BloemNews Express
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The 2021 South African municipal election was a momentous one in the country’s record of elections Z likely one that would be regarded as seminal, as it consolidated the era of “substantive uncertainty” initiated after the 2016 local government elect
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A would-be scammer from Welkom in the Free State has been remanded in custody while the investigation continues into her alleged fraudulent activity to swindle jobseekers’ money for self-enrichment. The suspect, Liabeng Icnatia Hoffman (45), appeared
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A farmer in the Free State’s region of Steunmekaar and Petrusburg was slapped with a hefty sentence, which include a payment to Eskom for losses suffered worth R1.58 million in addition to a five-year jail sentence. The Bloemfontein Regional Court se
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The Free State’s Serious Corruption Investigation team’s ongoing probing regarding illegal appointments and unqualified personnel in the ANC-led Dihlabeng Local Municipality has uncovered more rot. The elite crime fighting unit’s investigation has yi
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The town of Philippolis, located 177 km south of Bloemfontein in the Free State, is under siege from two contagious viruses, influenza B and the human rhinovirus.
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A brazen, armed car hijacker who left a trail of evidence after committing crimes in separate occasions, was arrested by the Botshabelo police yesterday, 28 February. According to initial findings by the police, this hijacker is also linked to an arm
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A Centlec electrician is recovering from multiple injuries he sustained in what appears to be a robbery with aggravating circumstances, through the use of sharp object by two men in Freedom Square, Bloemfontein. The victim, Sello Makae, is reportedly
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South Africa has a growing obesity rate, exacerbated by the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity and 65% of women being classified as overweight. These worrying findings were put in the spotlight when observing World Obesity Day on Monday, 4 Ma
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The responsibility for the maintenance and upgrading of yet more roads in the Free State has been transferred to the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral). The premier, Mxolisi Dukwana, announced this during his second delivery of the State of
