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Regrettable That Circumstances Compelled Cape Town to Increase Security on N2 “Hell Run”

Location: News

It is regrettable that the City of Cape Town waited until the situation became a crisis that claimed human lives before Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis allocated R114 million to enhance safety measures on the so-called “Hell Run” section of the N2 near the airport. The situation is reminiscent of the current foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, where decisive […]

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“NO!”: To Johannesburg Deputy Mayor Position

Location: News

During Thursday’s council meeting, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) did not support the proposal to create a deputy mayor position for Johannesburg. This proposal has nothing to do with the city’s actual challenges, but everything with the ANC’s internal power struggles. Johannesburg faces serious service delivery problems, decaying infrastructure and a growing financial crisis. […]

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Fetakgomo Tubatse Council Adopts Motion Regarding Property Rates and Service Charges

Location: News

The Council of the Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality (Burgersfort, Ohrigstad, Steelpoort) has adopted a motion by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) calling for a comprehensive investigation into the affordability of property rates, service charges and rebates. This is an important victory for residents and businesses under severe financial strain. The cost of living has […]

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Unqualified Audit Does Not Conceal Govan Mbeki’s Financial Distress

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warns that the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality’s unqualified audit opinion for 2024/25 should in no way be construed as an indication of stability or sound governance. It only appears to conceal the problems of a municipality in serious financial distress, with poor controls, significant non-compliance and an utter lack […]

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Emfuleni on the Brink of Financial and Institutional Collapse

Location: News

The report by the Auditor-General (AG) on the Emfuleni Local Municipality’s 2024/25 budget revision and recommendations confirms what residents experience daily. Emfuleni finds itself in a dire predicament marked by financial shortfalls, poor governance, inadequate internal controls and ongoing service delivery failures. Despite some progress following previous audit findings, the Municipality’s audit outcome remains qualified. […]

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Tshwane Audit Reveals Collapse of Service Delivery and Accountability Under Current Coalition

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about the 2024/25 report by the Auditor-General (AG), which lays bare the collapse of financial management, service delivery and accountability under the current ANC/ActionSA/EFF coalition in Tshwane. The report highlights:• Incorrect asset valuation leading to inflated financial statements.• Understatement of contingent liabilities by more than R4,3 […]

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Sport, Arts and Culture Department Opts for Symbolism Rather Than Economic Growth

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) views the decision of the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, to approve name changes in the Eastern Cape as proof that limited public funds are wasted on misguided priorities. The very same Department that approved 21 geographical name changes – including several costly ones, such as […]

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Business Community Should Take a Firm Stand Against Proposed R100 Billion BEE Fund

Location: Business

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) calls on business leaders and investors to take a firm stand against the R100 billion BEE fund proposed by the ANC Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau. The original aim of Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) – to economically empower black South Africans – has not been […]

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Freedom Front Plus Warns Against Gradual Decline of Boksburg Clinics

Location: News

The ongoing shortage of medicine and basic medical care at clinics in Boksburg is indicative of a systematic collapse of primary healthcare services in the Ekurhuleni Metro. Complaints received by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) are not isolated incidents, but form part of an obvious pattern of poor management, negligence and a lack of […]

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Benoni in the Dark for Four Days

Location: News

The power outages that Benoni residents in the Ekurhuleni Metro have had to endure over the past four days are unacceptable and prove that the Metro is buckling under maladministration. Several residential areas had no power since 23 and 24 January, respectively, until supply was eventually restored on 27 January. Barely three hours later, residents […]

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Proposed Level 2 Water Restrictions – The Result of Years of Infrastructure Neglect

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) condemns the proposed level 2 water restrictions that the Langeberg Local Municipality (Ashton, Bonnievale, McGregor, Montagu, Robertson) intends to implement from 1 February 2026 and regards them as completely unnecessary, counterproductive, and clear proof of poor planning and years of infrastructure neglect. The Municipality cites poor rainfall and empty […]

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No Excuse for Mogale City’s R117 Million Water Losses

Location: News

There is no excuse for the staggering R117 million in water losses recorded by Mogale City Local Municipality (Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg, Muldersdrift) in the 2024/2025 financial year. This is so-called “non-revenue water”, which refers to water purchased by the Municipality that cannot be recovered or billed to residents. The Municipality attributes the loss to water theft, […]

