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Free State

Magashule associate convicted over corrupt tender
Article
/ 6 March 2018

Magashule associate convicted over corrupt tender

The court found Mohlouoa “Blacky” Seoe guilty of bribing Lioma in order to influence a tender for learning materials

By Pieter and Louis Myburgh
Ace’s mate tipped for premier job
Article
/ 2 March 2018

Ace’s mate tipped for premier job

Sisi Ntombela’s bid to lead the Free State is clouded by claims that she’s a pawn for her former boss

By Dineo Bendile
Teachers, pull yourselves together and prepare your lessons
Article
/ 23 February 2018

Teachers, pull yourselves together and prepare your lessons

Educators need to stop playing victim and plan to teach in less favourable conditions

By bersan.lesch
Mud slung as Free State leadership race intensifies
Article
/ 16 February 2018

Mud slung as Free State leadership race intensifies

Supporters of premier hopeful Thabo Manyoni are planning to push for the reinstatement of 200 fraud and corruption charges against his main opponent

By Dineo Bendile
Ace checks the corruption card
Article
/ 26 January 2018

Ace checks the corruption card

The new ANC secretary general says the party shouldn’t rush to expel President Jacob Zuma

By Paddy Harper
All eyes now on delegate credentials as ANC prepares to vote
Article
/ 16 December 2017

All eyes now on delegate credentials as ANC prepares to vote

Analyst Tinyiko Maluleke says the exclusion of 54 PEC members and 40 Bojanala branches from voting will not adversely affect Dlamini-Zuma’s fortunes

By Thulebona Mhlanga
No voting status for all the ANC structures nullified by courts, NEC announces
Article
/ 16 December 2017

No voting status for all the ANC structures nullified by courts, NEC announces

​The NEC of the ANC has resolved that all party structures nullified by courts will not have voting status at the conference

By Dineo Bendile
No end to the legal challenges
Article
/ 15 December 2017

No end to the legal challenges

‘As with previous similar challenges, the ANC itself supported those who opposed the application’

By Staff Reporter
Ace Magashule scores another term as Free State ANC leader
Article
/ 12 December 2017

Ace Magashule scores another term as Free State ANC leader

Magashule received a landslide 204 nominations against his former deputy Thabo Manyoni’s 25.

By Dineo Bendile
No contest expected at Free State ANC conference
Article
/ 11 December 2017

No contest expected at Free State ANC conference

Free State Premier Ace Magashule is likely to be re-elected to serve another year as chairperson of the ANC in the province.

By Dineo Bendile
Would-be leaders ‘must snub rigged nominations’
Article
/ 1 December 2017

Would-be leaders ‘must snub rigged nominations’

​Candidates who hope to be elected ANC president in December should reject any nominations they have obtained through irregular branch processes

By Dineo Bendile
Sasolburg votes against ‘degeneration’
Article
/ 1 December 2017

Sasolburg votes against ‘degeneration’

The industrial town, part of the contested Metsimaholo area, is seeking renewal

By Dineo Bendile
Will the Metsimaholo by-elections bring relief to its beleaguered residents?
Article
/ 30 November 2017

Will the Metsimaholo by-elections bring relief to its beleaguered residents?

There is no guarantee that any are likely to be given an outright mandate to pursue their manifestos.

By Amy Musgrave and Vukani Mde
Final stretch for ANC  nominations
Article
/ 17 November 2017

Final stretch for ANC nominations

Nearly three-quarters of party branches have picked their favourites in a neck-and-neck race

By Staff Reporter
More ANC legal woes
Article
/ 11 October 2017

More ANC legal woes

​The ANC faces another court battle as two Free State members have made an urgent application to have the Provincial Executive Committee dissolved.

By Lizeka Tandwa and Tshidi Madia
Mbalula not off the mark about Magashule – Free State ANC deputy chair
Article
/ 24 July 2017

Mbalula not off the mark about Magashule – Free State ANC deputy chair

Ace Magashule’s deputy in the ANC in the Free State says concerns raised by the police minister are valid.

