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In this latest episode of The COSAFA Show, where we chat to Angola coach Pedro Goncalves as he prepares to defend the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Cup title his side won in 2024 as they ended a 20-year wait for the trophy.It is an incredibly busy six months for Palancas Negras as they compete in Mangaung from June 4-15, and also take part in the TotalEnergies CAF CHAN finals in August, and the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco at the end of the year. Goncalves is currently the longest serving national team coach in African football having been in his post since 2019, and has worked in the country for the past decade.He gives us insight into his team and the current state of Angolan football.

AfriForum sê die pas-aangekondigde vennootskap tussen die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag en Mangaung se Verkeersdepartement in die Vrystaat hou die risiko in om burgerlike wetstoepassing te militariseer. Die organisasie waarsku dat militêre opleiding vir verkeersbeamptes die publiek se vertroue kan ondermyn en wetstoepassing kan wegskuif van 'n gemeenskapsgebaseerde benadering. Jacques Broodryk van AfriForum het om duidelikheid gevra oor die omvang van die Weermag se betrokkenheid, en benadruk dat verkeers-wetstoepassing 'n burgerlike funksie moet bly:

rWotD Episode 2869: Heinrich Smit (politician) Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Wednesday, 12 March 2025 is Heinrich Smit (politician).Heinrich Charl "Sandlana" Smit (1955 – 17 September 2022) was a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Free State Provincial Legislature from May 2019 until his death in September 2022. He was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 2019 general election, ranked 19th on the ANC's provincial party list. Smit was born in 1955 and joined the ANC in 1994, the year that apartheid ended. His local ANC branch was in Mangaung in the Free State. He held a range of full-time positions in the provincial party administration and in the provincial government, including in the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and as liaison officer for minorities in the office of the Premier, Ace Magashule. In 2012 he told News24 that he was a die-hard political supporter of Magashule.Smit died on 17 September 2022, aged 67, at a guesthouse in Bloemfontein. His body was found in his car outside the guesthouse.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 03:54 UTC on Wednesday, 12 March 2025.For the full current version of the article, see Heinrich Smit (politician) on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Ivy.

Thabo Bester, once known as the "Facebook Rapist," had already earned a reputation as the king of cons and a brutal killer. While in jail,he would find his queen and he pulled of his biggest con yet, raking in billions of rands. What was he planning to do with all that money while he was in prison - the answer will shock you! This sounds like the plot of a Hollywood thriller, but for South Africa, it was a reality.PPORT THIS PODCAST:  https://linktr.ee/twistedtraveltruecrimepodcast⁠MONTHLY:Patreon: ⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=42048051&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link⁠Spotify:⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twisted-travel-and-true-c?ref=radiopublic⁠ONE TIME:Venmo:⁠⁠https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881⁠⁠Paypal:⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/twistedtravelandTC⁠⁠Social Media Links:⁠https://linktr.ee/twistedtraveltruecrimepodcast⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/twistedtravelandtruecrime⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/twistedtravelandtrue_crime⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@twistedtravelandtruecrim?lang=en⁠Gmail:  ⁠twistedtravelandtruecrime@gmail.com

Krieket: Krieket Suid-Afrika het die groep van 15 Protea-vroue aangewys vir hulle eenmalige toets teen Engeland op die Mangaung-ovaal in Bloemfontein vanaf die 15de. Die wedstryd is die eerste tuistoets vir Suid-Afrika sedert Maart 2002. Die snelbouler Tumi Sekhukhune vervang die medium-snelbouler Ayabonga Khaka. Lara Goodall, Ayanda Hlubi en Chloé Tryon is terug in die span nadat hulle die vorige toets teen Indië misgeloop het. Hoofafrigter Mandla Mashimbyi glo dit is ‘n uitstekende geleentheid om te leer.

'n Ondersoek word gevra na die aanstelling van departementshoofde in die Mangaung-metro. Die Limpopo-regering plaas die Thabazimbi-munisipaliteit onder administrasie. Bykans 500 mense is in Libanon dood, nadat Israel sy lugaanvalle op Hezobollah-teikens verskerp.

The Correctional Services Department has confirmed the death of Danish national, Peter Frederiksen at the Mangaung Correctional Centre in the Free State. Fredericks was serving two life terms at the facility after being found guilty of rape and conspiracy to commit murder. He was first arrested in September 2015 after 21 female genitalia were found in his home freezer. Spokesperson for the correctional services department, Singabakho Nxumalo explains. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Konelo Lekhafola. 

Suzanne Paxton lei Spektrum se verkiesingsdebat in Mangaung in die Vrystaat. Die deelnemers is Logan Kruger van die ANC, Roy Jankiehlsohn van die DA, Heloise Denner van die Vryheidsfront Plus en Thomas Macingwane van die EFF.

The department of Correctional Services has brought an application asking High Court to prevent G4S, the operating sub contractor at the Mangaung Prison from seeking relief in ongoing proceedings on a matter relating to the termination of the security company's contract. G4S was contracted by Bloemfontein Correctional Contracts to operate the facility but the department of  Correctional Services terminates the services of G4S last year following the escape of Thabo Bester, a convicted murderer and rapist from the prison. SABC reporter, Hasina Gori filed this report....

Mangaung is die land se swakste presterende metro. ‘n Herrie in VSA omdat Moskou jare lank diplomate met ultrasoniese wapens teiken. Ons bring hulde aan veteraan-omroeper Hennie Maas.

