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Team continues onslaught
Inspired by back-to-back wins, the University of the Free State’s (UFS) men’s football team is hoping to ride that wave further into the Varsity Football competition.
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Signing draws the short straw
It has been over a year since Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa signed the amendment bill to include South African Sign Language (SASL) as the country’s official 12th language. And one wonders what has changed since then.
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Activist’s effort noticed
The Free State-bred actor and activist against gender-based violence (GBV) Jane Mpholo has received another feather in her cap for her contribution towards empowering the community and advocacy against GBV. She was named among the finalists for this
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Fire still investigated
The National District Hospital in Bloemfontein remains closed for public use due to ongoing investigations into the cause of a fire that gutted part of the facility on 7 July.
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Health service cyber attack causes disarray
The delay by the Free State public health laboratory services in providing patients with their blood results was caused by a cyber attack in June.
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Officer dishonours position
Convicted former Bloemfontein policewoman, Noxolo Perseverance Job (39), will know her fate when reappearing in the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court for sentencing on 9 December.
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Dagboek
The fifth Happy Feet fun run event, in aid of Furever Adoptions, will take place at 18:30 in Keidebees, Upington. Participants have the option to complete 2,5 km, 5 km or 10 km by either walking or running. Visit upingtoncrusaders.co.za…
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Care of elders fostered
Botshabelo’s Re Utlwile Response has organised an event for elders at the Uniting Reformed Church on Friday, 9 August. The theme is “Let us protect the Elderly”.
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Tournament honours others’ rights
Libra Shellhouse FC in Bloemfontein has organised a one-day tournament titled “Standing Against Gender-Based Violence and Femicide”. It will feature eight male masters clubs and ties with National Women’s Day, commemorated on Friday, 9 August.
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Teams not at their best, yet
Free State universities’ women’s football teams have a long way to go before becoming a force to be reckoned with in intervarsity competitions. Evidence thereof was the early elimination of the women’s side of the Central University of Technology (CU
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