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Mngxitama’s Shocking Statements Regarding Farm Attacks

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) will see to it that shocking statements such as those made by the MK Party MP, Andile Mngxitama, regarding farm attacks and the gruesome attack on Mr Donovan Marx, whose ears were hacked off in an attack this week, do not go unpunished. Today in a post on X […]

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Two Fatal Accidents Highlight Need for Functional Ventersburg Fire Station

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Two fatal accidents within a few weeks, with deaths that could possibly have been prevented, once again underline why the Mmamahabane Fire Station in Ventersburg should not remain non-operational. Ventersburg is situated alongside one of South Africa’s busiest national routes and continually experiences heavy traffic, including trucks, holiday travellers and other road users. So, the […]

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Section 22 Committee Raises Serious Concerns About Freedom of Religion

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is concerned about the uncertainty surrounding the so-called Section 22 Committee established for the religious sector and the potential consequences it may have for religious freedom in South Africa. The Committee stems from the process initiated by the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, […]

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Court Order Against Dipaleseng Is Enforced to Protect Services and the Environment

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is pressing for the enforcement of the court order against the Dipaleseng Local Municipality regarding service delivery. Residents should not have to bear the brunt of poor governance, inadequate service delivery and environmental decline. On 15 November 2024, the Balfour Magistrates’ Court found the Municipality guilty of serious environmental […]

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Opposal to Proposed Rezoning for Planned Solar Farm and Data Centre in Moorreesburg

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), together with local landowners and residents of Moorreesburg, formally lodged an objection against the proposed rezoning of several erven in Hooikraal for the construction of a solar farm, battery energy storage system and data centre. The application is to rezone the relevant erven from residential properties to a special […]

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Mangaung: ANC Council Leaves Unfinished Business for New Council

Location: News

During a special council meeting, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) voted against the Mangaung Metro’s proposed recess between 28 October and 3 November. The party is not opposed to having a recess during the election period. The issue is that the ANC has once again failed to meet important municipal deadlines and now wants […]

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Man Fights for His Life After Gruesome Farm Attack and Torture

Location: News

A man is fighting for his life in a hospital in Potchefstroom after an exceptionally brutal farm attack between Potchefstroom and Ventersdorp, and the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) offers its deepest condolences and prayers to the victim, Mr Donovan Marx, and his next of kin. The details of how Mr Marx was tortured are […]

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Frequent Fires and Environmental Risks in Lewisham

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) today lodged a formal complaint with the Gauteng MEC for Environmental Affairs, Evan Botha, and is demanding an immediate investigation into frequent fires at a compost manufacturing site in Station Street, Lewisham, Mogale City. The suffocating smoke and unbearable stench emanating from the premises are causing severe discomfort for […]

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We Will Not Be Intimidated by Removal of Election Material

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) will not be intimidated by seemingly deliberate and coordinated efforts to remove as many of the party’s campaign and candidate posters as possible across Ekurhuleni just before the elections. The party is experiencing similar problems countrywide. The posters of Freedom Front Plus candidates that were put up in informal […]

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Sustained Pressure on National Intervention Team to Restore Basic Services in Ditsobotla

Location: News

Remedial steps to restore service delivery in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality must urgently be taken. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) insisted on it during a meeting with Dr Khotso de Wee, the Head of Good Governance and Institutional Development of the National Cabinet Representative (NCR) deployed in the Municipality. This multidisciplinary intervention team was […]

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Broken-Down Water Treatment Works in Devon Causes Fish Deaths and Livestock Illnesses

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The Devon wastewater treatment works has been non-operational for years due to mismanagement and infrastructure decay in the ANC-controlled Lesedi Local Municipality (Heidelberg, Ratanda and Devon). Untreated sewage is flowing directly into farm dams and rivers, causing fish to die and livestock to become seriously ill. On Saturday, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) visited […]

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Withdrawal of Notice Regarding Groenkloof Access Control Gate

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the Tshwane Metro Council’s decision to withdraw its notice demanding that the access control gate in Baines Street, at the entrance to the Groenkloof Village residential area, be removed within three days. The party had previously expressed its strong disapproval of officials’ conduct who, amid Tshwane’s severe service […]

