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Criminals target Free State hospitals
Free State healthcare facilities are under siege as criminal syndicates repeatedly strip hospitals of copper pipes, taps, and toilet flush mechanisms, costing millions of rands…
SANParks newly-launched Golden Gate Zipline set to woo tourists in the Free State
The SA National Parks (SANParks) has officially launched the Golden Gate Zipline near Clarens, Free State, aiming to boost the region's tourism economy. This new adventure…
Mathjabeng in financial freefall
The Free State municipality is facing severe fiscal distress, with liabilities exceeding R5.8bn and a R871.6 million deficit, says Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke
No freedom without water
Across South Africa, communities are marking Freedom Day under the weight of an escalating water crisis, where unreliable supply, contamination and ageing infrastructure continue…
SA’s water crisis deepens: Nearly half of wastewater systems critical
The latest Green, Blue and No Drop reports show widespread deterioration of water and sanitation infrastructure. Nearly half of wastewater systems are critical, drinking water…
Inside the EFF Free State plot to remove Maluti-a-Phofung mayor
In a voice note obtained by the Mail & Guardian, a senior EFF leader is heard saying they would give councillors different coloured pens to identify how they voted and that…
ANC in QwaQwa allegedly organised “township thugs” armed with knives to disrupt mayor’s removal
A councillor said police had to be brought in to stop the disruptions
Ramaphosa to crack the whip in the Free State
The president will meet the provincial executive to discuss the state of the province’s municipalities
Mashatile honours Mosiuoa Lekota as a giant who carried the torch of freedom
Known for speaking truth to power, Lekota’s contributions to democracy, education and social development have left an indelible mark on South Africa’s journey toward equality and…
SANDF deployment to back police set to start on 31 March
National police commissioner Fannie Masemola said the army would play a supporting role to the South African Police Service
Free State premier declares year of decisive action to fix municipalities, drive economic growth
MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae said the state of municipalities was not encouraging
KwaZulu-Natal tops 2025 matric results with 90.6% pass rate
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube said the notion that 30% constituted a pass mark was political sloganism
South Africa’s agricultural exports boom
The latest data for the third quarter shows that South Africa’s agricultural exports totalled US$4.7 billion, up from 13% from the same period a year ago
Steenhuisen confirms 274 foot-and-mouth disease cases in five provinces
Officials said South Africa’s phytosanitary and biosecurity requirements are world class and the department is awaiting bilateral trade agreements to be resolved to begin exports…
Fort Hare University: Lies and xenophobia distract from the jobs crisis
State disinvestment in public services, infrastructure and manufacturing ensured that millions would remain trapped in cycles of poverty, with or without immigration