Legally in SA but Scared to Go Home: 150 Immigrants Camping at Durban Home Affairs
People driven from their neighbourhoods by anti-immigrant groups have spent five days moving between a police station, a church centre and Home Affairs
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A Football World Cup Is a Global Cultural Exchange. How Will That Work in Trump’s America
On the field, football has the power to bring cultural unity. But crackdowns on immigrants and soaring costs will make it more difficult to attend.
Disputes Over Africa’s Ocean Resources: Here’s What Could Help Avoid Them
As ocean uses expand, it will be necessary to reduce disputes because they disrupt the environmental sustainability and equity central to a blue economy.
Marchers in Buffalo City Demand Closure of Nightclub
Protest follows anti-immigrant march last week
Aunty Pat’s BnB Regulations
The rental of homes in decent neighbourhoods of Cape Town is becoming increasingly unaffordable to local residents.
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Judgment Reserved in Stellenbosch Luxury Estate Battle
Stellenbosch Interest Group faces damage claims for halting the Botmaskop development
Political Oversight Crucial in Foot-And-Mouth Disease Crisis
The role of political oversight is often underestimated, but it is a vital instrument for holding the executive accountable, monitoring action and intervening where capacity is lacking. Oversight is not merely an administrative process, but an essential mechanism to ensure that policy is effectively implemented and that failures are remedied. The Freedom Front Plus (VF […]
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Fire Victims Stuck as Housing Plans Fall Through
Families in Doornbach settlement in Cape Town are still waiting for emergency housing, six weeks after the fire
Despite President’s Promise, Joburg Protesters Say They Still Have No Water
Meanwhile Johannesburg Water struggles to supply Mellville, especially higher areas
Urgent Integrated Intervention Needed to Resolve Gauteng Water Crisis
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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Lesotho’s Parliament blocks debate on explosive hospital report
The wife of the foreign affairs minister features prominently in the report
City Turns Colonial-Era Privilege Into a Public Burden
GOOD Speech by Roscoe Palm, GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 4 December 2025 Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the Cape Town Council Meeting Speaker, this silt storm in a colonial pond is instructive. It shows us, once again, how the public purse is being used to underwrite white colonial private endeavour. […]
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St Lucia’s hippo celebrities
While tourists take excursions to see them on the lake, these semi-aquatic mammals wander into town every night
Wesley Jacobs to Contest Ward 57 By-Election in Tshwane
This morning, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) officially introduced Wesley Jacobs as its candidate for the upcoming by-election in the City of Tshwane’s Ward 57. The by-election will take place on 21 January 2026. The national leader of the Freedom Front Plus, Dr Corné Mulder, and the Gauteng provincial leader, Mr Jaco Mulder, also […]
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G20 Summit a Charade Amidst Ekurhuleni Collapse
While Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza is prancing around the G20 Social Summit, the people of the Metro live in squalor. The Metro has spent R5 million of its own funds on venues such as the Birchwood Hotel and the OR Tambo Conference Centre without budgetary approval or it being provided for in the Metro’s Integrated […]
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Inner City Cape Town: No Room for Locals
Short-term letting through various platforms, including Airbnb, locks up 70% of residential units in the central city
Cape Town Needs Rent Control. Here Are Six Ways We Could Do It
Renting a home close to the city has become unaffordable even for many middle-class households
Where Does Ekurhuleni Plan to Get R5 Million for G20 Social Summit?
During the Ekurhuleni Metro Council’s meeting on Thursday, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) enquired where the R5 million needed to hire venues for the G20 Social Summit will come from. The Summit is set to take place between 18 and 20 November. Around 5 000 delegates are expected to attend the Summit, which focuses […]
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Herberg Hotel Fire Symbolises Utter Decay of Krugersdorp CBD
The fire that caused significant damage to the Herberg Hotel in Krugersdorp’s central business district (CBD) on Monday evening (13 October) is far more than an isolated incident. It serves as clear proof that the heart of Krugersdorp is decaying at a rapid rate. Although the police are still investigating the cause of the fire […]
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Ekurhuleni Celebrates “Clean Air” While Pollution Has Residents Struggling for Breath
It is ironic that the Ekurhuleni Metro celebrates World Environment Health Day on 25 and 26 September with the theme “Clean Air, Healthy People” while residents are struggling to breathe due to the high levels of air pollution in the Metro. Instead of clean air and accessible healthcare, residents’ daily lives are severely impacted by […]
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Community Takes Action to Fix Randburg
The idea is for every business to take care of its immediate surroundings.
South Africans Caught in Nepal Prison Fires
13,500 inmates escaped from prisons during riots last week
Former Lottery Board Member Ordered to Pay back R21-Million in Stolen Grant Funds
Money meant for good causes was used for personal gain
Ekurhuleni Councillor Wins Prestigious Charity Title
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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