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Die Vrystaatse Direktoraat Natuurbewaring se jaarlikse wildveiling vind van 16 tot 17 April by Willem Pretorius Natuurreservaat plaas. 'n Groot verskeidenheid wild en jagpakkette sal aangebied word en die verwagting is dat die opbrengs van vanjaar se veiling R3,5 miljoen sal beloop.
Onder die wild wat opgeveil sal word, is drie leeus, drie renosters en 15 buffels. Nog vier buffels is in jagpakkette ingesluit, wat na verwagting groot belangstelling onder veral buitelandse jagters sal uitlok.
Die Vrystaatse Direktoraat Natuurbewaring teel wild in hulle verskillende reservate in die provinsie ten einde wild aan boere in die provinsie en wyer beskikbaar te stel.
Die veiling beloof om vermaak vir die hele gesin te verskaf, met ongeveer 70 stalletjies wat 'n verskeidenheid items sal verkoop, van klerasie en kuns tot messe en ander jagtoerusting. Uitstallings van taksidermie behoort ook aandag te trek.
On 29 March 2004 the Technikon Free State officially announced that the central government has gazetted that the name of the institution from this day be changed to Central University of Technology, Free State. The new name would also officially carry its equivalent translations in Afrikaans and Sesotho.
For the former TFS, who opened in 1981 with 285 students, but has grown to the present enrolment of 11 000 students on a modern and well-equipped campus of its own, it is an ideal that has become reality. Especially for the rector, Prof. Bertus Koorts, who since 1997 has explicitly expressed the view that this traditional technikon has become outdated and should redefined and repositioned in order to keep pace with the new economic and social requirements in SA, it is a dream that has come true.
Going out from the vision “Progress through Science, Engineering and Technology”, the Central University of Technology (CUT) will, according to Koorts, “address the need for skills development as a major factor in the central region's and broader SA's success in creating jobs and prosperity.”
The achievement of Bloemfontein-based Forklift Trucks OFS headed by Theo Mostert, as the top seller of forklifts in South Africa, has focussed the spotlight on the further achievements of Toyota forklifts. The latter is also the biggest supplier in the world, having sold January September 2003 altogether 37 984 units worldwide. Of these, 14 786 were in the USA, followed by Germany with 2 081. South Africa was in 10th place with 916 units. Over the past 15 years just over 10 000 Toyota Forklifts have been delivered in South Africa.
The Central University for Technology (CUT) recently introduced its business friends to the Innovation Summit, which will be hosted from 1 to 5 November 2004. The aim of the summit is to enhance understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship, while strengthening co-operation between higher education, government, business and industry in order to improve innovation in the country by the creation of wealth. Present at the launch of the summit were, from the left, Dr Deon de Beer, chief director: Technology Management, Mr Zolile Mjezu, small business development practitioner of Eskom, Ms Edith Sempe of the CUT's Science Park and Messrs. Lungile Jama of Vodacom and Stefan Meyer of Standard Bank, Bloemfontein.
Die Bethlehem Lugskou, wat vanjaar op 28 en 29 Mei aangebied word, is besig om besigheidsgewys 'n aansienlike inspuiting vir die dorp en selfs die streek te beteken. Die Bethlehem Vliegklub mik daarna om vanjaar 'n rekordgetal van sowat 12 000 mense na Bethlehem te lok.
Weens die uitbreiding van die skou is die vliegklub besig om sy terrein op te gradeer en is drie nuwe vliegtuigloodse die afgelope vier maande op die terrein opgerig. Nog drie nuwe loodse word binne die volgende drie maande beoog. Dit is 'n sterk aanduiding dat die vliegveld toenemend gewild word vanweë sy sentrale ligging en is ook 'n bewys van groeiende sakebelangstelling in Bethlehem en die Oos-Vrystaat. Daar kan inderdaad verwag word dat die vliegveld steeds 'n groter rol gaan speel as aansluitingspunt vir besighede in die Oos-Vrystaat.
Die lugskou sal voorafgegaan word deur feestelikhede soos die Suid-Afrikaanse lugballonkampioenskap en die Formule I-kragboot wedrenne wat na Bethlehem terugkeer. Die klem is egter weer op die lugskou wat as een van die toplugskoue in die land beskou word.
Vir meer inligting en ook om by die lugskou uit te stal, kan Anita Henning by (058) 303 7555 geskakel word.
Die Elken Landgoed buite Bloemfontein op die Petrusburg-pad het hul nuwe konferensiefasiliteit met sy reuse grasdak op 'n funksie bekendgestel,. Teenwoordig was Corné Roets en Hendrien de Klerk (Elken Landgoed), Leon Vermaak (Vermaak & Dennis), Sheryl van den Berg (Standard Bank) en Wynand Kemp (WA Lapas).
Meer besonderhede by (051) 5233616/967.
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