WHO Must Declare Climate Change a Public Health Emergency
Climate change is an immediate threat to the world’s most vulnerable communities and people.
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TMPD’s Actions at Paul Kruger Children’s Home Borders on Criminality
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly condemns the actions of officials and members of the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) who unlawfully disconnected the electricity supply of the Paul Kruger Children’s Home in Villieria on Wednesday. Such conduct borders on criminality. The officials forced open the electricity box and violently yanked out the main […]
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Bronkhorstspruit Water Crisis: Mayor’s Admission of Negligence Not Enough
The Executive Mayor of the Tshwane Metro, Nasiphi Moya, openly accepted responsibility for negligence after the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Works supplied untreated water to residents for nearly three weeks. Between 24 September and 14 October, the water supply was not treated with chlorine. Consequently, 408 people – most of them children under the age of […]
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South Africa’s Schools Reflect an Unequal Society: What Can Teachers Do About It?
South Africa wants teachers to change society. So why are they being trained to fit in?
Millions of Children Aren’t Getting Vaccinated: How Mapping Tools Can Help Find Them
Limited research on unvaccinated children covered those in conflict-affected communities, nomadic groups, refugees, cross-border migrants and urban-slum dwellers.
African Countries Could Save Billions by Cutting Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gases at the Same Time
African countries could save billions, prevent deaths and slow climate change by cutting air pollution.
Study of 20,000 Nigerians Explores the Links Between Drug Use, Climate Change and Poverty
A staggering 67.5% of respondents relied on maladaptive coping strategies.
Understanding More About Navi Pillay and Her Work
Under the warmth and good humour is a formidable, steely grit.
Lucinda Levendal
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Terrible Conditions at Special Schools in Mpumalanga
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about the terrible conditions that learners with special needs must endure in Mpumalanga. The Portfolio Committee on Education’s Focus Intervention Study (FIS) on special schools, which was tabled to the Legislature in October 2026, paints a disturbing picture of systematic decay and neglect. The report is […]
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Answers Demanded After Disruptions on N2 and R300
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) demands answers after protest actions severely disrupted traffic this morning on main transport routes, including the N2 near Borcherds Quarry and the R300 in Cape Town. The protests caused serious traffic congestion affecting thousands of motorists who were on their way to work and other destinations during peak traffic […]
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Sewage at Germiston Stadium
The Ekurhuleni Metro’s Department of Water and Sanitation is creating a serious health risk by failing to promptly resolve the sewage spill next to the B-field at Germiston Stadium. Sewage started flowing past the sports field two weeks ago. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) immediately reported the problem to the Department. A few days […]
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Nigeria Faces the World’s Highest Projected Death Toll From Super El Niño Heat: What Could Save Lives
The super El Niño could cause 31,400 extra heat deaths in Nigeria alone. Heat warnings, cooling centres and worker protections could help save lives.
Today’s Political Struggle in South Africa Is Inextricably Linked to the Heritage of Future Generations
Today’s political struggle in South Africa is inextricably linked to the heritage of future generations. Just like every parent has the responsibility to ensure, through their words and actions, that their family’s and nation’s cultural heritage is kept alive and honoured, so every person has a duty and responsibility to safeguard and build the future […]
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Meagre Subsidy Increase for Gauteng’s Quintile 5 Schools
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) received confirmation today, after the party posed an oral question to the Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, during a session of the Gauteng Legislature, that Quintile 5 public schools will receive only a small subsidy increase in the 2027/28 financial year. The Premier confirmed that the subsidy will be increased from […]
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Brown Is Beautiful: What Namibia’s Capital Windhoek Can Teach African Cities as They Get Hotter and Drier
New research shows how Windhoek’s ‘Brown is Beautiful’ approach could use its dry landscape to protect the city from heat, drought and floods.
Rubio’s Message Is Clear: No More Delays in Addressing the USA’s Conditions
The contempt that President Cyril Ramaphosa and his administration have demonstrated in ignoring the conditions set by the United States (US) for normalising relations between the two countries for more than a year is now leading to serious and direct consequences. The new policy recently announced by the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, aimed […]
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“It Is Our Time” Manifesto Launch Provides Direction Through Practical Solutions for Local Government
Local government can be restored and municipalities’ decline can be turned around. This is the gist of the message conveyed by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) with its Manifesto Launch under the theme “It is Our Time”. (Manifesto attached) The Manifesto, which was unveiled at the Silver Lakes Farm Hotel in Pretoria East, marks […]
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DRC’s Ebola Outbreak Has the Potential to Become a Global Pandemic. How to Make Sure It Doesn’t
Drawing lessons from Sierra Leone and having watched the mid-2026 outbreak in the DRC, I conclude that it risks become a global epidemic.
DRC’s Ebola Epidemic Could Be the Worst in History: 4 Things That Could Help End It
The next phase of the response must not be about deploying more people into communities simply to deliver interventions.
Urgent Measures Needed to Protect Bridgton Secondary School’s Learners
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) notes with grave concern posts circulating on social media in which gang members are purportedly threatening the lives of learners of Bridgton Secondary School in Oudtshoorn. The Oudtshoorn Community Policing Forum (CPF) confirmed that the police are aware of the messages and that an investigation is under way. The […]
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We Asked ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity for Financial Advice: What We Got Was Practical, but With Big Blind Spots
AI is a powerful tool for financial fact-finding and brainstorming. But for now it can’t replace the human element.
How Can Governments Tackle Poverty When Climate Change, Conflict and Economic Shocks Hit All at Once?
Crises that add up on top of each other have to be addressed in an integrated way.
Death of 16-Year-Old on N2 Hell Run Serves as Tragic Wake-up Call
The death of a 16-year-old robber on the N2 serves as tragic proof that the so-called “Hell Run” still poses a serious danger to motorists as well as young people exploited by crime syndicates. Although there has been a decrease in incidents after the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) repeatedly demanded stronger security measures, the […]
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