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Concerns of farmers are mounting as they face severe crop damage after black frost and snowstorms hit the regions

By Kouthar Sambo Following the recent snowstorm that wreaked havoc in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), Free State, and the Eastern Cape, farmers fear that the recent adverse weather conditions will result in severe crop damage. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show on Wednesday, Chairman TLU SA North, Henk van de Graaf said farmers are experiencing black frost, which impacts the crops on a detrimental level. "Farmers experienced a total loss of potatoes, […]

26 September 2024

Local

Health Department encourages people to wash hands, boil water before drinking

The death toll from the cholera outbreak in South Africa has climbed to 32 after the death of a woman from Parys in the Free State on Thursday. She’s the second person confirmed dead by the provincial Department of Health. Last month a 33-year-old woman from Vredefort died in Parys Hospital as a result of cholera. At least 29 deaths occurred in the Hammanskraal area, north of Pretoria, and one […]

9 June 2023

Local

Jagersfontein residents recover belongings from sludge following the collapse of mine dam wall

LOCAL Some residents of Jagersfontein in the Free State are salvaging their meagre belongings after their houses were damaged by the sludge from a mine dam that collapsed on Sunday. Scores of displaced residents have been sheltered at a local church. Learning and teaching have been affected in the disaster-stricken area with several roads inaccessible due to the sludge from the collapsed mine dam. Residents of Jagersfontein continue to try to comprehend […]

14 September 2022

Local

Three people confirmed dead following flooding in Jagersfontein, Free State

News just in is that at least three people are confirmed to be dead and four are still missing after a mine dam burst at Jagersfontein. Free State Emergency Medical Services says a pregnant woman is among people receiving medical treatment at Diamant Hospital in Jagersfontein for hypothermia. Six others have been transferred to Albert Nzula in Trompsburg. Several houses in Charlesville and Itumeleng residential areas have been damaged. It’s reported […]

11 September 2022

Local

Iqbal Sharma, 16 co-accused to appear at the Bloemfontein High Court

LOCAL A Gupta family associate, Iqbal Sharma, and 16 accused which include officials from the Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development are set to appear at the Bloemfontein High Court on Friday for a pre-trial hearing. They are facing fraud, corruption, and money laundering charges amounting to R25 million. The case relates to payment made by the Free State Department of Agriculture between 2011 and 2012 to Nulane […]

24 June 2022

Local

Ace Magashule bailed on R200,000, court hears he earns R133,000 salary from ANC

ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule was released on bail of R200,000 after he made his first appearance in a packed Bloemfontein magistrate's court on Friday to face charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering. Magashule's advocate, Laurance Hodes SC, brought an application for his release on bail after he had presented himself to the Hawks on Friday morning for charges related to the controversial 2014 Free State asbestos roofing removal project, […]

13 November 2020

Local

Cele demands arrest of those responsible for torching police car

Police Minister Bheki Cele has demanded the arrested of those responsible for the torching of a police vehicle at Senekal in the Free State. About 100 people stormed the local magistrate’s court where Sekwetje Mahlamba and Sekola Matlaletsa appeared briefly in connection with the murder of farm manager, Brendin Horner. Cele says some of the farmers were armed. The Minister says he cannot understand why the protesters directed their anger […]

7 October 2020

Local

Suspects linked to Free State asbestos saga to appear in court on Friday

Seven suspects linked to the multi-million-rand Free State asbestos saga will appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court on Friday. The Hawks arrested six suspects on Wednesday. The seventh suspect handed himself to the Hawks in Richards Bay on Thursday afternoon. The seven are linked to a 2014 fraudulent R255 million tender for an audit of asbestos roofs in low cost housing in the Free State. Three of the seven arrested […]

2 October 2020

Local

Hawks refuse to divulge details on Duduzane Zuma’s legal status

The Hawks would not be drawn on if Duduzane Zuma is a person of interest or if a warrant has been issued for his arrest. “The only person we spoke about was Ajay [Gupta]. Now people want to know what is happening within our investigations. We can’t talk about those things. Those are operational matters‚” Hawks spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said on Tuesday. “We find it very difficult that people […]

20 February 2018

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