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Wilgies se Graad 11 Landbou Tegnologie klas besoek Tweeling Boerevereniging se Graandag

Die Graad 11 Landbou Tegnologie klas het Tweeling Boerevereniging se Graandag besoek Verskeie uitstallers was betrokke om meer oor die landbou bedryf te deel. Leerders het baie ervaar en geleer, wat waarde toevoeg tot die vak, Landbou

Tegnologie se inhoud en praktiese apekte daarvan Daarwasookdemonstrasieswaar hul eerstehands kon sien hoe die implimentewerk.HoërskoolWilgerivierse Landbou Tegnologie klas bedank Tweeling Boerevereniging en organiseerders; Johan

van Rooy, Bennie de Beer, Desmond Myburg en almal van die vereeniging vir die lekker kos, gasvryheid en dat hul ons genooi het vir die dag. Dit word opreg waardeer,” sê Hoërskool Wilgerivier (Foto’s: Hoërskool Wilgerivier)

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Wilgies spog met 4 puik gegradeerde Netbalskeidsregters

Wilgies spog met 4 puik gegradeerde Netbalskeidsregters. Hulle het die afgelope naweek gegradeer tydens ons Wintersportdag op Frankfort en het uitstekende graderings ontvang Ons sien baie uit na die seisoen wat voorlê!” sê HoërskoolWilgerivier (Foto: Hoërskool Wilgerivier)

Old Mutual go2berg Route, Frankfort to Reitz

Bicycle riders completed the Day 1 of the OldMutualgo2bergRoutebyridingatleast 67 kilometres from here in Frankfort to Reitz. Before the journey began, go2berg had this to say about Frankfort and the journey:“Frankfortisasmallfarmingtown situatedonthe banks ofthe WilgeRiverin theFreeStateprovinceofSouthAfrica Our race village and registration will be run by the local community, parents and students of Hoërskool Wilgerivier There will be a 20km prologue to warm the legs up. A

meander down the Wilge river will get rid of all the travel fatigue and get you ready for action But don't get caught having a brandy coke with the farmers while they braaiyoursteaks,otherwiseday1willbea real challenge ” go2berg also talked about the journey and the destination, Reitz, adding: “Reitz is a small maize, wheat and cattle farming town located in the eastern Free State, they are also home to the headquarters of the co-op group, VKB Our Reitz Race village is run by the parents,

staff and children of Hoërskool Reitz You and your mates will be blown away by the lamb, koeksisters, boerewors, brandy and coke. This is where the adventure begins... Youwillridethrough remotefarmsandon trailsthatcompletelytakeyouawayfromit all You may not see another moving vehicle the entire day The water points hostedby passionatefarming communities will keep you energised The open landscapes are breath taking Terrain: trails,farmroads,gravelroads.”

Photos: go2berg

■ FREE STATE ActionSA implored that the new Free State cabinet should focus on getting the basics right. This comes after Premier Mxolisi Dukwana reshuffled the cabinet ActionSA Free State provincial chairperson, PatriciaKopane,saidtheFree State municipalities are incapable of delivering basic services.“Allofthemcrippled by financial mismanagement, poor governance and rampant corruption for two decades Rampantwatercuts, residents from across these municipalities; Mangaung Metro, Matjhabeng, Kopanong, Maluti-a-Phofung and Masilonyana Municipalities have been at the receiving end of water cuts. Some of these municipalities have been forced to implement planned water shedding as a result of

Newly appointed MECs urged to get the basics right

poor maintenance of water infrastructure,” she said. Kopane added that the debt owedto Eskom byFree State municipalities was estimated at R17 billion Almost R7bn was owed to water boards and outstanding debt to pension funds of R446 million Meanwhile, Eskom’s data confirmed that 15 Free State municipalities owe more than R17 billion rands with the top three debtors being Maluti-a-Phofung with outstanding debt of almost R7 billion, followed by Matjhabeng with R5 billion’s debt and Ngwathe with R2 billion's debt The other municipalities owing Eskom are Moqhaka, Dihlabeng, Nala, Mangaung, Nketoana, Mantsopa, Tokologo, Phumelela, Mafube, Letsemeng, Masilonyana and Tswelopele.

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Vrystaat-begroting: Meer vir salarisse, maar geen plan met infrastruktuur

Die Vrystaat se provinsiale begroting plaas die provinsie onder meer finansiële druk omdat die "ANC nie van sy verwronge beleid en verkeerde prioriteite kan afsien nie" Die Vrystaatse LURvirfinansies,me.Gadidja Brown,hetmetdiebegroting wat vandag ter tafel gelê is opnuutgewys datdieANCse eie prioriteite bo dié van die belastingbetalers gestel word Brown misluk weereens daarin om die provinsie se salarisrekening te beperk Meer as 64% van die provinsie se totale begroting van R41,844 miljard sal aan salarisse bestee word. Die provinsiale tesourie verwag dat dit aanstaande jaar tot 65% van diebegrotingsaluitmaak Dit terwyl onbevoegdheid en swak diens in die staatsdiens

ʼn geweldige probleem is wat dienslewering al hoe meer lamlê. Dit is onaanvaarbaar dat die salarisrekening byvoorbeeld kapitale besteding aan broodnodige infrastruktuur sal oorskry Slegs 11% van die begroting sal aan infrastruktuur bestee word,terwyl die provinsie se infrastruktuur besig is om in duie te stort Die ANC se beleid van werkskepping in die staat kos vuisvoos belastingbetalersalhoemeer terwyl dienste en infrastruktuur kwyn Die begroting vir die herstel van die Vrystaat se haglike paaie is ewe ontoereikend en sal hoegenaamd nie die probleem oplos nie (Mediaverklaring uitgereik deur: Armand Cloete - VF Plus-LPW: Vrystaat)