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NC man gets handed double life sentence for rape and murder

Police in the Barkly West welcomed the double life sentence that was handed down today at the Northern Cape High Court as a 28 year old man who was found guilty of rape and murder. This is according to police spokesperson in the province, Sergio Kock, who told OFM News…
28 Mar 2019 10AM 1 min

Amper weer tyd vir Bloemskou 2019.

Dit is amper weer tyd vir Bloemskou 2019. Elmarie Prinsloo van Bloemskou gee 'n uiteensetting van wat by vanjaar se Bloemskou verwag kan word.
28 Mar 2019 7AM 5 min

South African Giant Pumpkin record smashed

The South African Giant Pumpkin record has been smashed again at the Livingseeds Giant Pumpkin Competition, held recently at the Walkerville Agricultural Show. The first place and the new South African record, went to Peet Joubert who fielded a pumpkin weighing in at a whopping 613kg. OFM News’ Christal-Lize Muller…
27 Mar 2019 6AM 5 min

From load shedding to empowering woman in agriculture

South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) can increase by eight trillion over the next ten years if an innovation mind-set is followed. This is according to Ntombi Mhangwani, director of marketing at Accenture in Africa, who recently released the Getting to Equal 2019 report. The report shows South African employees'…
27 Mar 2019 6AM 3 min

Beurtkrag plaas druk op alle bedrywe insluitend die landbousektor

Beurtkrag plaas druk op alle bedrywe insluitend die landbousektor, maar Suid-Afrikaanse boere se vermoë om nie toe te laat dat hulle deur uitdagings soos dié gekniehalter word nie, is van groot belang. Só meen Roelie van Reenen, hoof van die verskaffingsketting van Beefmaster, nadat Suid-Afrika weer nuwe handelsbande met die…
27 Mar 2019 6AM 3 min

No taxi strike in Vaal planned - SANTACO

The regional chairperson of SANTACO in Sedibeng in the Vaal, Stompie Mali, has denied rumours of a taxi strike to take place on Wednesday 27 March. This follows a message doing rounds on social media saying taxi operators are planning to have a taxi shutdown again around the Vaal. The…
26 Mar 2019 8AM 1 min

NW Dept. of Health concerned of TB in the informal settlement

The North West Department of Health says its effort in trying to address Tuberculosis (TB) in the informal settlement remains one of the provincial department’s biggest challenges. This is according Spokesperson, Tebogo Lekgethwane, who says this as the number of people contracting and dying of the disease has seen a…
25 Mar 2019 10AM 1 min

Landbounuus-podcast: SA kry groen lig om vleisprodukte na die Midde-Ooste uit te voer

Roelie van Reenen, hoof van die verskaffingsketting van Beefmaster, sê dié groep en verteenwoordigers van die Departement van Landbou Bosbou en Visserye het onlangs op die Gulfood internasionale handelskou in Dubai deelgeneem en in dieselfde tydperk het die Midde Ooste nuwe gesondheidsertifikate aan Suid-Afrika vir die uitvoer van rooivleisprodukte verskaf…
25 Mar 2019 8AM 4 min
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