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Feature: Road deaths increase by five percent over festive season
The devastation on South African roads continued over the festive season. Transport minister, Dipuo Peters, announced this week that the fatalities over the period increased by a staggering five percent. OFM journalist Mark Steenbok had a look at the statistics, what the contributing factors were and how South Africans can…
Feature: Valuable tips for over indebted people
Many people are in debt and simply do not know how to get out of it. There are so many options available for people caught in a debt spiral but with so many debt counsellors, it’s hard to find trustworthy institutions to provide valuable information without promoting their own agendas…
FS Education celebrates number one spot
The Free State has pulled off a surprise coup, achieving the highest matric pass rate nationally as the Class of 2016 celebrated an improvement on the previous year. OFM News’ Dane Beisheim compiled the following report after a special ceremony was held at a local school in Parys this morning,…
Gr.1’tjies nie bang vir skool nie
Talle gr.1'tjies moes vanoggend hul ouers groet en vir die eerste keer agter die skoolbanke inskuif. Die sesjarige Jean Meyer is 'n gr.1'tjie aan Grey-kollege Primêr in Bloemfontein. Hy het voor dié groot dag aan OFM-nuus gesê hy is nie bang om skool toe te gaan nie, omdat hy 'n…
Ramaphosa emphasises the importance of education
Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa emphasised the importance of education at a ceremony at the Phehellang Secondary School in Parys, ahead of the opening of schools for the 2017 academic year today. Ramaphosa was joined by Basic Education Minister, Angie Moshegka. The occasion was held to congratulate Free State Education MEC,…
Skole heropen vir 2017 akademiese jaar
Dit is terug skool toe vir leerlinge oor sentraal-Suid-Afrika vandag en vir talle van die jongspan is vandag die begin van hul skoolloopbaan. OFM-nuus het by verskeie gr.1'tjies uitgevind hoe hul voel oor hul eerste skooldag. Klein Chrishelle Jonker gaan na die Laerskool Jim Fouché. Die klein japsnoet is glad…
Graad 1'tjies praat oor eerste dag by die "grootskool"
Dit is terug skool toe vir leerlinge oor sentraal-Suid-Afrika vandag en vir talle van die jongspan is vandag die begin van hul skoolloopbaan. OFM-nuus het by verskeie gr.1'tjies uitgevind hoe hul voel oor hul eerste skooldag. Klein Chrishelle Jonker gaan na die Laerskool Jim Fouché. Die klein japsnoet is glad…
Miljoene leerlinge oor die land heen terug skool toe
Dit is terug skool toe vir leerlinge oor sentraal-Suid-Afrika vandag en vir talle van die jongspan is vandag die begin van hul skoolloopbaan. OFM-nuus het by verskeie gr.1'tjies uitgevind hoe hul voel oor hul eerste skooldag. Klein Chrishelle Jonker gaan na die Laerskool Jim Fouché. Die klein japsnoet is glad…
ANC-veterane vra vroeë raadplegende konferensie
ANC veterane sal Maandag met die regerende party se top-ses vergader om hulle versoek vir 'n vroeë raadplegende konferensie te bespreek. Die veterane het die media gister toegespreek ná president Jacob Zuma se 8 Januarie verklaring die naweek. Hulle is krities oor die regering onder leiding van President Jacob Zuma,…
Department comes to the aid of NC farmers affected by veld fires
The Northern Cape provincial government and organised agriculture have come together in a bid to help farmers affected by veld fires in the Middlepos and Calvinia areas in the Namakwa District. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development together with organised agriculture have dispatched about 20 tonnes of…
Feature: The costs of getting children back to school
As back to school campaigns draw to an end, many parents and guardians are left with no option but to cough up money for registration fees, school fees and other costs related to this academic year. OFM News’s Katleho Morapela engaged parents on costs related to getting their children ready…
Principles should guide members deciding on new party leadership
President Jacob Zuma says principles, rather than names, must guide ANC members as they decide on new party leadership. Zuma delivered the party’s January 8 statement at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto yesterday, a day after the ANC Women’s League broke ranks to endorse Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as the next leader…
Feature: New Year's Resolutions
Every year, many of us make a detailed list of all the things we want to do and how we’d like to better ourselves and also what we want to achieve that year. We’ve come to know these goals that we set at the beginning of every year as New…
Spesiale Verslaag: Matriekslaagsyfer
Die vreugdevure brand hoog in sentraal-Suid-Afrika nadat die Vrystaat die hoogste matriekslaagsyfer in die land behaal het. Die Noord-Kaap en Noordwes het ook nie uit die bus geval nie. In die Vrystaat het 88,2% van die matriekleerlinge geslaag. Die Wes-Kaap was tweede met 85,9% gevolg deur Gauteng. Noordwes was vierde…
Sentraal Secondary delivers top matric learner
The Free State's top achieving matric learner for 2016 is from Sentraal Secondary School in Bloemfontein. Johan Champion (18) achieved eight distinctions in the subjects. Physical Science, Life Orientation, English First Additional Language, German Second Additional Language, Accounting, Life Sciences, Maths and Afrikaans Home Language. MEC of Education Tate Makgoe…
Matric pass rate: Three FS districts in top 5
Three districts in central South Africa are among the country's top five performers which attained a high matric pass rate. The Xhariep District in the Free State had a pass rate of 92%, second to the Overberg District in the Western Cape which had the highest pass rate of 92.7%…
VS behaal hoogste matrieslaagsyfer in die land
Die Vrystaat spog vanjaar met die hoogste matriekslaagsyfer in die land met 88,2% van leerlinge wat in 2016 geslaag het. Angie Motshekga, minister van basiese onderwys, het gisteraand in Johannesburg aangekondig dat die nasionale slaagsyfer van die 2016-matriekeindeksamen 72,5% is - effens beter as verlede jaar se syfer van 70,7%…
How to survive financially during the longest month in the year, January
The longest month in the year financially, January, is here. After the festive season many South African’s find it hard to survive January financially and then go on to increase their credit and debt. Is this the right way? Ofm News’ André Grobler spoke to a Bloemfontein Debt Counsellor, Suné…
Case against alleged impersonator of NW premier to resume
The case against a 25-year-old man who was arrested for allegedly impersonating North West Premier, Supra Mahumapelo, is expected to resume in the Mmabatho Magistrate’s Court today. He was arrested on Christmas Eve in Kuruman in the Northern Cape for allegedly impersonating Mahumapelo in a bid to solicit money from…
Official state funeral for former FS Speaker
The Presidency has approved an official state funeral for the late former Speaker of the Free State Legislature, Ouma Tsopo. Spokesperson for the provincial Legislature, Life Mokone says acting Premier Elzabe Rockman will lead the funeral arrangements that will be held at the Meloding Methodist Church on Saturday, 7 January…