2010 boom for Bloem
 Tourism and infrastructure are set to boom in the lead-up to the 2010 Fifa World Cup and 10 international soccer matches will be held at Bloemfontein’s stadium in the next twelve months. ...read more

Regional overview of Free State Province
 The Free State is the golden province. Its main products are either literally gold (the precious mineral) or golden in colour (wheat and maize), and the image most closely associated with the province is the gleaming peak guarding the entrance to the Golden Gate National Park. ...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

Free State hydropower plant launches first units
 The R100-million 7 MW hydropower plant, which is currently being built near Bethlehem in the Free State, had its first unit launched today. The first unit is housed at the Sol Plaatjie Dam. ...read more

Asian attraction lures Free State investors
 The Free State is making a decisive push to market itself towards the potentially lucrative Asian market, as it prepares to host the Asia+Expo 2008 this October. ...read more

New call centre planned for Free State
 Government’s efforts to stimulate growth in the BPO sector and attract industry away from the traditional cluster of Joburg, Cape Town and Durban has proven fruitful, with news of a new 600-seat call centre to be located in the Free State. ...read more

Sasol commits R300-million to Mafutha feasibility studies
 Synthetic fuels giant Sasol has committed R300-million to feasibility studies for the proposed new 80 000bl/d coal-to-liquids plant, project Mafutha. ...read more









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