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The Free State Premier, Sisi Ntombela has recently announced that she supports the Deputy Mayor of Mangaung Metro Municipality decision to license dogs She said this in response to therecentattackandkillingoftwo boys,the3 year oldKeketso Saule from Hennenman on Sunday, November 20, 2022 and 8 year old Olebogeng Mosime here in Bloemfontein She further said that dog owners must ensure that

theiranimalsdonotposeadanger to members of society. On Friday, 18November2022,DeputyMayor

Mapaseka Mothibi Nkoane delivered a tribute to Olebogeng and announced that as from January 2023, no dog owner will beallowedtohaveapetwithouta licenceoranyformoftraining."As of January next year, nobody will own a dog without a licence And where is the empathy?” He then added:“Ourconsciencehas

died, so much that we see a dog’s lifeasmoreimportantthanthatof Olebogeng. I hope none of those people who have displayed absolute disregard for the boy’s life ever experience the pain that Olebogeng’s parents are experiencing I am also praying to Godthatyourkidsmust neverdie inthemannerinwhichOlebogeng did. I am in serious pain because [if] the owner had been responsible, none of this would have happened” Premier NtombelasaidthatjustintheFree State alone, we already experienced three fatal dog attacksthisyear,withtwoofthem takingplace almost withina week during this month At Olebogeng's funeralserviceonFriday,Mothibi Nkoane warned that by laws will be enforced to prevent these kind of attacks in future. With respect to the keeping of a dog, the municipal by laws clearlyprohibit "any dog to attack, worry or frighten any person or animal or through negligence fail to prevent any dog from attacking, worrying or frightening any person" Ntombela then added: "I havebeen disturbed byreportsof dog attacks that have to date claimed the lives of two children

in our province The deaths of these children are unfortunate because, had greater care been exercised, their lives could have beenspared.Itisquiteconcerning to see owners casually walking with these dogs on our streets without a leash, and I call on all dog owners, particularly those of the pit bull terrier breed, to exercise greater caution. People are absolutely petrified of these dogs, and it islittle wonder, given their vicious nature” Last week theMangaungVeldbrandreported that the SPCA here in Bloemfontein announced that 49 pit bull terriers in the Free State province had been handed over Also during the funeral of Olebogeng,award19councillorin the Mangaung Metro, Peter Qondile, revealed that residents had been warned to keep their dogs on a tight leash prior to the pitbullattackinVista Park,which led to the death of the little boy ANC councillor Qondile told mourners that fortunately, just weeks before Olebogeng was attackedbyhisneighbors'pitbull, a message was circulated on their community WhatsApp group warning those with dogs to keep thematbayforeveryone'ssafety

Grade 11 learner from Bloemfontein stabbed to death

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The Free State Department of Education has condemned an incident where a Grade 11 learner from Kaelang Secondary School was allegedly stabbed to deathinwhatisbelievedtobea gang related feud The incident occurred on Tuesday, 22 November 2022, in Rocklands, here in Bloemfontein. According to the Free State Department of Education, a bitter and violent brawl broke out between a group of skirmishing boys on Tuesday afternoon leading to thebrutalstabbinganduntimely deathofthe20 year oldlearner. The20 year oldwasrushedtoa nearby clinic. Unfortunately, he succumbed to his injuries as he was receiving medical attention The department has urged the

community not to disrupt schooling and teaching as Grade 12 learners are still in the process of writing their final exams Spokesperson, Howard Ndaba said police are investigating the circumstances surrounding this incident “Police have deployed vans to patrol around the affected schools during and after school to monitor the situation. The case has been handed over to the SAPS Provincial Anti Gang Task Team,” he said The department will dispatch its psychosocial team to visit the school to provide necessary support and counselling. “We wish to convey our sincerest condolences to the learner’s family and the school communityatlarge”

AfriForum stuit kabeldiewe

Die AfriForum Pellissier Buurtwag (Bloemfontein) het gereageer op ‘n oproep dat daar mense besig is om die krag kabel by vierperdewa weereens oop te grawe, Maandag 21 November 2022 AfriForum Pellissier Buurtwag het dadelik gereageer en ook die AfriForum Lugsteun geaktiveer. Hulle skryf op sosiale media: “Dankieaandieverskeierolspelers;ITR,ReconTactical, Centlec Sekuriteit, AfriForum Fichardtpark Buurtwag, AfriForum Hospitaalpark Buurtwag,AfriForumSektor 3 Buurtwag en SAPD Met die nouesamewerking met alle betrokke rolspelers kon ons daar in suksesvol die misdryfstopsiteneenvandieverdagtesarresteer”

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Two from Grey College participate in Open Robotics Competition

Two Grade 10 learners from GreyCollegeinBloemfontein, Martin Ferreira and Wouter Wessels, enrolled for RoboticswithJP4IRSolutions in the third term. They competed in the Open Robotics Competition recently (15 October 2022) at the Bloemfontein Central Library During this competition, they battled againstvariouslearnersfrom allaroundtheFreeState.The Grey College boys secured themselvesafirstplaceinthe

high school category and overall best robot design in the competition This achievement gained them a cash price of R500000 and an additional R1000.00 for the best robot design. They also received a tablet worth R300000 to help further their robotics career According to their facilitator, Paul Ntsinyi, “the learners have shown great interest in robotics and their progress has been remarkable thus far.”

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