Freedom Front Plus

7 August 2025

HRC Complaint Lodged Against Open Chats Podcast Presenters for Derogatory Remarks Against the Coloured Community

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has formally lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission (HRC) against the presenters of the Open Chats podcast, who, in a recent episode that rapidly proliferated across TikTok, made stereotypical and offensive remarks targeting the coloured community. One presenter insinuated that “coloured siblings allegedly ‘chow’ one another” (a […]

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6 August 2025

Parents Urged to Take Preventive Action Amid Ekurhuleni Measles Outbreak

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) urges residents, particularly those in the Ekurhuleni Metro, to take preventive measures amid the measles outbreak in the Metro. A total of 80 confirmed cases have already been reported. The Gauteng Department of Health is currently monitoring the situation, but it is crucial that parents and guardians remain vigilant […]

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6 August 2025

Tshwane Residents’ Owe Over R18 Billion

Location: News

Despite the Tshwane Metro’s debt relief programme, residents’ outstanding debt increased by more than R700 million in the previous financial year. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has always maintained that general debt write-offs foster a culture of non-payment. According to the fourth-quarter report by the Department of Finance, tabled at the latest council meeting, […]

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6 August 2025

Tshwane Coalition Government Creates Posts for Political Loyalists at Taxpayers’ Expense

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly opposes the creation of ten media liaison posts in the Tshwane Metro Council’s Mayoral Office, which will cost the Metro more than R6,3 million annually. These posts are being considered even though the wage bill already exceeds R13 billion annually. This clearly points to an inflated and unsustainable […]

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6 August 2025

Two Gauteng Department of Community Safety Officials Suspended

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the suspension of two officials of the Gauteng Department of Community Safety for alleged corruption. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi summarily suspended the Head of Department, Nontsikelelo Sisulu, and the Chief Financial Officer, Mduduzi Malope, following a forensic audit that uncovered financial irregularities in the Department. Over the weekend, […]

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5 August 2025

No Progress With Tshwane Housing Projects

Location: News

The Tshwane Metro’s housing crisis worsened exponentially over the past quarter as no progress was made with construction or infrastructure development in any of the Metro’s 53 housing projects. A report from the Department of Human Settlements reveals that millions have been allocated to housing and infrastructure, yet no houses have been built, no land […]

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5 August 2025

Steps Taken Against Six Members of Ekurhuleni Metro Police for Alleged Theft and Fraud

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the arrest of six Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) members who, along with four South African Police Service (SAPS) members, appeared in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court today on charges of alleged theft and fraud. The ten officers conducted a raid on a shop in Edenvale in June and […]

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5 August 2025

Ekurhuleni’s Plan to Write off and Sell “Surplus” and “Obsolete” Inventory

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) cannot support the Ekurhuleni Metro’s plan to write off and sell municipal inventory deemed “surplus” and “obsolete,” valued at R8,7 million, through a public auction. This inventory includes, among other things, streetlight fittings, lamps, drainage systems, fire extinguishers, refuse bags, circuit breakers, power cables, fluorescent lights, paint, vehicle parts […]

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4 August 2025

Emfuleni Loses Outstanding Traffic Fine Data

Location: News

The traffic department of the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) is facing total collapse after a service provider removed all its traffic control equipment and related data. As a result, the Department no longer has access to information on outstanding fines issued from 2021 until 16 July this year. The removed […]

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4 August 2025

Crumbling Sewage Infrastructure Leads to Closure of Several Beaches

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) places the blame for the second closure of Kings Beach within a month squarely on the shoulders of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) due to its failure to maintain sewage infrastructure and replace ageing systems. Kings Beach was closed for the second time on 30 July after a […]

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4 August 2025

Ekurhuleni Councillor Wins Prestigious Charity Title

Location: News

A Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) councillor in the Ekurhuleni Metro Council, Ms Denise Janse van Rensburg, has won the prestigious Charity Title at the Mrs Commonwealth South Africa pageant. The competition was held on Saturday, 2 August, at the Da Vinci Hotel in Sandton. The Freedom Front Plus warmly congratulates Ms Janse van Rensburg […]

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4 August 2025

We Refuse to Support Flawed Council Item

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) will not be coerced into supporting the Ekurhuleni Metro’s budget, which the party already rejected. The Freedom Front Plus indicated during a council meeting on Thursday, 31 May, that it would not support the 2025/26 financial year’s budget, which was adopted in May this year. The budget was tabled […]

