Local Stories
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Correction and update
We hereby retract the previous Facebook (15 April 2025) post alleging that GIC abandoned the works on the project. The appointed contractor was selected through due procurement processes, with GIC…
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From silence to strength
The obstacles that once seemed challenging – living with HIV and battling judgment – became my building blocks. I started speaking out, not just for myself, but for those still…
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Welkom Gimnasium aan die werk by Blessings
Die Voortrekkers en kunsstudente van Welkom-Gimnasium het Saterdag 10 Mei by Blessings Diere-welsyn in Welkom gekuier.
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Trotseer koue vir diere
Leon Bester (55), wat reeds vyf jaar in Odendaalsrus woon, is geen vreemdeling vir dierewelsyn nie.
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Classic cars shine their glory
Two of the founder members of the Welkom Classic Car Club, Stephen Coetzee and Zack Lombard, accompanied by their wives, Avrille and Jill, attended the OFS Vintage Car Club show…
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Great lessons imparted
The campaign also had the Department of Justice, National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Thuthuzela Care Centre (Thabong), and Department of Education as stakeholders.
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Matjhabeng’s continued hypocrisy: Mayor demands immediate payment from residents
The Water Crisis Ad Hoc Committee was never convened. No council resolution authorising the R60 million payment exists, and the public statement came from the executive mayor instead of the…
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Witteberg se rugbytokse skop stof in Gouties se oë
Die Goudveld-Hoërskool en Hoërskool Witteberg het weer kragte gemeet in die Wesgrowliga Op die rugbyveld het Witteberg stof in die Gouties se oë geskop met ‘n eindtelling van 38 –…
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Striders shine at various marathons in Free State
The Harmony Striders were well represented at the Lemo Mall Mangaung race on 3 May in Bloemfontein, with 25 local athletes taking part. In the 42.2km, Matjhabeng was represented by…
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Help find the murderer and rapist of a young woman
The Odendaalsrus police are investigating the murder of a woman who was found with a slit throat. The young, unidentified African female believed to be in her late twenties was…
