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Ekurhuleni’s Fixing the Frontline Programme – Results Count
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Witness Protection More Crucial Now Than Ever
The GOOD Party is deeply concerned about the protection of whistleblowers and witnesses, in the wake of the news that Marius van der Merwe was gunned down in Brakpan. Our condolences go out to his family, friends and colleagues.
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Police Investigate Fuel Losses Amounting to Millions
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
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
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
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
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
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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Stadium in Ekurhuleni Unused for Seven Years
Alra Park’s swimming pool is not operational either
Tweedy Park Gets Solar Lights After Lights Are Stolen
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
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
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
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
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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G20 Summit a Charade Amidst Ekurhuleni Collapse
While Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza is prancing around the G20 Social Summit, the people of the Metro live in squalor. The Metro has spent R5 million of its own funds on venues such as the Birchwood Hotel and the OR Tambo Conference Centre without budgetary approval or it being provided for in the Metro’s Integrated […]
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Ekurhuleni Pays R664 Million Annually for Chemical Toilets
The Ekurhuleni Metro’s expenditure on 46 321 chemical toilets for informal settlements amounts to an astronomical R664,7 million per year (VAT excluded). The Mayoral Committee Member for Finance, Jongizizwe Dlabathi, confirmed this amount in writing to the Finance Committee. This is not merely poor management, but a sanitation scandal with the Metro squandering taxpayers’ money […]
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Another Truck Stuck Under Elgin Bridge in Kempton Park
Another truck got stuck under the notorious Elgin Bridge in Kempton Park this morning. Despite it being a recurring phenomenon, the Ekurhuleni Metro has taken no meaningful steps to address this serious and ongoing public safety risk. While the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) awaits official statistics from the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD), local […]
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