The Executive Mayor of Mangaung Metro in the Free State province, Gregory Nthatisi says the municipality will probe further into allegations of corruption relating to ghost employees within the metro. Nthatisi says harsh measures will be taken in dealing with the matter following a report that has revealed that municipality has been paying bogus workers who have never worked a single day.  Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Executive Mayor of Mangaung Metro, Gregory Nthatisi on how the issue came to light. 

The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union, POPCRU is calling on the Department of Correctional Services to fast track the transfer of Mangaung prison from G4S. Last year the department issued the multinational security company a termination notice indicating that it will take over the prison. The contract was originally supposed to end in 2026 but was terminated following convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester's escape. Now for more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to POPCRU's spokesperson Richard Mamabolo...

The DA's Challenge to ANC's Cadre Deployment Policy Thwarted: Gauteng High Court Dismisses Bid.    The alleged illegal miners accused of robbing motorists on the M1 have not been arrested.   The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will host a handing over ceremony for the mortal remains of Captain Simon Mkhulu Bobe and Lance Corporal Irven Thabang Semono, who died after a mortar bomb landed in the RSA base in Sake, DRC, on February 14 2024.    Analyst outlines what we can expect from today's Budget Speech.   Ahead of the Budget Speech, IEJ states that the government still needs to mobilise the maximum available resources.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An inmate at the Mangaung Correctional Center managed by G4S in Bloemfontein has told SABC News that G4S wants to shed as many long term employees as possible before its contract with the Department of Correctional Services comes to an end. In an exclusive interview inmate - Zwelinzima Nquru alleges that top officials are involved in a money for jobs syndicate, soliciting protection fees from inmates and an elaborate sex ring, allegedly intended to shed the number of officials who have long service. SABC reporter, Kamogelo Seekoei has more.

It's likely to go down as one of the biggest stories of 2023. The Thabo Bester Story. Award winning Journalists Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn investigated not just the Thabo Bester Story but busted the corruption riddled Mangaung prison too. Lester speaks to award winning journalists Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mangaung moet 'n onbenutte R200 miljoen aan die Tesourie terugbetaal. 'n Lid van die Amerikaanse Huis van Verteenwoordigers word getugtig oor haar standpunt oor Israel. Die VN beweeg 'n treetjie nader aan die betaal van vergoeding aan lande wat skade weens klimaatsverandering lei.

The National Treasury has confirmed that the collective debt owed to Eskom by the 28 municipalities approved for participation under the Eskom Municipal Debt Relief Support Programme represents R26.69-billion of the R58.5-billion owed to the utility as of the end of March. Eskom has confirmed that the arrears debt has since climbed to above R65-billion. In response to questions posed by Engineering News, the National Treasury also confirmed that collective debt owned by non-applicants stood at R31.81-billion. However, it reiterated that the deadline for applications had been extended until October 31, from an initial deadline of the end of September to allow for further voluntary applications. It also expected to finalise assessments of a further nine applications by October 16, having indicated in a previous statement that 25 possible additional applications were currently serving before respective provincial treasuries. The programme, which was announced during the February Budget, is designed to enable Eskom to write off municipal debt, with 136 of the country's 257 municipalities having been in arrears to Eskom at the end of March. The National Treasury also provided Engineering News with a list of the names of the successful applicants, including five municipalities that owe more than R1-billion: the Emalahleni municipality (R7.4-billion), the Emfuluni local municipality (R5.9-billion), the Govan Mbeki local municipality (R3.7-billion), the City of Matlosana local municipality (R1.4-billion) and the City of Mbombela local municipality (R1.1-billion). The other municipalities named as having applied successfully for the programmes are Enoch Mgijima (R991-million), the Rand West City (839-million), Modimolle-Mookgophong (R832-million), Victor Khanye (R637-million), Nketoana (R620-million), Walter Sisulu (R537-million), Mkhondo (R431-million), Mangaung metropolitan municipality (R387-million), Msukaligwa (R333-million), Siyancuma (R228-million), Mogale City (R216-million), Nama Khoi (R210-million), Ulundi (R143-million), Emakhazeni (R142-million), Matzikama (R113-million), Renosterberg (R108-million), Beaufort West (R77-million), Endumeni (R76-million), Dawid Kruiper (R65-million), Richtersveld (R53-million), Cederberg (R45-million), Kannaland (R45-million) and Mthonjaneni (R7-million). The writedowns will be implemented over three financial years should the participating municipalities meet the scheme's 14 conditions, including minimum collections stipulations, a ringfencing of the Eskom account which should be paid first and a restriction on borrowings. There is also the potential for a revocation of a municipality's electricity distribution licence should it fail to comply with the conditions.

At 2am, on the 3rd of May last year – inmates at Mangaung prison in Bloemfontein, South Africa, were woken up by an explosion. Word spread that Thabo Bester, the infamous “Facebook Rapist”, had set himself and his cell on fire. And all that remained after the dramatic blaze were a lighter, and a body, burnt beyond recognition. But that's far from the end of the story. With daily revelations from the trial still hitting headlines, expect a farcical morgue-robbing scheme, a massive-scale web of fraud conducted from inside a prison cell, and a glamorous celebrity doctor who's not quite what she seems.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Seven expelled Mangaung ANC Councilors are expected to hold a media briefing on their expulsion today. The councilors are expected to speak about their political future and upcoming bi-elections. The Councilors were expelled following a disciplinary hearing by the Free State ANC Interim Regional Disciplinary Committee. The ousted councilors recently lost their bid to legally challenge their expulsion. Our Senior Producer Ronald Phiri earlier on spoke to Free State ANC provincial secretary, Polediso Motsoeneng who says four of the seven expelled Councilors have registered as independent candidates for the upcoming bi-elections

