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Promises have been made at the beginning of the 2023/24 financial year that plans will be put in motion to make Macufe 2023 bigger and better.Political heads of provincial departments have p...

The DA and EFF lashed out at Free State Premier Mxolisi Dukwana for the exorbitant funeral costs for MEC Tate Makgoe.

There are allegations that Premier Mxolisi Dukwana has authorised a portion of the Macufe budget to be diverted to salaries. Dukwana’s spokesperson, Sello Dithebe, has refuted the allegations.&nbsp...

The departmental spokesperson, Tshidiso Mokokoane, confirms that the three are back in the office, however in different positions. “Kindly be informed that the three suspended officials are back at...

No expenses were spared in sending off the late MEC in a lavish event spread over several days, complete with multiple entertainers and a catering budget of over R1.2 million.

“The new Destea MEC was once again outraged about the opposition's vendetta against Macufe,” MPL of the FF Plus, Armand Cloete, said during the debate on Sports, Arts, and Culture in the Free State...

The flagship programme in question is the controversial Mangaung Cultural Festival (Macufe) which started in 1997. During the tabling of the provincial budget, the MEC of Treasury, Gadi...

Likobo, one of the unsuccessful bidders for the Macufe tender, is opposing the department’s appeal application. In late 2022, the ...

The provincial Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation has now approached the Supreme Court of Appeal to relook into Loubser’s judgment. The department’s appeal application w...

This was done to investigate whether there were any irregularities in awarding the tender to C-Squared. The matter was previously brought before the Free State High Court and Judge Phillip Loubser ...