Two farm workers were killed when a goods train collided with a bakkie early on Thursday at a railway crossing in the Free State. The collision happened at 6.38am near Alpha farm in the Thaba Nchu district. “The train driver alleges that…
77-year-old survives horror attack on Free State farm A 77-year-old farm foreman survived a horror attack in which he was stabbed, tortured and forced into a septic tank, where he was pelted with stones. Three attackers attempted to drown…
Police in the Free State have launched an investigation after the body of a woman was found on her kitchen floor with multiple stab wounds on Thursday. Police spokesperson Col Thandi Mbambo said the police were called to Theosane village…
TimesLIVE AMANDA KHOZA The ANC’s final push for votes ahead of the municipal by-elections ended in dramatic fashion as news of an arrest warrant for secretary-general Ace Magashule clouded the party’s campaign. Flanked by his supporters,…
A warrant of arrest has been issued for ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule in connection with a controversial R255m asbestos eradication tender in the Free State. The Hawks have confirmed Magashule is expected to appear at the…
A farmer was shot dead and his son stabbed during a farm attack in Hennenman in the Free State, police said. The 56-year-old man and his 26-year-old son were attacked at their Swartpan farm in the early hours of Friday morning. Police…
TimesLIVE Prega Govender Matrics in five provinces tested positive for Covid-19 on the first day of their final exams. The department of basic education is on track with its preparations for the largest ever matric exams, which start next…
The family of Tewie Nel, who suffered third-degree burns during the fires at Hertzogville in the Free State, remain hopeful that he will recover from his serious injuries. His father Gerhard said on Thursday that the 25-year-old was in a…
Two weeks after western Free State farmers lost hundreds of animals and land to raging fires, plans have been put into action to help them rebuild their lives. The fires erupted as a result of protest action in the Malebo township over a…
The body of a 66-year-old man was found covered in sheets on a plot in the farming town of Viljoenskroon, in the Free State, on Sunday. Police spokesperson Brig Motantsi Makhele said a neighbour who went to check on the man at around 6am…
Three days after an elderly couple was attacked and shot in their home in Hennenman, Free State, police made a breakthrough in the case with the arrest of a 33-year-old suspect on Tuesday. The suspect is a herdsman who had been hiding at…
A 31-year-old man was attacked while having lunch at his farmhouse in Vandermerwesdam, Free State, on Monday. The incident occurred around midday, said police spokesperson Brig Motantsi Makhele. The man, identified as Andries Smith…
The murder of 21-year-old Free State farm manager Brendin Horner has outraged the agricultural community, who demanded justice on Tuesday when two suspects appeared in court. Horner was found dead on the DeRots farm on Friday. His body…
Emotions ran high outside the Senekal magistrate’s court in the Free State on Tuesday morning, where two men linked to the murder of Brendin Horner were appearing. Sekwetje Isaiah Mahlamba, 32, and Sekola Piet Matlaletsa, 44, made a brief…
TimesLIVE Mawande AmaShabalala Premier’s office got tenderpreneur to pay acting judge – report A former acting judge and alleged Gupta enabler, Refiloe Mokoena, benefited from the proceeds of the controversial Free State asbestos audit…
