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Communities urge Nersa to reject Eskom tariff hikes at public hearings
Community groups are calling on Nersa to reject Eskom’s proposed electricity price increases of 8.83% and expand free basic electricity for poor households.
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Rising diesel costs force freight companies to rethink operations
Business groups warn record diesel prices will push up costs across economy, calling for urgent rail infrastructure repairs and reduced diesel dependence.
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Government moves to ban cash scrap sales as calls grow for sabotage charges
The drastic intervention, spearheaded by draft amendments to the Second-Hand Goods Act, aims to choke off the untraceable financial incentives that fuel widespread cable theft, blackouts, and infrastructure destruction across the nation.
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Hawks hunt five cash-in-transit heist robbers: person of interest identified
Hawks hunt five armed robbers after a brazen cash-in-transit heist involving shooting, high-speed chase and car hijacking in Sasolburg.
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Seven suspects arrested for infrastructure damage in Mangaung
The Police in the Free State and especially in Mangaung arrested many suspects during the weekend’s activities for Operation Shanela II.
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Geliefde tuinman van Bloemfontein sterf
Jan van Blerk, ‘n geliefde gesig by Greenside-kwekery, is Maandag omring deur geliefde familielede, oorlede.
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Two Bethlehem property fraudsters sentenced in R27m fraud case
Court has handed two property fraudsters lengthy prison terms in a case involving an estimated R27 million funneled through Blue Key Properties Brokers.
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Power cut due to non payment can flood Ekapa mine beyond repair
Liquidators of the Ekapa Mine in Kimberley warn that a scheduled electricity disconnection could trigger flooding of the mine workings.
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Community given access to advanced eye care
Before the centre opened, many patients had to travel to larger cities to consult an ophthalmologist or undergo advanced eye procedures.
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Krokodil en buffel op die spit laat gaste giggel en proe
De Oude Kraal buite Bloemfontein se jaarlikse WildsKOSfees het duisende gaste die geleentheid gegee om te proe hoe heerlik wildsvleis kán proe.
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