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Mogalakwena Suspends Basic Electricity Charge Increase

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the decision by the Mogalakwena Local Municipality (Potgietersrus) to suspend the proposed increase of the basic electricity charge for domestic prepaid users from R100 to R200. This step offers some relief to residents who are already under severe financial strain. While this is a positive step, the solution […]

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Important Corrections and Requirements in Ekurhuleni’s Budget for Residents’ Benefit

Location: News

After the Ekurhuleni Metro’s 2026/27 budget had already been tabled four times, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) today supported the revised budget in principle, following further important amendments, corrections and binding commitments from the ANC-led administration in the interest of residents. Previous versions of the budget were rejected due to unrealistic assumptions, documentation errors […]

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Ekurhuleni’s Proposed Budget Rejected, Yet Again

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) voted against the Ekurhuleni Metro’s proposed 2026/27 budget yet again today, as it was tabled to the Council virtually unchanged, with serious financial and regulatory questions still unanswered. After the budget was rejected during the council meeting on 11 June, the Executive Mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, and the Mayoral Committee […]

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Ekurhuleni’s Budget Rejected Due to Unrealistic Projections and Exorbitant Tariffs

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) did not support the Ekurhuleni Metro’s revised budget for the 2026/27 financial year as the party’s main objections to the budget have still not been resolved. The assumptions on which the budget is based are simply unrealistic given the current economic climate, high unemployment rate and mounting financial pressure […]

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Dipaleseng Plans and Budgets for Failure

Location: News

The 2026/27 budget and Integrated Development Plan (IDP) of the Dipaleseng Local Municipality (Balfour, Grootvlei, Greylingstad) do not meet the basic requirements for sustainable service delivery, as expected by residents. The Municipality is still plagued by regular power outages, sewage spilling into surrounding rivers and unsafe drinking water. This decline has already led to a […]

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Good Governance Helps Tshwane Rise

Location: News

In commenting on the draft 2026/27 budget and latest IDP and MTREF reports for the City of Tshwane today in Council, GOOD’s Councillor Sarah Mabotsa, the Member of the Mayoral Committee responsible for Economic Development and Spatial Planning in the City of Tshwane, has noted how “GOOD governance is helping Tshwane to Rise”.

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Tabling of Tshwane’s Draft Fully Funded Budget for 2026/27

Location: News

GOOD welcomes the tabling of the draft 2026/27 for the City of Tshwane. Residents and businesses of South Africa’s capital city can be reassured that the draft budget has been assessed by financial experts at the National Treasury and confirmed as fully funded, signalling the continued improvement of Tshwane’s financial position.

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Incompetence Drives Ekurhuleni’s Energy Planning Into Crisis

Location: News

The Ekurhuleni Metro’s latest electricity tariff application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) inadvertently exposed a discrepancy of approximately R7 billion in the calculations. This error is not a technical slipup, but a direct consequence of the ANC-controlled Metro’s inability to responsibly manage public finances and critical infrastructure. In its application, the […]

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City of Cape Town Must Return Tariff Over-Charges to Residents

Location: News

The GOOD Party is procuring legal advice on the appropriate next steps to force the City of Cape Town to comply with last week’s Western Cape High Court finding that its fixed tariff regime is unlawful – and return over-charges to residents.

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We Reject the Ekurhuleni NERSA-Driven Electricity Tariff Hike

Location: News

During a recent special council meeting of the Ekurhuleni Metro Council, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) voted against the Metro’s proposed electricity tariffs for 2026/27, while the majority of councillors accepted the increase. In the debate on the matter, the Freedom Front Plus emphasised that the Metro is under no obligation to implement the […]

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NMBM’s Proposed 11,2% Electricity Increase Places an Unsustainable Burden on Residents

Location: News

The 11,2% electricity tariff increase proposed by the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM), which has been submitted to NERSA for approval, will place an unfair and unsustainable burden on residents and businesses who are already under severe financial pressure. Households are already contending with rising living costs and such a tariff hike will exacerbate the […]

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Dipaleseng Draft Budget Fails to Address Residents’ Needs

Location: News

The Dipaleseng Local Municipality’s draft budget for the 2026/27 financial year makes no meaningful provision for infrastructure upgrades and does not address the urgent needs of residents at all. The draft budget provides for operating expenditure of approximately R439,4 million, but only R16,7 million for capital projects. This means there is practically no funding for […]

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Ekurhuleni Disregards Court Ruling

Location: News

Although the implementation of NERSA-approved Eskom tariff increases cannot be circumvented, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) cannot support a procedurally flawed and unlawful process that violates residents’ right to public participation. The process also disregarded a court judgement in which AfriForum successfully challenged the energy regulator, NERSA, on transparency. The court laid down clear […]

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Urgent Intervention Needed in Eskom Distribution Areas in Cape Town

Location: News

Prolonged power outages in areas supplied with electricity by Eskom in the City of Cape Town have developed into a serious crisis for residents. Hundreds of households have been without electricity for weeks and even months. The outages have resulted in major losses with food spoiling, medical supplies becoming unusable and families having to manage […]

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Eskom Tariff Blunders and “Solar Tax” Risk Punishing Households

Location: News

South Africans are bracing for another round of unexpected electricity price hikes after the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) admitted to errors in its revenue calculations for Eskom. The correction will allow Eskom to recover R54 billion over the next three years, pushing tariffs well above previously announced levels. Instead of the 5.36% …

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