STEP UP keeps on STEPPING UP

Staff reporter

Bloemfontein – The latest number from our webmaster show massive growth year-on-year with August clocking 2.5 million hits compared to 1.8 million same period last year, an increase of 700 000 hits.

So far, in 2024, the publication has achieved 6 million hits with three months left before the end of the year, a feat achieved in 12 months last year.

With the target for 2024 set at 15 million hits, thus far September has 599 900 hits in the first ten days, a huge chunk can be attributed to the 6th and 7th of September with 194,889 and 176,474 respectively. This is the period in which we ran the story concerning the illegal structure on land belonging to Community Safety, Roads, and Transport.

Ironically, today is the deadline given by Jabu Mbalula, MEC for Community Safety, Roads and Transport.

“Demolish or we meet in court” – Mbalula

In terms of countries browsing RSA leads with 470, 904 followed by Indonesia, Norway, USA, and Nigeria.

Over the past few months, stories we broke made it to mainstream media.

Ignore us at your peril.

What started with zero hits when we published our first story R500 000 splurged on 20 laptops on 14 June 2021 is turning to influence the discourse.

FS Social Development raises eyebrows over questionable R 500k laptop splurge

We also covered Andries Tatane: Full documentary in the link below.

Forgotten Andries Tatane: Remembered

WATCH: 365 days later, zero promises have been delivered to the mourning Heidedal Family

and 14 year old boy killed during MangaungShutDown.

WATCH: 365 days later, zero promises have been delivered to the mourning Heidedal Family

To all our sources, and those who share our stories, we thank you.

To our new readers, welcome. We have been doing for years.

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