The Girls Step Out

Girls from Mofulatshepe Primary School in majorette costume perform outside the police station before marching to a church service in the township.

N6 Rebuild to Begin Soon Work to be done in two stages

Work on rebuilding the section of the N6 between Reddersburg and Smithfield is expected to begin within the next two to three months. The first part of the road to be tackled is between Reddersburg and
Paryshoogte. Smiffie has been informed that contractors are expected on site soon.

Museum Takes on a New Life

After a long period of neglect, the Caledon Museum in Smithfield has been given a shot in the arm, with the help of local gardeners.  Under the direction of Belinda Bekker, Assistant Manager, Provincial Museum Services, seen above with a team from Bloemfontein, who recently spent two days at the Museum, spring-cleaning inside the building [...]

Voorsitter vir Landbou

Einde 2008 soos wat elke tweede jaar plaasvind, het Smithfield Landbou ’n nuwe voorsitter gekies.

CARMEL RICKARD on The Law

Farm Burials and the Consequences
FARMERS whose workers have buried family members on a farm in the past, cannot easily prevent burials from taking place in the future. This has emerged from a judgment of the Land Claims Court delivered earlier this month (March).

Did You Know?

The Namib Desert, about the size of the Western Cape, receives less than 10mm of rain per year.

POLICE REPORT

Spate of Stock Thefts Reported
Stock thefts in the Smithfield area appear to have got out of hand, with 69 sheep and 8 cattle having been stolen in February/March.

Restoration of Ou Grietjie

In our previous article on Ou Grietjie, the mishaps reputed to have occurred, with the cannon playing a leading role, could be figments of imagination. These invariably involved a failure by the cannon to fire and the resulting death or injury of gunners who were caught unawares when the gun fired belatedly.

New at Smithfield SAPD

Mavis Bekker, the newly appointed Administrative Clerk at the Smithfield Police Station.

Smithfield’s New “High” Road

… Residents of Church Street are concerned that the new road
currently under construction is so much higher than the original road
as to make access from the sides difficult.