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☕ SPILL THE TEA: HEIDEDAL, WHO WILL SPEAK?
FIVE HARD-HITTING QUESTIONS EVERY WARD 16 CANDIDATE MUST ANSWER
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THE MEETING BEFORE THE MEETING
HEIDEDAL HAS QUESTIONS — NOW LET THE CANDIDATE ANSWER
Community
DA BRINGS “WORKING FOR ALL” MESSAGE TO MANGAUNG
BUT WILL HEIDEDAL SEE THE DIFFERENCE?
Community
🎀 THE MONTH OF PINK | NOVASPEAK: THE PINK PRINT 🎀
This October, we don’t just wear pink — we wear it with purpose. 💗
Politics
HEIDEDAL AND THE QUESTION OF OWNERSHIP
COULD TITLE DEEDS FINALLY PUT HOMES IN RESIDENTS’ HANDS? PA’s 100-day promise puts housing ownership, municipal debt and political accountability under the spotlight
Community
HEIDEDAL SHOULD BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION
UFS veterinary school could create opportunities far beyond the South Campus
Politics
“ABAHAMBE MUST CONTINUE”: KENNY KUNENE DEFENDS PA’S HARD-LINE IMMIGRATION MESSAGE
The PA says it is putting South Africans first. But when immigration becomes political currency, the question is not only who must leave — it is who is being seen, heard and cou...
Opinion
TWO VOICES, ONE SOUTH AFRICA
WHEN HISTORY MEETS THE STRUGGLE FOR WORK AND WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE THE COLOURED SOUTH AFRICAN?
Community
NOVASPEAK INTRODUCES: SPILL THE TEA 🩷☕️
The tea is hot. The questions are sharper. And the conversations? They matter. NovaSpeak: The Pink Print is excited to introduce our brand-new weekly segment — “SPILL THE TEA” ...
Opinion
HOW MANY MORE PROMISES CAN HEIDEDAL AFFORD?
NovaSpeak | The Pink Print — Independent Analysis Political parties are asking Heidedal for another chance to govern, but before residents listen to a new round of promises, ...
Health
CATTLE ON BLOEMFONTEIN’S ROADS
THE HERD IS VISIBLE — BUT WHO IS WATCHING THE DISEASE?
Community
THE WOODEN SPOON HAS LANDED
LOGAN KRUGER’S LAST STIR BEFORE THE PA CLEARS THE AIR
Politics
WHO ARE YOU ACTUALLY VOTING FOR?
DA’s Electoral Court challenge over one-name PR lists raises a bigger question for voters: if they do not know all the candidates who could ultimately occupy the seats their vot...
Politics
IF YOU WANT THE JOB, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
NOVASPEAK | THE PINK PRINT There comes a point when silence stops being an absence of an answer and starts becoming part of the story. NovaSpeak believes that point has be...
Community
THE TRUCK DIDN’T COME — SO WHO ANSWERS?
Illegal dumping is wrong. But Mangaung’s refuse crisis raises a harder question: what happens when the municipality fails to collect?
Community
ARE WE PATIENTS — OR ARE WE DOGS?
Bruises, tears and unanswered questions: another elderly patient leaves Pelonomi, and once again the public is left asking who is protecting the vulnerable?
News
MANGAUNG’S EMPTY GATEWAY
WHAT DOES A CITY ASK TOURISTS TO SEE WHEN ITS OWN TRANSPORT HUB SITS SILENT?
Community
A CHILD IS JUST A CHILD: WHAT IF THE NEXT STEP HAD BEEN ON A USED NEEDLE?
Medical waste, including blood-stained and potentially hazardous items, was found dumped next to Clive Solomon Stadium in Heidedal on Sunday morning.
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ANOTHER PIECE JOINS THE WARD 16 CHESSBOARD:
ANC FINALLY ANNOUNCES SYDNEY MAASDORP
Crime
ON DUTY, RESPONDING TO A CALL — AND NEVER MADE IT HOME
By NovaSpeak | The Pink Print A Free State police sergeant has lost his life while responding to a complaint in the early hours of Saturday morning, after a collision involvi...
Community
MANGAUNG HAS THE HISTORY — SO WHY ARE WE LETTING IT ROT?
if government says tourism is an economic driver, why are some of Mangaung’s most authentic tourism assets being allowed to decay while new entertainment spaces are being used t...
Politics
THE INVESTIGATION MAY BE OVER, BUT THE ACCOUNTABILITY FIGHT IS NOT
SELLO MORE PROBE
Investigations
MANGAUNG HAS THE HISTORY — SO WHERE IS THE TOURISM STRATEGY?
WHAT DOES THE CHOICE OF VENUE SAY ABOUT HOW MANGAUNG UNDERSTANDS TOURISM?
Opinion
THE PRICE OF POWER: WHAT DOES RAMAPHOSA’S PRESIDENCY MEAN FOR HEIDEDAL?
Analysis inspired by figures and arguments presented by Shaun Schutte
Politics
DOES GREGORY WERNER HAVE A POINT?
