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Important Corrections and Requirements in Ekurhuleni’s Budget for Residents’ Benefit

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After the Ekurhuleni Metro’s 2026/27 budget had already been tabled four times, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) today supported the revised budget in principle, following further important amendments, corrections and binding commitments from the ANC-led administration in the interest of residents. Previous versions of the budget were rejected due to unrealistic assumptions, documentation errors […]

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Ekurhuleni’s Proposed Budget Rejected, Yet Again

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) voted against the Ekurhuleni Metro’s proposed 2026/27 budget yet again today, as it was tabled to the Council virtually unchanged, with serious financial and regulatory questions still unanswered. After the budget was rejected during the council meeting on 11 June, the Executive Mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, and the Mayoral Committee […]

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Ekurhuleni’s Budget Rejected Due to Unrealistic Projections and Exorbitant Tariffs

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) did not support the Ekurhuleni Metro’s revised budget for the 2026/27 financial year as the party’s main objections to the budget have still not been resolved. The assumptions on which the budget is based are simply unrealistic given the current economic climate, high unemployment rate and mounting financial pressure […]

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Coalition Struggles With Ekurhuleni’s Budget

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The Ekurhuleni Metro will table a revised budget for the 2026/2027 financial year to the Council on Thursday, 11 June 2026. The budget that was initially proposed failed to secure sufficient support during a council meeting on 4 June 2026, after the Freedom Front Plus voted against it. The Freedom Front Plus recognises the Metro’s […]

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Treasury’s Plan for Better Infrastructure Should Increase Accountability – Not Create New Bureaucracy

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Ekurhuleni Metro Council supports, in principle, reforms that improve service delivery and increase accountability, but will oppose any process that creates more bureaucracy without tangibly benefiting communities. The party endorses the Metro Trading Services Reform programme (MTS) launched by the National Treasury. This programme provides metros with […]

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Ekurhuleni’s R2 Billion Cybercrime Scandal Proves Total Governance Collapse

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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) recently revealed extensive cybercrime in the Ekurhuleni Metro, where cybercriminals are estimated to have stolen more than R2 billion from the Metro’s billing system over an extended period. This shocking revelation serves as further proof of the ANC-led coalition’s maladministration. Cybercriminals repeatedly breached the Metro’s billing system […]

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Freedom Front Plus in Ekurhuleni Endorses Independent Power Producers and Greater Financial Transparency

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) endorses the principle of allowing independent power producers to contribute to the Ekurhuleni Metro’s energy supply, as well as creating a structure through which assets for the proposed independent power producers are entrusted to a reliable third party. For years, Ekurhuleni’s residents and businesses have had to endure Eskom’s […]

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Ekurhuleni’s Debt Crisis Deepens While Residents Struggle to Make Ends Meet

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The third-quarter financial report (January to March 2026), tabled during the latest Ekurhuleni Metro Council meeting, confirms that the Metro’s debt crisis is deepening. At the same time, residents are increasingly struggling to make ends meet, with higher municipal tariffs becoming unaffordable for many. The Metro’s collection rate has remained stuck at 85,28%, well below […]

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Incompetence Drives Ekurhuleni’s Energy Planning Into Crisis

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The Ekurhuleni Metro’s latest electricity tariff application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) inadvertently exposed a discrepancy of approximately R7 billion in the calculations. This error is not a technical slipup, but a direct consequence of the ANC-controlled Metro’s inability to responsibly manage public finances and critical infrastructure. In its application, the […]

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Tshwane Metro Cuts Public Schools’ Power Due to Outstanding Property Rates

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The latest crisis in the City of Tshwane, where electricity supply to public schools has been disconnected due to outstanding property rates, has a direct and devastating impact on learners and educators. This step is reckless and inhumane, as schools themselves are not responsible for paying property rates. The responsibility rests on the shoulders of […]

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DA, EFF and ActionSA Derail Ekurhuleni Council Meeting

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The DA, EFF and ActionSA deliberately disrupted the Ekurhuleni Metro’s council meeting today, demonstrating a callous disregard for the interests of voters and residents. Instead of participating responsibly, these parties placed political opportunism before service delivery and good governance. The absence of the Speaker, Mr John Senona, and the Executive Mayor, Mr Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, did […]

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We Reject the Ekurhuleni NERSA-Driven Electricity Tariff Hike

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During a recent special council meeting of the Ekurhuleni Metro Council, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) voted against the Metro’s proposed electricity tariffs for 2026/27, while the majority of councillors accepted the increase. In the debate on the matter, the Freedom Front Plus emphasised that the Metro is under no obligation to implement the […]

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Council Has to Appoint Municipal Manager in Ekurhuleni

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The Ekurhuleni Metro has been plunged into an administrative crisis following the arrest of the Municipal Manager, Kagiso Lerutla, on 20 April 2026. Mr. Lerutla faces serious charges of alleged fraud, corruption and defeating the ends of justice. In response, Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, attempted to unilaterally suspend Mr Lerutla and appoint Dr Tsholofelo Koopedi (previously […]

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Systemic Lack of Control Over Critical Water Infrastructure

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) finds footage showing an Ekurhuleni Metro water tanker extracting water directly from a fire hydrant in Field Road, Witfield (Boksburg) – without any control, oversight of measurement – very concerning. Although fire hydrants may be used as filling points, the prescribed protocols must be strictly adhered to – such […]

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Potholes in Main Reef and Hospital Road Finally Repaired

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The Ekurhuleni Metro has finally, after pressure from the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) and numerous complaints from residents, begun repairing the pothole-riddled access routes in Brakpan, Benoni and Springs. Repairs to Main Reef and Hospital Road in Benoni started on Wednesday. For months, the Freedom Front Plus and local residents demanded that something must […]

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Stoffberg Subway Will Finally Be Repaired

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The Ekurhuleni Metro will finally start repairs on the dangerous Stoffberg subway in Brakpan following constant pressure from the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus). The subway, which sees a lot of pedestrian traffic, including school children, as well as vehicular traffic, has been in a terrible condition for months with potholes, washaway damage and decaying […]

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Lesufi’s Appointment of Nkululeko Dunga Is a Serious Mistake

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Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s sudden appointment of the EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga as the new MEC for Finance in the Gauteng government is a serious mistake. Dunga is in no way qualified to hold this position in the Gauteng government and it could severely harm the province, which is already plagued by financial mismanagement and weak […]

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Shoddy “Repairs” After Germiston Cable Theft Endangers Residents

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The shoddy manner in which the Ekurhuleni Metro repaired a damaged power cable in Helder Road, Germiston, is life-threatening and unacceptable. After vandals cut an electricity supply cable during an attempted theft, the power supply was restored using methods that appear to disregard all safety protocols. The damaged cable appears to have been fixed using […]

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