Masilonyana Local Municipality in Crisis: Financial Mismanagement and Water Woes Exposed
The Masilonyana Local Municipality has been flagged as one of the worst-performing municipalities in the Free State, plagued by financial mismanagement, a collapsing water...
Free State Roads Department Denies R269 Million Missing, Admits Contractor Irregularities
The Free State Department of Roads and Transport has dismissed allegations that R269 million allocated for the R709 road project between Tweespruit and Excelsior...
Man Sentenced to 22 Years for Housebreaking and Rape in Warden
A 22-year prison sentence was handed down on Wednesday, 30 July 2025, to a man convicted of housebreaking with intent to rape. The case,...
Virginia Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Raping 14-Year-Old Boy
The Virginia Regional Court has sentenced 27-year-old Kamohelo Motsumi to 18 years in prison for the rape of a 14-year-old boy in a case...
Government Urged to Address Maladministration in Free State Municipality
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has raised serious concerns over maladministration in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality in the Free...
EFF Accuses Matjhabeng Municipality of Misusing EPWP Funds to Pay Former...
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Free State has accused the Matjhabeng Local Municipality of diverting funds from the Expanded Public Works Programme...
‘Dark Forces’ Loot Municipal Funds as Free State Services Collapse –...
Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae has issued a stark warning about corruption infiltrating local municipalities, describing "dark forces" whose sole aim is to "steal"...
60-Year-Old Woman Brutally Attacked and Raped in Bothaville Home
The Welkom Family Violence, Child Protection, and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS) has launched an investigation into a horrific rape case after a 60-year-old woman...
Lesotho National Sentenced to 12 Years for Fatal Shooting of Security...
Thabo Tankiso Hlompho (29), a Lesotho national, has been sentenced to 12 years’ direct imprisonment and declared unfit to possess a firearm after pleading...
Minister Suspends EPWP Funding in Matjhabeng Amid Inflated Salary Scandal
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has suspended funding for the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) in the Matjhabeng Local Municipality following allegations...
Son Accused of Murdering Elderly Father, Hides Body Beneath Couches in...
A 35-year-old man appeared in the Botshabelo Magistrate’s Court yesterday, seeking bail after being arrested for the alleged murder of his 79-year-old father.
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Free State Municipalities in Crisis: Parliament Demands Action Amid Corruption and...
A damning report by Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has exposed widespread irregularities, financial mismanagement, and a lack of...
