New Housing Project to Replace Mud Houses in Free State Towns
A major housing initiative is underway to replace more than 260 mud houses in the Free State towns of Qwaqwa and Thaba Nchu, the...
Free State protesters demand action on crime
Members of the Bohlokong Community against Drugs and Crime in Bethlehem, Free State marched to the magistrates court and the police station on Wednesday...
Operation Shanela II leads to the confiscation of a large quantity...
PARYS - The Sasolburg Highway Patrol Relief "D" conducted a successful operation as part of Operation Shanela II on Wednesday, 15 October 2025, at...
Buildings torched during University of the Free State protests
The University of the Free State Qwaqwa campus was shut down on Monday night after protesting students blocked roads, broke windows and torched some...
Reward offered for the recovery of a truck hijacked after the...
A Hino 500 (8-ton) truck, registration CXK 397 FS, was hijacked last Thursday night on the N1 just after the Grasmere Tollgate, heading toward...
UFS Requests Police Deployment Amid Protest Threats, Five Students Arrested for...
The University of the Free State (UFS) has confirmed the deployment of the South African Police Service (SAPS) across its three campuses in response...
Nephew Arrested After Uncle Found Beaten to Death in Phuthaditjhaba
A 36-year-old man from Phuthaditjhaba has been arrested for the alleged brutal murder of his 75-year-old uncle, whose body was discovered in a grisly...
Protesters Demand Accountability and Action at Nala Municipality Amid Corruption Allegations
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in the Free State led a march to the Nala Local Municipality on Tuesday, demanding the...
COSATU Demands State of Emergency for Free State Local Government
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has issued a direct demand for the national government to declare a state of emergency for...
Suspect Arrested After Wife Found Dead on Ficksburg Farm
A 32-year-old man from Ionia Farm in the Ficksburg district has been arrested and charged with the murder of his 36-year-old wife.
The arrest followed...
Man Arrested for Alleged Rape of Three-Year-Old Boy
The Ficksburg Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit has arrested a 34-year-old man in connection with the alleged rape of a...
Woman’s 28-Year Wait for RDP House Mired in Bureaucratic Nightmare
A local mother of two, Kebogile Selaledi, finds herself trapped in a housing limbo, 28 years after first applying for an RDP house with...
