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Urgent Integrated Intervention Needed to Resolve Gauteng Water Crisis

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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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A Deeply Concerning Picture of Administrative Decline and a Complete Failure to Serve

Location: News

Mpumalanga’s Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs’ latest quarterly report for 2025/26 paints a deeply concerning picture of administrative decline and a complete failure to serve the people of the province. With irregular expenditure already amounting to approximately R42 million, it is clear that legal prescripts and procurement processes are routinely violated. […]

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Ekurhuleni Should Investigate Germiston’s Underground Infrastructure Following Formation of Sinkhole

Location: News

The Ekurhuleni Metro’s Department of Roads and Storm Water should immediately thoroughly investigate Germiston’s underground infrastructure following the formation of a sinkhole. This is essential to determine whether the city’s underground systems have been damaged and to prevent further sinkholes. The request follows the formation of a sinkhole last week at the corner of Rissik […]

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Merafong Residents Face Prolonged Water Crisis

Location: News

The ANC-controlled Merafong Local Municipality (Carletonville, Fochville, Wedela) has plunged residents into a prolonged and disastrous water crisis. Two reservoirs are completely empty while others are critically low, with an average water level of only 35%. This is not a natural disaster, but the direct consequence of years of reckless maladministration, R1,6 billion in debt […]

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Graaff-Reinet Will Always Be Graaff-Reinet

Location: News

Graaff-Reinet will always be Graaff-Reinet – and not Robert Sobukwe Town – to the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus). The party, therefore, calls on the people of Graaff-Reinet, the broader Eastern Cape and the rest of South Africa to ignore the name change. This geographical name change along with 20 others – such as East […]

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Emfuleni Finally in Court for Years of Polluting Vaal River

Location: News

After more than five years of constant pressure from the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) will finally appear in court on 3 March 2026 to explain why millions of litres of untreated sewage are ending up in the Vaal River every day. The Freedom Front […]

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Possible MFMA Violations in Tshwane’s Human Settlements Projects

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warned during a recent meeting of the Tshwane Metro Council that the Department of Human Settlements’ report on grant expenditure for the 2024/25 financial year may constitute a violation of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA). The report indicates that several projects have suffered severe setbacks due to a […]

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Dipaleseng’s Financial Crisis Continues – Residents Pay the Price

Location: News

Although the Dipaleseng Local Municipality received an unqualified audit report for the 2024/25 financial year, it is by no means cause for complacency. The report does show slight improvements compared to previous years, but the main findings of the Auditor-General (AG) and the Audit and Performance Audit Committee reveal that the Municipality remains trapped in […]

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Germiston Power Outage Points to Bigger Crisis

Location: News

The latest power outage in Germiston, following a fire at the Wadeville 2nd Input Substation on 31 January 2026 that has left thousands of residents and businesses without electricity for days, is not an isolated incident. This is just one in a series of fires and technical failures at substations across the Ekurhuleni Metro in […]

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Ghost Assets: Tshwane Wants to Write off Billions in Taxpayers’ Money

Location: News

During the latest meeting of the Tshwane Metro Council, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) rejected the report by the Department of Roads and Transport requesting the write-off of capital assets worth R101 million. Such a decision would mean that taxpayers’ money is officially declared lost – an admission of failure that further undermines the […]

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Merafong Receives Qualified Audit Due to Poor Governance

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is not surprised that the Auditor-General (AG) issued a qualified audit opinion to the Merafong Local Municipality (Carletonville, Fochville, Wedela) for the 2024/25 financial year. Merafong’s financial and governance crisis is plainly evident. The Municipality currently owes Rand Water and Eskom a combined R1,6 billion. Due to repeated failure […]

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Onder Papegaaiberg: Restore Safety and Security Now

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Stellenbosch Local Municipality conducted an oversight visit last weekend to the Onder Papegaaiberg area, including the historic cemetery, the adjacent bridge, the railway line and surrounding informal settlement. The visit was prompted by numerous complaints from residents about illegal dumping, informal settlement, and serious safety and environmental […]

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