South Africa|Free State

Hundreds of early childhood development sector workers march in Manguang

They are frustrated by “failures” in the Free State education system

Vaalpark suburb without power for 10 days

Vandalism of substation blamed

Prisoner computer ban struck down

Correctional Services has 12 months to revise the current policy

Nandipha Magudumana’s latest bail attempt fails

Cable thieves target Mangaung townships during loadshedding

Power utility has spent more than R50-million to repair and replace stolen and vandalised infrastructure

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

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

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

“Activist” ordered to remove defamatory social media posts

“Believing that one pursues a worthy cause in the public interest does not justify publishing false statements about another party”