Freedom Front Plus

27 July 2026

Practical Recovery Plan for SOL Plaatje Proposed

Location: News

Theo Joubert, MPL and chairperson of the Local Government Committee in the Northern Cape Legislature, proposed a comprehensive recovery plan for Sol Plaatje at a recent public meeting in Kimberley. The Sol Plaatje Municipality, which includes the provincial capital Kimberley, has been in a serious governance crisis for months. It follows decades of mismanagement as […]

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25 July 2026

Public Bear the Brunt Amid Western Cape Roads Function Transfer Dispute

Location: News

The official statement by the Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertius Simmers, regarding the Garden Route District Municipality’s roads function does not accurately reflect the facts. In addition, he glosses over the impact it has on Garden Route residents. The provincial Department announced in March 2025 that the roads function fulfilled by the Garden Route […]

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23 July 2026

Infighting Paralyses Thabazimbi

Location: News

Thabazimbi Local Municipality residents are the casualties of ANC faction fights, which are resulting in a serious management and administrative crisis and paralysing service delivery at grass-roots level. At present, two ANC councillors are laying claim to the mayoral position and two to the position of Chief Whip, while the Council lacks a Speaker after […]

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23 July 2026

SAPS Data Says That Legal Firearms Are Not The Problem

Location: News

Parliamentary replies to questions from the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) regarding murders committed with legally licensed firearms versus illegal firearms over the past four years provide an irrefutable argument in the debate on disarming law-abiding citizens. Statistics provided by the acting Minister of Police, Prof. Firoz Cachalia, clearly show that South Africa’s firearm crime […]

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23 July 2026

Mogale City Mayor’s Desperate Measures Will Not Resolve Water Problem

Location: News

Mayor Lucky Godfrey Sele’s reshuffling of the Mayoral Committee in the Mogale City Local Municipality (Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg and Muldersdrift) will not resolve the ongoing water crisis plaguing the Municipality. Large parts of Mogale have been without water since the weekend after the town’s reservoirs dropped to dangerously low levels, while supply has only been restored […]

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23 July 2026

Urgent Petition Submitted Regarding Land Bank Crisis

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) today submitted a formal petition to the chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) and the relevant select committees regarding the controversial debt collection practices of the Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank). Kobus van den Berg, Freedom Front Plus MP and member of […]

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22 July 2026

18% Pass Rate in the Western Cape

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is seriously concerned about the low pass rate of the computerised learner’s licence test for drivers. An extraordinarily high number of applicants are failing the test because the questions are poorly phrased and difficult to understand, even for people who are familiar with traffic rules. The reply to a […]

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21 July 2026

Don’t Sell the Good Hope Centre in Cape Town

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is concerned about the confusion and obscurity surrounding the proposed sale of the Good Hope Centre, a historic and iconic landmark in Cape Town, as well as the conflicting messages appearing in the media. The party is of the view that the City of Cape Town should not sell […]

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20 July 2026

Action Follows Complaint About Pollution Stemming From Rooiwal Wastewater Works

Location: News

A complaint lodged by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) about the pollution of, among other things, the Brits Dam by the Rooiwal wastewater treatment works north of Pretoria has had the desired effect and has been investigated by the national Department of Water and Sanitation. Mr Theunis Vogel, a local farmer and aspiring Freedom […]

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20 July 2026

Warnings About Trucks Getting Stuck in Bainskloof Pass Ignored

Location: News

Even though the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has repeatedly warned and called on the Western Cape provincial government, the Drakenstein Municipality and the Cape Winelands District Municipality to implement more stringent measures to prevent heavy vehicles from using the Bainskloof Pass, its requests have fallen on deaf ears. The Pass had been closed for […]

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17 July 2026

Labour Court’s Ruling on Rooiwal Five Welcomed

Location: News

The Labour Court’s ruling confirming the legality of the disciplinary steps taken against the so-called Rooiwal Five marks a decisive turning point in the fight against corruption within the Tshwane Metro. This judgment puts an end to years of delay tactics and political interference aimed at derailing the disciplinary process. The Court found that the […]

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16 July 2026

Large Hole in Hatfield Left Open After Water Leak Repairs

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) made several calls to the Tshwane Metro’s Department of Water and Sanitation to bring to its attention a large hole at the corner of Hartbeesspruit and Richard Streets in Hatfield, but to no avail. The Tshwane Metro has been doing repairs on the main water pipeline since 2024. The […]

