Police Arrest Six Suspects in Free State Illegal Mining Operation

Police Arrest Six Suspects in Free State Illegal Mining Operation

A coordinated intelligence-driven operation by the Operation Vala uMgodi team in the Free State Province led to the arrest of six suspects in a crackdown on...
Trial Within a Trial: Magashule’s Defense Alleges Prosecutorial Misconduct in Cholota Bursary Cancellation

Trial Within a Trial: Magashule’s Defense Alleges Prosecutorial Misconduct in Cholota...

The legal battle surrounding former ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule took a dramatic turn last week as his defense team accused state investigators of manipulating...
NAMPO 2025 Concludes with Call to Secure South Africa’s Food Security

NAMPO 2025 Concludes with Call to Secure South Africa’s Food Security

Agriculture remains a cornerstone of food security, poverty alleviation, and job creation, as highlighted at this year’s NAMPO Harvest Week in Bothaville in the...
LGBTQI+ Victim of Multiple Sexual Assaults Seeks Justice as Local Authorities Vow Action

LGBTQI+ Victim of Multiple Sexual Assaults Seeks Justice as Local Authorities...

A woman has come forward with harrowing details of repeated sexual assaults over the past two years, including a brutal attack in March 2025...
Operation Vala uMgodi Strikes Again: Illegal Mining Operation Busted in Free State

Operation Vala uMgodi Strikes Again: Illegal Mining Operation Busted in Free...

The integrated, multidisciplinary Operation Vala uMgodi has achieved another success in its fight against illegal mining, this time in Putswa-stene Section, Thabong near Welkom, following a tip-off...
Nandipha Magudumana at the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court in August 2023. Archive photo: Becker Semela

Magudumana must stay in prison, SCA rules

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that Nandipha Magudumana’s return to South Africa from Tanzania was not unlawful and that she must...
High Court Dismisses Matjhabeng Municipality’s Appeal, Orders Financial Recovery Plan

High Court Dismisses Matjhabeng Municipality’s Appeal, Orders Financial Recovery Plan

The Matjhabeng Local Municipality has suffered a legal setback after the Free State High Court dismissed its appeal against a case brought by the...
Nandipha Magudumana Loses Appeal to Nullify Arrest, Trial Set for July

Nandipha Magudumana Loses Appeal to Nullify Arrest, Trial Set for July

In another legal blow for Nandipha Magudumana, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed her bid to overturn her arrest, upholding an earlier ruling...
Residents marched to the Nketoana local municipality office in Reitz on Thursday to demand better services. Photo: Tladi Moloi

Hundreds march in Nketoana over poor service delivery

Hundreds of residents marched to the Nketoana local municipality office in Reitz on Thursday to demand better services. They want the Free State Department...
NAMPO Harvest Day 2025 Wraps Up in Bothaville, Showcasing Agricultural Innovation

NAMPO Harvest Day 2025 Wraps Up in Bothaville, Showcasing Agricultural Innovation

The NAMPO Harvest Day 2025, Africa’s largest agricultural exhibition, concluded this week in Bothaville in the Free State, drawing hundreds of farmers and industry...
'There Are No Land Grabs in South Africa' – Paul Mashatile

‘There Are No Land Grabs in South Africa’ – Paul Mashatile

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has dismissed claims of land grabs in South Africa, assuring stakeholders that the government is committed to structured land reform...
NAMPO Harvest Day 2025 Wraps Up with Focus on Food Security and Farmer Challenges

NAMPO Harvest Day 2025 Wraps Up with Focus on Food Security...

Hundreds of local and international farmers gathered this week for Africa’s largest agricultural exhibition, NAMPO Harvest Day 2025, which concludes today in Bothaville the Free...