How Two Very Different South Africans Are Solving Their Water Problems
“I have learned in my life to take responsibility for the needs of my family. If you wait for help, you can wait too long.”
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Free State Municipalities Contemptuous of Legislative Oversight
The Matjhabeng Local Municipality’s blatant contempt for the Free State Legislature and its constitutional oversight mandate confirms that this institution is no longer willing or able to fulfil its constitutional duties. The Municipality’s Speaker, Bheke Stofile, and acting Municipal Manager, Adv Lauretta van Wyk, were absent today (Friday, 24 October) from a joint portfolio committee […]
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Political Pressure Brings About Progress on R76 Between Steynsrus and Kroonstad
After constant pressure from the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), repairs to the R76 between Steynsrus and Kroonstad have finally gained momentum. Months of monitoring has resulted in tangible improvements to the 48 km stretch of road that has been a source of frustration for residents and farmers for years. Repairs began in 2019 and […]
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SNAFU: Minister’s Promise To Probe Followed By Deafening Silence
Several teachers at Dr Böhmer School in Bloemfontein claim that their careers were destroyed after they blew the whistle on financial mismanagement. And the undertaking by the national Minister of Education, Siviwe Gwarube, to probe the matter has come to nothing but a deafening silence. The teachers claim they were accused of racism and sexual […]
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Agreement Reached at University of Free State After Week of Protests
Provisional registration to be phased out over two years
Fort Hare Paid R17-Million for Work That Was Never Done
ICT department staff and service providers implicated in alleged multimillion-rand scam
Free State Protesters Demand Action on Crime
March in Bohlokong to hand over memorandum to police and department of justice
UFS and Fort Hare Burn While Akademia Builds
Akademia’s launch of its Paarl campus on Wednesday serves as concrete commentary on the recent destruction of academic facilities at two established South African universities. At the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Qwa-Qwa campus and Fort Hare’s Dikeni (Alice) campus, students expressed their dissatisfaction by destroying infrastructure. One of the constant causes of unrest […]
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PEPFAR Cuts Leave Clinics Short of Staff
Survey finds longer waiting times for ARVs
Campus Violence: How the ANC’s Racial Politics Has Misled Our Youth
The Freedom Front Plus Youth (VF Plus-jeug) strongly condemns the ongoing unrest and vandalism on campuses of the University of the Free State (UFS) fuelled by students claiming that the new financial policy is racially discriminatory, despite clear communication regarding the matter from the University. The University clearly stated that the new arrangements regarding outstanding […]
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Buildings Torched During University of the Free State Protests
Students angry at changes to registration system
No Water for Nine Weeks
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has urgently appealed to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa, to immediately intervene in the Mafube Local Municipality, where residents have been waiting nearly nine weeks for a water pump so sustainable water supply can be restored to the area. The Free State Department […]
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Domestic Violence Helpline Saves Lives but It Needs Public Support
The helpline plays a crucial role getting victims of violence swiftly into shelters
Gauteng Municipality Battles R1.4-Billion Water Debt
The taps in Kokosi, Fochville near Carletonville have been dry for a month after Rand Water implemented water reduction measures against Merafong municipality
Compensation for Sick Miners: Only 30% of Claimants Paid Out by Tshiamiso Trust
Most claims do not meet the medical criteria, AGM told
Lottery Corruption Case Reaches Court After Years of Delays
No progress from National Prosecuting Authority in at least another 18 cases with a further 21 under investigation by SAPS and the Hawks
Taps but No Water
In most provinces, less than 60% of people in formal housing have reliable water access
Experts, Not Cadres, the Only Hope for Free State Municipalities
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) notes the ANC’s decision to dismiss the mayors, speakers and chief whips of struggling Free State municipalities such as Mafube, Moqhaka, Letsemeng, Nketoana, Nala, Masilonyana and the Lejweleputswa District Municipality. This is a step in the right direction, but if truth be told, the ANC itself is to blame […]
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Teachers’ March Disrupts Schooling in Free State
Hundreds of SADTU members marched to the Thabo Mofutsanyana education offices to demand that the district director step down
Lesotho’s outdated laws fail to protect threatened plant species
Maximum fine of R200 hasn’t been updated since 1967
Lesotho Health Minister Says His Country Must Be Less Reliant on SA and “Stop Being Beggars”
This comes after an outcry that Basotho nationals are denied medical care in South Africa
Who Is to to Blame for Free State Municipalities’ Persistent Debt Crisis?
The blame for Free State municipalities’ staggering debt levels can only be laid at the door of the ANC for its decades of financial mismanagement, poor policy and misguided priorities. Meanwhile, residents have to shell out even more for municipal services that are simply not delivered. Based on the Free State Treasury’s briefing of the […]
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US report highlights human rights crisis in South Africa
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the latest report by the United States (US) Department of State, which describes the human rights situation in South Africa as having “significantly worsened”, with specific reference to the rights of Afrikaners and other minorities. The report underscores the fact that the US government will not turn a […]
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Lesotho Power Utility Under Scrutiny for Irregular R1.2-Million Purchase of Cable From SA
Lesotho parliamentary committee uncovered serious irregularities during a surprise visit to a Qwaqwa-based company