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Emfuleni Is Failing Major Industries and Businesses
The Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) is exacerbating the financial strain on major industries and businesses through its failure to pay service providers and conclude service agreements with new suppliers on time. Meteronline (MOL), the company responsible for electronically taking electricity consumption readings and automatically transmitting it to the Municipality’s billing […]
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Police Nyala Torched During Cape Town Electricity Protest
“We burned tyres to get this land, water and toilets. We will now burn tyres to get electricity” says Khayelitsha protester
Special Schools Closed in Kwazulu-Natal After Education Department Fails to Pay Subsidies
76 schools closed by parents and the South African National Association for Special School Education (SANASE)
CoJ: Repair of Potholes, Crumbling Infrastructure, and Proper Budget Allocation
We, the undersigned residents and taxpayers of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, hereby submit this petition in the interest of our communities and the fair use of public funds. Our Concerns: 1. The ongoing neglect of roads are visible in the numerous potholes and unsafe driving conditions across the city. 2. The rapid deterioration […]
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Emfuleni Municipal Manager Should Resign
The ineptitude of the Municipal Manager of the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal River, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging), April Ntuli, and his failure to properly manage this Municipality should no longer be tolerated. The time has come for him to resign. On 31 March this year, the Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC), on which the Freedom […]
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Cape Winelands: Halt the Unjustified Tariff Hikes
The GOOD Party, a member of Unite for Change, has written to the Cape Winelands District Municipality to raise serious concern over the recent tariff increases imposed by the Breede Valley Municipality, increases which were implemented without adequate public consultation, justification, or consideration for residents already struggling under extreme cost-of-living pressures.
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Freedom Front Plus Documentary on Kleinfontein Sets the Record Straight
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) today released a documentary film to shed light on Kleinfontein, a self-sustaining Afrikaner community near Pretoria. Kleinfontein is clearly being targeted by a hostile Tshwane Metro Council and other political parties. The Tshwane Metro recently increased the community’s property taxes from approximately R6 000 to R7 000 per month […]
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DCI Community Housing Services Must Stop Pricing Out Low-Income Tenants and Using Social Housing as a Cash Cow
The GOOD Party, a member of Unite for Change, is appalled by reports from tenants at the Goodwood Social Housing complex who are being threatened with illegal evictions and lease cancellations.
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Ethiopia Has Struggled to Build National Unity: Can Its Big New Dam Deliver It?
Symbolic attempts at national unity in Ethiopia managed to achieve only short-lived national pride.
Mbombela’s 90-Day Amnesty Plan Rejected
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) was the only party to vote against the decision by the Mbombela Local Municipality (Mbombela/Nelspruit, Barberton, Hazyview, Kaapschehoop, Skukuza, White River) to grant a 90-day amnesty to residents with illegal water and electricity connections as well as tampered meters. The proposal, approved during the Municipality’s latest council meeting, allows […]
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Eastern Cape Families Affected by 2023 Floods to Wait Until Next Year for Houses
Huge housing project launched before the floods is still in initial phase
Workers Take to the Streets on World Day for Decent Work
COSATU marches in major cities to highlight corruption, job losses and high cost of living
Ekurhuleni’s Handling of Extensive Power Outages Unacceptable
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about the ongoing power outages affecting large parts of Boksburg, including Jet Park, Witfield, Comet, Boksburg North and surrounds, since the weekend. These outages are reportedly caused by attempted cable theft on one of the city’s 132kV main lines near the N12, which severely damaged infrastructure. […]
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South Africans Are Going off the Service Grid: What Happens When Citizens Replace the State?
Failing water, power, sanitation and security services in South Africa are spurring households and communities to do it themselves.
Kempton Park Residents Left in the Dark
The Ekurhuleni Metro’s failure to properly manage the overtime of its Energy Department’s workers recently resulted in a power outage lasting more than 24 hours for Kempton Park residents. The Department mismanaged its overtime to such an extent that a council resolution was passed which allowed the Department only 40 hours of overtime per month. […]
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Thousands Celebrate Abahlali Basemjondolo’s 20th Anniversary in Durban
Shack dwellers’ movement was founded in 2005
Ekurhuleni Announces New Dates and Venues for Public Participation on Basic Electricity Charge
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the Ekurhuleni Metro’s announcement of new dates and additional venues for public participation on the basic electricity charge proposed for the 2025/26 financial year. This fixed monthly charge amounts to R109,78 (excluding VAT) for single-phase households and R203,89 for three-phase consumers, and is intended to cover the costs […]
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Tshwane Seeks Investments but Is Unable to Provide Infrastructure and Services
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) supports all forms of development and investment aimed at attracting capital and job opportunities to the nation’s capital, and will not stand idly by as the Tshwane Metro’s budget constraints hinder such developments. According to a report by the Oversight Committee on Economic Development and Spatial Planning, the Metro […]
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Disabled Residents Given Houses Without Water and Electricity
The houses were specifically given to elderly and people with disabilities in Extension 2, Mackenzieville
Thousands of Vacancies at Tshwane Metro
The Tshwane Metro is facing a looming service delivery crisis as there are 12 529 vacancies within the Metro. It recently came to light during a council meeting that this staffing crisis affects key departments, including electricity, water and sanitation, health, and roads and transport. Vacancy rates ranging from 36% to 74% in various departments […]
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Tshwane Metro Owed R25.9 Billion
The Tshwane Metro’s latest debt report, for the period between April and end July 2025, shows that residents, businesses and even government departments owe the Metro a staggering R25,9 billion for services such as electricity, water and property rates. Although this is a slight improvement from R26,4 billion in June, the debt burden remains extraordinarily […]
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Room at Clinic Torched After Electric Wires Confiscated in Khayelitsha
Town Two Clinic will be closed until Thursday