Author: Bongani Mdakane

Top private security business mogul has turned tables against KZN provincial police commissioner, Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi accusing him of targeting him through the influence of his competitors
Crime, National, Police, Politics

Warrant discrepancy in alleged PKTT raids targeting Calvin Mathibeli

A multi-province police operation targeting prominent private security figure Calvin Mathibeli has been called into question following the emergence of a critical... Read more.
Reflections on 2025 and outlook for cattle and beef industry
Business

Beef prices sizzle in 2025, but industry woes remain low

The South African beef industry is ending the year bolstered by a sustained rise in meat prices, yet it continues to face persistent disease pressures, high input... Read more.
Mpumalanga traffic police issued 18 000 and arrested scores of rogue motorists since the start of the festive season.
News

Mpumalanga festive blitz: 18k fines, 95 fatalities and 580 cars impounded

Mpumalanga traffic authorities have demonstrated sustained vigilance this festive season, issuing more than 18, 000 written notices to motorists since the beginning... Read more.
MEC Jabu Mbalula and Monnapule Ntamo had left the Bloemfontein High Court licking their wounds after court favoured Interstate Bus Line over judgment
News

Court interdicts Free State transport MEC Jabu Mbalula from blocking scholar buses

Free State MEC for Community Safety, Roads, and Transport, Jabu Mbalula, along with the director of transportation in the province, has been interdicted by the Bloemfontein... Read more.
Minister of human settlements Thembi Simelane flanked by the premier of Free State Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae, MEC of Cogta and Human Settlements, Saki Mokoena and the mayor of Dihlabeng at the oversight visit of the housing project in Bethlehem, Free State
News

Free State’s R370m housing project 90% complete, set for March 2026 handover

Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane and Free State MEC Saki Mokoena jointly announced that the Baken Park Catalytic Housing Project is 90% complete, with... Read more.
Sourcefin has developed a new app to assist SMMEs to get access to big tenders
Business

‘Tenderpreneur stigma is killing legitimate small businesses’ – says top funder

A South African financier, recently recognised as a top small business funder, has pointed to fragmented access and a damaging public perception of state tenders... Read more.
Bus accident on N1 South between Edenburg and Bloemfontein claimed three lives and injured 71 passengers
Breaking News

More carnage in the Free State as overloaded bus kills three, leaves scores injured

Three people were killed and more than 70 injured early on Monday when an overloaded bus overturned on the N1 highway in the Free State, marking the province’s... Read more.
Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae has directed her government departments to activate outreach programmes ahead of the ANC provincial January 8 celebrations
Politics

Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae sues tenderpreneur for defamation

Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae is suing the province’s tenderpreneur Patrick Phuti for R1-million for defamation. The premier, through her lawyers,... Read more.
Gender based violence should not be about conversations, however, an action needed to be taken
Crime

Less talk, and more action needed to tackle gender-based violence

As gender-based violence (GBV) continues to escalate in the country, this issue, which is now a pandemic, is creating a serious problem when it comes to safety of... Read more.