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RIP Thulani Mbana

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) expresses its sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Councillor Thulani Mbana, the DA’s caucus leader in the Metsimaholo Local Municipality. According to reports, Mbana was shot and killed at his home in Zamdela. The Freedom Front Plus councillors in Metsimaholo had a good working relationship with […]

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Tshwane Officials Party On

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) noted with concern the reports that a year-end function was held for senior municipal officials of the Tshwane Metro last Friday, while residents across the Metro experience daily power outages, water problems and mounting financial pressure. According to information provided to the party, staff were instructed to describe the […]

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R300K Wasted

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The Langeberg Municipality squandered nearly R300 000 of ratepayers’ money on a disciplinary inquiry into the former Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) Deputy Mayor, Johnny Steenkamp – a process that ultimately came to nothing. The DA and its coalition partners initiated the inquiry in June 2024. It was clear from the outset that it was […]

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Midvaal Deserves Accountable Governance and Better Service Delivery

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The local government elections on 4 November could change the political landscape in the Midvaal Local Municipality (De Deur/Walkerville, Eikenhof, Meyerton, Vaal Marina). If the DA loses its absolute majority, selecting the right coalition partner will be decisive in determining the Municipality’s future with regard to stability and service delivery. The Freedom Front Plus (VF […]

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Sewage in the Taps Is Not a Technical Fault

Location: News

When a burst sewage pipe contaminates the drinking water of thousands of Tshwane residents, it is not merely a technical fault – it is a clear sign of negligence and poor maintenance. The Tshwane Metro has warned residents in Pretoria Central and surrounding areas to boil tap water thoroughly after a burst sewage pipe contaminated […]

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TMPD’s Actions at Paul Kruger Children’s Home Borders on Criminality

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly condemns the actions of officials and members of the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) who unlawfully disconnected the electricity supply of the Paul Kruger Children’s Home in Villieria on Wednesday. Such conduct borders on criminality. The officials forced open the electricity box and violently yanked out the main […]

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MTBPS: Economic and Fiscal Realities Addressed, ANC’s Service Delivery Failure Acknowledged

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The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) delivered by the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, addressed the country’s economic realities, which have changed drastically since the budget was tabled in February, primarily as a result of the international oil price shock. These realities entail lower-than-projected economic growth, higher-than-projected inflation and poor service delivery. The cost of […]

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We Reject Mogale City’s Budget Adjustment of R160 Million

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) today voted against the Mogale City Local Municipality’s proposed R160 million budget adjustment for depreciation and asset impairment for the 2026/27 financial year, due to insufficient information to assess the necessity and extent of the adjustment. Mogale City residents have the right to know how their tax money is […]

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Thaba Chweu’s Financial Recovery Plan Should Be Based on Facts, Not Assumptions

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The Thaba Chweu Local Municipality’s proposed financial recovery plan raises serious concerns, as it is based on assumptions for which the Council has not been presented with sufficient supporting evidence. According to the latest reports, the Municipality faces an unfunded budget deficit of approximately R1,04 billion. The proposed solution mainly entails restructuring approximately R2,23 billion […]

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Coalition Leaves Critical Infrastructure in Tshwane Unsecured

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The governing ActionSA/ANC/EFF coalition in the Tshwane Metro has left critical municipal infrastructure and key facilities completely unsecured, just two weeks before the elections. For the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), there is only one sensible conclusion: Security contracts were deliberately, or through gross negligence, allowed to lapse so as to pave the way for […]

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Rand West City’s Water Crisis Remains Unresolved After Three Long Years

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The recurring water outages affecting Randfontein and surrounding areas cannot go on, so, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) sent a letter about the issue to the Executive Mayor of Rand West City, Mr William Matsheke. The party demands to know why the water crisis still has not been resolved after nearly three years. Residents […]

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Bronkhorstspruit Water Crisis: Mayor’s Admission of Negligence Not Enough

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The Executive Mayor of the Tshwane Metro, Nasiphi Moya, openly accepted responsibility for negligence after the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Works supplied untreated water to residents for nearly three weeks. Between 24 September and 14 October, the water supply was not treated with chlorine. Consequently, 408 people – most of them children under the age of […]

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