Council could forcibly evict the 80 families The future of about 80 families who are illegally settled at Uitkoms Farm in Bluegumbosch, Qwaqwa remains uncertain after they failed to abide by an order issued by the Free State High Court

The Maluti a Phofung Local Municipality has struck a deal with Eskom to pay R8-million per month towards clearing a R427-million outstanding debt with the electricity generator. Executive mayor Vusi Tshabalala said over and above the installments towards arrears, the

Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality (MAP) says it is setting up a department of electricity to manage supplies to the eastern Free State municipality that has battled power cuts and a host of other related problems in recent years. In addition to

The Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality has extended the contracts of more than 2 000 residents who work under government’s flagship job creation project, the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), whose main objective is to maintain and improve public infrastructure in the

Workers at the Gerdult farm in the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality have appealed to the acting mayor, Vusi Tshabalala, to provide them with proper housing as their derelict mud houses continue to crumble. Tshabalala visited the farming community during the week,

The acting executive mayor of Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality, Vusi Tshabalala, has warned municipality employees to refrain from abusing government resources, such as vehicles and petrol cards. Tshabalala was addressing municipal officials who work in the department of infrastructure. “Employees use

The MEC for finance, Elsabe Rockman, has noted that municipalities are not making enough progresstowards achieving national government’s target of attaining clean audits by 2014,and promised that the provincial government has a plan to tackle this challenge. Rockman said thisduring

Opposition parties in the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality have welcomed mayor, Sarah Moleleki’s budget, stating it reflects the wishes and needs of the residents. Moleleki said the 2013/2014 financial year budget will be efficiently managed to ensure sustainability and viability of

Days of residents walking long distance carrying coffins on their shoulders to the grave yards due to the inaccessible roads are over. The Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality has started constructing access roads in different wards to enable residents to access taxies