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Free State Premier Sisi Ntombela. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

‘It is here now’ — Free State premier on coronavirus

Sisi Ntombela has announced the cancellation of all big events in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak

Ticking: Demonstrators are calling on world governments to take action against climate degradation.  (Marco Canoniero/Getty Images)

Renewables not a silver bullet for inequality

COMMENT We talk as if building wind, solar and other sources of limitless, clean energy will redistribute wealth and drive social justice globally. We see it as the fix for a…

“No other person would be permitted to get away with the kind of obfuscation contained in the president’s affidavits,” Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane said in court papers. (Phill Magakoe/The Times/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Mkhwebane loses again, this time over Vrede dairy probe

High court says public protector’s failures when probing Gupta-linked project "impacted on the rights of the poor and vulnerable in society”

Mxolisi Dukwana. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

Guptas paid Ace and Duduzane R1mn a month — Dukwana

Allegation of palm greasing revealed in former Free State Economic Development MEC’s Zondo commission testimony

Mxolisi Dukwana was passed over in favour of Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae in the Free State. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Free State gov fails to hand over evidence corroborating Ace allegations

Mxolisi Dukwana says he has struggled obtaining crucial documents to corroborate allegations made about the ANC secretary general

The activists are demanding

FS health dept to probe hospital supplies

The province’s embattled health department is due to investigate a hospital after critical medical supplies were found stored in a transit site.

Free State Premier Ace Magashule.

Big rewards for Magashule’s contentious staff

Free State Premier Ace Magashule has promoted the director general under whom a controversial website deal was conducted to minister of finance.

Mystery surrounding Free State website deepens

The Free State’s premier, Ace Magashule, has been accused of feeding funds to the firm that built the province’s controversial R40-million website.

Tender process trashed by R48m Free State website bid

The Free State government has been left with egg on its face, yet it continues to defend the glorified blog that is Free State Online.

Free State: Our website budget was audited

The Free State has defended the more than R40-million allocated for its website revamp, saying the budget was assessed by the auditor general.

Free State: We paid R40m, not R140m, for our website

Reports say the Free State government denied paying R140-million for a website redesign to a firm that allegedly holds tenders with a few departments.

Jansen an inspiration to all

Jansen an inspiration to all, including Oprah

Free State University Vice-Chancellor challenges everyone to embrace change.

Spread your wings in Tempe

The New Tempe Airport 10km outside Bloemfontein in the direction of Kimberley makes the most of the excellent flying conditions year round.

The return of the red brick house

Batho has retained many of the charming English cottage style houses of the previous era.

Once Upon a Falling Star

Once Upon a Falling Star

How a rock the size of Table mountain impacted modern South Africa.

Free Staters win MTN OFM Classic

Free Staters win MTN OFM Classic

On Sunday November 6, 4 500 cyclists took part in Central SA’s largest cycle race.