Freedom Front Plus

24 April 2026

Blyde Chalet Development in Graskop Halted

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes confirmation that the Thaba Chweu Local Municipality has taken formal steps to halt the unlawful development at Blyde Chalet in Louis Trichardt Street, Graskop. These steps follow unrelenting pressure from the Freedom Front Plus in addition to complaints from residents and nearby businesses about the serious failure to […]

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23 April 2026

Precautionary Suspension of Masemola Welcomed

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the precautionary suspension of the National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, pending the outcome of the criminal case against him. Evidence given before the Madlanga Commission and testimony heard by the parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee on Organised Crime and Police Involvement left President Cyril Ramaphosa with no other […]

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23 April 2026

Emfuleni Sends Office-Bearers Abroad Amid Dire Financial Situation

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is strongly opposed to the decision by the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging) to send five delegates to this year’s World Cities Summit, scheduled to take place in Singapore from 14 to 16 June. The international trip was enabled by the ANC, which steamrolled […]

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23 April 2026

Oversight Visit to Mogale City Reveals Disorder and Decay

Location: News

On Monday, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) conducted an oversight visit to parts of Krugersdorp in the Mogale City Local Municipality following numerous community complaints about the town’s decline, and found widespread disorder and decay. There are many people living on the streets, refuse is dumped in front of businesses and at street corners, […]

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23 April 2026

City of Tshwane Must Comply With 2019 Court Order

Location: News

The ongoing water crisis affecting the Rooiwal area will be driven to a head now that the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has stepped in. The party has undertaken to provide legal assistance to Mr Theuns Vogel, a local farmer, in order to compel the City of Tshwane to comply with a 2019 court order. […]

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23 April 2026

MK MP Evidently Does Not Comprehend the SA Constitution and International Law

Location: News

Public participation on the attempt by MK MP, Mr Mzwanele Manyi, to have section 235 removed from the South African Constitution has evidently prompted him to provide more personal commentary on the process. It is, however, a feeble attempt at resuscitating the initiative. A recurring theme in his statement on Wednesday is that section 235 […]

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22 April 2026

HRC Confirms Provincial Failure in Northern Cape

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) calls for action be taken at once to remedy the human rights violations resulting from maladministration in the Northern Cape. These violations came to light in a report issued by the Human Rights Commission (HRC) earlier today. The report outlines the systemic collapse of municipal management and service delivery […]

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22 April 2026

Mangaung’s Shocking Proposed Water Tariff Hike

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly opposes the Mangaung Metro’s proposed water tariff hikes for the 2026/2027 financial year. Such excessive increases are unacceptable in a metro where water losses are close to 48,6%. According to the draft budget, households in the lowest consumption block (0 – 6 kl per month) face a massive […]

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22 April 2026

We Will Assist Rooiwal Farmers With Legal Action

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) plans to assist Rooiwal farmers with instituting legal action against the Tshwane Metro Council for the ongoing collapse of the Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works and the Metro’s blatant disregard for existing court orders. This step follows a claim by the Mayor, Dr Nasiphi Moya, during her State of […]

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21 April 2026

We Reject the Ekurhuleni NERSA-Driven Electricity Tariff Hike

Location: News

During a recent special council meeting of the Ekurhuleni Metro Council, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) voted against the Metro’s proposed electricity tariffs for 2026/27, while the majority of councillors accepted the increase. In the debate on the matter, the Freedom Front Plus emphasised that the Metro is under no obligation to implement the […]

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21 April 2026

Sinkhole on N12 Disastrous for Stilfontein

Location: News

A sinkhole that formed yesterday afternoon on the N12 near Stilfontein may have disastrous consequences for local residents. This follows the costly repair of another sinkhole that had formed just a few meters away. Local residents’ lives were severely disrupted for months as all traffic had to be rerouted through the town. In addition to […]

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21 April 2026

Unfounded Attacks on Competent Emergency Services Head

Location: News

It will be a dark day when the Tshwane Metro Council yields to political pressure from the EFF and an unrecognised trade union, Public Service and Commercial Union, and strips the Metro’s head of Emergency Services, Moshema Mosia, of his office. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) regards the EFF’s latest onslaught on the City […]

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21 April 2026

Unsafe Drinking Water in Witsand and Port Beaufort

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about the safety of drinking water in Witsand and Port Beaufort in the Hessequa Local Municipality after independent water samples, taken at several points, confirmed that the water does not comply with the prescribed standards. According to an independent, SANAS-accredited report compiled on 10 April 2026, […]

