Patients in Tsheseng village in Qwaqwa wait outside one of the old church buildings currently being used as a clinic. Renovation of the Evah Mota Clinic has been on hold since November because the Free State Department of Health still owes the building contractor about R3-million. Photo: Tladi Moloi

Clinic renovation stalled because Free State health department hasn’t paid contractor

The Free State Department of Health still owes a contractor about R3-million to complete the renovation of the Evah Mota Clinic in Tsheseng...
Thabo Bester escaped from prison in 2022 and was recaptured in 2023 after GroundUp revealed that he had escaped. Illustration Lisa Nelson

Judge warns Thabo Bester and co-accused not to delay proceedings

Judge Mareena Opperman of the Free State High Court issued a stern warning on Tuesday to the accused in the Thabo Bester trial that...
Four Arrested for Damaging Essential Infrastructure in Smithfield

Four Arrested for Damaging Essential Infrastructure in Smithfield

Four males, aged between 36 and 48, are in custody after allegedly damaging essential infrastructure in Smithfield. The arrests followed a tip-off from a...
Memorial Service Held for Children Lost at Corobrick Quarry in Bloemfontein

Memorial Service Held for Children Lost at Corobrick Quarry in Bloemfontein

A somber memorial service took place today in Heidedal, Bloemfontein, to honor the lives of at least 49 children who have drowned in the...
Bloemfontein Residents Demand No Bail for Accused in Kamogelo Baukudi Kidnapping Case

Bloemfontein Residents Demand No Bail for Accused in Kamogelo Baukudi Kidnapping...

Outraged residents of Bloemfontein have called for the denial of bail for the 42-year-old police officer accused of kidnapping 19-year-old Kamogelo Baukudi. The accused...
Toloko Mofokeng and Monyaduwe Tshabalala have waited since 2011 for their RDP house. Mofokeng’s left hand was permanently damaged in a stabbing incident. Tshabalala’s leg was amputated after an accident. Photo: Tladi Moloi

There are more than 20,000 unfinished RDP houses in the Free...

A couple in Balata village in the eastern Free State have waited 14 years for their RDP home to be finished. Theirs is one of...
Provincial Anti-Corruption Unit Arrests Two SAPS Officers for Alleged Bribery in Harrismith

Provincial Anti-Corruption Unit Arrests Two SAPS Officers for Alleged Bribery in...

The Provincial Anti-Corruption Unit has arrested two members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in connection with an alleged corruption incident that occurred...
Nine Arrested, Four Bakkies Seized After Looting of Overturned Maize Truck Near Harrismith

Nine Arrested, Four Bakkies Seized After Looting of Overturned Maize Truck...

The Harrismith Public Order Police Unit has arrested nine suspects and confiscated four bakkies following the looting of a maize truck that overturned on...
R45 billion needed to repair Free State roads

R45 billion needed to repair Free State roads

The Free State Department of Roads acknowledged in its briefing of the Infrastructure Portfolio Committee that R30 billion and R15 billion are needed to...
Cape Town Man Remains in Custody as Bail Hearing Postponed Amid Serious Child Exploitation Charges

Cape Town Man Remains in Custody as Bail Hearing Postponed Amid...

A 50-year-old Cape Town man arrested in Brackenfell last month will remain in custody after his bail application was postponed today in the Dewetsdorp...
Botshabelo Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Fatal Tavern Dispute

Botshabelo Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Fatal Tavern Dispute

The Botshabelo Regional Court has convicted and sentenced 32-year-old Vuyisile Isaac to 10 years in prison for the murder of Sello Lefu, following a...
Free State Residents Battle Bitter Cold as Wood and Paraffin Sales Soar

Free State Residents Battle Bitter Cold as Wood and Paraffin Sales...

Ficksburg, Eastern Free State – As a relentless cold front continues to grip parts of South Africa, residents in the eastern Free State are resorting...