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Midvaal municipality sticks to their promise

The Midvaal Local Municipality in Gauteng kept its promise to the residents by officially opening the newly rehabilitated roads across the Midvaal area. This after the Municipal Member of the Mayoral Committee for Engineering Services, Peter Teixeira, officially opened more than 12 roads, which were reconstructed and resurfaced as part…
19 Aug 2019 10AM 1 min

More women needed in construction and water sectors

Women who are currently in business or considering the entrepreneurship route are encouraged to pursue opportunities in the construction and water sectors. This is according to the Free State Department of Water and Sanitation’s Mogee Kumang, who says that various opportunities for women to break into these two mentioned sectors…
18 Aug 2019 7AM 1 min

Lt Col Pieter Nienaber

The OFM News team spoke to Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Pieter Nienaber, the man overseeing the coordination of events at the Free State police’s Operational Coordination Centre regarding the Safety at Sport and Recreational Events Act known as Sasrea.
16 Aug 2019 10AM 3 min

Celtic supporters and management reach agreement

Bloemfontein Celtic supporters have decided to end almost six months of protests and match boycotts, and agreed to go back to the Stadium and support the team. The supporters, who spent the better part of last season protesting due to alleged bad management and rumours of a team relocation to…
14 Aug 2019 7AM 1 min

Hope for stability in Maluti-A-Phofung

The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC in the Free State, Thembeni Nxangisa, has hope that there will be stability in the Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality after the upcoming by-elections. He told OFM News that a lot of challenges faced by the municipality will be coming to an end after the…
14 Aug 2019 7AM 1 min

Arina Nicholaisen

FS athletes shine at Para Athletic Championships in Switzerland Two young South Africans from the Free State, namely Obed Lekhehle and Arina Nicholaisen, recently won medals at the 2019 World Para Athletic Junior Championships in Notwil, Switzerland. The championships took place from 01 to 04 August and they seek to…
13 Aug 2019 10AM 1 min
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