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Men encouraged to screen for dormant cancer
Prostate cancer accounts for 13% of male deaths in South Africa, according to the National Cancer Registry. The register has warned that the lifetime risk for prostate cancer among South African men is one in 15.
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Country unshackled
South Africa stands at a crossroad with the date of the 2024 national elections nearing. Expectations and hope for a better future mingles with anxieties about the challenges, though.
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Autism met by care
The Nazarene Hope Centre in Bochabela, Bloemfontein, is a home for autistic children.
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Event has trickling effect
The successful staging of the annual Bloem Show translates to positive economic spin-offs for the hosting city of Bloemfontein and the Free State. This is according to Elmarie Prinsloo, chief executive officer (CEO) of Bloem Show, speaking at the lau
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Parties pledge for fair elections
Altogether 38 registered political parties, including two independent candidates in the Free State, have committed to free and fair elections – signing the electoral code of conduct pledge.
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Shimlas survive drought
The University of the Free State’s (UFS) Shimlas have finally shaken off the cobwebs by claiming this year’s Varsity Cup. The jail-breaking victory of 45 – 42 over the stubborn University of Cape Town (UCT) Ikeys see the local lads…
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Runners chase deadline
Runners interested in entering the Lemo Mall Mangaung Marathon, which is a qualifier for this year’s Comrades Marathon, have until Tuesday, 30 April, to register.
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Hawks seize luxury house of bogus Free State investors
The Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crimes Unit in the Free State made another breakthrough against alleged bogus investors Moeketsi Ntshasa and Phetogo Molosi. The elite crime-fighting wing has managed to secure an order to preserve a luxury house valued
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Esteemed Archbishop Makgoba gets double honour from leading South African universities
South Africa’s astute Archbishop Cecil Thabo Makgoba (62) has received double honour, mere days apart, from two of South Africa’s leading universities, namely the Rhodes University (RU) and the University of the Free State (UFS).









