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Violent clashes erupt outside FS court following murder of farm manager
Brendin Horner’s (22) badly beaten body was found tied to a pole on Friday.
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Curators consolidating, itemising goods seized from Edwin Sodi
The unit has attached assets that were allegedly purchased using cash from the 2014 asbestos tender in the Free State.
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Asset Forfeiture Unit seizes several luxury cars belonging to Edwin Sodi
The unit is attaching assets that were allegedly purchased using cash from the 2014 asbestos scandal in the Free State.
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Hawks expect to make more corruption related arrests in Durban
Officials have been rounding up suspects this week, with top government officials and business owners being handcuffed over the dodgy multi-million rand asbestos project in the Free State.
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FS asbestos project: Hawks urge suspect on the run to surrender to authorities
Six of the seven suspects have been arrested in connection with the R255 million project.
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Zondo postpones Zwane evidence on R1.4bn FS housing project
He is yet to confirm or deny that he personally devised a scheme that paid R600 million to building material suppliers before any work was actually done
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Blackhead not qualified for R255m asbestos removal job, Zondo Inquiry hears
Free State Housing HOD Nthimotse Mokhesi said that he agreed with Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo that Blackhead, a company paid R255 million to audit and remove asbestos, misrepresented its expertise to get the job.
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Zondo sets sights on senior FS officials involved in R1bn housing project
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has heard how the Free State was allocated R1 billion for low cost housing and that R400 million of that money was paid without any procurement or agreements.
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LIVE: Zondo commission to hear corruption evidence on Asbestos Project in FS
The state capture commission will on Wednesday continue to hear evidence relating to the Asbestos Project in the Free State provincial government from the director of BlackHead, Edward Sodi.
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State capture: No bidding done for R255m Free State asbestos project
Edwin Sodi told the state capture commission on Friday that his company didn’t have the expertise or accreditation to handle hazardous material.
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FS Health Dept, organised labour agree to avoid strikes as far as possible
This week, there were industrial actions at two health facilities. On Thursday health workers at Pelonomi Hospital's maternity ward stopped working demanding the facility be deep cleaned.
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Department sets record straight on ‘exaggerated’ COVID-19 claims at Mediclinic
A voice note claiming to be from a senior staff member has been doing the rounds, alleging that the clinic has reached a crisis point with staff members not coping.
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19 pupils, teachers at Grey College quarantined after confirmed COVID-19 case
OFM is reporting the measure is being taken after a matric pupil tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday morning.
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Mabuza praises Free State for flattening COVID-19 curve
The province's 322 coronavirus cases account for less than 1% of the country's national 40,792 infection rate.
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FS govt outlines its state of readiness to deal with COVID-19
Deputy President David Mabuza was in Mangaung, visiting health facilities to assess the province’s capacity to deal with the pandemic.
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Health MEC Tsiu applauds FS’s screening and testing campaign
Bloemfontein was declared the epicenter of COVID-19 in the province following several church services in March.
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Free State DA calls for transparency in reporting COVID-19 cases
The national Department of Health said the Free State had 128 confirmed coronavirus cases and six deaths.
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FS health officials conduct door-to-door testing, screening in some areas
The province has recorded 121 COVID-19 infections mostly in Mangaung and Bloemfontein.
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Over 2,000 screened in Mangaung during Easter weekend COVID-19 drive
Mangaung is the epicentre of the coronavirus in that province, with 94 confirmed cases and three deaths.
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Free State SAPS open inquest after Lesotho man dies near Maseru border
The death caused panic, with witnesses saying he had difficulty breathing, raising suspicions that he may have contracted the coronavirus.
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FS Health Dept: Pelonomi Hospital ready to admit COVID-19 patients
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced that a 32-year-old Free State man came into contact with a person who returned from abroad.
