Inge Strydom
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A total of 230 learners at Boiphihlelo Secondary School in Vredefort attended a school safety awareness campaign focused on teenage pregnancy and statutory rape.
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Dehan het sy suksesvolle seisoen verder bekroon toe hy ’n silwermedalje in die o.16-afdeling van die ASA straatmyl verwerf het.
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Wolhuterskop Nature Reserve near Bethlehem is carrying more than three times its recommended game capacity, but the removal of excess animals has not been completed more than two years after an official count identified the problem.
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The Free State town of Clarens will host its first Festival of Lights from 24 to 26 September 2026, with more than 20 light art installations, music performances and community activities planned across the Heritage Day weekend.
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Ngwathe Local Municipality’s reported 86% compliance score for its Water Services Development Plan is under scrutiny amid continuing concerns over water access, ageing infrastructure, stalled projects and the municipality’s deteriorating financial position.
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A solar-powered car built by Tshwane University of Technology engineering students began an eight-day test of endurance on Thursday, with teams competing to cover as much ground as possible before reaching Cape Town.
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Three men have been arrested following the discovery of the body of a foreign national found concealed in a large refuse bag and dumped along the R26 outside Fouriesburg.
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Two lions rescued after a fire destroyed their enclosure on a Free State farm have now spent eight years at Lionsrock Big Cat Sanctuary near Bethlehem.
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More than a year after foot-and-mouth disease was first confirmed in the Free State, the province is still battling active infections, with the number of confirmed cases now standing at 795.
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The South African National Blood Service is collecting fewer blood donations than needed to maintain hospital supplies, with current collections falling short of the 3 500 units required daily.
