Bloemfontein City Guide | Mangaung Info

Even though we would like to congratulate the ANC on the role they have played in the history of our country, we would also like to remind them of the contributions and spirit of the greater South African public.

How watching a grainy YouTube clip from 2009 can warm a heart in a cold and wet London in 2011… If this optimism continues, the future is bright for the South African people.

South Africans are such huge fans of this savings scheme that, according to a survey by African Response, R44-billion (US$529-million) is currently invested in stokvel savings.

Freshlyground makes soundtracks for a young South African democracy. They are like no other band, yet liked the world over. From an international point of view they are not mainstream, but certainly well known.

The South African construction industry is set to go green when new energy efficiency building regulations come into effect in November.

This rugby world cup already has me on the edge of my seat. The scenario should only happen in the quarter finals, but here it is. It has happened, it crawled into my early mornings like a nasty mosquito and it keeps me awake… How well did Argentina control that ball in the last two [...]

The Mangaung municipality is to spend R40 million (£3.8 million) on a new website for the city. So what exactly does a smaller municipality in South Africa get for flashing this ridiculous amount of taxpayers’ cash on a new website?

The Loch Logan Waterfront is the place to visit if you feel like shopping, having a sundowner, dinner and catching a movie all without the hassle of driving around finding things to do in Bloemfontein.

South African state company Eskom has secured a US$365-million (about R2.46-billion) loan from the African Development Bank to fund construction of a concentrated solar power plant at Upington in the Northern Cape and a wind farm near Koekenaap in the Western Cape.

Oprah Winfrey, impressed by the transformation of the University of the Free State, will visit the campus in Bloemfontein on Friday, 24 June 2011. The vice-chancellor and rector, Prof Jonathan Jansen tweeted: “You heard it here first … On 24 June Oprah Winfrey lands on the campus of the University of the Free State.” Jansen [...]