Tag: Free State
Meals on Wheels to refurbish FS parks
Infrastructure has been neglected for a long period of time in the Free State and this has had a negative impact and implications on...
Drowning abounds during festive season
Over the festive season multiple drowning incidents have been reported in different parts of the Free State.
In Botshabelo outside Bloemfontein the body of a...
From addict to activist
A mother who resides in Bloemfontein shares her life journey of how she was able to turn her life around amidst her messy lifestyle...
Parties agree with Julius about Mangaung
Political parties in Bloemfontein agree with the Economic Freedom Fighters' (EFF) leader Julius Malema on his stance about service delivery issues in Mangaung. In...
Blaze destroys FS municipal storehouse
The municipal storehouse in Commissioner Street, Bethlehem, in the Dihlabeng Local Municipality in the Free State was consumed by fire.
OFM News reports, preliminary investigations...
Roads claim 1 685 in 2021 festive season
A total of 1 685 fatalities were recorded over the 2021 festive season period, statistics released by Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula reveal.
The figure was...
FS schools receive international donation
Several agricultural schools in the Free State have received donations from South Korea. The Minister of Education, Angie Motshekga, joined by the MEC of...
Five suspects nabbed for cellphone tower battery theft in FS
Five suspects have been arrested for allegedly stealing cellphone tower batteries in the Free State.
The police spokesperson in the Free State, Mmako Mophiring, says...
Schooling suspended in Qwaqwa
Due to heavy floods in Qwaqwa, Free State, the Provincial Education Department has suspended schooling.
OFM News reports, the downpours have damaged a large part...
Elderly man dead after hit-and-run accident
Free State police have launched a manhunt after a hit-and-run incident led to the death of an elderly man outside Bloemfontein.
According to Free State...
Bloem to return to national racing scene
Bloemfontein will be placed firmly back on the track racing map when an old track racing car, which is currently being remodeled in the...
EFF President expected on oversight visit in Bfn
The President of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, is expected to do an oversight visit on Thursday in Mangaung in the Free...
Police launch manhunt for house robbery suspects
Police in the Free State have launched a manhunt after members of a Bloemfontein family were held hostage and robbed of their belongings on...
CUT gets new Senior Director of Estates and Infrastructure
The Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) has welcomed its newly appointed Senior Director of Estates and Infrastructure.
According to the institution Nathi Ndawo...
Foreign shop owner shot in FS
Free State police are looking for an unknown male suspect after a shop owner was shot dead in Extension 5, Phahameng near Kestell.
Free State...
Head-on collision leaves three dead in FS
A head-on collision on the R26 between Rouxville and Zastron in the Free State is obstructing traffic flow as authorities are still on scene.
Emergency...
142% spike in crashes with multiple deaths, says Mbalula
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says there has been a significant spike in crashes that resulted in multiple deaths across South Africa’s roads since December started.
Releasing the...
FS man allegedly hit by police vehicle
A case of culpable homicide has been registered after a man from Hennenman, in the Free State, died in an alleged hit and run...
