A month ago, the MEC for CoGTA and Human Settlements Mr. Saki Mokoena learnt about a house in Thaba Nchu that was damaged by an extricated roof from a nearby church following heavy rainfall. The house belonged to 77- year old Mme Nelly Sempe. MEC Mokoena visited Mme Sempe and
The multi-disciplinary, integrated Operation Vala uMgodi continues to yield significant successes in the Free State Province, demonstrating the effectiveness of collaborative efforts to combat illegal mining. Free State Policespokesperson Sergent Mahlomola Kareli said it was on Tuesday, 3 June 2025 at approximately 06:00, combat operators, working in close cooperation
As our waste crisis deepens, South Africa’s landfills risk looming exhaustion, experts warn. According to Mark Williams-Wynn of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA), the country urgently needs alternative waste disposal methods that will serve to support the existing waste hierarchy – reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, and
A 50 year old Lesotho National Sangoma, Sebokoana Khounyana appeared at the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates’ Court on the 30 May 2025 on charges of premeditated murder and Human trafficking of a 02-year-old baby Kutlwano Shalaba. A charge of premeditated murder was added against the mother Kuneuwe Portia Shalaba (32), who
Northern Cape Division of the High Court granted Hawks Asset Forfeiture Investigation and National Prosecuting Authority‘s Asset Forfeiture Unit, a forfeiture order to two vehicles with a combined value of R265 000. According to the Northern Cape Hawks Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Tebogo Thebe in the first case that happened
The crime along the Lesotho-Free State border has reached the level of a low-intensity war. Roy Jankielsohn Democratic Alliance spokesperson on Agriculture in the Free State Legislature said besides the theft of cattle farm equipment, vehicles and criminal syndicates who use the porous border to distribute illicit goods, the
The police arrested two suspects on the N3 near the Roadside policing precinct following a road blockage by a number of trucks, which were left unattended with no keys. Fezile Dabi Policespokesperson Warrant Officer Mmako Mophiring it was on Monday, 2 June 2025 at approximately 06:30, the police received
A 26-year-old woman will appear in court tomorrow for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend in the chest this weekend. Free State Policespokesperson Capt Loraine Earle said men and women in Blue stationed at Thabong Policestation in Welkom in the Free State have launched an investigation into an attempted murder case
The Hawks Nelspruit based Serious Organised Crime Investigation has taken over investigation after a police constable, 29 year old Khulani Chabangu, two other clients, and a barber were robbed of their personal belongings at gunpoint. According to information, the police official, two clients, and the barber were still in
The Democratic Alliance (DA) will submit an urgent letter to the Mangaung Metro administration, demanding a clear action plan to repair and maintain deteriorating gravel roads. Greg van Noord Democratic Alliance Councillor in the Metro Mangaung in city or Roses Free State said Their goal is to restore safe,
