Free State’s Matjhabeng Local Municipality in the Free State has suffered a legal setback after its appeal was dismissed. The appeal stemmed from a case filed by the Democratic Alliance (DA) against ...

Cash-strapped Matjhabeng Local Municipality has been placed under administration following years of governance failures that left residents without basic services. This was after the Free State ...

Suspended Matjhabeng Local Municipality mayor, Thanduxolo Khalipha, is now facing a criminal theft case for allegedly not returning municipal resources allocated to him after his suspension. This ...

A R9.2 million discrepancy, trucks sent to Gauteng for alleged post-purchase modifications and a municipality where only one of six sewer pump stations works – City Press can reveal the full scale of ...

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has cleared the Matjhabeng Local Municipality of allegations that it misused Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) funds to pay inflated ...

Public works and infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson has determined that Matjhabeng Local Municipality properly used Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) funds for 2023/24 and 2024/25 on ...

The upgrades include the modernised Thabong Wastewater Treatment Works and multiple pump stations across Welkom and Odendaalsrus. The initiative signals a co-ordinated effort to tackle persistent ...

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has reaffirmed government’s commitment to restoring reliable sanitation services in Matjhabeng Local Municipality following the handover of 22 refurbished ...

The 32-year-old MMC and ANC youth league regional leader allegedly had unlicensed guns and ammunition in his possession. The ANC in the Free State has suspended the Matjhabeng municipality’s mayoral ...