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1 August 2025

Contractor Cancels Emfuleni’s Financial System Due to Non-payment

Location: News

The Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) has sunk even deeper into the quagmire as the contractor BCX Solar, which manages the Municipality’s financial system, cancelled its services due to non-payment. Emfuleni paid the R3,6 million licence fee, but failed to settle the system’s maintenance fees. With the financial system down, no […]

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1 August 2025

We Demand Intervention by Police Commissioner After Attack on Bothaville Woman

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) requested urgent intervention by the Free State Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Baile Motswenyane, following a horrific attack on a 60-year-old woman in Bothaville. According to media reports, she was brutally attacked with a hammer and axe, and was possibly sexually assaulted. She was taken off the ventilator on Wednesday […]

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1 August 2025

Merafong Mayor Promises to Restore Welverdiend’s Power

Location: News

The Mayor of Merafong Local Municipality (Carletonville, Fochville, Wedela), Ms Nozuko Best, has undertaken to restore electricity supply to Welverdiend by Sunday (3 August). Residents have not had power for 33 days. This undertaking was made during a heated council meeting where the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) put significant pressure on her to remedy […]

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1 August 2025

About Those Mbombela Officials Overseas Trips

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) condemns the decision of the Mbombela Local Municipality (Nelspruit, Hazyview, White River, Barberton) to send two additional delegates to the 2025 World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden, with taxpayers footing the bill. Mbombela’s water service provider, Silulumanzi, invited the Executive Mayor, Sibongile Makushe-Mazibuko, and the Municipal Manager, Mr Wiseman […]

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31 July 2025

Oudtshoorn Mayor Must Respond to Serious Misconduct Claims

Location: News

In today’s council meeting, the Speaker of the Oudtshoorn Municipality gave Executive Mayor Johan Allers seven days to respond to serious allegations brought against him. As the GOOD Party, we call on the Freedom Front Plus, his political home, and the Government of Local Unity to ensure he fully complies with this directive and cooperates with the process.

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31 July 2025

Complaint Lodged With HRC Over Ongoing Sewage Pollution in Dipaleseng

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) yesterday (30 July) lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission (HRC) against the Dipaleseng Local Municipality (Balfour, Greylingstad, Grootvlei) for ongoing sewage pollution. The party demands that decisive action be taken to address the pollution of wetlands in the area. The HRC needs to step in and act […]

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30 July 2025

Emfuleni Customer Service Centre in Vanderbijlpark Closed

Location: News

Residents of Vanderbijlpark were left disappointed and unable to resolve their issues this morning after the Emfuleni Local Municipality’s customer service centre in Paul Kruger Street, Vanderbijlpark, was closed. The centre was closed because Emfuleni failed to pay the monthly rent of R6,4 million. The Municipality has been leasing the building, which houses over 100 […]

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29 July 2025

Northern Cape Budget Still Blind to Collapse of Basic Services

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Northern Cape has expressed grave concern during recent budget debates that, despite technically comprehensive and enthusiastic presentations, the provincial budget still falls short. There is a clear lack of urgency and accountability to address the ongoing collapse of service delivery in key departments. Regarding health, hospitals and […]

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28 July 2025

Demands for Answers and Urgent Steps to Address Delayed Ekurhuleni Pensioner Rebates

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is seriously concerned by the uncertainty surrounding pensioner rebates on municipal bills in the Ekurhuleni Metro. Several elderly residents have received bills, due 11 August 2025, but the rebates they have already applied for and expected to receive have not been implemented. The Freedom Front Plus formally enquired about […]

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28 July 2025

Hawks Investigation Into City Power Welcomed

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes The Hawks’ investigation into possible irregularities at City Power in the Johannesburg Metro. During the multi-party coalition government, of which the Freedom Front Plus was a partner (2016 to 2021), it became evident that City Power was failing to properly maintain Johannesburg’s electricity network. The party is, therefore, […]

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28 July 2025

No Electricity or Water in Welverdiend

Location: News

By tomorrow (29 July), the residents of Welverdiend in the Merafong Local Municipality (Carletonville, Fochville, Wedela) will have been without electricity for exactly one month, and now their taps are running dry as well. A water supply line from Rand Water to Merafong burst last Friday and reservoirs are basically empty. Although the water pipe […]

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28 July 2025

COGTA Oversight Finds ANC Is Running Free State Municipalities Into the Ground

Location: News

As long as the ANC is running Free State municipalities, there will be no improvement or change in local government in the province. Free State municipalities have never before been in such a dire financial situation. This became evident during the joint oversight visit conducted by the national and provincial Portfolio Committees on Cooperative Governance […]

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