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Poor Service Delivery Undermines Mpumalanga’s Tourism Potential

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While September is celebrated as Tourism Month and offers an opportunity to emphasise the important role of tourism in Mpumalanga, poor service delivery and dilapidated infrastructure are seriously undermining the province’s tourism potential. With the Kruger National Park, the Panorama Route and its location as a gateway to Eswatini and Mozambique, Mpumalanga possesses world-class tourism […]

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Dr Corné Mulder: “It Is Our Time”

Location: News

The national leader of the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), Dr Corné Mulder, is currently in Mpumalanga as part of the party’s “It is Our Time” tour. Dr Mulder emphasised that the party aims to make a tangible impact on communities that cherish Christian and family values, culture and their mother tongue. The campaign’s objective […]

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Sundra Smallholdings: Victor Khanye Municipality Forced to Backpedal Regarding Tariffs

Location: News

The owners of smallholdings in the Sundra area (Delmas) achieved a major victory because the Victor Khanye Local Municipality decided at a special council meeting to reverse its recent, unfair reclassification of agricultural tariffs to residential tariffs. In 2025, the Municipality reclassified all agricultural tariffs to residential tariffs, resulting in an excessive tariff increase of […]

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Mbombela: new, crucial policy on student housing postponed

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) kept the pressure on the Mbombela Local Municipality’s Portfolio Committee on Urban Planning and Development to table the long-awaited final policy on student housing to the Council. Executive Mayor Sibongile Makushe-Mazibuko has, however, postponed the policy. This policy is crucial, as the demand for housing near institutions such as […]

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Illegal Hunting in Mpumalanga Can Be Effectively Combated

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) pointed out in the Mpumalanga Legislature that illegal hunting poses a serious threat to rural safety, property rights and the province’s natural heritage. The recent ruling by the Howick Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal sends a clear message that offenders can and should be punished. Four men were convicted after […]

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Emalahleni Residents Stranded Without Water and Power While Tariffs and Debt Keep Climbing

Location: News

The residents of the Emalahleni Local Municipality are affected by water and power outages on a daily basis, while tariffs keep climbing and the Municipality’s financial position keeps declining. The Municipality issues no proactive notifications of service disruptions. Residents are left in the dark – literally and figuratively – unable to plan their daily lives, […]

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Mpumalanga: Mismanagement, Not Lack of Funds, Causing Healthcare to Collapse

Location: News

Mpumalanga’s public healthcare system is under severe pressure due to poor management and administrative neglect, despite a healthcare budget of R21.1 billion for the 2026/27 financial year. The province is grappling with a critical staffing shortage that has resulted in dangerously high nurse-to-patient ratios. According to data analysed by healthcare organisations, Mpumalanga’s general ratio stands […]

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Mpumalanga: Billions for Roads, but Farmers Bear the Burden

Location: News

The collapse of Mpumalanga’s road infrastructure has left farmers in rural areas with no other choice but to use their own funds and equipment to repair roads, even though billions were officially earmarked for road maintenance. National government allocated R1,5 billion to the province as part of the Provincial Roads Maintenance Grant (PRMG), while the […]

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Municipal Negligence Nearly Claims Lives in Govan Mbeki

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the confirmation that the Office of the Public Protector (PP) has received a formal complaint from the party against the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality. The complaint stems from the municipality’s ongoing failure to respond to formal warnings and complaints lodged since August 2025. The complaints relate to illegal […]

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Sewage Crisis Triggers Medical Emergencies

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) submitted a formal complaint and ultimatum to the municipal management of the ANC-controlled Thaba Chweu Local Municipality as well as to Mpumalanga’s Departments of Health and Cooperative Governance (COGTA) regarding the ongoing sewage crisis plaguing the Soli Deo Gloria Care Centre and the surrounding community in Lydenburg for more […]

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Calls for Crackdown on Mpumalanga Taxi Mafia

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has intensified its campaign against the growing lawlessness of taxi associations in Mpumalanga. During the most recent oversight visit by the Mpumalanga Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety to the SAPS provincial headquarters, the party once again raised the critical issue of illegal taxi patrols. The Freedom Front Plus […]

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The Usual Suspects Undermine Safety and Security in Govan Mbeki

Location: News

The spotlight once again fell on rising crime and the lack of safety and security in the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality during a recent oversight visit by the Mpumalanga Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety and subsequent public hearings. Residents made it clear that they no longer feel safe in their own neighbourhoods, while both […]

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Questions Over Mpumalanga’s Second Adjustment Budget

Location: News

Mpumalanga’s second proposed adjustment budget for the 2025/26 financial year leaves a question mark hanging over the ANC government’s financial discipline and planning. Being a money bill, these budget adjustments must comply with Sections 119 and 120 of the Constitution. Every adjustment must be clearly motivated and linked to concrete, measurable outcomes. The provincial government […]

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Mpumalanga Deserves Tangible Steps, Not Promises

Location: News

Mpumalanga Premier Mr Mandla Ndlovu’s R238 billion investment plan sounds impressive, but the grim reality on grass-roots level remains unchanged. Grand promises have been made for years, but were never followed by tangible improvements. Mpumalanga can no longer afford lip service, but urgently needs promises to be delivered on. Every time major plans are announced […]

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