BloemNews Express
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A security guard who allegedly shot his wife on suspicion of having an affair in Botshabelo, remains in custody. The Botshabelo police are continuing their investigation.
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An awareness drive educating women about preventing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) births is ongoing in South Africa for the duration of September. The commitment to globally maximise the education campaign will activities held on Monday 9 Se
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The participation of South African women in technology is crucial to bridge the digital divide and fostering diversity within organisations. The significant value women bring to the tech industry in South Africa should be benchmarked in Women’s Month
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South Africa’s gender-based violence and femicide rate (GBVF) is reportedly five times higher than the global average. Even though both women and men experience GBV, women and girls affected are in the majority.
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Engo Free State has reported an increase in its provision of welfare services and a broadening of its reach, supporting an even larger number of vulnerable people within the communities it operates in.
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The Free State Department of Education presented 17 teachers with the prestigious National Teaching Awards (NTA), honouring them for their contributing to the profession. The provincial winners, both primary and secondary schools, were named at an ev
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The Free State and South Africa’s all-conquering blind star runner Louzanne Coetzee added to her silverware cabinet another prestigious medal of the Paralympics on Monday, 2 September.
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Two postgraduate students of the University of the Free State (UFS) have been granted the Department of Science and Innovation Esther Mahlangu Master’s Fellowship.
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The War on Leaks programme, initially funded by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), is one of three the Special Investigating unit (SIU) is investigating for allegations of gross maladministration with money.
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On Tuesday, 27 August, three South Africans with a passion for the art of drama and storytelling boarded a flight due for Kazan, the largest city and capital of Tatarstan in Russia, to participate in an international, seven-day short film festival de