South Africa has started to mine its tax records in a bid to produce highly localised spatial economic data that will offer city and municipal policy makers far greater visibility of the geographic distribution of both industries and jobs within their boundaries, as well as key developmental disparities. The information is being analysed under the aegis of the newly launched Spatial Economic Activity Data – South Africa programme, which is spearheaded by the National Treasury, the Human Sciences Research Council and the Cities Support Programme, but is also supported by several other departments and institutions, as well as the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Switzerland's State Secretariat for Economic Affairs. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says that by scrutinising anonymised tax data – which is being provided by the South African Revenue Service but housed in a National Treasury secure data centre – it is now possible to measure the economic outcome of public sector investment in and within municipalities. Although tax data is limited in scope to the formal sector only, HSRC senior research specialist Dr Justin Visagie says the data still covers about 80% of the country's jobs and more than 90% of gross domestic product. The data source, he adds, offers an impressive array of economic indicators for jobs and firms, which can also be broken down by industry or sector, wage levels, gender, age, export status and firm size. Importantly, too, the data is current, covering the period from the 2013/14 tax year to 2021/22 and can be updated with each new tax year. The data source extends to all 213 municipalities and includes suburb-level information for the six metropolitan councils. The first report to emerge from the mining of the tax data is titled the ‘Cities Economic Outlook 2023' and shows that South Africa's six metros dominate the national economy, with almost two-thirds of all formal jobs in the country located within their boundaries. “The concentration of employment opportunities in cities explains why their population has been growing more strongly than the rest of the country,” the authors state, adding that the ratio of jobs to population is also much healthier than elsewhere. Nevertheless, it also shows that the recent trajectory of employment growth in South African cities has been weak. “The very poor performance of manufacturing and construction industries is also a major concern for the millions of less-skilled workers that live in cities.” The review of spatial tax data for metropolitan economies also highlights the unique role and profile of each city within a broader urban, regional and national system. It confirms, for instance, that Johannesburg is a financial centre, that manufacturing and logistics dominate in Ekurhuleni and eThekwini, that Tshwane's economy has a strong bias towards national government and professional services, while Cape Town is a diversified but tourism-centric economy, that Nelson Mandela Bay is an automotive centre, Buffalo city depends on provincial government and Mangaung has strong contributions from health and education. Godongwana says the data shows that, while the metros are the country's job generators, it also shows that there has been job-shedding within strategic industrial spaces within the metros, with more than half of the top 30 metro industrial spaces losing jobs since 2014. It also indicates that the collapse of one metro could result in the collapse or severe decline of specific industries and that strong urban centres are also necessary for productive rural hinterlands. “There is a strong correlation between well-governed and stable cities and increasing productive activity. Failure to get the basics right in our cities is resulting in firms and households voting with their feet.” The Minister notes, too, that the analysis shows that townships continue to be marginalised from the formal economy and that there has been a failure, post-ap...

Dr Nandipha Magudumana says she should have been informed of her deportation from Tanzania and given time before being arrested. The matter is before the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein, where the home affairs department recently joined in to challenge Magudumana's abduction claims. She wants the charges against her dropped.She was arrested in April in Tanzania with convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester. She is accused of helping Bester escape from Mangaung prison.

Mangaung prison officials have been accused of attempting to cover up the death of an inmate in April, last month. The infamous privately-run Mangaung maximum prison In Bloemfontein recently gained notoriety following the escape of convicted Facebook rapist and murderer Thabo Bester, reportedly with the aid of prison officials. Bester and his accomplices have since been arrested and are facing trial. Officials at the prison have now been accused of trying to conceal a recent death of an inmate to reportedly avoid further negative attention. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Correctional Services Department spokesperson, Mr. Singabakho Nxumalo

The family of Katlego Bereng whose charred remains were found inside Mangaung Correctional Center is disputing the police's version of how their son was killed. The 32-year-old's body was used as a decoy during Facebook rapist and murderer Thabo Bester's infamous escape from a Mangaung prison cell where he staged his suicide in May last year. Police have confirmed through a positive DNA match with the mother that the body thought to be Bester's, was instead that of Bereng. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Katlego Bereng's father Batho Mpholo

Police have conceded that they never questioned Dr. Nandipha Magudumana about the escape of Facebook rapist Thabo Bester despite her claiming bodies. Magudumana, the alleged partner of Thabo Bester, reportedly claimed three unidentified bodies from mortuaries in the Free State weeks before Bester's escape from Mangaung prison. This was despite officers raising the alarm in August last year. Appearing before parliament yesterday Police said one of those bodies found in Bester's cell was used as a decoy during his escape. For more on the process or procedures of claiming a body or bodies from a state mortuary, Elvis Presslin spoke to Nhlanhla Bembe, Chairperson of the Southern African Chamber of Undertakers...

'n Verslag wys Suid-Afrika glo die hoofkwartier van perlemoenstropers is. G4S verskyn voor die parlement oor die ontsnapping van Thabo Bester uit die Mangaung-gevangenis. Die regering wil nuwe buitelandse beleggings van miljarde rand na Suid-Afrika lok.

A high level government delegation will depart from South Africa today for Tanzania to bring back rapist and murderer Thabo Bester, his girlfriend, Nandipha Magudumana and a Mozambican national who was assisting them. The Mozambican has been named as Zacharia Alberto. The three were arrested in Tanzania on Friday night. Bester and Magudumana have been on the run since his escape became public last month. It had been believed he had died in a fire, at the Mangaung prison in Bloemfontein, but he had escaped in May last year. Justice Minister, Ronald Lamola has confirmed that officials from security company G4S are implicated in the escape of Thabo Bester from prison. We spoke to Professor Kholofelo Rakubu, Acting Head in the Department of Safety and Security Management at the Tshwane University of Technology.

