Council wants to approve illegal expenses at unlawful meetings
The ANC controlled Ngwathe local municipality, including Heilbron, Parys, Vredefort, Koppies, and Edenville, wants to approve R112 million irregular expenditure at an unlawful meeting.
Mr....
Honorary doctorate for corruption
Ace Magashule, the Premier of the Free State, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Bahcesehir. The university is in Turkey.
It is pointed...
Police recover explosives and R5’s after chase, Gold Fields
On Friday, 29 September 2017 at about 17:00 intelligence led operation consisting of different police units including, Welkom Flying Squad, K9 Unit, and Crime...
Farmer shot in the head during farm attack
On Sunday, 24 September 2017 around 00h30, Johnny Muller (45), his wife and two children were returning to their farm situated in the Kimberley...
One dead and three injured in Heidedal shootings
At approximately 20h05 on Saturday evening 16 September 2017, Netcare 911 paramedics were driving past when they stopped to assist the police in the...
‘Load shedding’ for Free State towns
Eskom has given notice of possible load shedding to various Free State municipalities.
This follows on municipalities' default payments and the fact that they do...
Trio nabbed for drug production laboratory
Three suspects aged 37, 39 and 61 appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court on 13 September 2017, for alleged dealing and manufacturing of illegal...
Two get life in prison for murder and robbery, Sasolburg
The two accused Michael Bheki Mthethwa (29) and Lefu Johannes Motloung (41) were yesterday found guilty and sentenced by the Sasolburg High Court for...
Gupta family controls Free State Department of Agriculture
The Free State Department of Agriculture is aware of financial irregularities. The failure of the department to table its 2015/16 annual report shows that...
Swift police action foils planned robbery, 4 arrested
Intelligence operatives received information about a planned robbery. A joint operation comprising members of Crime Intelligence, K9 Unit, and Public Order Policing Unit was...
Welkom fire department without water
A building was burnt in the Mathjabeng (Welkom, Virginia, Odendaalsrus, Hennenman, Allanridge, and Ventersburg) municipal area without the municipality's fire brigade being able to...
Third fire in the Free State
After the historic city halls of Bloemfontein and Wepener were destroyed by fires, the historic station building of Bethlehem became the third building to...
