Articles for Becker Semela
Free State shack dwellers march for land rights
They threatened to shut down the N8 Highway if the mayor ignores their demands
Brief | 4 December 2023
Hundreds of early childhood development sector workers march in Manguang
They are frustrated by “failures” in the Free State education system
By Becker Semela and Dan Xangaza
Brief | 23 November 2023
Cable thieves target Mangaung townships during loadshedding
Power utility has spent more than R50-million to repair and replace stolen and vandalised infrastructure
Brief | 3 November 2023
Municipality which is “swimming in trouble” finally pays its workers
Matjhabeng Local Municipality employees have been on strike since 25 October because they were not paid
Brief | 31 October 2023
Welkom municipal workers furious after learning they won’t be paid
A letter signed by the municipal manager states workers may have to wait until the end of October to get their salaries
News | 27 October 2023
Embattled municipality yet to pay thousands of workers’ salaries
Workers staged a sit-in at the Matjhabeng municipal headquarters in Welkom to demand that they be paid immediately
News | 26 October 2023
Group threatens to “shut down” Bloemfontein
Mangaung Concerned Community want jobs
Brief | 19 October 2023
Thabo Bester escape: trial to start in February 2024
Charges against three of the 12 accused have been withdrawn
By Daniel Steyn and Becker Semela
Brief | 11 October 2023