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16 July 2026

Tragic Incident in Lynnwood Road

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) submitted an urgent motion to the Tshwane Metro following the tragic death of Mr Hugo van der Berg, who fell into a hole in the sidewalk in front of the Javet Arts Centre in Lynnwood Road on Saturday evening after the Springbok match. It appears that the construction site […]

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16 July 2026

Bokkieweek: Government Has to Stop Interfering in Society’s Civil Sphere

Location: News

Participating in Bokkieweek is a choice exercised within the civil sphere of society. Government should not interfere with it, nor disadvantage or threaten participants. This is the stance of the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) after the tournament drew the ire of government figures, as evidenced by remarks from Gauteng Premier Mr Panyaza Lesufi and […]

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14 July 2026

Prolonged Eskom Outages Plague Cape Town Families

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about the unacceptable situation affecting residents in Eskom-supplied areas of the City of Cape Town, who are experiencing regular and prolonged power outages. Residents – some of whom have been without electricity for months – approach the party for help every single day. Delft, Blue Downs, […]

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14 July 2026

Violent Attacks on Table Mountain

Location: News

The ongoing robbery of and violent attacks on Table Mountain hikers warrants decisive action. This month, two stabbing incidents were reported within a single week. Late yesterday afternoon (13 July), another man was robbed and stabbed at Deer Park, near the Platteklip Wash House on the lower slopes of Table Mountain. This follows closely on […]

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13 July 2026

Latest Crime Wave Sweeping through Malmesbury

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) urgently implores the police’s crime prevention unit in Malmesbury to ensure the safety of the town’s residents by maintaining a visible presence in neighbourhoods and being proactive. Several gang-related incidents claimed multiple lives over the past few weeks. In the latest shooting on Sunday morning (12 July), ten people […]

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13 July 2026

Tragedy on Lynnwood Road Following Loftus Spectacle

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) mourns the tragic incident that occurred on Saturday evening on Lynnwood Road in Pretoria following the Springboks’ match against Scotland at Loftus Versfeld. A rugby spectator, who was apparently making his way back to his vehicle, fell into a deep excavation on the pavement outside the Javet Art Centre […]

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9 July 2026

No State Funding for Emfuleni Until Maladministration Stops

Location: News

The decision by the National Treasury (NT) to withhold a portion of the July equitable share from the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) puts the Municipality under strict financial oversight. If the Municipality fails to meet the stipulated conditions, more funds will be withheld. This will further erode service delivery and […]

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8 July 2026

Mogalakwena Suspends Basic Electricity Charge Increase

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the decision by the Mogalakwena Local Municipality (Potgietersrus) to suspend the proposed increase of the basic electricity charge for domestic prepaid users from R100 to R200. This step offers some relief to residents who are already under severe financial strain. While this is a positive step, the solution […]

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8 July 2026

Safety Audit of Electricity Transmission Boxes Urgently Needed in Govan Mbeki

Location: News

The Govan Mbeki Local Municipality should immediately take action to address the danger posed by the condition of numerous electricity transmission boxes across the Municipality. The party urgently requested the Municipal Manager, Elliot Maseko, to conduct a comprehensive safety audit of all the electricity transmission boxes in Area 2 (Secunda, Kinross, Evander and Trichardt). Many […]

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7 July 2026

Treasury Turns off the Taps to Limpopo

Location: News

The decision by the National Treasury (NT) to withhold grants and funding from several municipalities in Limpopo, including the Fetakgomo Tubatse, Musina, Thabazimbi and Modimolle-Mookgopong Local Municipalities as well as the Mopani District Municipality, comes as no surprise. This step was warranted by years of ANC maladministration, the large-scale squandering of public funds and an […]

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7 July 2026

Free State Municipalities Pay the Price for Years of Squandering

Location: News

The decision by the National Treasury (NT) to withhold funding from 16 of the Free State’s 19 municipalities is to the detriment of residents who are already plagued by poor service delivery. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) advocates for stringent financial discipline, but wants to emphasise that such discipline means very little when officials […]

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6 July 2026

NMBM Water Crisis Exacerbated by Poor Spending, Vacancies and Management Failures

Location: News

For years, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has warned that the water infrastructure of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) is decaying due to backlogged maintenance, poor governance and inadequate planning. The latest crisis revealed that the problem runs much deeper than the recent floods, as the floods merely exposed the underlying failures of […]

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