What Gets Fact-Checked? How Politics Shapes the Answer in Four African Countries
Many fact-checkers are moving away from declaring claims as true or false, and trying to help people judge information for themselves.
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Zimbabwe Wants Digital Payments to Build Trust in Its Newest Currency. Why Technology Alone Won’t Be Enough to Save the Zig
Zimbabwe’s goal should be to promote wider adoption of the local currency, not to use technology to force it.
TMPD’s Actions at Paul Kruger Children’s Home Borders on Criminality
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly condemns the actions of officials and members of the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) who unlawfully disconnected the electricity supply of the Paul Kruger Children’s Home in Villieria on Wednesday. Such conduct borders on criminality. The officials forced open the electricity box and violently yanked out the main […]
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MTBPS: Economic and Fiscal Realities Addressed, ANC’s Service Delivery Failure Acknowledged
The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) delivered by the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, addressed the country’s economic realities, which have changed drastically since the budget was tabled in February, primarily as a result of the international oil price shock. These realities entail lower-than-projected economic growth, higher-than-projected inflation and poor service delivery. The cost of […]
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Bronkhorstspruit Water Crisis: Mayor’s Admission of Negligence Not Enough
The Executive Mayor of the Tshwane Metro, Nasiphi Moya, openly accepted responsibility for negligence after the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Works supplied untreated water to residents for nearly three weeks. Between 24 September and 14 October, the water supply was not treated with chlorine. Consequently, 408 people – most of them children under the age of […]
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Action Needed Against Rising Livestock Theft in Free State
The police’s latest warning and safety tips regarding the sharp rise in livestock theft in the Free State are not enough. Farmers are already doing everything they can and spending millions of rand on private security and camera systems to protect their livestock. It is government’s responsibility to prevent crime and apprehended thieves – something […]
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Senior DA Strategist Should Be Dismissed
While relations between South Africa and the United States (US) are balanced on a knife-edge, the DA’s chief strategist, Ryan Coetzee, fanned the flames of the ANC’s anti-American sentiments by sharply criticising the US and Western values in general. In response to an important speech by the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, on 7 […]
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We Cannot Concur With Highest Court Regarding ANC Lists
The Constitutional Court’s ruling that allows for the reinstatement of 181 ANC candidates to contest the local government elections, following the Electoral Court’s initial ruling against it, is strange and problematic. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) wants to make it clear that even though the party does not agree with and may criticise a […]
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Study of 20,000 Nigerians Explores the Links Between Drug Use, Climate Change and Poverty
A staggering 67.5% of respondents relied on maladaptive coping strategies.
African Genomics Research Is Growing: What Countries Are Doing to Connect Genetic Data and Healthcare
National genetic projects are important but they must have local expertise, responsible data governance and sustained investment to improve healthcare.
Thabo Mbeki’s Legacy in South Africa: Stronger Government but a Blurred Line Between State and Party
Mbeki’s leadership contributed to institutional weaknesses that emerged more fully after he left office.
ANC’s Serious and Unlawful Threats
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) rejects with contempt the threats by government and Minister Ronald Lamola to muzzle political opponents and civil rights groups by stripping them of their citizenship due to their so-called spreading of “misinformation”. An additional proposal that opposition voices should be prosecuted for “high treason” simply because they expose the […]
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Court Ruling Sets Aside Minister’s BEE Code for Legal Sector
The High Court in Pretoria’s ruling setting aside the decision of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, to promulgate the Legal Sector Code of Good Practice sends an important message about the exercise of ministerial power. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the principle that emerges from the judgment, namely that […]
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Protest Later or Push for Better Planning Now? 7 Actions South African Voters Can Take Before Local Elections
Potholes and water outages often begin with bad planning. A town planner explains seven ways South Africans can push municipalities to do better.
Terrible Conditions at Special Schools in Mpumalanga
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about the terrible conditions that learners with special needs must endure in Mpumalanga. The Portfolio Committee on Education’s Focus Intervention Study (FIS) on special schools, which was tabled to the Legislature in October 2026, paints a disturbing picture of systematic decay and neglect. The report is […]
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Yet Another Brutal Farm Murder
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) herewith extends its deepest condolences to the friends and family of Mrs Hannetjie van Zyl (55), who tragically became the latest victim of a brutal farm murder last night (Monday, 5 October). Mrs Van Zyl was struck over the head with so much force at her farm gate on […]
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79 Deaths a Day: South Africa’s Diabetes Crisis Needs a New Strategy
Diabetes is manageable. With timely support, people can lead long, healthy lives free from preventable complications.
Senegal’s Youth Olympics Legacy: Who Pays After the Games?
For the Youth Olympic Games, Senegal has relied heavily on substantial direct public funding with support from its partners.
Carletonville Massacre: There Were Warnings Signs
When eight attackers heavily armed with AK-47s and pistols storm into a tavern and start shooting, killing 17 people and wounding 15 others, it should serve as a serious warning that organised armed crime is out of control in parts of Gauteng. The number of fatalities has since risen to 18. The Freedom Front Plus […]
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South Africans and Migrants: Study Tracks the Barriers to Being Good Neighbours
Mutual suspicion and prejudice continue to undermine relations between South Africans and African immigrants.
Today’s Political Struggle in South Africa Is Inextricably Linked to the Heritage of Future Generations
Today’s political struggle in South Africa is inextricably linked to the heritage of future generations. Just like every parent has the responsibility to ensure, through their words and actions, that their family’s and nation’s cultural heritage is kept alive and honoured, so every person has a duty and responsibility to safeguard and build the future […]
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South Africa’s Green Building Upgrades Are Rising – But Major Cities Still Dominate, Study Finds
Green ratings are growing in South Africa, mainly for upgraded older buildings, but some low scores suggest buildings may appear greener than they are.
South Africa’s Minibus Taxi Industry Has Lessons for Policymakers on How Informal Systems Work
South Africa’s minibus taxi industry contains extensive knowledge, organisation and social practices developed by the people who work in and depend on it.
The First Step to Curbing the Gauteng’s Environmental Crisis
The Gauteng pollution summit that took place on 19 and 20 September 2026 at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park was an important first step in moving Gauteng’s growing pollution crisis beyond discussion to decisive action. The two-day summit, headed by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus)-led Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Environmental Affairs […]
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