The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union, POPCRU, has called for a full investigation into top prison officials at the Mangaung Correctional Facility following the escape of the notorious so-called Facebook rapist, Thabo Bester. Police have confirmed that a manhunt is currently underway for the convicted rapist and murderer after he escaped fromhis prison cell. The cell was set alight, in what was initially thought to be a suicide. A subsequent autopsy failed to match the DNA of the dead body to that of Bester. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Investigative Journalist and author of The Misery Merchants - Life And Death In A Private South African Prison, Ruth Hopkins

Load-shedding should never have reached the level it has, says President Cyril Ramaphosa. Eskom has been implementing rolling power cuts for more than 10 years, but these have reached a peak since late last year, with the power utility reportedly considering permanent stage 2 and 3 load-shedding. As he closed the ANC Free State elective conference in Mangaung on Sunday, Ramaphosa revealed the government's plans to keep the lights on, which include bringing back engineers who had left the utility.

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled the governing party's immediate action plan to turn the country around. Delivering the January eight statement under the theme: "The year of decisive action to advance the people's interests and renew our movement" at the Petrus Molemela stadium in Mangaung, Bloemfontein, Ramaphosa says the ANC has adopted a six-point plan to address challenges facing the country, including the power crisis, crime, and unemployment. This is as tripartite alliance partners COSATU and the SACP have called on the ANC to get its act together, for the betterment of the lives of ordinary South Africans. For some analysis on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Political analyst Sandile Swana

Having finally concluded its reconvened 55th national conference this week.  The ANC is today hosting its January 8 birthday celebrations. The celebrations are taking place at the Petrus Molemela Stadium in Mangaung, Free State, to mark its 111th anniversary since its formation in 1912. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to our Political Editor Mzwandile Mbeje and Political Analyst, Sanusha Naidu.

Guest: EWN Reporter Thabiso Goba shares the latest updates with Africa live from Mangaung, Free State at the ANC conference.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ANC says the Dr Petrus Molemela stadium has now been cleared for its 111 year celebrations to be addressed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday. This is despite earlier reports that the just over 15 000 seater stadium was vandalized with no running water, no operational lifts, no VIP rooms with no electrical and safety certificates. Briefing the media on the preparedness to hold its annual January 8 celebrations at the stadium, the governing party said there was no sinister on the part of the municipality to raise the red flag on the safety of the stadium. Ntebo Mokobo has more. 

Guest: Spokesperson of the Mangaung Metro Municipality Qondile Kedama joins Africa to chat about the upcoming ANC conference and readiness to host despite concerns expressed about the rickety Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Die ANC het bevestig alles is gereed vir sy 111de verjaarsdagviering in die Vrystaatse hoofstad, Bloemfontein. Hoofsekretaris Fikile Mbalula het inligting voorsien oor die reëlings vir die 8 Januarie-presidentsrede. Hy het ook bevestig die party se nasionale konferensie gaan na verwagting in die komende dae in die Mangaung-metro hervat. Mbalula verduidelik dit is verlede maand uitgestel weens sekere vertragings.

The ANC says preparations are in place for the holding of its annual January 8 celebrations to mark its 111 years. Crafted in 1972 to celebrate the ANC's 60th anniversary, the then ANC President Oliver Reginald Tambo used the occasion to call for the building of a nation - a theme adopted to push ahead with the struggle for non-racialism and a democratic South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the governing ANC's 2023 January 8 statement at the Dr Petrus Molemela stadium in Bloemfontein on Sunday. Our Political Correspondent Ntebo Mokobo looks at the history of the ANC January 8 Statement since the Tambo era.  

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Calls to ban the pit bull breed of dogs have been mounting after the fatal mauling of an eight-year-old who was playing in the yard at his home in Mangaung in Free State last weekend.   Spokesperson for the Pit Bull federation of South Africa Lins Rautenbach, said many people are misinformed about the breed, and this has consequences for society, as experienced with maulings. The National Council of SPCAs' public relations officer Keshvi Nair encouraged owners who are overwhelmed with their pit bulls to surrender them, adding the breed has limitations. 

Disgruntled ANC Mangaung branches say the Interim Regional Committee has tempered with the nomination packages ahead of the party's elective conference. The members have threatened legal action if their grievances are not addressed. Members gathered in their numbers outside the provincial office demanding answers. ANC Free State Spokesperson Oupa Khoabane says they are in the process of resolving the grievances raised by some of their members. Elvis Presslin spoke to Mncedisi Ncokazi, a disgruntled ANC Branch Secretary in the Mangaung region

