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The Free State Sport Stars not only celebrates the accomplishments of senior achievers and persons with disabilities, but also recognises young talent.

The top sport stars with disabilities in the province are annually honoured at the Free State Sport Stars gala dinner.

South African sporting legends like Penny Heyns and the late Karen Muir count among those honoured at the Free State Sport Stars dinner.

Last year the former Springbok Frans Steyn was crowned Sportsman of the Year.

The University of the Free State (UFS) has a rich history of producing national and international sporting heroes.

The trial of four additional suspects standing accused of allegedly orchestrating two business armed robberies and killing a police officer is set for 11 October in the Wepener Regional Court. Thabo Moshesha, Potsane Poone, Thabo Tshabalala, and Dita

The Free State High Court has slapped a woman with ten years’ direct imprisonment for armed business robbery during which a police officer in Wepener was fatally shot. Wendy Susan Jacobs (43) was sentenced yesterday, 3 October, after the court found

Water levels in Qwaqwa’s two major dams supplying drinking water to consumers have decreased below the 70% mark, raising grave concerns of a worsening water crisis in the area. The Fika-Patso Dam is hovering at 66.3% while the Metsi-Matsho Dam is at

Residents in the Mangaung Metro Municipality will have to improvise in dealing with their rubbish, with the trouble-ridden municipality’s ability to collect waste hamstrung. Mangaung issued an apology statement on 29 September, detailing severe chall