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Willie Spies: Freedom Front Plus Mayoral Candidate for Tshwane Metro

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF) today announced the well-known attorney Willie Spies as its mayoral candidate for the Tshwane Metro in the 2026 local government elections. Grandi Theunissen, an experienced councillor and local government expert, will lead the Freedom Front Plus’s campaign alongside him. Together, they make an experienced and knowledgeable team determined to restore […]

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Phalaborwa Water Crisis: State Infrastructure Collapses

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is concerned about the condition of critical infrastructure in the Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality (Phalaborwa, Lulekani, Boelang) following devastating floods in January. The Freedom Front Plus MPL and provincial leader for Limpopo, Mr André Moss, accompanied by local Freedom Front Plus councillor Giel van Niekerk and prospective candidate Ms Jane […]

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Emakhazeni’s Smart Meter Chaos

Location: News

Residents of the Emakhazeni Local Municipality (Belfast, Machadodorp, Dullstroom, Waterval Boven) are experiencing serious financial and other hardships due to the flawed roll-out of new smart electricity meters. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is aware of numerous complaints about prepaid units running out too fast, and power being disconnected suddenly and without any warning. […]

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Repeated Sewage Spills: Pinehaven Infrastructure Fails Again

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The Pinehaven sewage pump station in the Mogale City Local Municipality (Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg, Muldersdrift) is rapidly turning into a full-scale health and environmental disaster. Within just one week, sewage spills occurred twice after two of the three pumps failed. The Municipality is currently pumping out the sewage and transporting it to the Percy Steward pump […]

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Waltloo Garden Refuse Transfer Station Closed Following Complaints

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The closure of the Waltloo Garden Refuse Transfer Station in Eersterust, Pretoria, is seriously detrimental and encourages illegal dumping. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) visited the site following numerous complaints from residents and owners of garden services. The visit revealed workers in orange uniforms sitting and chatting under a tree, while the gate was […]

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Much Like Zuma’s 2014 SONA, President Ramaphosa Tries to Tell a “Good Story”, While Country Collapses

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President Cyril Ramaphosa borrowed a page from former President Jacob Zuma’s 2014 State of the Nation Address (SONA) tonight by boasting about the country’s “good story”. President Ramaphosa delivered his speech in his capacity as President of South Africa, but he remains President of the ANC. And wherever his party governs – in councils, provinces […]

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Urgent Integrated Intervention Needed to Resolve Gauteng Water Crisis

Location: News

Gauteng’s ongoing water crisis is not just the result of limited resources, but also of systemic maladministration, poor planning and inadequate maintenance of infrastructure. Rand Water is licensed to supply a specified maximum volume of water. Once that limit is reached, supply cannot simply be increased without regulatory and infrastructure adjustments. This burdens municipalities with […]

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Mogale City Has to Return R1,7 Million Earmarked for Libraries to Provincial Treasury

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The Gauteng Provincial Treasury has instructed the Mogale City Local Municipality (Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg, Muldersdrift) to return an amount of R1,7 million that was originally earmarked for upgrading libraries. The Municipality failed to utilise the funds during the 2024/25 financial year. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), which serves on the Oversight Committee on Sport, Arts, […]

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Mbombela Needs to Provide Clarity on Land Audit

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) demands clarity on the Mbombela Local Municipality’s land audit that has been dragging on for years. The ANC government should be held accountable for the lack of transparency regarding state-owned land in the Municipality. The Council resolved, as far back as 30 November 2017, that the finalised land audit […]

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A Deeply Concerning Picture of Administrative Decline and a Complete Failure to Serve

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Mpumalanga’s Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs’ latest quarterly report for 2025/26 paints a deeply concerning picture of administrative decline and a complete failure to serve the people of the province. With irregular expenditure already amounting to approximately R42 million, it is clear that legal prescripts and procurement processes are routinely violated. […]

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Controversy Between King David School and Roedean School: Minority Groups Vulnerable in South African Education

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What may appear to be a storm in a teacup at first glance reveals a much deeper and alarming pattern of anti-Semitism and the marginalisation of minority groups within the educational sector. The controversy centres on a tennis match between the Jewish King David School in Linksfield, Johannesburg, and Roedean School that did not take […]

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It May Be Wishful Thinking, But…

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Expecting a State of the Nation Address (SONA) prioritising the people of South Africa’s interests above those of the ANC is surely wishful thinking, but it remains crucial and the only way to get the country back on the right track. So, tomorrow evening with the SONA, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) would particularly […]

