Free State Agriculture Congress Addresses Key Challenges Facing Farmers
Free State Agriculture launched its annual two-day congress yesterday, bringing together farmers, commercial banks, and key stakeholders to discuss pressing issues and future strategies...
Heads to Roll as Free State Mayors Face Scrutiny Over Dysfunctional...
Pressure is mounting on the Free State government to address widespread failures in local municipalities, with five mayors now in the firing line following...
Free State MECs Send Municipalities Back to Drawing Board Over Poor...
Free State MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Saki Mokoena, has ordered several municipalities in the province to revise their action plans...
DA Slams Mashatile’s Bloemfontein Visit as ‘PR Stunt’
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has acknowledged that many municipalities across the country are struggling to deliver essential services due to severe financial constraints. He...
Bohlokong Woman Found Brutally Murdered and Burnt: Police Appeal for Leads
Police in Bohlokong are appealing to the community for any information that could help identify the suspect(s) responsible for the murder of a woman...
11-Year-Old Boy Drowns in Construction Site Pit in Odendaalsrus
The Odendaalsrus Police have opened an inquest following a tragic drowning incident involving an 11-year-old boy at a construction site in Kutlwanong, Odendaalsrus.
According to...
Free State Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Murder of Township...
The Free State High Court, sitting at the Bethlehem Magistrate's Court, has sentenced 25-year-old Isaac Sello Mokhemisa from Matwabeng near Senekal to 25 years...
‘Please Call Me’ Case Sent Back to Supreme Court of Appeal...
In a significant development in the long-running legal dispute between Nkosana Makate and Vodacom, the Constitutional Court has referred the "Please Call Me" case...
Kitchen, Classrooms Burnt Down in Latest Attack on School in Verkeerdevlei,...
The Free State Department of Education believes arson is behind a devastating fire that destroyed five classrooms at Refihletse Combined School in Verkeerdevlei on...
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,...
