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Sibanye Stillwater, which owns Beatrix Gold Mine in the Goldfields, has announced another round of retrenchment talks for its South African gold operations. This could affect more than 4 000 employees and contractors.

Jan Jacobs of the Handjie Vol group spotted these four youngsters dilligently filling potholes on one of the side roads running adjacent to Stateway.

On Sunday, 14 April, members of the Welkom Classic Car Club held a social braai at their clubhouse at the Riebeeckstad Bowls Club. Standing next to his newly repaired 1969 Chrysler 383, is Jacques Jansen, a new member of the…

Thusong service centre managers and Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) provincial teams hailing from all corners of the country, gathered in the Matjhabeng Local Municipality to learn the best practices from the Thabong service ce

The Free State MEC for Health, Mathabo Leeto, visited the Bongani regional district to observe World Autism Month.

A group of 44 long distance runners from Welkom participated in the gruelling, but spectacular, Totalsports Two Oceans Ultra Marathon on Saturday and the notorious half marathon, 21 km on Sunday.

Tayla Wasmuth has shaken the athletics world by breaking record upon records so far this year in discus and shotput at the different meets from local through regional and provincial.

The executive mayor of Matjhabeng, Thanduxolo Khalipha, has been accused of abusing municipal staff to participate in ANC-related activities during official hours and also to use municipal resources for this.

Karen Uys sells cakes, biscuits, and rusks from her stall at the monthly People’s Market at the Welkom Technical High School.

Shivani Williams (10) was crowned Miss Pre-Teen South Africa 2024 (first princess), Miss Pre-Teen World South Africa 2024, and Miss Pre-Teen SA Free State 2024 at the Miss and Mr Jnr South Africa pageants that were held at the ACPP…