Marti Will
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Nala Municipality has raised concerns about the deteriorating roads in Bothaville, particularly after the NAMPO Festival. They seek clarity on maintenance plans and budgets, citing safety risks and negative economic impacts. The DA urges urgent municipal action and accountability measures for better infrastructure management.
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Meer as 100 komberse is onlangs tydens ‘n besonderse gemeenskapsinisiatief by die Voortrekkermonument ingesamel. Dié komberse is nou op pad na tehuise, pleeghuise en ander kwesbare gemeenskappe reg oor Pretoria waar die winterkoue reeds begin byt.
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The 2026 Polar Bear cold-water swimming season features six events in the Free State and Western Cape from June 27 to July 25. Highlights include swims at Willem Pretorius Nature Reserve and an inaugural swim at Groot Brak. Funds raised will benefit SARZA and a local old-age home.
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The ANC regional committee demands the removal of Matjhabeng Mayor Khalipa due to his conviction and misconduct affecting the organization.
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Die hofsaak rakende die beweerde aanranding van ‘n 81-jarige vrou by ‘n ouetehuis in Welkom sleep nou bykans ‘n jaar aan, en is weer uitgestel sodat die prokureur wat beskuldigde een en twee verteenwoordig bykomende inligting kan kry. Die saak sal nou op 10 Julie in die Welkom-streekhof voorkom. Die prokureur wat die ander vier…
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Two men were arrested for possession of suspected gold bearing material during an anti-illegal mining operation in the Lejweleputswa District on Friday. The suspects, aged 25 and 40, were apprehended in Extension 3, Allanridge, after police spotted a group of individuals digging in the area.
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The case against nine Bultfontein police officers charged with murder has been transferred to the High Court of South Africa: Free State Division, in Welkom, for a pre-trial conference on 20 July. The nine members of the South African Police Service’s Public Order Policing Unit face four counts of murder following a fatal shooting in…
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BOTHAVILLE – The Free State High Court sitting in Welkom sentenced Sabata Nkatsa (31) to two life terms for murder and rape. The court heard that Nkatsa followed his victim to her destination in Bothaville in the early hours of Friday, 4 August 2023. He raped her and stabbed her 17 times with a knife…
