Cheetah – a Passion

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It’s Safe to Pay Rates to Residents’ Forum

Residents would have noticed that no rates were added to the municipal accounts in April, May and June, says Ounooi Badenhorst of the Smithfield Residents’ Forum.

Mooi so!

Munisipale werkers het verlede week begin om tuinvullis op die sypaadjies weg te ry en verskeie paaie in die dorp is geskraap.
Dit is bemoedigend om te sien dat daar aandag gegee word aan dié take.

Bekeer Out – Lisenyane In?

Police Headquarters in Bloemfontein has told Smiffie that departing Superintendent Willem Bekeer is being replaced by Superintendent Lisenyane from Bloemhof, in the Northwest Province.
This means that the two senior policemen would be swapping jobs.
However, as we went to press there was still no sign of the newcomer, meaning that the recently upgraded Smithfield Police Station [...]

Cattle Owners Warned About Strays They Face Impounding of Animals

At last something is being done about roving, unattended cattle that endanger traffic and damage property.
At a recent meeting with the Cattle Owners Association at the Town Hall in Smithfield, local traffic officer, Mr Gerardt Friedrichs informed them that in terms of the Road Traffic Act, regulation 313, animals found roaming could be impounded by [...]

Mooiloop soek spoke

’n Joernalis van die tydskrif Mooiloop, Minette Brink, het onlangs ’n paar dae in Smithfield deur-gebring met die doel om ’n artikel oor die spoke van Smithfield te skryf. Tydens haar besoek het sy Beersheba en Carmel besoek asook die geskiedkundige begraafplaas. Sy het ook by verskeie van die plaaslike inwoners soos oom Hendri Swanepoel [...]

Die Smiths van Smithfield deur Henrie Smith

Red: Henrie Smith het geskakel om ons in te lig dat hy die Smiffie gelees het en dat hy graag daarop wil inteken. Hy het ook aangebied om oor sy familie te skryf. Ons het die aanbod met albei hande aangegryp omdat dit die soort materiaal is wat ons benodig om ons diens aan die gemeenskap [...]

BETHULIE SE LEGENDE FEES: 4 Oktober

deur Trudi Venter
Reëlings vir Bethulie se eerste Legende Fees op 4 Oktober vorder goed. ‘n Kontrak is met Frank Opperman gesluit om die toneelstuk wat Dana Snyman geskryf het, Wyk 14, hier op te voer. Die televisieprogram, Fiesta, het bevestig dat hul dekking vir die fees sal gee.

Treat Yourself – Visit the Cheetahs

by Barbara von Ahlefeldt
If you ever find yourselves on the way to Sun City, forget the urge to gamble for a day, and spoil yourselves in a unique way. Turn off the main road onto the R 513 and into the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre between Pretoria and Brits at the foot of [...]

Two Killed Near Rouxville

Two people were killed and five injured, three seriously, when two cars collided head-on outside Rouxville on Sunday, 20 July. A charge of culpable homicide has been laid by local police.