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Before Dawn, 15 Augustus 2017: VL en Afasa se jong boere vat hande
Vrystaat Landbou se jong boere vat hande met die jong boere van die African Farmers' Association of South Africa (Afasa). OFM-nuus se Dirk Kok het met die voorsitter van die Vrystaat Landbou-jongboerkomitee, Boet Wilken, hieroor gesels:
Before Dawn: 18 Augustus 2017: What's to read in the new Farmer's Weekly?
Your Farmer's Weekly is on the shelf. As always on a Friday we speak to the news editor, Marlise Scheepers, to tell us what we can read in the new edition.
Toyota FS Cheetahs v Blue Bulls pre-match - Rory Duncan and Francois Venter
The Toyota Free State Cheetahs welcome the return of the Springboks Francois Venter and Oupa Mohoje for their Currie Cup clash against the Blue Bulls. Venter will once against lead side from the midfield alongside William Small-Smith. Mohoje will start at flank with Gerhard Olivier, while Jasper Wiese retains his…
16:30 Sport - 17 August 2017
Uzair Cassiem will run out at eighthman of the Springboks on Saturday in their Rugby Championship opener against Argentina. Francois Venter and Oupa Mohoje will run out for the Toyota Free State Cheetahs against the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. Robin Peterson is delighted to be named as the…
Before Dawn, 16 Augustus 2017: Boertjiefees is om die draai!
Die jaarlikse Boertjiefees op Bultfontein in die Vrystaat is om die draai. Dit is vanjaar die 11de keer dat dié fees van 31 August tot 3 September op die feesterrein op die dorp aangebied word.
Before Dawn, 15 Augustus 2017: Misdaad op Lesotho-grens onder die loep
Die Rooiveisprodusente-organisasie en Vrystaat Landbou is vandeesweek saam met die polisie en weermag op die Lesotho-grens om ’n oorsig te kry oor die voortslepende oorgrensmisdaadprobleme.
17:30 Sport - 15 Augustus 2017
Die Springbokke het vyf van hul spelers beskikbaar gemaak om die naweek vir hul onderskei provinsies in die Curriebeker te speel. Vir die verdedigende kampioene, die Toyota Vrystaat Cheetahs is dit egter goeie nuus siende hul kaptein Francois Venter en die flank Oupa Mohoje na die span terugkeer. Suid-Afrika ‘A’…
16:30 Sport - 15 August 2017
Francois Venter and Oupa Mohoje are among five players released from the Springboks to play in the Currie Cup this weekend. South Africa ‘A’ trash India ‘A’ by 235 runs in the first unofficial Test. Wayde van Niekerk’s coach Ans Botha, has said the two-time world champions, participation in the…
VL se Henk Vermeulen oor VS se slegte paaie
Vrystaat Landbou se hoofbestuurder, Henk Vermeulen, sê VL se gereelde gesprekke met die provinsie se paaiedepartement duur voort, maar slegte paaie bly vir boere ’n groot kopseer. Vermeulen sê VL wil graag met die regering saamwerk, maar sal hof toe gaan as die regering nie sy werk doen en die…
Gottenburg-oesdag, 6 September
Die Gottenburg-boerevereniging hou op 6 September sy 33ste jaarlikse boeredag by die vereniging se terrain tussen Heilbron en Sasolburg. Gottenburg se voorsitter, Koos van Niekerk, vertel vir ons meer oor dié boerderydemonstrasiedag.
17:30 Sport - 14 August 2017
Die Springbokbestuur sweet oor die fiksheid van die vaskopstut, Frans Malherbe, voor die naweek se Rugby-kampioenskap kragmeting teen Argentinië in Port Elizabeth. Die speler het oor pyn in sy nek gekla, en oor die naweek het die pyn ook in sy arm begin. Die spandokter, Conrad von Hagen, het bevestig…
16:30 Sport - 14 August 2017
The Springbok management are sweating over the fitness of Frans Malherbe ahead of Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test against Argentina. The three-time 800m world champion, Caster Semenya, is delighted to have equalled the record of her idol, Maria Mutola. The PGA Championship runner-up, Louis Oosthuizen, climbed to 20th on the Official…
Before Dawn, 14 Augustus: Veiligheid onder die loep
Vrystaat Landbou gaan plaasveiligheid onder die loep neem op volgende maand op die jaarlikse Alfa Expo by die Parys-Afridome. Tommie Esterhuyse, voorsitter van VL se wet-en-orde-komitee het met ons gesels:
Before Dawn, 14 Augustus 2017
Vrystaat Landbou het sy kommunikasie met boere ’n hupstoot gegee met ’n eie Vrystaat Landbou-app. Dirk Kok het Vrydag op VL se jaarkongres in Bloemfontein met die ontwikkelaar van die app, Marcel van Wyk van die onderneming Running Hill, gesels:
Bloemfontein Police officer's daughter dies in car accident
Police officer Eugene Ferreira's nine year old daughter died in a tragic accident, that took place at Universitas in Bloemfontein yesterday afternoon. Two of the cars collided with one another. Ferreira's wife Ansja Ferreira, and their 12 year old daughter Kaylah sustained moderate injuries and were taken to the Mediclinic…
Northern Cape Police thwart planned robberies
Hartswater - Northern Cape Police have thwarted planned robberies in Hartswater by arresting one armed suspect. Spokesperson Mohale Ramatseba says police received a tipoff of the planned robberies on Friday and followed up on the information. He says members of the police arrested the men, and recovered two rifles from…
The Griquas coach Peter Engeldow and capain AJ Coertzen chat about their win ove
The Tafel Lager Griquas have notched up back-to-back victories in the Currie Cup to hand the defending champions, the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, their first defeat since 2015. The side from the Northern Cape came back from 17-6 down at the half time break to win 30-25 in Bloemfontein. It…
Griquas stun defending champions
The Tafel Lager Griquas have notched up back-to-back victories in the Currie Cup to hand the defending champions, the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, their first defeat since 2015. The side from the Northern Cape came back from 17-6 down at the half time break to win 30-25 in Bloemfontein. It…
Traffic officers on alert ahead of music festival
Bloemfontein - Traffic authorities are monitoring the N1, including all the major routes into the Free State as levellers make their way to the Women's Month music festival that will be held in Bloemfontein later today. The Department of Police, Roads and Transport’s Kabelo Moloabi says there have been no…
Polisereservis 25 jaar tronk toe
‘n Voormalige polisiereservis is vandeesweek in die Bloemfonteinse streekhof 25 jaar tronkstraf opgelê vir verkragting en aanranding. Polisiewoordvoerder, Sinah Mpakane sê die verdagte, wat by die Bayswater en Navalsig polisiekantoor werksaam was, het tussen 2008 en 2015 sy stiefdogter - wat toe 12-jaar oud was, verkrag. Sy sê hy het…