The number of failed former ministers who have in the past been redeployed to the African National Congress's (ANC's) Luthuli House head office is set to be significantly reduced should the party adopt proposed constitutional amendments. A move to reduce to three the number of members deployed to permanent positions at Luthuli House is among the proposed constitutional amendments put forward by ANC structures. The proposals will be published on Tuesday. The proposed amendment limits the positions to secretary-general and two deputies. During a media briefing on Monday following the national executive committee (NEC) meeting over the weekend, Ronald Lamola confirmed that party structures had proposed various changes to the party's constitution. Lamola, the head of the party's constitutional development committee, said one of the most significant proposed changes was the introduction of a second deputy secretary-general. The party has had to redeploy more than five NEC members to the secretary-general's office since Ace Magashule's suspension and the death of his deputy, Jessie Duarte. As such, the proposal to have two deputy secretaries-general has found resonance among the party's structures. Lamola said that "with regards to the deputy secretary, the rationale is that we will need to have a second deputy secretary who will be able to be assigned specific responsibilities by the NEC". Should the proposed new resolution be adopted at the ANC's conference next month, the headcount of permanent staff deployed by the NEC will drop significantly. Several former ministers and NEC members, including Malusi Gigaba, Nomvula Mokonyane, Jeff Radebe, and NEC members Nkenke Kekana, Dakota Legoete, and Sibongile Besani, are employed at Luthuli House. It's been reported that these members are paid the equivalent of a deputy minister's salary, placing further strain on the party's already bloated salary bill. Over the last two years, the ANC has struggled to pay its administrative staff, with disgruntled employees speaking out over the late payment of their salaries. They have also had to make ends meet after only portions of their salaries were paid. Delegates attending the elective conference in Nasrec, Johannesburg, next month will vote on the proposal on the first day of the event, ANC treasurer-general Paul Mashatile said last week. Mashatile, who is also the acting secretary-general, said deliberations on the proposed change would also take place on the first day. Lamola said for the proposed change to take effect, at least three-quarters of voting delegates would have to support the constitutional amendment. Just more than 4 500 voting delegates will be attending the conference. Attempts to increase the number of positions for deputy secretaries-general and deputy presidents have failed in the past. The party's contentious step-aside rule is also expected to be put to a vote at the conference. The step-aside rule stems from the party's 2012 Mangaung conference, where delegates deliberated on what should happen when someone tarnished the organisation's image and integrity, usually after being linked to criminal charges. Given that no mechanisms were in place to ensure that members could be held accountable, the ANC's national elective conference in Nasrec in 2017 resolved to put specific guidelines in place and will now seek to strengthen the resolution by constitutionalising it. "Once the amendment is made, it can be applied in a manner that is transparent and is also consistent because when it's in the constitution, the NEC and any structures will be obliged to follow the constitution," Lamola said. He explained that all the proposed changes to the party's constitution were being advanced to "enhance the work of the ANC on renewal". "They should give the impetus to guide what was started at the 2017 elective conference in terms of restoring the image of the party," said Lamola.

'n Eenheid by die Kusile-kragstasie kan moontlik vir maande buite werking wees. Ons praat met 'n kenner oor die implikasies hiervan. Daar is politieke chaos in die Mangaung-metro in die Vrystaat. Hoe kan ons geboue so omgewingsvriendelik as moontlik inrig? Van die uitstallers by die Raad vir Groen Geboue in Kaapstad, het 'n hele paar idees.

Die Vrystaatse LUR vir maatskaplike ontwikkeling, Motlagomang Qabathe, oorhandig vandag in Mangaung-munisipaliteit noodsaaklike items aan provinsiale amptenare wat deur die Jagersfontein-ramp geraak is. Dit kom nadat 'n myndam verlede maand ineengestort het wat tot oorstromings in die gebied gelei het. Die woordvoerder van die departement, Lindiwe Mnguni sê sowat 164 huise is beskadig.

The red berets celebrated their ninth anniversary in Mangaung, Free State. EFF leader Julius Malema used the celebrations to lament crime and the economic and leadership crises. Malema said “gangster” President Cyril Ramaphosa's days in office are numbered. “The nose will be pulled from that office.”

After months of bickering, the African National Congress (ANC) in the Free State reached consensus on tentative dates in September for the regional and the crucial provincial elective conferences. In a video that News24 has seen, Free State ANC interim provincial committee (IPC) coordinator Paseka Nompondo said the IPC's mandate had been extended to 30 September and that 31 July had been set as the deadline for provincial ANC members to renew their membership. Nompondo added that regional conferences would be held between 15 and 30 September and that the provincial conference would take place towards the end of September. "The IPC is preparing a conference of the province and conferences of the regions. We have set up a cut-off date for membership renewal for the 31st of July to allow all ANC members to renew their membership. "Once a member has renewed their membership of the ANC and becomes a member in good standing and becomes a paid-up member, they then have the right as a member of the ANC to participate in the ANC branch general meeting. They may also participate in the preparation of a branch to participate in the regional and provincial conferences," Nompondo could be heard saying. She added that new branch executive committees would be elected in August and September. In addition, branches will elect their delegates for regional conferences and the provincial conference. Speaking to News24 on Wednesday, IPC spokesperson Oupa Khoabane said discussions on the exact dates for the regional and provincial conferences were ongoing. Khoabane confirmed that the tentative agreement was that the membership renewal process would be wrapped up at the end of July and that the regional and provincial conferences would be concluded by the end of September. "We want branches to reach the 70% threshold of having convened branch general meetings and selecting delegates to participate at the conferences. We have that roadmap as the IPC, that says as of the 30th September, we must go to the provincial conference. "Even if all regional conferences have not convened, but branches have met the threshold to hold the provincial conference, we will then go ahead with the provincial elective conference. As you know, conferences are for branches, and 90% of the delegates in the provincial conference are branch delegates, and the rest are league structures and the IPC members," Khoabane said. Furthermore, he said the delay in the convening of regions and provinces was to avoid "unnecessary litigation". In 2012, the ANC's national executive committee (NEC), led by then secretary-general Gwede Mantashe, decided to bar the 20-member Free State provincial executive committee. The move came after the Constitutional Court found it to be invalid, following a legal challenge by some branches over the processes leading up to the conference. This excluded the Free State PEC from voting at the 2012 ANC Mangaung conference, apart from members like then Free State chairperson Ace Magashule who voted in his capacity as an NEC member. In 2017, a similar fate befell the province's PEC after the NEC decided that the PECs of KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State would not be allowed to vote on any matter at the party's hotly contested 54th elective conference in Nasrec. Nompondo said: "In the past, we were not able to work together for a number of years, but now I do have a sense that all members in the IPC are working towards what we were brought together to achieve." He reiterated that "by the time the national conference sits in December, we would have had a provincial conference of the ANC in the Free State". Last month, disgruntled ANC members from the Mangaung region approached the Free State High Court over what it termed the "slow pace of conference preparations." The group has also called on the disbandment of the ANC Free State IPC, led by former economic development MEC Mxolisi Dukwana and Nompondo. The interim structure was formed after the governing par...

