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Welkom SPCA committee:.

A man who defrauded farmers of Bultfontein of R18 million was found guilty and sentenced to eight years’ direct im­prisonment.

The quick thinking of 13-year-old Blade Tilley last week saved his 12-year-old sibling, Casey, from certain electrocution.

After almost a year of terror and trauma, the deadly stretch of road on the R30 between Allanridge and Bothaville will be fixed at a cost of in excess of R22 million.

Welkom’s own star body builder, Frans Hloi, has just returned from Indonesia, where was placed third in the World Fitness Federation (WFF) World Indonesia body building competition’s world championship professional category.

The Welkom campus of the Central University of Technology (CUT), Free State, hosted an event in celebration of renowned South African author, actor and playwright, Dr Khotso Nkhatho.

Die kerklike jaar het weer verander. Sedert Sondag 27 November is ons in Advent, wat van die Latyn “Adventus” kom, wat “koms” beteken.

Scarcely had the construction work at the Chris Hani Park Sewage Pump Station in Bronville commenced, when opportunistic thieves stole the massive motor from there.

The pioneer city Welkom’s first-ever welfare organisation, Free State Care in Action (FCIA) Welkom, has celebrated its 70th year of being in operation turned 70.

One of the toughest racing events in South Africa, The Tough One, has been deserving of its name since 1975.