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Corruption-Accused Now Administrator of Another Struggling Municipality

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The ANC clearly prefers appointing controversial individuals to key positions rather than actually addressing the service delivery crisis in the Free State. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) notes the appointment of Agnes Koloi as administrator of the Nketoana Local Municipality, which is currently under an article 139 intervention. Koloi is standing trial on corruption […]

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Minister of Agriculture Unexpectedly Removes Expert From Ministerial Task Team

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) notes with shock that the Minister of Agriculture, Mr John Steenhuisen, has terminated the membership of the prominent veterinarian, Dr Danie Odendaal, on the ministerial task team for state-controlled diseases. In a letter to Odendaal, Steenhuisen states that he regrets to note that Odendaal has not yet signed the […]

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Aberdeen Residents Suffer Damage Due to Municipality’s Failure to Maintain Storm Water Drainage

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The recent 55 mm rainfall in Aberdeen initially brought relief, but it quickly turned into frustration and damage for residents due to the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality’s failure to maintain storm water drains and irrigation canals. Despite repeated complaints and formal requests to the Municipal Manager, Mr Bennie Arendse, no meaningful action was taken. […]

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Ekurhuleni’s Paycity Fine Platform No Longer in Use

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warns Ekurhuleni residents that traffic fines for offences committed in the Metro no longer appear on the PayCity system. PayCity has not been a contractor of the Metro for nearly a year, meaning fines can no longer be viewed or paid through that platform. The Freedom Front Plus regularly […]

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Foot-And-Mouth Disease: Practical and Urgent Proposals for the Western Cape

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The current foot-and-mouth disease crisis, which has now spread to the Western Cape, requires a sober, coordinated and practical response that balances animal health, farming sustainability and national food security. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Western Cape notes with approval the R100 million allocated by the provincial government for procuring vaccines. While […]

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The Cost of Racial Targets Becomes Clear When a Mere 13 000 Vaccines for 15 Million Cattle Gets Government Jumping for Joy

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(Dr Wynand Boshoff, Freedom Front Plus MP and chief spokesperson on agriculture, provides an overview of factors that contributed to the development of the current foot-and-mouth disease crisis) If anything underscores the inadequacy of government’s response to the foot-and-mouth disease crisis, it is last week’s proud announcement that the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) was able […]

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Ekurhuleni Should Investigate Germiston’s Underground Infrastructure Following Formation of Sinkhole

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The Ekurhuleni Metro’s Department of Roads and Storm Water should immediately thoroughly investigate Germiston’s underground infrastructure following the formation of a sinkhole. This is essential to determine whether the city’s underground systems have been damaged and to prevent further sinkholes. The request follows the formation of a sinkhole last week at the corner of Rissik […]

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Emfuleni’s Failure to Meet Debt Relief Obligations Exposed

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The latest assessment report by the Gauteng Provincial Treasury confirms that the Emfuleni Local Municipality is still failing to fulfil its basic financial and governance obligations. This is despite extraordinary government intervention and debt relief measures since June 2023. Compliance deteriorated further in the reported period (October to November 2025), from 78% to 76%, seriously […]

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Merafong Residents Face Prolonged Water Crisis

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The ANC-controlled Merafong Local Municipality (Carletonville, Fochville, Wedela) has plunged residents into a prolonged and disastrous water crisis. Two reservoirs are completely empty while others are critically low, with an average water level of only 35%. This is not a natural disaster, but the direct consequence of years of reckless maladministration, R1,6 billion in debt […]

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Graaff-Reinet Will Always Be Graaff-Reinet

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Graaff-Reinet will always be Graaff-Reinet – and not Robert Sobukwe Town – to the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus). The party, therefore, calls on the people of Graaff-Reinet, the broader Eastern Cape and the rest of South Africa to ignore the name change. This geographical name change along with 20 others – such as East […]

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Government’s Failure Leaves Sa’s Automotive Industry in Crisis and Erodes Investor Confidence

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The future of Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) – and with it more than 4 000 jobs and tens of thousands of positions throughout the automotive value chain – hangs in the balance due to government’s ongoing failure to take decisive action by making essential policy adjustments for the automotive industry. Volkswagen has unequivocally stated that […]

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Stoffberg Subway: An Accident Waiting to Happen

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The Ekurhuleni Metro’s ongoing failure to repair the Stoffberg subway in Brakpan creates a serious risk for motorists and is literally an accident waiting to happen. Despite repeated warnings and formal pleas from the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in January after floods rendered the underpass virtually unusable, not a finger has been lifted to […]

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