The ANC's Interim Provincial Committee in the Free State has welcomed a court judgment that reaffirmed it as a constitutional structure in the province. The High Court in Bloemfontein has struck off the roll an urgent application to disband the Free State ANC Interim Provincial Committee. Three disgruntled ANC members in the Mangaung region questioned the status of the party's IPC, which was established in June last year to serve for nine months. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to ANC IPC spokesperson, Oupa Khoabane

Guest:John  "Section 29"  Bopape | South African National Middleweight Champion  at Boxer Wasanga is joined by John "Section 29' Bopape, South Africa's new National Middleweight champion, and his  veteran trainer William "Bushy" Mabele to talk about how they're planning to revive boxing in South Africa. Last month, John walked away with the South African middleweight title when he knocked out defending champion Nkululeko Mhlongo in the 11th round on Friday night at Dr Molemela Indoor Sports Centre in Mangaung, Bloemfontein.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mangaung Metro Municipality on the spotlight. In conversation with Founder and Director of Step Up News Christopher Choane, Mangaung Concerned Residents Spokesperson, Themba Zweni and Cogta MEC in the Free State Mxolisi Dukwana. Concerned residents say the Mangaung Metro leadership is greedy and accountability is non existent. 

ANC National spokesperson Pule Mabe has confirmed that the party's Eastern Cape elective conference has been postponed to a date to be confirmed. He was speaking during the launch of the Letsema campaign in Mangaung in the Free State. Mabe cautioned media houses and journalists against reporting false or unverified news updates on the delayed conferences of the party describing them as sensitive. This follows confusion on whether the party's conference in the Eastern Cape was to continue or not this weekend. Elvis Presslin spoke to political analyst from the Nelson Mandela University, Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast

Plans are in place to restore stability at the financially troubled Mangaung Metro Municipality, in Bloemfontein. This follows a visit to the metro by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. The plans to bring stability to the embattled metro  come as Tebogo Motlashuping is reported to have been appointed as the new and fourth acting city manager for a period of a year, after acting city manager, Mzingisi Nkungwana's contract allegedly ended. 

Sneeu op die berge, en reën oor groot dele van land dié naweek. Teen watter prys kom Suid-Afrika se buitestemming-standpunt by die VN? Die nasionale regering neem die bestuur van Mangaung oor.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will visit Mangaung, a metro that is currently under administration, this coming weekend. He will hold a Presidential Imbizo at Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein on Saturday. For more on this, Jon Gericke spoke to SABC senior reporter in the Free State, Ishmael Modiba

The towns of Welkom, Matjhabeng, Bothaville, Nala, and the Moqhaka municipality have been facing days without water after not being able to pay Sedibeng water. Some clinics in Mangaung were forced to close as severe water shortages continued to wreak havoc on primary health centres. BloemWater was forced to implement water cuts after not being paid an agreed amount of 20 million rand a month. Udo Carelse spoke to  a resident of Riebeeckstad, Brian Emmenis.

The Free State Department of Health "is alarmed by the rapid rise" of Covid-19 cases in the province. It says cases have increased in the Mangaung, Lejweleputswa, Fezile Dabi, Thabo Mofutsanyana and Xhariep municipalities. "The rapid rise in numbers precedes the projected fourth wave of infections, with Omicron emerging as a new variant of concern that is understood to be spreading faster than the previous variants," department spokesperson Mondli Mvambi said. The province has recorded 173 348 cases, according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD). On Monday, the province recorded 647 new cases - 5% of all the cases in the country. The provincial health department previously raised its concern about travellers transmitting the new variant in the province. The Free State is connected to five national key roads and borders six other provinces. "All users of these roads pass through the Free State and may bring infections to the Free State or acquire infections from the Free State to their provinces," Mondli Mvambi previously told News24. To date, 1 564 126 vaccines have been administered in the Free State, with 993 025 people having received at least one dose of the vaccine. "Healthcare workers, the working population, professionals and every member of the community have been warned by provincial health authorities to take all the necessary precautions to prevent the spread of Covid-19 through adherence to established non-pharmaceutical interventions and taking the vaccine," Mvambi said.

Verkiesingsdebat: Ons fokus op die Mangaung-metro in die Vrystaat. Die ANC, DA, Vryheidsfront Plus en EEF neem aan die debat deel.

