SA Is Failing the Blind
South Africa has still not ratified the Marrakesh Treaty it adopted in 2013
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Nigeria’s New Terror Threat: JNIM Is Spreading but It’s Not Too Late to Act
Given its strength and capabilities, the extremist group JNIM poses an existential threat to Nigeria.
First Certificate of Debt for Municipal Manager in North West Just a Pilot Project
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the decision by the Auditor-General (AG) to issue the country’s first Certificate of Debt (CoD) for R4,6 million to the Municipal Manager of the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, Allen Losaba. This step confirms the Freedom Front Plus’s constant claims that financial control, consequence management and political accountability […]
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This One Resource Shapes Power and Security in Africa
Control over water underpins national security, economic stability and social wellbeing, as disputes over rivers from southern Africa to the Nile show.
Chief Justice’s Office Publishes “Gag” Order
An interim order by an acting judge in the Western Cape High Court that has caused substantial controversy has been made public by the Office of the Chief Justice. A “gagging” court order against Open Secrets — under which the organisation claimed it could not reveal any details of the dispute or even which judge …
Decisive Action Must Be Taken Against Illegal Dumping in Aberdeen
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) demands that the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality take decisive action to address the ongoing illegal dumping of garden waste, household rubbish and even building rubble in open areas in Aberdeen. It has escalated into severe environmental pollution and poses a health risk. Moreover, it not only affects Aberdeen […]
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The City’s Failed Strategies Leave Women and Families in Danger
The past week’s violence has once again torn through our communities, leaving women, children, and families devastated.
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Transgender Prisoner Wins Right to Hormone Therapy
The court found the Department of Correctional Services had violated her rights by refusing hormonal treatment as “cosmetic medication”
Families Camp at Lily Mine for Six Years Waiting for Bodies of Their Loved Ones
Three miners remain buried 70 metres underground after a collapse at the Barberton mine in 2016
Our Silence Is Policy: Five Women Killed in 96 Hours
In just four days, five women were brutally murdered in Cape Town. These are not isolated tragedies; they are part of a relentless pattern of violence that has become woven into the fabric of our society.
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Unknown Judge in Unknown Court Gags Open Secrets From Saying …
This appears to be the most draconian pre-publication interdict we have come across
After the Fire: Wingfield Refugees Wish to Stay Put
A refugee group, left homeless after their tent burnt down, still intend to oppose their eviction that will be heard in court next year
Judge Denise Fisher Succeeds in Clearing Her Name
She had been reprimanded for referring attorneys involved in Road Accident Fund claims to their professional bodies
Children and Young People at Climate Talks: Seen, Photographed, but Not Allowed to Decide Anything
Young people are climate change activists, but largely excluded from global meetings, and aren’t taken seriously when they do get there.
Emfuleni Residents Warned Against Illegal Electricity Connections
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warns residents of the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) to avoid the practice of illegal electricity connections. A contractor employee was recently arrested as he had allegedly made an illegal electricity connection. The suspect from Zimbabwe, however, appeared in court charged only with illegal immigration […]
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Rising Body Count Underscores Cape Town Policing Crisis
The number of people killed in shooting incidents in Cape Town has spiralled since the launch of the Safer Festive Season operations last month, with 40 deaths, mostly gang-related, reported over the past two weekends.
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EMPD’s R193 Million Revenue Shortfall a Cause for Concern
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about the failure of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) to meet its income targets, as clearly evident in the latest unaudited financial and performance results report for the fourth quarter of the 2024/25 financial year. According to the report, the EMPD set a target of […]
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Official Implicated in Corruption Appointed Head of KZN Social Development
Onkemetse Edwin Kabasia is implicated by multiple forensic investigations into procurement irregularities in Gauteng
High Court Rules Operation Dudula Actions Xenophobic and Unlawful
The GOOD Party welcomes the High Court ruling which has declared the actions of Operation Dudula xenophobic and unlawful.
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Judge Interdicts Operation Dudula
Human dignity has no nationality, says Judge Adams
Farm Attack and Rise in Livestock Theft Around Heilbron
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) condemns last weekend’s brutal farm attack in the Heilbron area, in which a farm worker was murdered and his wife seriously injured during a livestock theft incident. According to reports, 11 attackers stole sheep and brutally assaulted the couple. Thanks to the swift response by the police and local […]
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Lesotho’s Asset Recovery Unit Shut down After Implicating Top Officials
The task team had begun exposing questionable state land allocations and widespread corruption
Cape Town’s Informal “Rapid Disposal” Practice Raises Legal and Governance Concerns
*Note to editors: This speech was delivered during today’s ordinary council sitting.
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Filthy, Broken Toilets and Teachers Urinating Behind Bushes: A Groundup Investigation Finds Limpopo’s Schools Have Not Yet Been Fixed
Ten years after the Michael Komape tragedy, many schools still need proper toilets