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Emfuleni’s Failure to Meet Debt Relief Obligations Exposed

Location: News

The latest assessment report by the Gauteng Provincial Treasury confirms that the Emfuleni Local Municipality is still failing to fulfil its basic financial and governance obligations. This is despite extraordinary government intervention and debt relief measures since June 2023. Compliance deteriorated further in the reported period (October to November 2025), from 78% to 76%, seriously […]

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Improved Generation Performance Continues to Drive Enhanced Power System Reliability and Long-Term Energy Security

Location: Business

Friday, 06 February 2026: Eskom’s power system continues to demonstrate sustained stability, underpinned by consistent progress through the Generation Recovery Plan and improvements in the Energy Availability Factor to secure South Africa’s long-term energy future. The Energy Availability Factor (EAF) has further increased to 65.03% for the financial year to date (1 April 2025 to...

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Germiston Power Outage Points to Bigger Crisis

Location: News

The latest power outage in Germiston, following a fire at the Wadeville 2nd Input Substation on 31 January 2026 that has left thousands of residents and businesses without electricity for days, is not an isolated incident. This is just one in a series of fires and technical failures at substations across the Ekurhuleni Metro in […]

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Merafong Receives Qualified Audit Due to Poor Governance

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is not surprised that the Auditor-General (AG) issued a qualified audit opinion to the Merafong Local Municipality (Carletonville, Fochville, Wedela) for the 2024/25 financial year. Merafong’s financial and governance crisis is plainly evident. The Municipality currently owes Rand Water and Eskom a combined R1,6 billion. Due to repeated failure […]

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Powering Potential: Eskom Invests in 200 Young Minds to Shape South Africa’s Energy Future

Location: Business

Tuesday, 03 February 2026: Eskom today awarded 200 bursaries for the 2026 financial year, reaffirming its commitment to nurturing the next generation of engineers, scientists, and innovators who will drive South Africa’s growth and energy future. For more than 50 years, Eskom has consistently invested in education and skills development through its bursary programme, awarding...

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Sustained Improvements in Plant Performance Enable Eskom to Maintain Stable Power System

Location: Business

Friday, 30 January 2026: Eskom’s power system continues to demonstrate stability, driven by sustained advances under the Generation Recovery Plan and further improvements in the Energy Availability Factor. Together, these developments are enhancing operational reliability and supporting South Africa’s long-term energy security. The Energy Availability Factor (EAF) further increased to 64.95% year to date (1...

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Alberton Residents in the Dark

Location: News

The blame for the prolonged and repeated power outages that have plunged thousands of residents in northern Alberton into total darkness for more than a week can be laid squarely on the shoulders of the incompetent ANC/EFF coalition government. This situation borders on the dereliction of the duty to provide basic services and is simply […]

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Ekurhuleni Squanders Money While Service Delivery Collapses

Location: News

The Ekurhuleni Metro’s quarterly report for October to December 2025 paints a disturbing picture of squandering, misguided priorities and a metro that spends tax money without delivering services. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) had warned during the budget process that constant tariff increases are unsustainable, because residents simply cannot afford them. The latest report […]

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Emfuleni on the Brink of Financial and Institutional Collapse

Location: News

The report by the Auditor-General (AG) on the Emfuleni Local Municipality’s 2024/25 budget revision and recommendations confirms what residents experience daily. Emfuleni finds itself in a dire predicament marked by financial shortfalls, poor governance, inadequate internal controls and ongoing service delivery failures. Despite some progress following previous audit findings, the Municipality’s audit outcome remains qualified. […]

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Tshwane Audit Reveals Collapse of Service Delivery and Accountability Under Current Coalition

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about the 2024/25 report by the Auditor-General (AG), which lays bare the collapse of financial management, service delivery and accountability under the current ANC/ActionSA/EFF coalition in Tshwane. The report highlights:• Incorrect asset valuation leading to inflated financial statements.• Understatement of contingent liabilities by more than R4,3 […]

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Eskom and the Netherlands Officially Launch Grootvlei Climate Smart Horticulture Centre

Location: Business

Wednesday, 28 January 2026: Eskom, the Government of the Netherlands and the Mpumalanga provincial government officially launched the Grootvlei Climate Smart Horticulture Centre at the Grootvlei Power Station yesterday, marking a practical milestone in linking South Africa’s Just Energy Transition to new local economic opportunities in climate-smart food production and skills development. The partnership will...

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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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Eskom Welcomes 35-Year Sentence of Contract Worker for Tampering and Theft at Camden Power Station, Mpumalanga – 20 Years to Be Served Behind Bars

Location: Business

Tuesday, 27 January 2026: Eskom welcomes the firm sentence handed down by the Ermelo District Court against Mr Simeon Majaonke Shongwe, a former Howden contractor employee, convicted of tampering with essential infrastructure and theft that caused damages of more than R22 million and disrupted operations at Camden Power Station, a designated National Key Point, in...

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Nelson Mandela Bay in Crisis: ANC Coalition Wholly to Blame

Location: News

The ANC/EFF coalition in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) has plunged the Metro into crisis with its constant failure to maintain critical infrastructure. What is currently unfolding in the Metro is not an unexpected disaster, but the inevitable outcome of years of incompetence, maladministration and political indifference. The most notable evidence of this decay […]

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Utility Crisis: NMB Leadership Must Stop Deflecting and Start Governing

Location: News

Residents of the Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) Municipality are facing a deepening electricity and water crisis, driven by decades of infrastructure neglect and persistent governance failures. Across the metro, communities are being stripped of reliable access to basic services essential for daily life and economic survival.

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Tragic Incident Involving Eskom Employees at Kriel Power Station

Location: Business

Saturday, 24 January 2026: Eskom confirms with deep sadness that two of its employees from Kriel Power Station were involved in a tragic incident while travelling home from work. The employees, who are husband and wife, came under gunfire. Regretfully, the husband sustained fatal injuries while his wife was hospitalised and is receiving medical care....

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Power System Remains Stable as Eskom Continues to Record Significant Gains From the Generation Recovery Plan

Location: Business

Friday, 23 January 2026: Eskom’s power system remains stable, strengthened by increasing plant availability and sustained reduction in unplanned outages. Eskom has entered 2026 with a markedly stronger and more stable power system than in the previous five years, supporting the country’s return to work and continued economic activity. This recovery reflects the sustained impact...

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