Former bank employee sentenced for fraud

Violet Mahlatsi, 41, a former employee of a bank in Sasolburg, appeared at the local magistrate's court on 26 June 2020, for sentencing on...

Drought relief aid: FS government fails to submit required business plan...

It appears as if Free State farmers will receive no drought relief in terms of the national state of disaster because the Free State...

Farm attacks and drought: Agriculture is not a priority for Free...

The Free State government has shown time and again that it does not consider commercial agriculture as important. The rural safety plan is not...

Farm attack, seriously injured man manages to shoot 1 attacker dead,...

A violent farm attack took place during the afternoon of 27 June 2020. This is the 30th farm attack since 16 June 2020, in...

Farm attack, woman (82) and son badly injured, Petrusburg

On 26 June 2020, at about 19:00, a man (50) and his 82-year-old mother were at home in Lovedale farm, in Petrusburg, in the...

Two dagga farmers arrested, Boshof

Two suspects aged 24 and 26 are appearing on the morning of 26 June 2020, in the Christiana Magistrates court on charges of illegal...

ANC incompetence to blame for Free State municipalities’ deterioration

According to the report issued by the Auditor-General (AG) for the 2018/2019 financial year, the negative impact of the ANC government's culture of corruption...

Tweespruit farm attack, 5th attacker arrested in Lesotho

After a farmer (74), MrJohn Parr, opened fire on five attackers in his home on a farm in Tweespruit, Free State province of South...

Increase in farm attacks in Free State: Rural safety is absolutely...

The latest farm attack that was successfully warded off on Sunday 21 June 2020, in which the Parr couple was attacked by five assailants...

Closure of Ficksburg SAPS administration offices

All communities that are serviced by Ficksburg SAPS are advised that the Administration offices based at the Border Gate have been temporarily closed due...

Tweespruit farm attack, granny and 2 children held at knife point...

Komiespoort police are investigating cases of a farm attack, house robbery and murder that was perpetrated on a farm at about 7:00 on the...

Farm attack: 5 Attackers – 2 shot dead, 1 wounded, Tweespruit

A farm attack took place on 21 June 2020, between 07:00 and 08:00 on the farm Yaxham, in Tweespruit, in the Free State province...