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Stoffberg Subway in Brakpan a Crisis Warranting Immediate Attention

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in Brakpan demands immediate and decisive action from the Ekurhuleni Metro Council to address the dangerous decay of the Stoffberg subway. The demand follows the umpteenth closure of the subway after storm water flooded it at the weekend. Even though the Metro Council has received many complaints and warnings, […]

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Nelson Mandela Bay in Crisis: ANC Coalition Wholly to Blame

Location: News

The ANC/EFF coalition in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) has plunged the Metro into crisis with its constant failure to maintain critical infrastructure. What is currently unfolding in the Metro is not an unexpected disaster, but the inevitable outcome of years of incompetence, maladministration and political indifference. The most notable evidence of this decay […]

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Emergency Training Empowers Idasvallei Community

Location: News

Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) councillor in the Stellenbosch Local Municipality and the party’s Western Cape youth leader, Bernadette Steenkamp – who is also qualified to teach SETA-accredited first aid courses – hosted a practical emergency training session in Idasvallei last Saturday. The aim was to equip community members, especially young people, with essential skills […]

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Foot-And-Mouth Disease: Employ Farm Watches in Livestock Movement Control to Keep “Clean” Areas Clean

Location: News

With the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic wreaking havoc on livestock marketing, it is crucial to protect areas that are still free of the disease. This can be achieved by ensuring that infected animals are not transported – something for which the legal framework exists, but the capacity to enforce it is lacking. Foot-and-mouth disease is a […]

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Ekurhuleni’s Electricity Network in Free Fall With Daily Power Outages

Location: News

The ongoing and escalating electricity crisis in the Ekurhuleni Metro – which has been affecting residents and businesses across the Metro since the beginning of January – is unacceptable. In many cases, outages lasted days before any repairs were done. The fact that almost every major town in the Metro has been affected underscores the […]

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Tshwane Schools Urgently Need Occupancy Certificates

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) insists that the Tshwane Metro’s Department of Economic Development and Spatial Planning immediately issue the necessary occupancy certificates for schools in the Metro. This call follows the Gauteng Department of Education bringing the matter to the attention of the Freedom Front Plus. Ratanang Primary School in Hammanskraal, which has […]

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NHI Negotiations Cannot Centre on a Half-Baked “Potato” and Legal Pressure Should Be Maintained

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), which has taken the lead in criticising the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill since it was tabled to Parliament in 2019, believes that the nine court cases currently under way against the legislation should proceed at all costs. Negotiations and dialogue on the matter per se are good; and […]

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Foot-And-Mouth Disease: Immediate Action Needed in the Free State

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) provincial leader, Jan van Niekerk, and the Harrismith district farmers’ association met with the Free State MEC for Agriculture, Ms Elzabé Rockman, as well as key role players in the agricultural sector, including Dr Jurgens Barnard, Acting Director of State Veterinary Services, on Wednesday. The constructive discussion centred on […]

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Giant Leap Forward in Tshwane Ward 57 By-Election

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) views yesterday’s results of the Ward 57 by-election (Die Hoewes, Lyttelton Manor, Lyttelton) in the Tshwane Metro as a positive and significant step in the right direction. The DA managed to muster only 270 more votes than the Freedom Front Plus. 44,38% of voters supported the Freedom Front Plus […]

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Dipaleseng Fails to Disclose Polluted Water Results

Location: News

Residents of the Dipaleseng Local Municipality (Balfour, Grootvlei, Greylingstad) are still in the dark about whether or not their drinking water is safe. While essential infrastructure is decaying due to maladministration, the Municipality is withholding critical data on water quality directly related to public health. In terms of legislation, the Municipality is obliged to frequently […]

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Accidents in Krugersdorp Due to Inadequate Traffic Signs

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warned the Mayoral Committee Member for Public Safety in the Mogale City Local Municipality (Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg, Muldersdrift), Francis Makgatho, that more accidents in Krugersdorp are inevitable if proper road markings and traffic signs are not put up immediately. This week alone, two car accidents occurred in the Monument neighbourhood […]

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Race-Based Auction of State Land in Potchefstroom

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) condemns the North West provincial Department of Public Works’ plan to auction 23 residential erven in Potchefstroom on a racial basis. The Department announced, in a public notice in the local media, that erven in the Miederpark and Baillie Park suburbs will be auctioned. The notice also specifically stated […]

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