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police arrested gunmen suspect
free-state

Elderly man BRUTALLY beaten to death in Free State

Damaging WAVES are expected on Sunday in these areas of SA
Eastern Cape

Damaging WAVES are expected on Sunday in these areas of SA

More HEAT, winds and veld fires expected on Sunday
Eastern Cape

HEATWAVE expected on Sunday in several areas of SA

police arrested gunmen suspect
Free State

Elderly man BRUTALLY beaten to death in Free State

Damaging WAVES are expected on Sunday in these areas of SA
Eastern Cape

Damaging WAVES are expected on Sunday in these areas of SA

More HEAT, winds and veld fires expected on Sunday
Eastern Cape

HEATWAVE expected on Sunday in several areas of SA

SABC intruder appeared in Bloem court
Bloemfontein

SABC intruder appeared in Bloem court on several charges

By Corné van Zyl08-02-2022 14:35

The man accused of breaking into the SABC last month appeared in court on Tuesday. He face several charges including burglary.

new hijacking trend drive-thru
Bloemfontein

Alleged Bloem hijacker nabbed, three others still at large

By Corné van Zyl06-02-2022 19:15

Police said an alleged hijacker was nabbed in Bloemfontein over the weekend, while three others were still at large.

Did you know you are paying for these THREE taxes in South Africa?
Bloemfontein

Did you know you are paying for these THREE taxes in South Africa?

By Corné van Zyl06-02-2022 10:30

Here are three taxes you probably didn’t know you were paying in South Africa. SARS gave an overview of some of the ‘under the radar’ taxes. 

JUST IN: 86 passengers rescued from bus trapped in floodwater
Bloemfontein

JUST IN: 86 passengers rescued from bus trapped in floodwater

By Corné van Zyl05-02-2022 10:03

Police said 86 passengers, including children, were rescued from a bus trapped in floodwater on the R30 on Saturday morning.

Woman Gqeberha pensioner
Free State

Pensioner stabbed to death in robbery gone wrong, police arrest two

By Storm Simpson03-02-2022 22:11

A pensioner was stabbed and left for dead in the street in Manyatseng Township in the Free State on Thursday morning.

police SASSA R350 srd grant SA Post Office police
Free State

Fake ‘police officers’ rob post office at gunpoint

By Storm Simpson03-02-2022 20:44

Three armed suspects donned police masks and robbed a post office in Wesslsbron, Free State on Thursday morning.

Two Bloemfontein vigilante
Bloemfontein

Two Bloemfontein vigilante charged with kidnapping and murder

By Corné van Zyl02-02-2022 08:55

The two are part of vigilante groups in and around Bloemfontein that kidnapped victims from their homes and meted out mob justice.

A total of 151 stolen sheep, goats and cattle found on Mountain
Bloemfontein

A total of 151 stolen sheep, goats and cattle found on Mountain

By Corné van Zyl01-02-2022 15:03

Police said the Anti-stock theft community successfully recovered 151 suspected stolen livestock at Matsieng on top of the mountain.

Decomposed body
Free State

Decomposed body of missing teenager found half-naked with multiple stab wounds to his back

By Corné van Zyl30-01-2022 14:51

In a brutal murder, the decomposed body of a missing teenager was found half-naked with multiple stab wounds to his back near Harrismith.

Rand Water maintenance
Bloemfontein

Could this be the solution to the Mangaung water crisis?

By Corné van Zyl29-01-2022 09:45

The DA’s water affairs and sanitation expert in Mangaung, has set out the immediate solution to water shortages that have hit the city hard

Student applications
Bloemfontein

Disaster: Student application crisis hits Bloemfontein’s CUT

By Siseko Gwegwe28-01-2022 10:46

It’s that time again. Student applications are proving a nightmare for local institutions, especially the Central University of Technology.

Prayers answered: Autism schoo
Bloemfontein

Prayers answered: Autism school to finally open after years of cries

By Siseko Gwegwe27-01-2022 11:08

Hallelujah! An autism school will, at long last, open its doors on 1 February 2022 – becoming the first one in the Free State.

Bloemfontein Mangaung Open
Bloemfontein

The world comes to Bloemfontein: The Mangaung Open is here

By Siseko Gwegwe26-01-2022 10:51

It’s a golf sports event but the added economic opportunity of this Bloemfontein Mangaung Open is what we always want to see in Mzansi.

Just in: Anti-apartheid theologian Professor Jaap Durand dies
Bloemfontein

Just in: Anti-apartheid theologian Professor Jaap Durand dies

By Corné van Zyl24-01-2022 15:06

Professor Durand passed away on Monday in his house at La Clémence retirement village outside Stellenbosch.

Matric Results
Bloemfontein

Matric results: This school hits perfection for five years straight

By Siseko Gwegwe21-01-2022 11:48

It’s upmarket but these five-year matric results outclass any similar competitors. The school’s leader said “you’re only limited by the boundaries of your mind.”

School shoes Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein

WATCH: Young man says he makes school shoes in Bloemfontein

By Siseko Gwegwe20-01-2022 10:49

Too good to be true? A youngster from Bloemfontein has been seen on a video claiming he is a maker of school shoes in Bloemfontein.

Bloemfontein school robbery
Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein School Robbery: Masked-men with pangas flee with keys

By Siseko Gwegwe19-01-2022 11:07

What a botched attempt. Six men with pangas and faces covered with masks launched a school robbery in Bloemfontein – and things went awry…

free state police mother
Free State

Free State: Two women and a man arrested for brutal nightclub murder

By Storm Simpson18-01-2022 20:36

The police said a group of people brutally murdered a 22-year-old woman at her workplace in Dagbreek, Welkom .

hammer gang man police
Free State

‘Hammer gang’ members arrested: Notorious group allegedly robs foreign-owned shops

By Storm Simpson18-01-2022 15:34

Two members of the ‘Hammer gang’, which allegedly targets foreign businesses, were arrested .The pair is linked to at least 10 robberies.

Malema
Bloemfontein

Malema vows to pressurise the ruling party in Mangaung

By Corné van Zyl14-01-2022 05:37

Malema said sewage spillages in town gets fixed within a few hours while the problem has been normalised in black communities.

girl police Body parts Mantsole
Free State

Police: Lucky escape – bystanders get away after ATM bombers open fire on them

By Storm Simpson11-01-2022 20:01

Three men were asleep at a filling station when eleven suspects bombed an ATM. One of the victims was shot before they fled.

Shop owner
Free State

Shop owner shot and killed in cold blood in full view of wife and brother

By Corné van Zyl06-01-2022 15:14

Police said a foreign shop owner was shot and killed in cold blood in full view of his wife and brother in his shop in Kestell, Free State.

police sjambok
Free State

Police: Nine arrested after ‘instantly killing’ man with sjamboks

By Storm Simpson04-01-2022 17:30

‘Police have arrested nine suspects after they allegedly assaulted a man accused of stealing their belongings and he died instantly on the scene.’

bram fischer airport bloemfonein bomb scare grenade
Bloemfontein

Just in: Bloemfontein Airport EVACUATED over ‘bomb scare’

By Tom Head03-01-2022 18:36

It seems 2022 will be another wild year, then: A bomb scare forced people to evacuate Bloemfontein’s Bram Fischer Airport on Monday.

Xolani Malindi was arrested after faking his qualification
Free State

Big wig arrested: Faked qualification for top municipal job

By Samantha Riddle02-01-2022 14:05

A municipal hot shot has been arrested after faking his qualification in the hopes of scoring a top job at a Free State municipality.

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