JOHANNESBURG, October 11 – An Eskom employee died on Wednesday, and another employee was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries after an incident on Unit 5 of the Lethabo power station in the Free State, the power utility said. Eskom said it was investigating a “major incident” that took place on Wednesday afternoon. “The […]
JOHANNESBURG, September 26 – African National Congress (ANC) secretary general Ace Magashule will on Wednesday hand over the renovated family home of the late teenage activist Stompie Seipei in Parys, Free State. ”This follows the undertaking made to the family during mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s mourning period [in April]. Significantly, the handover coincides with mama Winnie’s […]
BLOEMFONTEIN, September 12 – The Frankort Regional Court in the Free State has sentenced a 32-year-old man to life behind bars for raping his ten-year-old stepdaughter. In a statement, police spokesperson Sergeant Sinah Mpakane said the incident happened on July 14, 2017, when the victim was at home with her younger brother who had fallen asleep […]
JOHANNESBURG, September 10 – Two men were left injured Monday morning when their truck collided with a train while crossing tracks near a mine outside of Welkom in the Free State. ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said paramedics, along with other services, found wrecked truck upside down on the tracks in front of the train. “Upon […]
JOHANNESBURG, July 23 – Three suspects, including a 42-year-old salon owner, will appear before Welkom Magistrate Court on Monday for possession of suspected stolen items which were recovered from a church, Free State police said. Captain Stephen Thakeng said police detectives were told that thieves had broken into a house in Phomolong Village, Welkom. Investigations implicated […]
CAPE TOWN, June 26 – The Department of Labour on Tuesday warned against con artists who were moving around the Free State province selling labour law posters. The department said that the posters were being sold to farmers and, in some instances, the farmers were threatened and intimidated into buying the posters. The suspects apparently […]
SASOLBURG, May 26 – A 48-year-old woman was killed and a 24-year-old man was injured when two cars collided on the R59 in Vaalpark close to Taaibosspruit in Sasolburg in the Free State early on Saturday morning, paramedics said. When ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene shortly after 6am they found one car in the […]
JOHANNESBURG, May 4 – South Africa’s mineral resources department on Friday urged Sibanye-Stillwater to pay greater attention to health and safety after four workers died following a seismic event at the company’s Masakhane mine in Driefontein. “The gold sector has seen an increase in fatalities this year, with Sibanye-Stilwater as one of the main contributors,” the […]
CAPE TOWN, April 12 – The Democratic Alliance (DA), on Thursday denied media reports that it would charge Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille over her appearance at a memorial service for the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. De Lille’s appearance at the event caused some controversy when she fondly spoke of the late struggle icon […]
BLOEMFONTEIN, February 26 – Free State police are searching for a suspect who allegedly raped and robbed a 78-year-old woman on Thursday last week. The victim was sleeping when the man broke into her home in the early hours of the morning. Police spokesperson Captain Stephen Thakeng said she woke up, heard a noise and […]