Problem Streets

Just one of the many problems in Smitfield streets at the moment – some of them death-traps.

Enough is Enough

Smiffie policy is, and always has been, to keep out of politics, to restrict criticism to where it is justified – and to pay due credit where it is due.
But, how any community is expected to put up with the appalling performance of the Mohokare Municipality defies belief.
The question that has to be asked, not [...]

Hulle Werk met Wol

deur Linda Retief

Om skielik proffie te speel en ’n kursus vir 45 ontwerp studente by die Universiteit van Johannes-burg aan te bied sit nie in elke ou se broek nie, maar dit is ’n taak wat Rina Geere met opge-wondenheid en entoesiasme aanpak.

’n Nuwe deur gaan oop in Smithfield

deur Linda Retief

Mnr  Greg May saam met Harry Chilumpa
Die nuwe deur wat in ons dorp oopgaan is dié van die Fresh Paint Kunsgalery, wat ’n verskeidenheid skilderye, pottebakkery, beeldhouwerk, fotografie asook die unieke modelle van die African Toy Shop gaan uitstal.

Artists’ Colony B&B

These Two Local Projects Aim to Help Kids

From left: Thabo Motojane, Motsamai Lemaoana, Kgahliso Williams, Vuyisile Duda and Itumelang Shabe. Sitting: Thejaneg Tsholofelo, Lefu Matlotlo, Clayton Weitz and Andile Novase.
Two groups of young people from township communities are running programmes aimed at helping in different ways others of their age and younger.

Bokmakierie B&B

WASTE! WASTE! WASTE!

Our Water is Going Down the Drain

Can it be that water is no longer a problem in Smithfield?
At least that seems to be the message from the Municipality.
Obviously, we have so much of the stuff that the municipality can afford to throw away tens of thousands of litres by allowing it to leak into the [...]

Strate van Smithfield

Rommel is Ongelooflik
Ten spyte van mnr Motsoeneng se belofte om op 19 Augustus ‘n “Keep Mohokare Clean” – projek te loots, het die strate van Smithfield lank laas so sleg gelyk.

School Celebrates Cultural Day

By Linda Retief
Relebohile-Sibulele Secondary School recently celebrated its annual cultural day with traditional singing, dancing and food. This celebration is usually held in conjunction with Heritage Day but this year the academic programme prevented this.

Parents & siblings joined in the celebrations.