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Drakenstein’s Mayoral Committee Should Be Cut Back

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has repeatedly requested both the previous Mayor of the Drakenstein Municipality, Conrad Poole, and the current Mayor, Stephen Korabie, to reduce the size of the Municipality’s Mayoral Committee. This Committee has taxpayers shelling out thousands of rand every month, while its members are not in the office very often. […]

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Emfuleni Council Adopts Unfunded Budget – Again

Location: News

The Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) has adopted an unfunded budget for the ninth consecutive year. Although the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) did not support the budget for the 2026/27 financial year, the ruling ANC/EFF coalition steamrolled it through. In terms of Section 18 of the Municipal Finance Management Act […]

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Bitou Deputy Mayor Appears in Court

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Garden Route welcomes police confirmation that the Bitou Deputy Mayor, Nokuzola Kolwapi, must appear in court on 23 June 2026 on a charge in terms of the Environmental Conservation Act (Act 73 of 1989). The charge relates to an alleged incident at the end of 2025 in […]

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Nelson Mandela Bay Sinks Deeper Into Administrative and Financial Chaos

Location: News

It is clear from the latest findings of the Eastern Cape MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Zolile Williams, and the national Deputy Minister, Dr Dickson Masemola, that the administration and financial management of Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) are in free fall. In just two years, irregular expenditure shot up from approximately […]

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Johannesburg Cannot Afford a R10,3 Billion Salary Agreement

Location: News

The R10,3 billion salary agreement between the ANC-led coalition in the Johannesburg Metro Council and the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU), to be implemented over the next two years, is simply unaffordable given the Metro’s current financial position. Although Executive Mayor Dada Morero insists that the agreement is necessary to ensure employee satisfaction, the […]

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Motion of No Confidence in Oudtshoorn’s Executive Mayor

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), together with ICOSA and the DA, submitted a motion of no confidence in the Executive Mayor of the Oudtshoorn Municipality, Mziwoxola Tyatya (ANC). This follows the lodging of a criminal complaint with the police for an alleged irregular SALGA travel and/or accommodation claim. According to the motion, the matter […]

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Engagement Requested on Use of E-scooters in Stellenbosch

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) notes with concern the Stellenbosch Municipality’s plans to put a stop to the operations of GoNow e-Scooters in Stellenbosch. The party calls on all role players to pursue constructive engagement rather than unilateral action. While the Freedom Front Plus recognises the need for appropriate safety measures, the party is […]

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Investigation Demanded Into “Just for Some Amusement” E-Mail Concerning Foot-And-Mouth Disease

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) demands an investigation into an e-mail concerning foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) that was allegedly written by the Chief of Staff of Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen, which reads “Attached just received for some amusement”. The e-mail from the Minister of Agriculture’s Chief of Staff, Ms Jana le Roux, which is currently […]

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Coalition Struggles With Ekurhuleni’s Budget

Location: News

The Ekurhuleni Metro will table a revised budget for the 2026/2027 financial year to the Council on Thursday, 11 June 2026. The budget that was initially proposed failed to secure sufficient support during a council meeting on 4 June 2026, after the Freedom Front Plus voted against it. The Freedom Front Plus recognises the Metro’s […]

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Massive Surge in Support for Freedom Front Plus

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is currently experiencing an unprecedented surge of support in KwaZulu-Natal, with growth so strong that the party is struggling to keep up with the influx of new members. The party is expanding its structures in the province on a large scale and on Saturday launched its new structure for […]

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Freedom Front Plus Abstains From Voting

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) abstained from voting on the Langeberg Municipality’s 2026/27 budget, because it does not serve residents’ interests, but aims to “milk willing taxpayers” instead. The party is not prepared to ignore the mandate it received from Langeberg voters, namely to ensure responsible financial management. There are a number of reasons […]

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Treasury’s Plan for Better Infrastructure Should Increase Accountability – Not Create New Bureaucracy

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Ekurhuleni Metro Council supports, in principle, reforms that improve service delivery and increase accountability, but will oppose any process that creates more bureaucracy without tangibly benefiting communities. The party endorses the Metro Trading Services Reform programme (MTS) launched by the National Treasury. This programme provides metros with […]

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Mpumalanga: Billions for Roads, but Farmers Bear the Burden

