Angry community removes people occupying railway buildings
This followed outrage in Bethlehem, Free State, after a 17-year-old learner was raped while walking home from school last week
By Tladi Moloi
Brief | 28 October 2024
Family blames father’s death on local clinic’s inaction
Buti Malinga was turned away from Makgolokoeng village clinic and died hours later
By Tladi Moloi
Brief | 23 October 2024
Vital water project halted because municipality failed to pay contractors
School where reservoir was being built blocks construction
By Tladi Moloi
Brief | 9 October 2024
Public Protector blames Correctional Services for prolonging Thabo Bester escape
Two officials have faced disciplinary processes and received final written warnings
By Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn
News | 30 September 2024
Villagers have had no tap water for 15 years, but they live 3km from a dam
The Maluti-a-Phofung municipality is intermittently supplying Jwala-Boholo and Qoqolosing villages with water trucks
By Tladi Moloi
Brief | 25 September 2024
Factory forced to relocate from Free State to Gauteng because of electricity outages
NLG Gloves has been in Harrismith since 1993 and employed 71 people from surrounding communities.
By Tladi Moloi
News | 13 September 2024
Cars destroyed by fire in Free State government pound
Owners find their cars burned to cinders
By Tladi Moloi
Brief | 10 September 2024
Free State mayor’s mystery 7,000 km journey
Invoices suggest Nketoana mayor spent R100,000 on a rented car in a single month
By Tladi Moloi
News | 3 September 2024
Blackout in eastern Free State after substation vandalised
Thousands of litres of oil stolen, says municipality
By Tladi Moloi
Brief | 30 August 2024