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Free State regional overview
South Africa’s most centrally located province will be the centre of national attention in 2012 ...read more

SA’s newest metro plans for the future
Manguang, comprising Bloemfontein, Botshabelo and Thaba Nchu, became South Africa’s newest metropolitan authority on the completion of the local government elections in May 2011. ...read more

Tertiary innovation
The Free State’s tertiary institutions are developing excellent reputations for their research capabilities, with the University of the Free State becoming known internationally for its surface science work. ...read more

Tourism investment opportunities
The Free State with its wide-open spaces and abundant wildlife has many exciting tourism-investment opportunities. The National Department of Tourism has identified one such opportunity located in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park. ...read more

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A guide to investing in the Mangaung Municipality ...read more

De Stijl Gariep Hotel Conference Centre expands
Over the past three years, de Stijl Gariep Hotel, the Southern Free State's premier conference venue, has received unprecedented support and experienced growth as a premium conference, gathering place and wedding venue. ...read more

Create jobs by starting small food manufacturing plants
Extrusion technology, a food and feed processing process, is ideal to establish small to medium-sized processing plants on farms or rural areas to produce food or feed products in close vicinity where staple foods (e.g. maize, wheat, sorghum) are produced. This was one of the messages conveyed during a recently held workshop and seminar, ExtruAfrica, organised by the North-West University (NWU) in South Africa, where food and feed manufacturers from Southern Africa came together. ...read more

Chinese automobile manufacturer plans factory in SA
Chinese automobile manufacturer CMC is to build a vehicle factory in the Eastern Free State town of Harrismith at a cost of R1-billion. ...read more

R45-million fish hatchery to be constructed in Gariep Dam
A R45 million fish hatchery is to be constructed in Gariep Dam in the Free State to not only supply local community projects, but create employment opportunities. ...read more