Suspended African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule has asked the State for a list of witnesses who implicated him in the R255-million Free State asbestos corruption case he faces. Magashule, controversial businessman Edwin Sodi, former Mangaung mayor Olly Mlamleli, former human settlements head of department Nthimotse Mokhesi and others appeared in the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein on Tuesday. The court heard that the defence was still dealing with notices the State submitted in terms of Section 212(B) of the Criminal Procedure Act, which usually contain facts that are not in dispute. The defence lawyers said they would respond to the notices before the accused's next court appearance. Magashule's advocate, Laurence Hodes, SC, told the court that they requested a list of State witnesses who implicated Magashule and were referred back to the docket. "We can revisit [the request] closer to the trial," State advocate Johan de Nysschen said. "It's quite logic[al] that they will have to read the whole docket, and I don't want to bind myself by five or 10 witnesses." The case was postponed to 3 November for pre-trial proceedings. News24 previously reported that Sodi also intended to lodge two applications - one relating to the admissibility of evidence the Zondo Commission heard about the asbestos case, and another on whether Magashule's former personal assistant, Moroadi Cholota, is a State witness. Hodes, who also represents Sodi, explained that Sodi gave testimony before the commission. The defence's argument relates to the admissibility of the testimony because Sodi was compelled to testify, which eviscerated his right to silence. It was made clear that the testimony could not be used against him in a criminal trial, the court heard. Hodes said the second application related to the State's so-called star witness, Cholota, who was Magashule's assistant when he was the premier of the Free State at the time when the crimes were allegedly committed. Hodes argued that, while the State placed on record that Cholota was a witness, she had not yet signed a statement that was drafted for her. He said the absence of a signed statement meant that the State had not secured her assistance. The defence had Cholota as a defence witness, Hodes said. Asbestos tender The accused have been charged with fraud, corruption, theft and money laundering, among other charges, related to the R255-million contract for the assessment and removal of asbestos from roofs and/or housing. It is alleged that, in 2014, two companies were appointed – including Gauteng-based Blackhead Consulting – as service providers to the Department of Human Settlements in the Free State. The two companies allegedly subcontracted two other companies, one of which did the work for R21-million.

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Mangaung Metro police officers who embarked on protest action which lead to the cordoning off of the municipality headquarters in Bloemfontein on Wednesday will face disciplinary action. The officers brought operations to a standstill shutting all staff outside the building demanding appointment letters. The Mangaung metro police appointments have been clouded with allegations of irregular appointment processes. SABC reporter Konelo Makhafola compiled a report on this matter and Sakina Kamwendo spoke to acting City Manager of Mangaung, Sello More

Guest: Dr Martin  Bekker  | Post-doctoral research fellow at the Institute for the Future of Knowledge at University of Johannesburg According to the South African Police Service (SAPS) Incident Registration Information System (IRIS), a total of 909 protest actions took place from 1 August 2020 to 31 January 2021. And as we edge closer to the local government elections, service delivery protests, as seen in Mangaung last week, are seemingly flaring up in intensity and frequency.  Dr Martin Bekker, a post-doctoral research fellow at the Institute for the Future of Knowledge at the University of Johannesburg takes a closer look.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The situation is still tense in most parts of Bloemfontein as residents continue to block streets with burning tyres, stones and rubble. Yesterday residents heeded the call for a shut down. There was no schooling and not a single taxi or bus in the streets of Mangaung. And very few people were able to report for work

Guest: Themba  Zweni | Member  at Mangaung Community Concern   Yesterday, Mangaung, in the Free State, was rocked by the protest, dubbed “MangaungShutDown”, organised by Mangaung Community Concern over a lack of service delivery, land and business, and job opportunities. In its aftermath, a teen has been shot for which a security guard has been arrested. A few protesters have been arrested, some subsequently released. Spokesperson for Mangaung Community Concern, Thembi Zweni speaks to their demands and the way forward for the shutdown.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SAfm Update At Noon is in possession of disturbing correspondence from inside one of South Africa's prisons; Mangaung prison. The message comes from an inmate who fears for his life because of the escalating gang violence. We spoke to Singabakho Nxumalo, Spokesperson - Correctional Services Department

The Mangaung Metro is expected to make an announcement over the fate of executive mayor Olly Mlamleli. The metro will hold a special council meeting this afternoon. Mlamleli was voted out last week Friday during a motion of no confidence. Some ANC Councillors voted with opposition parties to oust Mlamleli through a secret vote. Speaker Mxolisi Siyonzana is expected to officially announce the results at about 14h00 this afternoon. The motion comes after the municipality was downgraded twice by Rating Agency Moody's. The municipality was also placed under administration last year. We got an update from our reporter, Ishmael Modiba.

VF Plus slaag daarin om die Mangaung-burgemeester te verwyder; President Cyril Ramaphosa stuur spesiale gesante na Zimbabwe om gemoedere te kalmeer - maar in Pretoria skiet die polisie op Zimbabwese betogers; en more is Vrouedag, wanneer mense hulde sal bring aan die vroue wat hulle inspireer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ANC in Mangaung region in the Free State has come out in defence of party secretary general, Ace Magashule. This follows reports that Magashule`s sons clinched COVID-19-related contracts in the province worth two-point-seven million Rand. Magashule`s sons are listed as directors of two companies, Motheko Projects and Marvel Deeds, which are among the companies that secured contracts with Free State treasury.

ANC councillors in Thaba-Nchu in the Free State have criticized the quality of food parcels distributed in the area. The councillors have expressed their disappointment against Mangaung Metro executive mayor, Olly Mlamleli. They say the food parcels distributed amongst residents are of poor quality. But, Mlamleli has defended herself, and believes the councillors want to tarnish her image. Ishmael Modiba reports... We also spoke to Administrator of Mangaung Metro Municipality Advocate Mzwake Mofokeng...

