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The R6,061 billion budget allocated to the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements may sound impressive, but a 20% reduction in housing subsidies leaves the province’s indigent getting the short end of the stick once again. This reduction, coupled with an alarming 88% cut in capital asset payments, signals a drastic decline in the Department’s ability […]
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(Budget Debate of Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development) During the recent Budget Debate for the new financial year, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warned the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development that it is running the risk of another tragedy similar to what transpired at Hoërskool Driehoek. The Freedom Front Plus added that the Department […]
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The Ekurhuleni Metro is ill-treating indigent residents by charging them higher rates once they exceed the maximum 50 units of free electricity. For years, the Metro has promised to support indigent residents by offering them special tariffs. The facts, however, tell a different story: Monthly Electricity Consumption Indigents Ordinary Consumers Consumption Block: 0 – 50 […]
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The blame for the massive fire that destroyed the rugby field at the Jan Lotz Stadium in Krugersdorp last night (13 July) can be laid squarely at the door of the Mogale City Local Municipality. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) repeatedly asked the Municipality to cut the grass in and around the Stadium. It […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warns Tshwane Metro residents to beware of a nationwide scam where individuals impersonate municipal officials. Strangers with fake or no identification are presumably attempting to unlawfully gain access to properties. Scammers send SMS or WhatsApp messages to residents, claiming that their water and electricity supply will be disconnected due […]
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The people of the Free State should no longer be the victims of municipalities’ financial crises. Last week, the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, indicated in a letter (attached) to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa, that his department is considering withholding the equitable share funds of eleven Free State […]
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Large parts of Nigel have no water after a pipe burst early Friday morning along the R42 (Nigel/Delmas Road). The residential areas of Pretoriusstad, Alra Park and Mackenzieville are affected by this. Residents contacted the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), after which the party immediately reported the issue and brought it to the attention of […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) requested the Ekurhuleni Metro to urgently address the newly formed sinkhole in Snake Road, Benoni, and not simply ignore it like it does the other sinkholes in the area. The sinkhole was discovered about a week ago. It is suspected to have been caused by illegal mining activities. The […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) hereby warns Ekurhuleni Metro residents against criminals who are sending fake WhatsApp messages to people in Kempton Park, possibly to gain access to their homes. These individuals impersonate officials from Ekurhuleni’s Department of Energy and are threatening to disconnect residents’ power due to alleged outstanding debts. The messages are […]
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During the Budget Vote Debate of the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development, a bias against all white people, particularly Afrikaners, became glaringly obvious. To secure a future in Africa, Afrikaners will need to reconsider their options. The Minister, Mr Mzwanele Nyontsho, began his speech by promising that the proposed Equitable Access to Land […]
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The Ekurhuleni Metro’s failure to address sewage problems in Boksburg, where sewage is spilling from manholes, is unacceptable. The Metro has simply ignored the reported sewage issues in Paul Smith, Charl Cilliers, Fifth and Sixth Streets in Boksburg North as well as in Nieshout, Fick and Sapel Streets in Bardene and Impala Park, despite repeated […]
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This week, the National Treasury (NT) warned the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) to pay outstanding staff pension fund contributions within seven days to avoid further action. Emfuleni is one of 39 municipalities in the country guilty of the malpractice of failing to pay staff pension fund contributions. In Emfuleni’s case, […]
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The United States’ announced 30% trade tariffs, likely driven by underlying geopolitical motives, are, by implication, a direct attack on the economic benefits South Africa derives from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). These tariffs are also a response to South Africa’s growing diplomatic and economic ties with countries such as those in BRICS, […]
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Sustained pressure from the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) and the community has compelled the Ekurhuleni Metro to scrap the electricity reconnection fee of R1 725. Prior to the abolition of the reconnection fee, residents were required to pay R1 725 when power cables supplying electricity to their homes were stolen. This effectively penalised residents […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) notes the ANC in the Tshwane Metro’s plan to convene a special council meeting to remove City Manager Johann Mettler from office. In September last year, the Freedom Front Plus warned that sound administration would be undermined following ActionSA’s disruption of the coalition between the DA, Freedom Front Plus […]
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On Friday (4 July), the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) helped to rescue 14 Ethiopian men who had been held captive in a house in Birchleigh North. The party’s councillor in Kempton Park, Jean Kriek, was informed of people calling for help from the house in question and went to investigate. Upon arrival at the […]
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The ANC is putting itself before the residents of the Mbombela Local Municipality (Mbombela/Nelspruit, Barberton, Hazyview, Kaapsehoop, Skukuza, White River) by refusing to support the Freedom Front Plus’s (VF Plus) motion concerning the provincial and national government’s outstanding debt of R241 million. This amount is owed to Mbombela for services rendered over the past thousand […]
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The Ekurhuleni Metro’s failure to address infrastructure issues is costing taxpayers thousands. A business in Benoni recently contacted the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) regarding a water pipe in East Street, Benoni, which has been leaking for three years. According to the owner, he repeatedly contacted the relevant department over the years to report the […]
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The Emfuleni Local Municipality’s (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) unfair practice of overcharging residents with faulty electricity and water meters should not be tolerated. Many consumers receiving such bills have already reported the defective meters, but they cannot be replaced due to the Municipality’s lack of stock. Some residents have been waiting a year, […]
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Even though the Ekurhuleni Metro appointed a security company to protect infrastructure, cable thieves once again stole power cables near the Van Eck substation in Brakpan early Wednesday morning (2 July). As a result, residents were left without power for several hours. Following the incident, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) asked members of the […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the arrest of three Tshwane Metro employees allegedly involved in the theft of a transformer at the Claudius substation in Laudium. The arrests follow an incident in November last year when officials from the Metro’s Electricity Department were caught red-handed and apprehended. The suspects were apprehended after vigilant […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the removal of EFF councillor Leroy Legabe as Member of the Mayoral Committee for Environmental Affairs in the West Rand District Municipality on 1 July. This follows an altercation between Legabe and other councillors during a council meeting on Monday, where an item was discussed in committee. During […]
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Economic development is crucial for Eersterust, and the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the public meeting recently hosted by the Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Economic Development Committee to discuss the matter. The new chairperson of the Economic Development Committee and Freedom Front Plus MPL, Adv Anton Alberts, organised the meeting as part of the Committee’s […]
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A mini-substation on the corner of Bloemkomdraai and Opsaal Streets in Kempton Park West was vandalised on Monday night (30 June), leaving many households without power. The substation will now be demolished and replaced with a new, modern substation. Kempton Park West is notorious for criminals targeting mini-substations and destroying infrastructure faster than it can […]
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