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Benoni in the Dark for Four Days

Location: News

The power outages that Benoni residents in the Ekurhuleni Metro have had to endure over the past four days are unacceptable and prove that the Metro is buckling under maladministration. Several residential areas had no power since 23 and 24 January, respectively, until supply was eventually restored on 27 January. Barely three hours later, residents […]

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Stoffberg Subway in Brakpan a Crisis Warranting Immediate Attention

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in Brakpan demands immediate and decisive action from the Ekurhuleni Metro Council to address the dangerous decay of the Stoffberg subway. The demand follows the umpteenth closure of the subway after storm water flooded it at the weekend. Even though the Metro Council has received many complaints and warnings, […]

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Ekurhuleni’s Electricity Network in Free Fall With Daily Power Outages

Location: News

The ongoing and escalating electricity crisis in the Ekurhuleni Metro – which has been affecting residents and businesses across the Metro since the beginning of January – is unacceptable. In many cases, outages lasted days before any repairs were done. The fact that almost every major town in the Metro has been affected underscores the […]

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Ekurhuleni’s Fixing the Frontline Programme – Results Count

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the Ekurhuleni Metro’s new Fixing the Frontline programme, launched today by the newly appointed City Manager, Mr Kagiso Lerutla. The party wants to emphasise, however, that the measure of success is not announcing initiatives, but achieving tangible results on grass-roots level. The initiative aims to restore efficiency and […]

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Kempton Park Darkness Persists Into the New Year

Location: News

Several neighbourhoods in Kempton Park are still without electricity after a festive season and new year overshadowed by prolonged power outages. This is a clear collapse of basic service delivery in the eyes of the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus). While power supply has been restored to Esther Park, Spartan, Van Riebeeck Park, Birch Acres, […]

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EMPD Seize Drugs in Kempton Park

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) drug unit’s seizure of drugs worth more than R200 000 in Kempton Park during the past week. Removing such a large quantity of drugs from circulation directly contributes to protecting families and saving lives. According to available information, EMPD officers conducted the […]

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Ekurhuleni’s electricity network collapse

Location: News

The blame for the power outages that have plagued large parts of the Ekurhuleni Metro since the beginning of the month can be laid squarely on the shoulders of the ANC/EFF coalition for their years of failing to replace or upgrade ageing and dilapidated electricity infrastructure. Cable theft, unpaid contractors, a shortage of skilled staff […]

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Millions in Irregular Expenditure Written off Without Consequences in Ekurhuleni

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) condemns the Ekurhuleni Metro’s decision to write off more than R211 million in irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure over six financial years (2010/11–2015/16) without holding anyone accountable. The Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) exposed the facts in a report, yet the Council merely noted it without demanding that any […]

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We Reject Provincial Takeover of Ekurhuleni Library Funding

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) rejects the proposal that the Gauteng provincial government should take control of the Ekurhuleni Metro’s equity share for public libraries. Such a move would merely create yet another underfunded mandate that the Metro cannot sustain. A report tabled during the latest council meeting recommends that Ekurhuleni sign an agreement […]

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Brutal Murder of Marius (Vlam) Van Der Merwe

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) expresses its profound shock and grief after the fatal shooting of Marius (Vlam) van der Merwe, known as Witness D, outside his home in Brakpan. Van der Merwe, a former Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) officer and respected community leader, was murdered shortly after testifying before the Madlanga Commission, […]

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Police Investigate Fuel Losses Amounting to Millions

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about fuel losses exceeding R13 million that are crippling service delivery in the already struggling Ekurhuleni Metro. According to the performance report by the Department of Transport Planning, Roads and Stormwater for the fourth quarter of the 2024/25 financial year, losses were recorded at seven of […]

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The Ekurhuleni Metro’s primary healthcare services are collapsing

Location: News

The Ekurhuleni Metro’s primary healthcare services are collapsing. This is clearly evident from the first quarterly report of the Department of Health and Social Development. According to the report, clinics have to operate with dilapidated infrastructure, a serious staff shortage and a lack of essential medical equipment, which means the Metro’s 77 clinics can no […]

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94% of Outreach Commitments in Ekurhuleni Mayor’s Programme Remain Outstanding

Location: News

What was marketed as a flagship outreach programme, in theory, has turned into a series of expensive photo shoots and political theatrics in practice. The first quarterly report for the 2025/26 financial year shows that Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza’s so-called outreach programme has not delivered on a single commitment. According to the report, a mere […]

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Ekurhuleni’s R0 Expropriation Implodes

Location: News

The Ekurhuleni Metro’s attempt to expropriate private property for R0 has not merely failed – it backfired spectacularly. This fiasco exposes the hidden ideological agenda driving expropriation without compensation (EWC) and serves as a national warning against reckless political experiments that undermine property rights and the Constitution. For years the ruling party and certain opposition […]

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Ekurhuleni Call Centre Collapses

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is extremely concerned about the latest quarterly report confirming that the Ekurhuleni Metro’s call centre – the Metro’s primary service-delivery hotline – has collapsed and is failing residents in their hour of need. According to the Department of Service Delivery Coordination, the Metro receives more than 100 000 calls […]

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Ekurhuleni Revokes Basic Charge

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the Ekurhuleni Metro Council’s decision to formally revoke the controversial Tariff A.2 basic charge. This levy imposed a fixed monthly electricity charge on households, pensioners and low-consumption users. From the moment the tariff was introduced, the Freedom Front Plus warned that it was unaffordable, that public participation had […]

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Tweedy Park Gets Solar Lights After Lights Are Stolen

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) recently handed over 60 donated solar lights to residents of the Tweedy Park retirement village in Brakpan after many of the lights previously donated by the party were stolen. This is the second time that the Freedom Front Plus, in collaboration with a generous donor, stepped in after vulnerable […]

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Ekurhuleni’s R10.4 Billion Creditors Crisis and Allegations of Falsified Invoice Dates

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about escalating financial mismanagement in the Ekurhuleni Metro, particularly regarding the R10,4 billion owed to creditors, the chaotic payment system and shocking allegations that officials have reportedly asked service providers to alter invoice dates to conceal overdue accounts. According to the Department of Finance’s report for […]

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Kempton Park’ Elgin Road Revived

Location: News

On Wednesday, Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) councillors and supporters rolled up their sleeves and repaired the potholes in Elgin Road, Kempton Park, themselves. What was once a dangerous stretch of road, used by thousands of commuters every day, is now pothole-free. The party had repeatedly requested the Ekurhuleni Metro to repair the potholes, but […]

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Non-payment and Failed Negotiations Paralyse Ekurhuleni Refuse Removal

Location: News

The current refuse removal crisis in Kempton Park once again serves as proof that the ANC/EFF coalition is simply unable to govern the Ekurhuleni Metro effectively. Household rubbish has been piling up in residential areas for days now. The Metro has attempted to shift the blame to “ongoing negotiations” with service providers, but the reality […]

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Reinstating EMPD’s Media and Public Relations Unit a Step in the Right Direction, but Department Needs Thorough Clean-up

Location: News

The reinstatement of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department’s (EMPD) Media and Public Relations Unit, headed by Lt Col Kelebogile Thepa, is welcomed. It is a crucial step towards restoring transparency and professional communication within the EMPD, especially in light of the serious allegations the Department currently faces. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) wonders why […]

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