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Landboubulletin, Maandag 20 November 2017
BKB maak sy grootste wins nog; wanneer kom die reën; en NWKV gaan wolboere op die plaas leer hoe om meer lammers te teel en meer geld te maak.
Suspects linked to BFN store robberies apprehended
Bloemfontein - Police have arrested three suspects after an attempted robbery at a shopping centre in Bayswater. According to police spokesperson Masilela Langa, police received a tip-off about a planned robbery targeting the SPAR in the centre. After police arrived on the scene at about 8pm last night, one suspect…
FS Dam levels drop week on week
Despite recent rainfalls, water restrictions are still in force, as water supply in the Free State remains critically low. According to the Department of Water and Sanitation’s spokesperson, Sputnik Ratau, dam levels continue to drop week on week. Ratau says we have been experiencing high temperatures of late which obviously…
Kuruman attack suspect may have committed suicide
Police suspect that a 31-year-old man, believed to be a foreigner, found hanging in the Kathu police cells on Thursday morning, committed suicide. The man was arrested in connection with the attack on an elderly couple in Kuruman. This Marianna Fourie was found by the Mothibistand police in an abandoned…
NW police searching for Brits robbery suspects
North West police are still searching for two suspects who were allegedly involved in a bank robbery at Brits earlier this week. Spokesperson Adel Myburgh explains three suspects entered the bank on Wednesday and robbed clients. She says police managed to apprehend a 25-year-old man with an undisclosed amount of…
Sherpa takes 2017 #SkyRun lead
Nepalese Sange Sherpa is currently in the lead in the men's race of 2017 Sky Run in the Eastern Cape. OFM Sport editor Morgan Piek is also participating in the gruelling endurance race and spoke to us from the windy Witteberg Mountains near Lady Grey.
Water expected to be restored in Bloemfontein South today
The DA in Bloemfontein, along with Bloemwater say they are hoping that the water supply will be restored at 12pm today, as the pipe is currently being filled with water. This comes after planned water shutdowns in the Southern regions of Bloemfontein to fix leaking pipes. According to DA councillor,…
FS ANC conference might not take place
The provincial conference of the ANC in the Free State that is scheduled for next month, might not happen as planned. This is according to former ANC deputy chairperson Thabo Manyoni. The provincial was scheduled after an agreement between ANC members and the outgoing executive committee. The members took the…
Landboubulletin, Vrydag 17 November 2017
Minstens 1 500 skape vrek in koue in Philippolis; skade aan graan en aartappels sal in die volgende week of twee bepaal kan word; en koue bring nie net skade nie, maar help ook met grondvog.
Die Bloemfonteinse weerkantoor se Elani Claasen sê 'n kouefront beweeg oor Suid-Afrika maar dit gaan nie so koud wees.
Die Bloemfonteinse weerkantoor se Elani Claasen sê 'n kouefront beweeg oor Suid-Afrika maar dit gaan nie so koud wees.
Landboubulletin, Donderdag 16 November 2017
Hopetown se Frans Wiid is Suid-Afrika se Skaapboer van die Jaar; Hoe lank gaan die goeie vleispryse hou?; en BKB se Cobus Oberholzer sê SA het van die beste boere in die wêreld, maar dis tyd dat hulle hulself beter bemark.
Listeners views about France hosting the World Cup
OFM News, in touch with your world. Covering local and national news focusing on the Free State, Northern Cape, North West and the Vaal. See more: https://www.ofm.co.za/News
Wendle Derison
Derison tells us how he feels about France taking the World Cup
Wendle derison
Wendle Derison speaks about how he feels about the world cup going to France
Landboubulletin, Woensdag 15 November 2017
Weerkenner Johan van den Berg gesels reënsake; petrol en diesel word Desember nog duurder; en Noordwes-landboudepartement hou volgende week sy jaarlikse skou.
#AskMECTate complete interview
Bloemfontein - On 7 November 2017, the public had the opportunity to have their questions answered on the state of education in the Free State. OFM News editor Cathy Dlodlo anchored the special programme during which Free State Education MEC, Tate Makgoe, and former Grey College Headmaster, Johan Volsteedt, answered…
Bloemfonteinse weerkantoor se Tumi Phatudi sê sneeu word op plekke in die Vrystaat voorspel.
Bloemfonteinse weerkantoor se Tumi Phatudi sê sneeu word op plekke in die Vrystaat voorspel.
Bloemfonteinse weerkantoor se Tumi Phatudi voorspel koue weerstoestande in sentrale deel van die binneland.
Bloemfonteinse weerkantoor se Tumi Phatudi voorspel koue weerstoestande in sentrale deel van die binneland.
Landboubulletin, Dinsdag 14 November 2017
Agri SA sê hy wil eerder gesprek voer as betoog; Nersa-lisensie nie meer nodig vir opwekking van tot 1 megawatt; en WRSA se Adri Kitshoff-Botha aangewys as Afrika se invloedrykste vrou in die landbou.
Landboubulletin, Maandag 13 November 2017
VL vra sy sy lede om liefs nie deel te neem aan Maandag se betoging Uniegebou toe nie; Minister Zwane wil appelleer teen uitspraak oor hidrobrekingregulasies; en Potch-entomoloog, Annemie Erasmus, is Landboukundige van die Jaar.