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23/10/2025

THE R51-million project to refurbish the Free State province’s largest police station is set to enter its 10th year with no completion in sight, despite originally being scheduled for just 24 months.

Free State Provincial Government South African Police Service Parliament of the Republic of South Africa Jabu Mbalula

THE R51-million project to refurbish the Free State province’s largest police station is set to enter its 10th year with no completion in sight, despite originally being scheduled for just 24 months.

23/10/2025

FREE State Community Safety, Roads and Transport MEC Jabu Mbalula says the provincial government is concerned that the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling allowing a private company to sue his department without statutory notice may set a far-reaching precedent for how state liability is handled in future.

Free State Provincial Government

FREE State Community Safety, Roads and Transport MEC Jabu Mbalula says the provincial government is concerned that the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling allowing a private company to sue his department without statutory notice may set a far-reaching precedent for how state liability is handled in...

21/10/2025

THE National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on Basic Education has expressed shock and outrage after discovering raw sewage flowing into school premises in Welkom, warning that the conditions pose a serious health hazard to both learners and teachers.

Free State Provincial Government Free State dept of education Matjhabeng Local Municipality

THE National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on Basic Education has expressed shock and outrage after discovering raw sewage flowing into school premises in Welkom, warning that the conditions pose a serious health hazard to both learners and teachers.

21/10/2025

THE Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by the Free State MEC for Police, Roads and Transport, who sought to overturn a ruling that allowed a private company to sue the department without first giving statutory notice of its intention to institute legal proceedings.

Free State Provincial Government

THE Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein has dismissed an appeal by the Free State MEC for Police, Roads and Transport, who sought to overturn a ruling that allowed a private company to sue the department without first giving statutory notice of its intention to institute legal proceedings.

21/10/2025

THE Matjhabeng Investment Summit has set in motion an ambitious investment drive aimed at securing R100 billion to revive economic activity in one of the Free State’s most distressed municipalities.

Matjhabeng Local Municipality Free State Provincial Government

THE Matjhabeng Investment Summit has set in motion an ambitious investment drive aimed at securing R100 billion to revive economic activity in one of the Free State’s most distressed municipalities.

15/10/2025

The Free State Provincial Government has declared a hardline stance against contractors who abandon public projects without completing them, with Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae announcing plans to blacklist all non-performing companies from doing future business with the state.

THE Free State provincial government has declared a hardline stance against contractors who abandon public projects without completing them, with Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae announcing plans to blacklist all non-performing companies from doing future business with the state.

15/10/2025

Two men have been handed life sentences by the Kroonstad Regional Court for the brutal murder of a local farmer, Eric David Wessels, whose death shocked the Free State community.

TWO men have been handed life sentences by the Kroonstad Regional Court for the brutal murder of a local farmer, Eric David Wessels, whose death shocked the Free State community.

15/10/2025

THE University of the Free State has suspended all on-campus academic activities across its three campuses following a week of student protests over a new registration requirement set to take effect in 2026.

THE University of the Free State (UFS) has suspended all on-campus academic activities across its three campuses following a week of student protests over a new registration requirement set to take effect in 2026.

14/10/2025

The Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT), through its Product Development Technology Station, has entered into a landmark collaboration with the University Of Venda to accelerate technological innovation, product development and intellectual property generation in South Africa’s higher education sector.

THE Central University of Technology (CUT), through its Product Development Technology Station (PDTS), has entered into a landmark collaboration with the University of Venda to accelerate technological innovation, product development and intellectual property generation in South Africa’s higher ed...

14/10/2025

The Free State Legislature has summoned all municipalities across the province to appear before its oversight committees starting this week, amid a dire state of local government entities.

THE Free State Legislature has summoned all municipalities across the province to appear before its oversight committees starting this week, amid a dire state of local government entities.

13/10/2025

TENSIONS remain high at the University of the Free State after six students arrested during violent protests over the scrapping of provisional registration appeared in court on Monday.

TENSIONS remain high at the University of the Free State (UFS) after six students arrested during violent protests over the scrapping of provisional registration appeared in court on Monday.

12/10/2025

MORE than 14 years after her husband died in a crash allegedly caused by a pothole-ridden provincial road, Martha Johanna Petronella Rossouw’s battle to hold the Free State government accountable has been revived.

Free State Provincial Government

MORE than 14 years after her husband died in a crash allegedly caused by a pothole-ridden provincial road, Martha Johanna Petronella Rossouw’s battle to hold the Free State government accountable has been revived – thanks to a ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) that has breathed new lif...

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