Horses Offer Disabled Children a New View of the World
SARDA has been bringing together children and horses for more than 50 years
Environment
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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Soweto Youth Honour Their Heritage With Music
The Morris Isaacson Centre for Music teaches music to more than 340
Ekurhuleni Celebrates “Clean Air” While Pollution Has Residents Struggling for Breath
It is ironic that the Ekurhuleni Metro celebrates World Environment Health Day on 25 and 26 September with the theme “Clean Air, Healthy People” while residents are struggling to breathe due to the high levels of air pollution in the Metro. Instead of clean air and accessible healthcare, residents’ daily lives are severely impacted by […]
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Travel as Activism: 6 Stories of Black Women Who Refused to ‘Stay Put’ in Apartheid South Africa
The stories of six South African women who travelled to fight for workers and for women’s rights, and risked it all.
Resident Catches Mogale City Worker Illegally Dumping Sewage
This morning, a Krugersdorp resident caught a Mogale City worker red-handed illegally dumping sewage from a tanker into a storm water drain along Windsor Street in Luipaardsvlei. The resident, a local businessman, notified the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) via WhatsApp, whereafter the party visited the scene. Local businesses later informed the Freedom Front Plus […]
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Appeal Court Blocks Eskom’s Giant Richards Bay Power Plant
The SCA has set aside the 2019 environmental authorisation for the 3,000MW Richards Bay gas-to-power plant
George Building: Accountability Cannot Be a Closed-Door Affair
The GOOD Party shares the frustration expressed by Members of Parliament this week regarding the lack of progress in holding those responsible for the George building collapse accountable.
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Joburg Landfill Closure Threatens 140 Livelihoods
Pikitup has temporarily stopped accepting domestic waste at Marie Louise dump
Here’s What the Government Plans to Do About Plastic Pollution
Global Plastic Treaty reached a deadlock in August, but South Africa is pushing ahead with regulations
Refugee Protection in Egypt: What’s Behind the Return Train to Sudan
Egypt has hosted more Sudanese refugees than any other country since the start of the 2023 civil war.
Activists March Against Shell’s Oil Exploration
Shell says it has spent over R1-billion and is not responsible for failures in consultations with affected Wild Coast communities
ANC Violates the Rights of North West Residents
During today’s session of the North West Provincial Legislature, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) pointed the finger directly at the ANC for destroying the environment and thus jeopardising the country’s future. In terms of the Constitution, government is mandated to conserve the environment, prevent pollution and protect everyone’s right to a healthy living environment. […]
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Dump Site Fire Leaves Maseru Residents in Choking Smoke for Days
The Ha Tšosane community has been fighting to close and relocate the dump for years
SANParks Deploys “Boots on the Ground” to Deal with Crime on Table Mountain
But MPs are not convinced it is enough
Tygerberg Hospital Admissions Linked to Devon Valley Sanitation Crisis
The GOOD Party Caucus in Stellenbosch has submitted an urgent appeal to the Municipality to address the appalling sanitation and unhygienic conditions in the Devon Valley Emergency Camp, an informal settlement under municipal jurisdiction.
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Municipality Needs to Address Dangerous Building in Aberdeen
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) and Aberdeen residents demand that the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality urgently take steps to address a burnt-down house that has been left in a neglected and dangerous condition. The house in Van Riebeeck Street has been in ruins for years and poses a direct threat to public safety […]
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How Do Bodies Decompose?
New innovations in understanding how a dead body breaks down can be scaled globally.
Motion for More Protection for Matriculants Rejected
It is ironic that the DA in the Western Cape Parliament rejected a motion tabled by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) for more protection for matriculants, particularly during the exams, but then proposed a debate on the increase in shootings in the Western Cape. The Freedom Front Plus’s motion urges the Western Cape government […]
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New Oil Transfer Regulations a ‘Lifeline for Penguins’, Says Minister
But bird conservation organisations fear that the regulations will be ineffective
Medical Parole System Is Failing Dying Prisoners
Terminally ill inmates have died behind bars because the parole process is cumbersome, expensive and inconsistent between prisons
How to Harness the Ocean for Prosperity: Funding African Innovations Can Unlock the Blue Economy
Millions of jobs could be created from sustainable economic ocean development.
Burning Tyres Hazardous to Klerksoord Residents’ Health
The residents of Klerksoord in Pretoria North should no longer have to endure the excessive air pollution caused by a tyre recycling operation in the area that is failing to comply with municipal health and environmental regulations. The operation’s air pollution was brought to a head on 16 August when a fire broke out at […]
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Tshwane Mayoral Committee Member Should Be Held Personally Liable for Legal Costs
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) demands that the Tshwane Metro’s Mayoral Committee Member for Environment and Agriculture, Obakeng Ramabodu, be held personally liable for the legal costs incurred by the Metro with its appeal application against AfriForum’s successful court case regarding the Metro’s controversial cleaning charge. As political head of the Department, Ramabodu was […]
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