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Landboubulletin 17 Oktober 2017
Potchefstroom-boer sterf waarskynlik aan hartaanval in struweling met gewapende booswig; DA in Noord-Kaap sê boere moet hierdie keer elke sent van ramphulp kry; en veteraneklub bied Saterdag weer familiefees aan met ou trekkers en enjins.
Landboubulletin Maandag 16 Oktober 2017
Goudveldse eierboerdery ruk tot stilstand as gevolg van voëlgriep; sakeman-boer van Potchefstroom wat in plaasaanval sterf se seun gesels; en onrus in Noordwes ontwrig boere en die landbousektor.
President Jaco Zuma Congo-visit
President Jacob Zuma says his visit to the Republic of the Congo was successful.
Weather service warns against making open fires
Bloemfontein - The South African Weather Service warns against making open fires as they can lead to runaway veld fires. The bureau warns that high chances of fire are expected over the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, western part of Free State, as well as western part of the…
Three die in NW shack fire
Mahikeng - The police are investigating a case of inquest after three people died in a shack fire, in Majwe Mantsho, Mahikeng. A young child of about four years of age as well as a man and woman were burned in a shack that was locked from the inside, on…
Farm owner shot in Potchefstroom
Police are investigating a case of murder after a man was shot on a farm, near Potchefstroom. The 69-year-old farm owner was killed when three suspects allegedly shot at him from a farm fence, on Friday night. Suspects are still at large. According to police’s Pelonomi Makau, the man and…
Landboubulletin, Woensdag 11 Oktober 2017
Kommer oor magtiging vir eksplorasie in Noordwes en Vrystaat; blydskap oor polisieklagtesentrums; en Noord-Kaapse landbouvoorligters maak planne vir beter dienslewering.
Landboubulletin, Dinsdag 10 Oktober 2017
VL, boere en polisie vergader môre op Clocolan oor Lesotho-grensmisdaad; 41% van restitusiegrond steeds nie oorgedra aan eisers, sê DA; en Noordwes-kleinboere kry nog 'n veilingskraal.
Tonie Rossouw van die Bloemfonteinse weerkantoor.
Tonie Rossouw van die Bloemfonteinse weerkantoor vertel oor die koue weerstoestande wat 'n groot deel van die sentrale binneland sedert gister getref het.
Landboubulletin, Maandag 9 Oktober 2017
Johannes Moller gesels oor die Agri SA-kongres wat vandeesweek gehou word; polisie soek booswigte ná voorvalle op twee Vrystaatse plase; en skerp daling in stroperverkope kan gekoppel word aan voortslepende droogte.
More surgery for baby with rare skull defect
Klerksdorp - A North West baby boy, who underwent surgery in August to repair a rare brain defect, will have to again go under the knife to have his skull repaired. This is according to the Head of Neurosurgery at Tshepong Hospital in Klerksdorp, Tharun Krushna, who operated on Goitsemodimo…
Melk & Vleis ryg Aardklop-toekennings in!
Potchefstroom - Die produksie 'Melk & Vleis' het gisteraand by die Aardklop-toekennings, wat die beste skrywers en akteurs by vanjaar se Aardklop Nasionale Kunstefees in Potchefstroom vereer, met die meeste toekennings weggestap.Melk & Vleis, wat spog met Illse Roos, Paul du Toit, Nomkhita Bavuma en Sesethu Zamxaka in die rolverdeling,…
NC Hawks Captain to appear in court
Springbok - A member of the Hawks in the Northern Cape is set to appear in the Springbok Magistrates Court, on the 18th of October on charges of fraud and money-laundering. According to Hawks national spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi, 50-year-old Stefanus Van Rooi was arrested on Thursday in Springbok for allegedly…
NC pledges to complete Mental Hospital by end 2017
Kimberley - The Northern Cape Health Department, has pledged to have the Kimberley Mental Health Hospital, complete by the end of 2017. Spokesperson Lebohang Majaha says the incomplete hospital, which has cost taxpayers close to R 2 billion, will only become operational after the December 2017 completion date. Construction on…
Two dead, three injured on R34
Bloemfontein - Two people have died killed and three were injured when two light motor vehicles collided on the R34 road between Odendaalsrus and Kroonstad, early this morning. According to Traffic Spokesperson, Kabelo Moloabi, the head on collision, which occurred at 02:54, claimed the lives of the two drivers, of…
Seven children die in NC collision
Kimberley - Two vehicles, collided on Barkley-West Road outside of Kimberley, claiming the lives of seven children and one adult. According to ER24’s Werner Vermaak, all eight occupants were travelling in a Toyota Corolla, at the time of the accident. The driver of the Toyota Corolla, survived the colission, sustaining…
Bank robbers still at large
Bloemfontein - Police in Bloemfontein are still searching for four suspects in connection with an armed robbery at a bank in the city centre. Police spokesperson Sam Makhele says police were alerted to the robbery just after 13:00, yesterday. Four armed suspects apparently approached a cash-in-transit vehicle in front of…
Landboubulletin, 6 Oktober 2017
Parlementêre komitee sê hy is bekommerd oor probleme in waterdepartement; landbouminister moet vinnig planne maak teen voëlgriep, sê DA; en wolmarkvooruitsigte steeds uitstekend.
Landboubulletin, Donderdag 5 Oktober 2017
Vrystaat Landbou (VL) se president, Dan Kriek, praat oor VL se struktuurverandering en maatskappystigting asook oor die Lesotho-grenshofsaak; en boere in die binneland jubbel oor die reën.
Landboubulletin, Woensdag 4 Oktober 2017
Vooruitsige lyk goed vir katoenboere, sê GWK Agri se besturende direkteur, Tom Meintjes; landbou-ekonoom Kobus Laubscher sê mielieboere gaan dit nie maklik hê nie; en die reën is hier!