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Proudly Smithfield - BibberChill 2008

View from the air of the BibberChill

BibberChill 2008 ‘n Reuse Sukses

Alles het op die ou einde goed afgeloop. BibberChill 2008 was vir seker ‘n reuse sukses.
Die weer was wat ‘n mens die tyd van die jaar verwag en het goed gepas by die naam van die fees – ja, dit was koelerig.
Van die stalletjies se verkope kon beter gewees het, maar daar is reeds planne [...]

BibberChill2008 a Resounding Success

It all turned out well in the end. BibberChillFestival 2008 is back on the calendar as an undoubted success.
The weather was as good as we could expect for this time of the year – and fully justified the name of the Festival – yes, it was a bit chilly.
Traders could have done better and there [...]

Council Told - Get Your House in Order, or Else

Mohokare Speaker, Mrs Motsehwa Sehanka, has been informed by Joel Mofareka (MEC for Local Government and Housing) that if Mohokare Municipality’s house is not in order by the end of March, the municipality would be placed under administration. The warning came during a visit to Zastron.

BibberChill Festival Committee

Some of the member of the 2008 BibberChill Committee

F.S. Sheep Shearing Contest At BibberChill Festival

Smithfield’s annual winter BibberChill Festival has been brought forward this year to avoid the worst of the winter chill and is now scheduled for Saturday, 24 May.
With planning well underway, Festival 2008 will be the biggest to date and is being promoted on a wider scale than ever before.
Events will include the Free State Sheep [...]

Smithfield Traffic Jam

This “traffic jam” in one of the guest house parking areas is proof of the popularity of Smithfield with tourists on their way to or from the ever
popular Eastern Cape coast during the recent festive season.

Smithfield for the Birds

Rick Nuttall, the national president of BirdLife South Africa, and Janine were delighted by the range of birds found in the Smithfield area during the recent birding weekend.

Mohokare Suspends Town Manager and Three Others

Four officials of the Mohokare Municipality, including the Town Manager, have been suspended on full pay following a forensic inspection of the Municipal Treasury by the Auditor-General’s office.
Smiffie believes the move followed a discussion between senior members of the Council and the A-G’s office in Bloemfontein.
A clerk in the Treasury Department, accused of siphoning money [...]

Smithfield’s Water Reservoir

Work is well underway on construction of Smithfield’s new water reservoir overlooking the town dam

Werk is aan die gang met die konstruksie van die nuwe reservior bokant die dorp se dam

N6 – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

News about the improvements currently being made to the N6 is both good and bad.

Getting Rid of Buckets Takes Priority Over Water

It has now become apparent that the Government demand that local authorities get rid of all bucket latrines by the end of this calendar year has helped torpedo the Mohokare Municipality’s plans for the new pipelines from the Caledon River.