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21 April 2026

Unsafe “Pothole Repairs” in Ermelo Shines Spotlight on Msukaligwa’s Decline

Location: News

The dangerous situation in Camden Avenue in Ermelo, where two members of the public attempted to fill potholes with sand and placed building rubble on the road surface in order to “regulate” traffic in exchange for money, is a direct consequence of the Msukaligwa Local Municipality’s systemic failure to provide proper service delivery. The situation […]

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21 April 2026

Council Has to Appoint Municipal Manager in Ekurhuleni

Location: News

The Ekurhuleni Metro has been plunged into an administrative crisis following the arrest of the Municipal Manager, Kagiso Lerutla, on 20 April 2026. Mr. Lerutla faces serious charges of alleged fraud, corruption and defeating the ends of justice. In response, Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, attempted to unilaterally suspend Mr Lerutla and appoint Dr Tsholofelo Koopedi (previously […]

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20 April 2026

More Pain in Store for Hard-Pressed Johannesburg Residents

Location: News

While Johannesburg residents are already plagued by poor service delivery, potholes, broken traffic lights, and frequent water and electricity outages, they will have to pay even more for the same poor service as from 1 July 2026. The proposed tariff increases of 12,5% for water, 11% for sanitation and sewerage, and 9,01% for electricity far […]

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20 April 2026

Cancellation of Vereeniging Airport’s Licence Accelerates Sedibeng’s Decline

Location: News

The Sedibeng District Municipality’s failure to maintain Vereeniging Airport has resulted in the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) cancelling the Airport’s licence. This step has a direct and detrimental impact on the region’s aviation sector and is further hampering the already fragile economy of the Sedibeng District (Lesedi, Midvaal and Emfuleni). According to regulations, […]

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20 April 2026

Government’s Foot-Dragging and Incompetence Are Accelerating South Africa’s Industrial Decline

Location: News

The growing uncertainty regarding the future of South Africa’s automotive manufacturing sector is serious cause for concern and raises the question of whether government is deliberately dragging its feet with making critical policy decisions, or simply lacks the capacity to act timeously. The automotive manufacturing sector remains one of South Africa’s most important industries. It […]

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17 April 2026

Hessequa Back-Pedals on Resettlement of Small-Scale Farmers

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the Hessequa Local Municipality’s decision to abandon its planned resettlement of small-scale farmers from Mossel Bay in the Still Bay area. The DA-controlled Municipality’s back-pedalling follows sustained pressure from the Freedom Front Plus through media platforms, public objections and national coverage that highlighted the unsustainability of the project. […]

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17 April 2026

Ensuring Polokwane Toddlers Safety

Location: News

The successful installation of a much-needed speed hump in Kiepersol Street, Flora Park, underscores the commitment of the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) to prioritising the residents of the Polokwane Local Municipality. This initiative, driven by the chairpersons of the Freedom Front Plus branches in Ward 20 (Susan Clarke) and Ward 39 (Ben Jordaan), directly […]

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17 April 2026

Water Tanker Contractor Allegedly Fills Private Swimming Pool While Bethal Residents Have No Drinking Water

Location: News

While residents of Bethal in the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality (Secunda, Bethal, Trichard, Evander, Kinross, Charl Cilliers, Leandra) have been plagued by a serious water crisis for months, a municipal water tanker contractor allegedly filled a resident’s private swimming pool. All while there are stringent water restrictions in place and residents have to wait hours […]

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17 April 2026

Systemic Lack of Control Over Critical Water Infrastructure

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) finds footage showing an Ekurhuleni Metro water tanker extracting water directly from a fire hydrant in Field Road, Witfield (Boksburg) – without any control, oversight of measurement – very concerning. Although fire hydrants may be used as filling points, the prescribed protocols must be strictly adhered to – such […]

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17 April 2026

Free State Municipalities Fail Residents

Location: News

The oversight visits by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) to the Free State municipalities of Masilonyana and Nketoana have uncovered a disturbing picture of how these municipalities are failing both financially and administratively. The two municipalities’ leadership simply disregard legislation and provincial authority. Masilonyana has […]

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16 April 2026

Tshwane SOCA: Glitz and Glamour While Residents Buckle Under Financial Pressure

Location: News

The decision by the Mayor of the Tshwane Metro, Nasiphi Moya, to host this year’s State of the City Address (SOCA) at Unisa with excessive glitz and glamour demonstrates a shocking disregard for the Metro’s serious financial predicament. While the Metro is technically bankrupt, thousands are squandered on a vanity project that does nothing to […]

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