Land reform is one of the most sensitive and critical issues facing South Africa. The challenge posed in this regard is how to strike a balance between land reform, which is a political imperative, and maintaining the productive capacity of agriculture, which is mostly an economic challenge. This e debate has raised tempers against this background Public Eye senior reporter Libuseng Nyaka approached Jack Armour a member of AgricSA who shared his views on his capacity as the manager of operations –Land Reform

The Department of Treasury in Free State in December 2010 asked the University of the Free State (UFS) to conduct a study looking into the province’s economy and how it can be enhanced.

Child Rights activists have called for international and national legislation protecting children from violence, abuse and maltreatment. But some parents are opposed to the activists’ stance, accusing them of encroaching into their territories as parents. They perceive the call as interference with their culture as well as dictating to them how to raise their children. Public Eye senior reporter Libuseng Nyaka approached UNICEF representative Aida Girma to find out what motivated the United Nations body to join the campaign.

… Finance minister shares the light on how SA relates to developed world Well, South Africa is the powerhouse of Africa. It has enjoyed more than a decade of uninterrupted growth, but last year the wheels came off a bit.  The International Monetary Fund, in fact, cut its growth forecast by a full percentage point to 2.5 percent saying South [...]

While the Department of Labour is using media and public gatherings to educate communities and ordinary citizen about their rights and how to avoid exploitation by employers, some still don’t know which cases to take to labour and magistrate courts. Public Eye senior reporter Libuseng Nyaka approached the Department of Labour’s cluster manager Velakhe Yona to unpack the role of the Labour Court.

The seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP 17) starts in Durban on Monday, November 28 to search for possible solutions to looming climate change and its deleterious effects. While high sounding doctrines and international legal protocols are likely to dominate debate, seemingly backwater communities such as the Free State are likely to suffer the consequences of inaction by decision makers. To unpack COP 17 and climate change, Public Eye Reporter Palesa Lekeka spoke to Miranda Avenant of the Centre of environmental management in the faculty of natural and agricultural science of the University of the Free State.

As the clock ticks towards the much awaited ANC centenary celebration which will kick off in the Free State, Senior reporter Libuseng Nyaka approached COSATU provincial secretary  Sam Mashinini to find out how far the tripartite alliance has gone towards preparing for this big event. Public Eye: The political temperatures is hotting up in the [...]

The issue of land redistribution has dominated national discourse since 1994 when apartheid ended. However, authorities have taken halting steps towards realising the hopes and dreams of aspiring farmers due to a gamut of reasons including farmers’ intransigence, the willing-seller-willing-buyer rule, corruption and bureaucracy.

BLOEMFONTEIN – This month is Deaf Awareness month which is set aside to acknowledge the existence of the deaf community. Public Eye reporter Palesa Lekeka (PE) paid South African Sign Language expert and senior lecturer at the University of the Free State Dr Philemon Akach a visit to find out more on deaf culture, problems facing the deaf community and to understand why he contends that the deaf community is a forgotten and isolated society.

BLOEMFONTEIN – Nominated for the sport administrator of the year award at the recent South African Sport Awards, Nomsa Mahlangu has become one of the most recognized faces in the world of sport, especially football. We wrap up Woman’s month – August – by assigning our reporter Palesa Lekeka to find out what drives this woman and what she thinks about women’s involvement in the game.