<![CDATA[News Free State Category RSS]]> http://www.iol.co.za:80/cmlink/1.655 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:58:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Reitz cleaners’ deal was hanging by a thread]]> http://www.iol.co.za/reitz-cleaners-deal-was-hanging-by-a-thread-1.1518010

An agreement that saw cleaners forgive their tormenters after the infamous racist Reitz video five years ago, was left hanging by a thread.

]]> 1.1518010 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:58:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Report paints bleak picture of Groenpunt]]> http://www.iol.co.za/report-paints-bleak-picture-of-groenpunt-1.1517035

MPs have concluded that a cancelled soccer match sparked the violence at Groenpunt prison - but the facility has lots of other problems.

]]> 1.1517035 Thu, 16 May 2013 13:55:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Farm workers accused of diesel theft]]> http://www.iol.co.za/farm-workers-accused-of-diesel-theft-1.1516877

Free State police have arrested eight farm workers found in possession of suspected stolen diesel.

]]> 1.1516877 Thu, 16 May 2013 11:12:05 +0200 <![CDATA[Free State town loses new fire engine]]> http://www.iol.co.za/free-state-town-loses-new-fire-engine-1.1516794

A red fire engine should be easy to spot - but the Ngwathe municipality says its latest asset has disappeared.

]]> 1.1516794 Thu, 16 May 2013 10:33:36 +0200 <![CDATA[Four in court for raping elderly sisters]]> http://www.iol.co.za/four-in-court-for-raping-elderly-sisters-1.1516495

Two men and two boys accused of raping two elderly Free State sisters have appeared in the Kestell Magistrate’s Court.

]]> 1.1516495 Wed, 15 May 2013 18:04:00 +0200 <![CDATA[ANC denies using ‘poor whites’ as puppets]]> http://www.iol.co.za/anc-denies-using-poor-whites-as-puppets-1.1515369

The Free State ANC has dismissed reports that white delegates at a conference were part of a hire-a-white strategy.

]]> 1.1515369 Tue, 14 May 2013 10:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[‘Drag ANC to court at your peril’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/drag-anc-to-court-at-your-peril-1.1514753

The ANC’s national leadership has vowed to crack down on “ill-disciplined” Free State members who hauled the party to court.

]]> 1.1514753 Mon, 13 May 2013 10:55:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Free State ANC conference continues]]> http://www.iol.co.za/free-state-anc-conference-continues-1.1514392

Free State ANC members continued in closed session with the rerun of their elective conference in Welkom.

]]> 1.1514392 Sun, 12 May 2013 14:36:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Conference must lead to unity - Ramaphosa]]> http://www.iol.co.za/conference-must-lead-to-unity-ramaphosa-1.1514270

Cyril Ramaphosa urged delegates to strive for values supported by the African National Congress's leaders in the past.

]]> 1.1514270 Sat, 11 May 2013 15:12:25 +0200 <![CDATA[ANC Free State conference under way]]> http://www.iol.co.za/anc-free-state-conference-under-way-1.1514248

The Free State ANC's elective conference began after the previous conference was held to be illegal in 2012.

]]> 1.1514248 Sat, 11 May 2013 13:50:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Ramaphosa expected at ANC conference]]> http://www.iol.co.za/ramaphosa-expected-at-anc-conference-1.1514202

Delegates at the Free State ANC elective conference started to arrive at the Phakisa Raceway for the rerun of the conference.

]]> 1.1514202 Sat, 11 May 2013 11:22:32 +0200 <![CDATA[Car overturns, two dead]]> http://www.iol.co.za/car-overturns-two-dead-1.1514176

Two people died after their car overturned and rolled on the N5 between Senekal and Winburg in the Free State.

]]> 1.1514176 Sat, 11 May 2013 09:53:15 +0200 <![CDATA[Magashule must explain ‘power abuse’: DA]]> http://www.iol.co.za/magashule-must-explain-power-abuse-da-1.1514086

Free State premier Ace Magashule must explain the alleged abuse of power used to secure permission for a privately-chartered Gupta family plane to land at Waterkloof Air Force Base, the DA said.

]]> 1.1514086 Fri, 10 May 2013 17:07:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Free State ANC discord deepens]]> http://www.iol.co.za/free-state-anc-discord-deepens-1.1514055

Political discord in the Free State ANC continued when some members announced further legal action in a battle over leadership.

]]> 1.1514055 Fri, 10 May 2013 15:33:18 +0200 <![CDATA[Free State ANC conference ‘on track’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/free-state-anc-conference-on-track-1.1513352

Most of the Free State’s ANC branches will attend the re-run of the party’s provincial conference in Welkom this weekend, a party official said.

]]> 1.1513352 Thu, 9 May 2013 16:04:56 +0200 <![CDATA[Human skull found in Free State]]> http://www.iol.co.za/human-skull-found-in-free-state-1.1513305

A human skull was found at a house in Kgotsong near Bothaville, Free State police said.

]]> 1.1513305 Thu, 9 May 2013 15:18:59 +0200 <![CDATA[Mangaung will welcome ‘heroes’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/mangaung-will-welcome-heroes-1.1512991

The city of Mangaung will hold a parade to welcome back the soldiers who were deployed in the Central African Republic.

]]> 1.1512991 Thu, 9 May 2013 10:59:23 +0200 <![CDATA[Free State ANC to rerun PEC election]]> http://www.iol.co.za/free-state-anc-to-rerun-pec-election-1.1512492

The ANC in the Free State will hold the long-awaited rerun of its provincial conference in Welkom this weekend.

]]> 1.1512492 Wed, 8 May 2013 14:40:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Pupils injured in taxi smash]]> http://www.iol.co.za/pupils-injured-in-taxi-smash-1.1512193

Eight school pupils were injured when their minibus taxi crashed into road barriers near Bloemfontein, paramedics said.

]]> 1.1512193 Wed, 8 May 2013 10:35:54 +0200 <![CDATA[Second Trompsburg farm killer gets life]]> http://www.iol.co.za/second-trompsburg-farm-killer-gets-life-1.1511856

A second man was sentenced to two life imprisonment terms for killing a Trompsburg farmer and his wife.

]]> 1.1511856 Tue, 7 May 2013 17:21:00 +0200