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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...
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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Mayor says their electricity meters will be blocked until they settle their debt
Thursday, 22 January 2026: Two Eskom Expo for Young Scientists winners are set to represent South Africa at the prestigious Taiwan International Science Fair (TISF) with pioneering scientific research that reflects the innovation, scientific curiosity, and global competitiveness of the country’s young scientists. Karabo Mpuru, a former learner at Northern Academy in Polokwane, and Yu-Yao...
Tuesday, 20 January 2026: Eskom reports that at 16:53 today, both units at the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station were safely reduced from full power to 100MW each following a fault on the 132kV transmission lines supplied from the Pinotage transmission substation near Stellenbosch. Eskom confirms that this was an expected response under such circumstances, designed...
Tuesday, 20 January 2026: Four of South Africa’s finest young scientists will represent the country at the Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM (IRIS) Global Symposium in India, where they will showcase their scientific brilliance. The learners were top achievers at last October’s Eskom Expo for Young Scientists International Science Fair (ISF), which is...
An investigation by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) revealed that Rand West City Local Municipality (Randfontein and Westonaria) is failing to pass the higher winter electricity tariffs charged by Eskom on to consumers. The Municipality simply cannot afford to absorb these additional costs and will have to adjust its billing system to make provision […]
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The fire at Doornbach informal settlement left thousands homeless and over 600 structures destroyed
A make-or-break year awaits South Africans in 2026 with the local government elections, which offers a golden opportunity to cast off the ANC yoke and get the country back on the right track. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) believes that the country’s voters demonstrated their desire for renewal and improvement in the 2024 general […]
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Poles and electricity boxes were installed in 2023 in Nyamankulu near Cofimvaba, but Eskom and Intsika Yethu Municipality say there are outstanding issues
Amendments to the Companies Act will oblige companies to disclose the gap between the lowest paid worker and the top executive
Sol Plaatje municipality’s speaker and municipal manager were recently appointed despite tainted records
A mini fresh food and craft market for Hankey never opened
Water scheme was restored, but two villages are back to having no water
Thyspunt in the Eastern Cape and Bantamsklip in the Overberg are proposed sites
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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The Labour Appeal Court ruling allowing Eskom to prioritise race over merit in appointing individuals to senior management positions undermines all principles of competence and hard work. (Eskom allowed to exclude white males from senior management appointments: MyBroadband: 8 November 2025) Mr. Mr Alwyn Erasmus, who had been employed by Eskom for over 30 years, […]
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GOOD Statement by Axolile Notywala,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 6 November 2025 The GOOD Party is deeply concerned about the worsening socio-economic and safety conditions in Philippi, particularly in the informal settlement of Siyangena, where residents continue to live without basic services and are exposed to daily violence and deprivation. On Saturday, 1 November […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) supports the principle of independent power generation as an essential step toward energy security and sustainable growth. However, the party cannot support the Ekurhuleni Metro Council’s latest proposal to enter into another 20-year agreement with an Independent Power Producer (IPP) — especially without clear evidence that existing projects are […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) voted against the appointment of Kagiso Lerutla as the new City Manager of the Ekurhuleni Metro on Thursday (yesterday), seeing as critical information is lacking and there are several concerns about the process that was followed. The item tabled to the Council had no supporting documentation — no preliminary […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is justifiably alarmed by the Ekurhuleni Metro’s report on the first quarter of the 2025/26 financial year. The financial report confirms that the Metro is dangerously close to the fiscal edge of ruin. Although the Metro claims its collection rate is 96,26%, previous reports indicate that collection levels in […]
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It is well known that Johannesburg receives most of its potable water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, via the Vaal dam, but there is another equally voluminous inter-basin water transfer scheme that feeds into the Vaal, called the Thukela-Vaal Transfer Scheme. It is one of the country’s great feats of engineering, incorporating an underground …
The DA’s culture of non-payment to suppliers is now well known. The previous DA government simply stopped paying for services. Like its R7 billion Eskom debt, it also failed to pay Rand Water and contractors.
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) submitted a motion regarding malfunctioning BXC smart meters in the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging), which will be tabled to the Council on 27 November. BXC is a national company that supplies smart meters to various municipalities. The party has received numerous complaints from residents […]
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