Location: News

The collapse of Mpumalanga’s road infrastructure has left farmers in rural areas with no other choice but to use their own funds and equipment to repair roads, even though billions were officially earmarked for road maintenance. National government allocated R1,5 billion to the province as part of the Provincial Roads Maintenance Grant (PRMG), while the […]

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Calls for Transparency Regarding Ephraim Mogale’s Budget

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) expressed grave concern regarding the proposed 2026/27 budget of the Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality (Marble Hall). The budget reflects an operating deficit of more than R68 million, while more than R110 million has been allocated to self-funded capital projects without proof of sufficient cash-backed reserves. The Freedom Front Plus […]

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We Reject Unfunded Govan Mbeki Budget

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) voted against the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality’s budget because it is unfunded and unsustainable. The ANC and EFF approved the budget with a shortfall of approximately R515 million, despite serious concerns about its legality and sustainability in terms of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA). The Municipality itself acknowledges […]

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Johannesburg Metro Discharges Millions of Litres of Untreated Sewage Into Rivers

Location: News

Three of the City of Johannesburg’s waste water treatment works, which are not functioning properly, are responsible for approximately 90 million litres of untreated sewage flowing into rivers every day, ultimately ending up in the Hartbeespoort Dam. These alarming facts were revealed on Wednesday during a meeting of the Environmental Affairs Oversight Committee. Because Johannesburg […]

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Minister Refers Freedom Front Plus’s Complaint Regarding Vote Manipulation to Gauteng

Location: News

The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa, confirmed in writing that he has taken note of the Freedom Front Plus’s (VF Plus) complaint regarding serious vote manipulation during the Emfuleni Municipality’s adjustment budget process in March this year. He referred the matter to the Gauteng MEC for COGTA, Jacob Mamabolo, for […]

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Constitution Does Provide Protection Against Abuses

Location: News

(Parliamentary Debate: 30th Anniversary of the Constitution) South Africa’s Constitution does indeed provide protection against abuses. The fact that there are so many attempts to amend it – for example, to make expropriation without compensation possible – serves as proof. The Constitution is not set in stone. It is a living document and if it […]

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Morocco Overtakes South Africa: Another Warning Against Deindustrialisation

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has noted with concern the latest findings by the African Development Bank indicating that Morocco overtook South Africa in 2025 as Africa’s most industrialised economy. While South Africa remains a significant industrial powerhouse on the continent, this development confirms the country’s continuing decline in industrial competitiveness. Years of unreliable […]

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Free State Bursary Scandal Reveals ANC’s Deeply Entrenched Corruption

Location: News

The findings of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) regarding irregularities in the Free State government’s bursary scheme demonstrate just how deeply entrenched corruption and fraud are in the province. This is just another instalment in a series of scandals that played out under ANC rule in the Free State. Truth be told, the ANC is […]

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Trips Abroad vs Leaking Pipes: Where Do Mbombela’s Priorities Lie?

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is seriously questioning the priorities of the Mbombela Local Municipality after approval was sought for the Executive Mayor, Mr Wiseman Khumalo, the Municipal Manager and senior officials to attend the World Water Week conference in Singapore from 15 to 19 June 2026. All while Mbombela’s own taps are running […]

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Councillors to Miss Emfuleni Council Meeting for Second Time Due to Infighting

Location: News

Infighting within the ANC in the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) derailed two consecutive council meetings due to a lack of quorum. During the council meeting on 28 May, quorum could not be reached because ANC councillors failed to attend. The meeting was postponed to today (2 June), but quorum could […]

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Phala Phala: Governing South Africa Must Be Given Top Priority

Location: News

(Budget Vote Debate: Presidency) President Cyril Ramaphosa should deal with the Phala Phala matter swiftly and honestly so that the focus can shift to what should be the top priority in the interest of all South Africans: properly governing South Africa. Once this has happened, South Africa’s international relations policy should urgently be addressed. The […]

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Drakenstein Budget Fails to Address Residents’ Most Pressing Needs

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) did not support the Drakenstein Local Municipality’s budget for the 2026/27 financial year, as the funds are simply not being directed towards addressing residents’ most pressing needs. Despite a total budget of R4,5 billion (of which R3,9 billion is earmarked for operating expenditure and only R569 million for capital […]

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