The Home Affairs office in Mangaung in Bloemfontein has been reopened following a cash in transit heist and a bomb scare. An undisclosed amount of cash was stolen at the Mangaung Municipality Metro in Bloemfontein. The police's bomb squad unit and forensic investigators are still on the scene to gather evidence. It is believed the robbery took place in the early hours of the morning. It was earlier reported that the robbers took security guards hostage. Our reporter following this story, Ishmael Modiba.

On tweeter, there is a memo from the Free State Premier, Sisi Ntombela "directing all officials" living in Mangaung should attend former Premier Magashule's farewell, which coincides with her inauguration tomorrow. According to reports the two events will cost the province about 20 million rand. COPE says it will approach the Public Protector to investigate the alleged R20m event budget. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to the chairperson of Cope in the Free State, Papi Kganari..

The Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality has reportedly incurred refreshment expenditure of R36,000, for the procurement of 240 bottles of water (500ml each) at a unit price of R150 each. This is the same Metro that owes millions for water provision which is in arrears. Elvis Presslin spoke to the Municipal spokesperson, Qondile Khedama...

Thirty defaulting municipalities, including Emfuleni in Gauteng and Mangaung in the Free State will have their bulk water supply restricted unless they settle outstanding debts to the Department of Water and Sanitation. The department will also be writing to treasury to ask that money due to these municipalities be withheld until they make some sort of payment arrangement. The department is currently owed ten point seven billion Rand (R10,7 billion). Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Mlimandlela Ndamase, the spokesperson for Water and Sanitation Minister, Nomvula Mokonyane

The ANC says it understands the urgency required in making a pronouncement following the outcome of the court judgement made by the Pietermaritzburg High Court yesterday. The court struck down the results of the party's KwaZulu-Natal 2015 elective conference declaring it unlawful and void. The party says it is still examining the legal and political implications of the judgement but has learnt lessons from a similar judgement involving the Free State province before its Mangaung conference in 2012. we speak to ANC Secretary general, Gwede Mantashe

Mangaung Municipality officials say it was unnecesary for striking workers to set the Bloemfontein City Hall on fire, as negotiations are underway. The historical City Hall was gutted by flames last night when striking Mangaung Metro workers, affiliated to trade union SAMWU, set furniture alight. They reportedly became angry when the Mayor, Olly Mlamleli, failed to meet them on their demands for salary increases. The municipal strike has lasted more than a month. Police say three men have been arrested on charges of arson. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Mangaung Municipality Spokesperson, Qondile Khedama

Residents of Mangaung in the Free State say they are living in fear as teenage gangsters run amok in the city. One of the residents, an SAfm listener Thulani Mbaza, says his friend was attacked outside his home in Phase six by about 100 young boys NOT older than 16, when he returned from work. Mbaza says there is a long-standing rivalry between two gangs, the Romas and Born To Kill. Mangaung has seen frequent incidents of gang violence in recent years. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Thulani Mbaza and Free State Police Spokesperson, Colonel Thandi Mbambo to get clarity on the situation

State Security Minister and ANC National Working Committee member David Mahlobo has accused ratings agencies of trying force a regime change in South Africa through the junk status downgrade. Mahlobo was addressing ANC structures in Mangaung in the aftermath of anti-Zuma protests which followed the country's downgrade by Standard and Poor's. On Friday, Fitch also downgraded South Africa's foreign and local currency ratings. Palesa Moeti reports

Although there has been a sharp improvement in water levels of many dams in the country, the Mangaung Metro which includes Bloemfontein will keep water restrictions in place. This is because the water levels of dams supplying Mangaung Metro are still a matter of concern, This includes the Rustfontein Dam which is only at about 40-per cent. But the Mangaung Metro has emphasised the importance of conserving water. Spokesperson Qondile Khedama says water restrictions are still place...IThabiso Radebe reports

The ANC and the DA are locked into a tight competition in most metros. So far, the ruling party is leading in Buffalo City in the Eastern Cape and Mangaung in the Free State, while the DA is leading in Cape Town and the Eastern Cape's Nelson Mandela Bay. We spoke to Innovation Manager at the CSIR, Ndumiso Cingo and political analyst, Sanusha Naidu....

Alle oë is vandeesweek gerig op die ANC se belangrike beleidskonferensie in Midrand in die aanloop tot die party se Mangaung-konferensie in Desember. Uitlatings deur die adjunkpresident van die ANC-jeugliga dat grondonteiening sonder vergoeding 'n uitgemaakte saak is, het die afgelope week hewig reaksie ontlok. Die sogenaamde tweede oorgang, soos president Zuma dit noem, is deel van die ANC se besprekingsdokumente. Aspekte soos armoede, werkskepping en die omstrede grondkwessie sal hoog op die agenda wees. Volgens prof. Ben Cousens van Plaas (Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies) verbonde aan die Universiteit van die Wes-Kaap, het die grondkwessie vir die meerderheid Suid-Afrikaners 'n simboliese politieke betekenis.

Die ANC is oudergewoonte al lankal besig om vure dood te slaan, gerugte te ontken en die media en kommentators van onkunde en slegte trou te beskuldig. Volgens die party is daar nie 'n leierskapstryd aan die gang in die aanloop tot sy groot vergadering aan die einde van die jaar nie. Ontleders is nie seker dat iemand, soos Thabo Mbeki by voorbeeld, met dié stelling gaan saamstem nie. En beslis ook nie enige lid van die media wat die petalje probeer dophou nie. Cobus Bester praat hieroor met die politieke ontleder by die Noordwes Universiteit, Theo Venter, en dr. Piet Croukamp van die Universiteit van Johannesburg.