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Who Is to to Blame for Free State Municipalities’ Persistent Debt Crisis?

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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

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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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We Demand Intervention by Police Commissioner After Attack on Bothaville Woman

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) requested urgent intervention by the Free State Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Baile Motswenyane, following a horrific attack on a 60-year-old woman in Bothaville. According to media reports, she was brutally attacked with a hammer and axe, and was possibly sexually assaulted. She was taken off the ventilator on Wednesday […]

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COGTA Oversight Finds ANC Is Running Free State Municipalities Into the Ground

Location: News

As long as the ANC is running Free State municipalities, there will be no improvement or change in local government in the province. Free State municipalities have never before been in such a dire financial situation. This became evident during the joint oversight visit conducted by the national and provincial Portfolio Committees on Cooperative Governance […]

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Treasury Plans to Withhold Funds From Free State Municipalities

Location: News

The people of the Free State should no longer be the victims of municipalities’ financial crises. Last week, the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, indicated in a letter (attached) to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa, that his department is considering withholding the equitable share funds of eleven Free State […]

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Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre Finally Opens

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the long-overdue opening of the Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park in the Eastern Free State. In Basotho culture, “kgodumodumo” refers to a mythical beast that devours everything around it. The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Select Committee on Economic Development, which oversees […]

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Crisis Management to Address Water and Sanitation Issues in Free State Towns

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While the Free State Premier has identified nine municipalities as water and sanitation hotspots, it is clear that local government is busy with crisis management. In response to a question from the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Free State Legislature, the Premier, Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae, indicated that the Local Municipalities of Maluti-a-Phofung (Harrismith and […]

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