VF+ AND THE HEIDEDAL QUESTION: ARE COLOURED VOTERS BEING HEARD — OR SIMPLY COUNTED?
Opinion
WHO REALLY HOLDS THE POWER?
Inspired by a thought shared on Facebook by Damien Dae Theys.
Community
WHEN A CAMPAIGN POSTER BECOMES A PUBLIC-SAFETY QUESTION
In Heidedal, what began as an alleged act of political vandalism has exposed a far more uncomfortable question: who is responsible when political campaigning potentially puts th...
Community
HEIDEDAL, WE ASKED THE QUESTION — AND THE ANSWERS GOT UNCOMFORTABLE
Are Coloured communities being treated as political citizens with power, or as voting blocks that become useful only when elections arrive?
Politics
HEIDEDAL IS NOT A VOTE — SO WHERE ARE THE RESULTS?
If political parties want our votes, they must be prepared to account for what they have done with our trust.
Community
MINGLES: FROM A HEIDEDAL NIGHTLIFE LANDMARK TO AN ABANDONED WHITE ELEPHANT — CAN IT HAVE A SECOND LIFE?
Could a place once associated with nightlife, entertainment and community life find a second purpose — not as the venue it once was, but as a space serving the young people of H...
Opinion
“The power is in the people, but a reason to rise.”
A chat with Mr Hattingh: refusing to see his community go to waste
Community
The Question Is Simple
Why Are We Not Using the People Already Willing to Protect Their Communities?
Politics
ANC PROMISES A MUNICIPAL MIRACLE
LIVING IN A DREAM WORLD FILLED WITH IMAGINATION
Politics
A MANIFESTO, OR A MEMORY TEST?
HEIDEDAL HAS HEARD THE PROMISES — NOW SHOW US THE WORK Heidedal has heard the promises. Now it wants proof.
Opinion
A VOICE THAT COULD NEVER BE BOXED IN ✊🏽
I am not a normal media platform — and I was never created to be one.
Opinion
When Accountability Becomes “Sensation”: What Does That Say About Us?
Recently, NovaSpeak was described as “fake”, accused of producing “nonsense” and criticised for allegedly seeking “sensation”. Those words may have been directed at a media plat...
Investigations
MANGAUNG’S MISSING JOBS: WHEN A CITY STOPS CREATING OPPORTUNITY
There is a number that should worry every political party campaigning in Mangaung: 29,000.
Politics
“SIT DOWN DA” — MANGAUNG’S POLITICAL CROWD WAR HEATS UP
Two photos, two different messages, DA – Working for the people and ANC – Big crowds, big message
Politics
BEYOND THE COLOURS: THE DA’S CAMPAIGN SHOWS WHAT MANGAUNG CAN LOOK LIKE
THE DA’S CAMPAIGN SHOWS WHAT MANGAUNG CAN LOOK LIKE
Community
MINGLES: FROM A HEIDEDAL NIGHTLIFE LANDMARK TO AN ABANDONED WHITE ELEPHANT — CAN IT HAVE A SECOND LIFE?
Could spaces like Mingles have a second life?
Community
CLIVE SOLOMON STADIUM: WHEN HEIDEDAL HAS TO WATCH THE WATCHMEN
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?
Community
ACROSS THE ROAD FROM DIGNITY: THEY WAKE UP TO THE FLATS THEY CANNOT AFFORD
Seven Households. One Toilet. No Water. No Electricity — Across the Road from Dark and Silver City
Politics
FIVE NAMES. ONE CHAIR. BUT WHY DID THE ANC TAKE SO LONG?
Sol Plaatje’s mayoral race raises an uncomfortable question: was the delay strategy — or indecision?
Community
Heidedal’s Housing Question: Who Gets a Home When the Waiting List Never Seems to Move?
R1.2 billion spent on troubled Free State housing projects — while Heidedal residents ask when their long wait will finally end
Politics
Is This Really a Good Look for Heidedal? PA vs VF+ Puts Leadership Under the Microscope
A Facebook exchange between Patriotic Alliance (PA) councillor Gregory Werner and VF Plus councillor Cadian Bukes has exposed tensions over municipal service delivery, political...
Community
Do the People of Heidedal Matter? NovaSpeak Demands Answers
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...
Politics
When the Right to Appeal Comes With a Price Tag: Is Mangaung’s Planning System Really Fair?
Mangaung wants to become a city where development moves faster, investment flows and housing gets built.
Community
VF+ Takes Service Delivery Fight to Heidedal — But the Real Test Is Whether It Lasts
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.`
Opinion
“If that person failed you, you fix it with your vote”: Werner challenges Heidedal’s youth
Werner challenges Heidedal’s youth
Investigations
HEIDEDAL’S DETERIORATING INFRASTRUCTURE: HOW OLD ARE THE PIPES BENEATH OUR STREETS?
HOW OLD ARE THE PIPES BENEATH OUR STREETS?
Community
“People died for us to have this right to vote today”
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, where Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, in partnership with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), brought voter education directly into a c...
Community
A City Learning to Live with Gunfire
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...
Politics
STABILITY OR STAGNATION? “The Other Side of the Nthatisi Story”
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...