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Ficksburg police investigating suspected murder/suicide
The bodies of a young couple were found in a house in Meqheleng near Ficksburg in the Free State on Tuesday evening. Police spokesperson Phumelelo Dhlamini says 19-year-old Sheila Nelson's throat was slit, while her 21-year old boyfriend Relebohile Matla was found hanging from a rope fastened to the roof…
NK-premier dalk weer in die sop
Die Premier van die Noord-Kaap, Sylvia Lucas kan weer in die sop wees oor ‘n uitlating wat sy na bewering aan ‘n EFF-wetgewerlid in die provinsie gemaak het. Lucas is verlede jaar in die Gelykheidshof skuldig bevind aan haatspraak nadat sy die h-woord tydens ‘n amptelike toespraak gebruik het. Die…
Vier gesoek in verband met gewapende roof by Bloemfonteinse koskettingwinkel
Die polisie in Bloemfontein soek na vier rowers in verband met ‘n voorval gisteraand waarin ‘n koskettingwinkel in die middestad beroof is. Polisiewoordvoerder, Chaka Marope, sê die gewapende mans wat geklee was in sekuriteitsuniforms en pette gedra het, het omstreeks 19:00 in die winkel ingestap. Hulle is reguit na ’n…
Munisipaliteite in Noordwes sukkel steeds: OG
Die prestasie van munisipaliteite in Noordwes was een van die hoofpunte op die agenda by vandeesweek se Lekgotla wat deur lede van die provisiale Uitvoerende Raad bygewoon is. Afgevaardigdes het onder meer 'n verslag deur die Ouditeur-Generaal (OG) ontvang wat 'n verbetering in sommige munisipaliteite weerspieël het. Daar is egter…
'Booysen case will affect morale in SAPS'
A researcher at the Institute for Security Studies says charges being once again re-instated against former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Johan Booysen will affect work morale in the Police Service. Booysen is due in the Durban High Court this morning alongside 27 members of the now disbanded Cato Manor Serious and…
Delaying new tax law amendments not a win for workers: Cosatu
Trade union federation Cosatu says government merely delaying the implementation of the new tax law amendments is nowhere near a win for the workers. Cabinet yesterday announced it would table legislation that would postpone the implementation of the new laws by two years. The laws - signed by President Jacob…
Booysen and 'death squad' to appear in court
Proceedings in the case against embattled KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Johan Booysen and 28 members of the so-called “Cato Manor death squad” are due to get underway in the Durban High Court this hour. This is the latest instalment in the protracted trial of the squad which has dragged on for…
NK-staatsrede deur EFF-lede onderbreek
Die Premier van die Noord-Kaap Sylvia Lucas het net begin om haar provinsiale rede, wat deel uitmaak van die amptelike opening van die wetgewer, te lewer toe sy vanoggend deur lede van die EFF onderbreek is. Cathy Dlodlo berig dat die EFF-LPW, Mbuyiselo Matebus nog voor sy kon begin haar…
Aanklagte teen Bloemfonteinse ma en dogter teruggetrek
Aanklagte teen 'n Bloemfonteinse vrou en haar dogter, wat glo saamgesweer het om ‘n vrou te vermoor, is vandag in die plaaslike landdroshof teruggetrek. Charmaine en Charndrei le Roux het glo hul tuinwerker Jerry Brummer gehuur om Karen Buschow, eienaar van ‘n plaaslike skool, te vermoor nadat Charndrei onder ‘n…
Edenburg-plaasaanval: Verdagte verskyn, nog een soek
Die polisie in die Vrystaat soek nog na ‘n verdagte in verband met die aanval op ‘n boer van Edenburg gisteroggend. Polisiewoordvoerder, Peter Kareli sê twee mans het gister toegang tot Ernst Coetzee se plaashuis verkry. Coetzee en sy vrou was nie tuis nie. Toe Coetzee by die plaashuis stop…
VPI-aankondiging: Effense verhoging in rentekoers kan te wagte wees
'n Politieke ontleder sê ‘n effense verhoging in die rentekoers kan te wagte wees ná gister se aankondiging van Januarie se verbruikersprysindeks (VPI) van 6,2% - hoër as die verwagte 6% vir Januarie. André Mellet van die Noordwes-Universiteit sê die Reserwebank se monetêre beleidskomitee het in Januarie inflasieverwagtinge vir die…
Vermiste Lily-mynwerkers nog 2 tot 3 weke vasgekeer
Die soektog na drie vermiste mynwerkers by die Lily-goudmyn naby Barberton in Mpumalanga gaan eers oor twee of drie weke hervat word. Mike McChesney, uitvoerende hoof van Vantage Goldfields, wat die myn besit, het gisteraand op 'n nuuskonferensie gesê die rotsingenieurs en geoloë wat die afgelope 48 uur planne beraam…
No link between Lily collapse and suicide - Employer
Barberton – Lily Mine management says there was no link between the suicide of a safety officer and the collapse at the mine that trapped three workers underground. Nico Cronjé committed suicide on Monday morning. According to a Vantage Goldfields source who asked not to be named for fear of victimisation,…
Sadag saved from closure by donation
The South African Depression and Anxiety Group has been saved from closing its doors, thanks to a generous donation by Discovery Health. SADAG's Project Manager, Nadia Ismail, says they'd been inundated with calls from concerned patients who had feared the NGO would cease to exist in a few months. Discovery…
Charel de Beer – Landbank turn-around
Charel de Beer, chairperson of Parliament’s Select Committee on Finance, speaks about the Landbank’s turn-around strategy.
Deon Saayman of Mohair SA
Mohair SA managing director, Deon Saayman, says there was strong demand for all types of mohair at the first sale of the 2016 summer season.
Tommie Esterhyse - Edenburg farm attack
Free State Agriculture's Tommie Esterhuyse praises police for their rapid response following a farm attack in Edenburg on Wednesday morning.
Charel de Beer – up to the job
Charel de Beer, chairperson of Parliament’s Select Committee on Finance, says he believes the Landbank has the capacity to do the job it is supposed to do.
Feature: Reaction on the State of the Province Address
Cathy Dlodlo and Christal-Lize Muller look at how Qabathe is going to address issues raised by the EFF and whether the expectations of Opposition Parties were met in Magashule’s speech…
Feature: What is the meaning of love?
? Today we hear from a couple that has been married for 40 years and still going strong. We also hear from a relationship and marriage counselor on what love entails. OFM News reporter, Lerato Sebe reports…