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A community tried to save its stadium. Now allegedly stolen fencing raises a bigger question: why is Heidedal being left to maintain what belongs to the municipality?
Seven Households. One Toilet. No Water. No Electricity — Across the Road from Dark and Silver City
Sol Plaatje’s mayoral race raises an uncomfortable question: was the delay strategy — or indecision?
R1.2 billion spent on troubled Free State housing projects — while Heidedal residents ask when their long wait will finally end
A Facebook exchange between Patriotic Alliance (PA) councillor Gregory Werner and VF Plus councillor Cadian Bukes has exposed tensions over municipal service delivery, political...
Emails have been sent. Calls have been made. SMS messages and WhatsApp messages have been sent. Formal questions have been submitted, interview requests have been made and follo...
Mangaung wants to become a city where development moves faster, investment flows and housing gets built.
For residents, a broken fire hydrant may seem like a small municipal issue. But when that hydrant is needed during an emergency, “small” quickly becomes serious.`
Werner challenges Heidedal’s youth
HOW OLD ARE THE PIPES BENEATH OUR STREETS?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, where Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, in partnership with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), brought voter education directly into a c...
A City Learning to Live with Gunfire Bloemfontein is facing growing concerns over gun violence, illegal firearms and the fear spreading through communities. From the deadly H...
STABILITY OR STAGNATION? “The Other Side of the Nthatisi Story” There is a political story about Mangaung that is beginning to take shape ahead of the 2026 local government...