:00 and 17:00…
Laboratorium kry gesogte kontrak ter waarde van miljoene
Cathy Dlodlo het met Dr. Derek Litthauer gesels oor die die werk wat hulle doen en die kontrak ter waarde van R53.5m van die nasionale regering.
Spioenasiebandesaak: McCarthy het die NVG as politieke instrument gebruik
Die regsverteenwoordiger vir die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag (NVG) in die spioenasiebandesaak voer aan dat Leonard McCarthy - voormalige hoof van die Skerpioene - die NVG as 'n politieke instrument wou gebruik vir sy eie agenda. Die DA se hersieningsaansoek oor die NVG se besluit om korrupsie-aanklagte teen president Jacob Zuma te…
Spy tapes case to resume this morning
The High Court in Pretoria will for a second day today consider the next chapter in the so-called "spy tapes" saga. Three judges will hear further arguments for and against the Democratic Alliance's application for a review of the decision to drop the prosecution of President Jacob Zuma on 783…
NPA says court cannot reinstate charges against Zuma
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) told the High Court in Pretoria that the court cannot reinstate corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma, it can only find not prosecuting him earlier unlawful. The NPA yesterday started making their case in the Democratic Alliance's application to review the 2009 decision by then…
Spesiale verslag: Ekonomie
OFM Nuus se Dane Beisheim het met kundiges gesels oor onder meer die moontlikheid van rentekoersverhogings, hoe die ekonomie hulle beïnvloed, en hoe om in hierdie moelike tye te oorleef.
Regter moes besluit om klagte teen Zuma terug te trek geneem het
Die DA se regverteenwoordiger in die sogenaamde spioenasiebande-saak voer aan dat die besluit om korrupsieklagte teen President Jacob Zuma terug te trek is 'n besluit wat 'n regter in 'n hof moes geneem het. Advokaat Sean Rosenberg het in die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria aangevoer dat die destydse direkteur van openbare…
Nog te veel vrae rondom Mafikeng: veiligheidskenner
Daar is tans te min inligting om met sekerheid te kan sê wat die omstandighede by die NWU se Mafikeng-kampus was ten tye van verlede week se gewelddadige betogings, en wat die moontlike nagevolge kan wees. Johan Burger, senior navorser aan die Instituut vir Sekerheidstudies, se komentaar volg nadat studente…
SANDF has approached Armscor on procurement of new jet for Zuma
The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) says it has already approached Armscor on the procurement of a new presidential jet after President Jacob Zuma was left stranded in Burundi on Friday due to a fuel leak. Zuma arrived back home on Saturday afternoon after the army sent another aircraft to…
EFF admits its members retaliated after violence at UFS
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Student Command at the University of the Free State’s Bloemfontein campus will do whatever it takes to stand up against racism and ensure black students are protected at all times. EFF provincial chairperson, Kgotso Morapela, has admitted that its student command has been at the…
NC cabinet reshuffling: One MEC sacked, three new ones appointed
Northern Cape Premier Sylvia Lucas gave her provincial cabinet a major shake-up when she announced a reshuffling that lead to the sacking of one MEC and the appointment of three new ones. The reshuffling follows the death of Education MEC, Grizelda Cjikella last year and the conviction of John Block,…
OVK sê plaaslike regeringsverkiesing sal voortgaan soos beplan
Die komende plaaslike regeringsverkiesing sal voortgaan soos beplan, al nader die Onafhanklike Verkiesingskommissie (OVK) die Grondwethof oor die Verkiesingshof se besluit om die Tlokwe-tussenverkiesings in Noordwes uit te stel. Dit is die versekering wat deur die OVK se topbestuur gegee is. Die adjunk-voorsitter, Terry Tselane sê hulle wil duidelikheid kry…
No confidence debate expected to focus on Zuma's management of economy
A debate on a motion of no confidence in the President in Parliament this afternoon will centre on the way in which Jacob Zuma has managed the economy and the country. The Democratic Alliance, which asked for the motion, says over 800 000 South Africans have participated in their online…
Another challenging day for Zuma
It's another big day for President Jacob Zuma with Parliament due to debate a motion of no confidence in him and the DA's application to review the dropping of the corruption case against him to be heard in court. Notice of motion was served on the National Assembly by Democratic…
Feature: Leap Year
OFM News’ Refilwe Gaeswe compiled this Leap Year report as a selected group around the world celebrates today.
Nog onbekend of Puk-student aan breinvliesontsteking oorlede is
Dit is nog nie bekend of 'n derdejaar student aan die Noordwes-Universiteit se Potchefstroom-kampus, wat simptome van breinvliesontsteking getoon het, wel aan díe siekte oorlede is nie. Nicola Badenhorst, 'n BSc-student van Vergeet-my-Nie dameskoshuis, is Sondagoggend in die plaaslike Mediclinic oorlede. Kampuswoordvoerder Kiewiet Scheppel sê Badenhorst het Saterdagmiddag begin sleg…