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High Court victory for the Critically Endangered African Penguin
BirdLife South Africa and SANCCOB achieved a historic victory as the Pretoria High Court mandated no-take fishing zones near six African Penguin breeding colonies to help halt the species’ decline towards extinction.
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Learning easily accessed
Gone are the days of expensive data plans, unstable internet connections due to weak signals and power outages, and the need for complex software installations to do online homeschooling. Brainline’s […]
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They are tops in water debate
The debating team from the Lephola Secondary school took first place in the debating leg of the povincial competitions for South African Youth Water Prize, Aqua Enduro and Public Speaking […]
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Disruptive actions against illicit mining activities in Matjhabeng, Free State
Five men have been arrested by Operation Vala uMgodi operatives where they were busy with either open cast mining activities or with the separation process on a makeshift slope table […]
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Two suspects arrested for murder and kidnapping in Odendaalsrus
The Odendaalsrus police have arrested two suspects for the alleged murder and kidnapping of a 27-year-old hawker in Odendaalsrus. It is alleged that on Sunday, 2 February, at about 20:00, […]
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Business initiative shapes valued partnerships
In March 2025, the Matjhabeng Municipality launched the first phase of its Business Visitations Programme in Welkom. The primary aim of this initiative is to start engaging businesses to establish […]
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Hawks arrest trio
Three men appeared in the Welkom Magistrate’s Court on a charge of murder and robbery with aggravated circumstances that happened in the city in 2022. The accused, Sulakhe Lindelani Mthembu […]
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Plaaslike rofstoeier maak golwe oorsee
Tristan Beale (25), ‘n swaargewig-rofstoeier van die Baai is besig om groot golwe in Engeland, Wallis en Skotland te maak.
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Vala uMgodi hits hard in the Goldfields
Intensive operations under the auspices of Vala uMgodi have resulted in the arrest 28 men on charges ranging from dealing in drugs, illegal firearms and ammunition to illicit mining.









