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#Elections2024: Bloemfontein Courant Election Watch
30 May 2024
08:00: Election progress
The voteS are rolling in, keep track of the progress here.
29 May 2024
21:00: Let the counting begin
South Africa’s voting booths...
Happy birthday, Bloemfontein Courant
As Bloemfontein Courant celebrates 15 years this month, it would make sense to give our loyal readers a chance to wish the publication a...
Bloem’s Landfills: Progress amid ongoing challenges
For the last few years Bloemfontein Courant has extensively reported on the continuous concerns residents and stakeholders in Bloemfontein have when it comes to...
Upcycle the old and embrace the new
Old clothes, plastic bags, forgotten materials, and objects alike are often left to gather dust and eventually thrown out in the trash.
A local creative,...
Are you checking up on your child?
The half-year mark of the year has come and gone, and the year is slowly coming to an end. That means the academic year...
Are you on target?
Given recent events, it is clear that crime is unpredictable in cities, forcing people to learn about and develop self-defence strategies. Bloemfontein Courant spoke...
Bloem se ‘Supergirl’ van gholf
Die Bloemfonteinse tiener Ellandri van Heerden, wat binnekort 16 jaar oud word, het ’n groot passie vir gholf en glo dat sy alreeds op...
Robust steel beasts handcrafted in Bloem
The love for working with his hands and a passion for cars led Stian Brandt to start a one-of-a-kind vehicle manufacturing company nestled in...
A helping hand beyond Mandela Day
As Mandela Day took the spotlight this week with businesses and individuals across the city showing a little extra compassion to those who are...
Everest: A life-changing journey for Bloem teenager
Misty conditions, showers of rain, falling rocks, glaciers and witnessing a real life avalanche. This is how 16-year-old Micayla Mc Mahon describes her journey...
Basadi in Music Awards: Vote for local radio presenter
A registered Government Auditor by profession, a Radio Bloem presenter, a Miss South Africa Plus World Ambassador, and 2022’s Get It Cover Search winner...
Tik Tok, Best of Bloem coming soon!
The clock is ticking and we are getting geared up for the long-anticipated, annual Best of Bloemfontein – Bloemfontein Courant Reader’s Choice Awards.
If you’re...
Don’t make a dump of the city!
With municipal services being the talk of the town, illegal dumping has taken a sharp rise across the city with residents taking matters into...
Get ready to vote for the Best of Bloemfontein
Just like that! The 11th Best of Bloemfontein – Bloemfontein Courant Readers’ Choice Awards 2023 is here and you are invited to vote local...
Bloem’s dancing duo crowned as world’s best
Two young dancers, Mia van der Walt and Jané Rautenbach, flew their South African flags high as they were crowned the world’s best at...
Legendariese liggaamsbouer sterf
’n Maand nadat hy sy dogter verloor het, het die gemeenskap van Heidedal afskeid geneem van die bekende liggaamsbouer, Calvyn Fortuin (83). Volgens sy...
Anglican Cathedral’s pipe organ installation ‘just over halfway’
Music in a church like the Bloemfontein Anglican Cathedral can be a powerful tool of evangelisation, where worshippers and visitors alike can marvel at...
Criminals wreaking havoc in the city
Murders, shootings and armed robberies. These are some of the popular headlines that have been making waves in the city this week. On 13...