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Minister Refers Freedom Front Plus’s Complaint Regarding Vote Manipulation to Gauteng

Location: News

The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa, confirmed in writing that he has taken note of the Freedom Front Plus’s (VF Plus) complaint regarding serious vote manipulation during the Emfuleni Municipality’s adjustment budget process in March this year. He referred the matter to the Gauteng MEC for COGTA, Jacob Mamabolo, for […]

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Trips Abroad vs Leaking Pipes: Where Do Mbombela’s Priorities Lie?

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is seriously questioning the priorities of the Mbombela Local Municipality after approval was sought for the Executive Mayor, Mr Wiseman Khumalo, the Municipal Manager and senior officials to attend the World Water Week conference in Singapore from 15 to 19 June 2026. All while Mbombela’s own taps are running […]

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Phala Phala: Governing South Africa Must Be Given Top Priority

Location: News

(Budget Vote Debate: Presidency) President Cyril Ramaphosa should deal with the Phala Phala matter swiftly and honestly so that the focus can shift to what should be the top priority in the interest of all South Africans: properly governing South Africa. Once this has happened, South Africa’s international relations policy should urgently be addressed. The […]

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Drakenstein Budget Fails to Address Residents’ Most Pressing Needs

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) did not support the Drakenstein Local Municipality’s budget for the 2026/27 financial year, as the funds are simply not being directed towards addressing residents’ most pressing needs. Despite a total budget of R4,5 billion (of which R3,9 billion is earmarked for operating expenditure and only R569 million for capital […]

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Ray Nkonyeni’s Budget Offers No Viable Solutions

Location: News

The 2026/27 budget of the Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality (Hibberdene, Margate, Port Edward, Port Shepstone, Southbroom) fails to prioritise residents’ interests while offering no viable solutions to the Municipality’s growing problems. The budget is simply not sustainable. It projects a meagre 2,3% in revenue growth, while expenditure keeps rising sharply. Approximately 95% of all revenue […]

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Dipaleseng Plans and Budgets for Failure

Location: News

The 2026/27 budget and Integrated Development Plan (IDP) of the Dipaleseng Local Municipality (Balfour, Grootvlei, Greylingstad) do not meet the basic requirements for sustainable service delivery, as expected by residents. The Municipality is still plagued by regular power outages, sewage spilling into surrounding rivers and unsafe drinking water. This decline has already led to a […]

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Emalahleni Budget Unfunded

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) voted against the Emalahleni Local Municipality’s 2026/27 budget as well as the Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework (MTREF), applicable until 2029. This budget is unfunded to the amount of R10,1 billion, reckless and violates the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA). The ANC-controlled Council acknowledged that the Municipality’s enormous Eskom […]

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Service Delivery and Infrastructure at the Heart of uMhlathuze Budget

Location: News

The 2026/27 budget of the uMhlathuze Local Municipality (Empangeni, Richards Bay) represents another milestone in the restoration of local service delivery. For the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), as part of the IFP/DA/ACDP coalition government in this Municipality, the main aim is providing upgraded, uninterrupted and high-quality service delivery to every resident. The coalition already […]

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Chaos and Contempt for Democracy in Nelson Mandela Bay

Location: News

The budget process for the 2026/27 financial year of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) turned into a farce of maladministration and chaos, seriously undermining democratic processes. The Council was scheduled to meet on 28 May to discuss the draft Integrated Development Plan (IDP) as well as the operating and capital budgets. However, the vast […]

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Tshwane Budgets Flawed Projections Favour Salary Bill at the Expense of Service Delivery

Location: News

It is clearly evident in the Tshwane Metro’s newly adopted 2026/27 budget that service delivery will once again get the short end of the stick when the money starts running out. During Thursday’s budget debate, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) emphasised that the budget is not fully funded, despite claims by the Mayoral Committee […]

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Good Governance Helps Tshwane Rise

Location: News

In commenting on the draft 2026/27 budget and latest IDP and MTREF reports for the City of Tshwane today in Council, GOOD’s Councillor Sarah Mabotsa, the Member of the Mayoral Committee responsible for Economic Development and Spatial Planning in the City of Tshwane, has noted how “GOOD governance is helping Tshwane to Rise”.

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Infrastructure Investment Welcomed in Johannesburg Budget

Location: News

GOOD notes the approval of the City of Johannesburg’s 2026/27 Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure Budget, including a significant multi-year infrastructure investment programme aimed at stabilising and rebuilding the city’s deteriorating systems.

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Johannesburg Metro Sinks Deeper Into Financial Quagmire

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) could not support the City of Johannesburg’s proposed 2026/27 budget as it fails to address the Metro’s critical financial crisis, allowing it to sink even deeper into a financial quagmire. The budget was tabled against the backdrop of a severe financial crisis: ongoing disputes with Eskom, a scathing letter […]

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Tshwane Budget Out of Touch With Reality

Location: News

During today’s reply to the Tshwane Metro’s budget for the 2026/27 financial year, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warned that the proposed budget does not reflect the Metro’s actual financial position and fails to address the serious service delivery crisis. The party did not support the budget, stating very clearly that the document is […]

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Adoption of Overberg District Municipality Budget and IDP Welcomed

Location: News

GOOD in the Overberg welcomes the unanimous adoption of the revised Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework (MTREF - Budget) during a Special Council Sitting of the Overberg District Municipality held on Monday.

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Motion of No Confidence in Oudtshoorn Speaker Submitted

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) this week submitted a motion of no confidence in the PA Speaker, Suzanne Jansen, in the Oudtshoorn Local Municipality. The DA and ICOSA support the motion, which follows serious allegations and documentation calling into question the Speaker’s integrity, neutrality and the proper functioning of her office. The allegations include: […]

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Tzaneen Residents Deliberately Misled Regarding Tariff Increases

Location: News

Upon examination of the final Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and budget for the 2026/27 financial year of the ANC-controlled Tzaneen Local Municipality, it is evident that residents were deliberately misled regarding tariff increases during the public participation process. During the public meetings held on 28 March 2026 at Tzaneen Primary School and on 15 April […]

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