Municipalities

Joint meeting between Dihlabeng management team and MPAC.
Municipalities
MPAC probes irregular spending in Dihlabeng
By Emily Setona BETHLEHEM – The Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) in Dihlabeng Local Municipality...
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Thebe takes power as Melato ousted in council shake-up... _DA backs ANC in dramatic vote to stabilise troubled Maluti-a-Phofung_
By Emily Setona QWAQWA – A dramatic council showdown has reshaped the leadership of Maluti-a-Phofung...
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Councillors congratulating newly appointed Maluti-a-Phofung Executive Mayor Tumelo Thebe with handshakes and hugs.
Municipalities
Calls for unity as Thebe takes office in Maluti-a-Phofung
By Emily Setona QWAQWA – Newly elected Maluti-a-Phofung Executive Mayor Tumelo Thebe has stepped into...
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Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha Mathae addressing community members during Men's Indaba held at Makwane in Qwaqwa.
Municipalities
FS premier warns: crime and looting scaring off investors
By Teboho Moloi QWAQWA – Free State Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae has issued a blunt warning to communities:...
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Dihlabeng executive mayor Tseki Tseki alongside Dihlabeng director of technical services Lungile Mokoteli during fleet handover.
Municipalities
Dihlabeng hands over new service delivery fleet
By Emily Setona BETHLEHEM — Dihlabeng Local Municipality has this week handed over new service delivery...
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Maluti-A- Phofung Local Municipality spokesperson Thabo Kessah.
Municipalities
Rights come with responsibility — residents urged to pay for services
By Teboho Moloi QWAQWA – The Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality has urged residents to pay for basic...
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Free State Eskom spokesperson Stefanie Jansen van Rensburg.
Municipalities
Fake power-cut voice note dismissed
By Emily Setona QWAQWA – Authorities have dismissed as false a viral voice note claiming imminent electricity...
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Speaker names sanctions panel after mayor misled council
By Emily Setona QWAQWA – The Speaker of the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality has appointed a sanctions...
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Budget brinkmanship as deficit hits R537m
By Emily Setona QWAQWA — A tense special council sitting at Bluegumbosch Multipurpose Hall ended with...
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Dihlabeng EPWP participants urged to uphold professionalism
By Emily Setona BETHLEHEM – The Executive Mayor of Dihlabeng, Tseki Tseki, addressed Expanded Public...
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