Kroonstad
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Returning to the bones of home
Back in the Free State, a daughter rediscovers the textures of home, family and unspoken inheritances in Antjie Krog’s autobiographical novel
Motlanthe: ‘We will never forsake the masses’
The masses will always be part of the ANC, therefore the party would never leave the country’s people on their own, President Kgalema Motlanthe said.
Kroonstad prisoners embark on hunger strike
Sixteen awaiting-trial prisoners have embarked on a hunger strike at a Kroonstad prison, the Department of Correctional Services said on Thursday.
Mbeki pays surprise visit to troubled municipality
President Thabo Mbeki paid a surprise visit to the troubled Moqhaka municipality in the Free State on Monday. Free State Premier Beatrice Marshoff told journalists the meeting…
Critics should take note of our hard work, says judge
Critics of the judiciary should take note of the hard work being done in the country’s courts, a high court judge said during the sentencing of six convicted hijackers on…
Gang convicted of 22 truck hijackings
A highway gang was convicted in the Kroonstad Circuit Court on Thursday of 22 truck hijackings.
Jailbreak ends in Mexican standoff
An awaiting trial prisoner, who escaped with four others from a Free State prison, allegedly shot dead an accomplice and wounded another as police closed in on the group in…