By Tshidi Madia
ANC Free State leadership tussle could upset apple cart
Article
/ 21 July 2017

ANC Free State leadership tussle could upset apple cart

"Manyoni and Magashule have had a turbulent relationship. Once close allies, they fell out when Magashule recalled Manyoni as Mangaung mayor in 2016."

By Dineo Bendile
ANC denies removal of Free State health MEC has to do with fraud and #firebenny
Article
/ 4 October 2016

ANC denies removal of Free State health MEC has to do with fraud and #firebenny

Benny Malakoane ‘did an excellent job’ despite tales of fraud, dismissals and hospitals in crisis.

By Mia Malan
Bloemfontein blues: Retracing my student days in my old university town
Article
/ 19 July 2016

Bloemfontein blues: Retracing my student days in my old university town

Ishay Govender-Ypma revisits raw and vivid memories of her coming of age in Bloemfontein.

By Staff Reporter
Human Rights Commission tells municipal official to apologise to white South Africans
Article
/ 13 July 2016

Human Rights Commission tells municipal official to apologise to white South Africans

Steve Naale was ordered to apologise after posting a photograph of the lynching of two black men by the Ku Klux Klan in the 1930s US on Facebook.

By Prega Govender
Principal fired for ignoring racist teacher goes back to school – with R629 000 in backpay
Article
/ 12 July 2016

Principal fired for ignoring racist teacher goes back to school – with R629 000 in backpay

Fanie Roeloffze successfully appealed against the Free State education department’s sanction, which which found his dismissal to be unfair.

By Prega Govender
Billions of rands have been spent on failed state-promoted co-ops – yet it still goes on
Article
/ 29 June 2016

Billions of rands have been spent on failed state-promoted co-ops – yet it still goes on

The government does not understand the basic principles that underpin co-operatives and is blindly ignoring their widespread collapse.

By Johannes Wessels
DA: Magashule’s R2.3m Merc purchase screams banana republic
Article
/ 29 December 2015

DA: Magashule’s R2.3m Merc purchase screams banana republic

Free State Premier Ace Magashule also handed over six brand new Mercedes to Free State traditional leaders earlier in December.

By Staff Reporter
Free State breaks the backbone of basic care for the destitute
Article
/ 5 November 2015

Free State breaks the backbone of basic care for the destitute

The Mma Mokoenas of community health still dispense help despite having been dismissed.

By Staff Reporter
Parched Free State hit by mass exodus of farmers
Article
/ 15 October 2015

Parched Free State hit by mass exodus of farmers

Farmers are leaving in droves and land is lying fallow in the face of the worst drought in 23 years.

By Sipho Kings
How to unscramble Jurassic eggs
Article
/ 25 June 2015

How to unscramble Jurassic eggs

Scientists have been cracking the secrets of eggs laid by dinosaurs in the Free State 200-million years ago.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 12 June 2015

Has anything changed at Dihlabeng Hospital in Bethlehem?

Exposé spurs flurry of activity, but problems remain.

By Mia Malan
No clean audits for Free State municipalities
Article
/ 10 June 2015

No clean audits for Free State municipalities

Wasteful, irregular spending and incompetent finance departments led to R3.54-billion in unaccountable expenditure in the past financial year.

By Staff Reporter
Hospital under observation
Article
/ 26 March 2015

Hospital under observation

State officials have visited Dihlabeng and the Free State health MEC says he will follow suit.

By Mia Malan
System is in good health, insists MEC Malakoane
Article
/ 24 March 2015

System is in good health, insists MEC Malakoane

Free State Health MEC Benny Malakoane has accused the M&G of sensationalist reporting, but warned that his department will run out of money this year.

By Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
No image available
Article
/ 19 March 2015

‘It’s the Free State hospital that killed my husband, Frik’

Doctors say Dihlabeng hospital doesn’t have the medicine and staff to help patients.

By Mia Malan
Eskom threatens to turn off the lights in Free State towns
Article
/ 1 March 2015

Eskom threatens to turn off the lights in Free State towns

Three municipalities face power cuts over unpaid Eskom bills, while one acting municipal manager is sentenced to six months for contempt of court.

By Sarah Evans
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