Mohokare Arrive Alive festive season campaign By: Staff Reporter The Arrive Alive festive season safety campaign, led by Mohokare Municipality Mayor Teboho Mochechepa, successfully set a new standard for community-driven road safety. This event was a collaborative effort involving the Mohokare traffic division, Free State traffic officials, EMS, the Department of Home Affairs, Immigration, and SAPS. The campaign, under Mayor Mochechepa's leadership, achieved significant miles

Xhariep District Mayor Irene Mehlomakhulu, at the World AIDS Day at Mooifontein Primary School, Zastron By: Neo Ntsele The Xhariep District Municipality, alongside Mohokare Local Municipality, the Department of Health, the Free State Premier's Office, local SAPS, SALGA, and the Department of Social Development, marked World AIDS Day by delivering an encouraging and unifying message to the residents of Zastron at Mooifontein Primary School. This joint event aimed to show solid

Free State Leadership By: Neo Ntsele The long-awaited report on the Jagersfontein Development dam collapse reveals that the company might have been aware of the impending danger three years before the incident occurred. Experts from the University of Pretoria and the University of the Witwatersrand investigated the dam collapse. The report was formally presented to Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae. Deputy Ministers of Water and Sanitation David Mahlobo and Sello Seitlholo, alon

Boitumelong Special School By: Neo Ntsele The Boitumelong Special School in Thaba Nchu, Free State, was heavily impacted by a gale storm that occurred on Sunday, the 23rd. This school, which serves 384 learners with severe intellectual disabilities, including 44 autistic learners, experienced extensive damage. Eight classrooms were affected, with roofs torn off and corrugated iron scattered throughout the premises and nearby areas. A teacher was injured when the ceiling colla

MEC for Education, Dr Mamiki Julia Maboya By: Staff Reporter The Free State Department of Education, led by MEC Dr Mamiki Julia Maboya, strongly condemns the alarming and distressing allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse against Henry Madlala, a former Mathematics teacher and currently the suspended Principal of New Horizon Independent School in Harrismith, Free State. These accusations have emerged through testimonies from former students, alumni networks, community voi

Onkarabetse Leew By: Staff Reporter Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae has urged the Glen community to remain calm and let the legal process unfold, following the discovery of the body of five-year-old Onkarabetse Leew in the bush by police today. She emphasised that, despite the community's pain, taking the law into one's own hands cannot be justified. Onkarabetse disappeared on November 8, 2025, just four days after the funeral of his cousin Katleho Leeuw, who also passed away

Councillor Thabiso Nai engaging the community of Zastron, Matlakeng. By: Neo Ntsele The councillor for Ward 7 in Mohokare Local Municipality, Thabiso Nai, held a sectoral meeting with Ward 7 residents in Khotsong on Tuesday (yesterday), providing feedback on project developments. The rollout engagement started last week, on Thursday, the 6th, and will continue until next Tuesday. Residents were updated about the issuing of residential sites at the new development location, wh

Matlakeng Community Hall By: Neo Ntsele The residents of Zastron, Matlakeng, are calling for the restoration of the community hall, which has been left in shambles and is becoming a crime hotspot. The community hall has also raised concerns among parents when it comes to the safety of their children who use the hall as their playing ground. To those residing close, the recent state of the community hall brings nothing but terror. It is noted that criminals hide inside the bui

Finishing School (Supplied) By: Staff Reporter The Free State Department of Education is reorganising its post-matric intervention approach from the Finishing Schools Model to the Second Chance Matric Support Programme (SCMSP) to ensure greater access, flexibility, and sustainability in helping learners complete the NSC qualification and consequently improving their subject performance. From 2026, the Department will transition from the current full-time Finishing Schools Mod

Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Prayer and Dialogue at Zastron By: Staff Reporter Free State Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae, a...

Photo: Zastron Youth Protest By: Neo Ntsele The enraged youth of Zastron- Matlakeng took to the streets holding placards and chanting...

Photo: Nosicelo Madushana Supplied By: Neo Ntsele With winter fast approaching, healthcare professionals in the Free State are gearing...

Photo: Accident Scene Supplied By: Staff Reporter A fatal crash occurred on the N6, approximately 15 km south of Reddersburg towards...

Photo: Zastron entrance Supplied By: Neo Ntsele The residents of Zastron have taken their grievances to the streets as they demand the...

Photo: Integrated Government Services at Caleb Motshabi Supplied By: Staff Reporter Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae fulfilled...

Photo: Mohokare Municipality Mayor Zingisa Mgawuli addressing Matlakeng residents, at Zama Sports Ground. By: Neo Ntsele Zastron...

Photo: Gathering of Elderly people at Zastron Community Hall By: Neo Ntsele Ward 7 councillor of the ANC Thabiso Emmanuel Nai, at Zastron...

Photo: Lucas Majozi Street , Zastron Supplied By: Staff Reporter The Lucas Majozi Street construction in Zastron, has been completed. The...

Photo: Free State Premier Mxolisi Dukwana Sourced By: Staff Reporter Premier Mxolisi Dukwana wishes Free State Residents a Joyful Easter...

By: Staff Reporter Eskom has announced that Stage 3 load shedding would be implemented from Friday 21 at 8pm. In a statement the national...