Power outage at Free State police station cripples crime fighting
The Boithuso police station in Botshabelo, Free State, has been without power for the past two months due to damage to its underground infrastructure caused by cable... Read more.
Indignant Free State mayor ignores suspension, pitches up for work
The ANC in the Free State is battling to force Tswelopele mayor Kenalemang Phukuntsi out of office after she continued reporting for duty despite being suspended... Read more.
Court rules against Tswaing’s irregular payment
Tswaing Local Municipality in North West, Delareyville, has failed in an urgent court bid to suspend a damning Section 106 report that flags alleged irregular salary... Read more.
FS family wants answers, blames white farmer for worker’s death
A Free State farmworker’s family, which is accusing his employer of having a hand in his death, is demanding justice. The owner of Snyman Broedery in Grootgewaagd,... Read more.
Political heads called to resolve state vehicle impasse
A standoff between Mangaung Metro Municipality and the provincial Fleet Management Trading Entity (FMTE) is hampering by-law enforcement in the metro after the return... Read more.
ANC leaders acting like cartel bosses
Power is a peculiar thing. It promises prestige but often delivers paranoia. The higher politicians rise, the further they seem to drift from the people who placed... Read more.
Scopa flags eThekwini finance dept’s ‘family affair’
Standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) chairperson Songezo Zibi has identified a conflict of interest in the eThekwini finance department, where chief financial... Read more.
Ntombela says she raised alarm over scheme now under SIU probe
Former Free State premier Sisi Ntombela says she was the one who raised the alarm over irregularities in the provincial government bursary scheme now under investigation... Read more.
Assault, crimen injuria charges loom for Free State mayor
Tswelopele Municipality mayor and ANC provincial executive council member (PEC) Kenalemang Phukuntsi could face crimen injuria and assault charges after her former... Read more.
Joburg’s R8.9bn capital expenditure ‘inadequate’
The City of Joburg’s capital expenditure budget has come under scrutiny, with concerns that low infrastructure investment and rising financial pressure could undermine... Read more.
