Eastern Cape Pensioners Try to Build Their Own Clinic
Ugie villagers hope the government will come to finish their work
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Benin Election: Wadagni’s Landslide Win Raises Questions About His Legitimacy
Romuald Wadagni’s election is viewed by many as a continuation of a pre-existing political system, rather than a genuine change in leadership.
Textbook Tender Scandal
The Minister of Education should be applauded for her quick response in asking the National Treasury to probe her Department’s whopping R1.6 billion textbook publishing tender for irregularities, but this does not go far enough.
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Collapsing Asbestos Classrooms Force Cradock School Closure
Parents doubt government promise to rebuild their school
Holding Accounting Officers Responsible for Looting in Their Departments Is Long Overdue
The case of suspended Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has prompted some people to argue that, because he is not alleged to have personally profited from corruption, he is somehow less guilty than those who did.
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Blyde Chalet Development in Graskop Halted
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes confirmation that the Thaba Chweu Local Municipality has taken formal steps to halt the unlawful development at Blyde Chalet in Louis Trichardt Street, Graskop. These steps follow unrelenting pressure from the Freedom Front Plus in addition to complaints from residents and nearby businesses about the serious failure to […]
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Precautionary Suspension of Masemola Welcomed
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the precautionary suspension of the National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, pending the outcome of the criminal case against him. Evidence given before the Madlanga Commission and testimony heard by the parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee on Organised Crime and Police Involvement left President Cyril Ramaphosa with no other […]
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Housing Versus Parking in Cape Town’s Inner-City
Cars should not be under cover when people are living on the streets, says activist at first public meeting on Harrington Square in Cape Town
Activists Mark Earth Day With March to Parliament
They are calling on government to move away from “false solutions” to the Just Transition
Tswaing Mayor and Council Told to Explain Dodgy Appointments
Investigation ordered by North West MEC finds “dangerously systemic” maladministration at the municipality
City App Collapse Delays Service Delivery, Leaves Cape Town Roads Dangerous During Rains – For Good
The ongoing dysfunction of the Democratic Alliance-led City of Cape Town’s reporting systems during the recent rainfall has directly contributed to delays in service delivery, particularly in addressing critical road hazards such as potholes and flooding.
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South Africa and Lesotho Agree That IDs Are Enough to Cross the Border
Basotho who have been barred from South Africa for overstaying will be granted amnesty
Nigeria’s New Election Law Leaves Gaps: 5 Reforms for Free, Fair and Credible Polls
Nigeria’s new electoral act doesn’t tackle some of the real problems of electoral governance.
Stop Blaming Immigrants for Government Failures, Johannesburg Marchers Say
“This march is a declaration that no one is illegal and that our future is bound together as one human race”
Systemic Lack of Control Over Critical Water Infrastructure
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) finds footage showing an Ekurhuleni Metro water tanker extracting water directly from a fire hydrant in Field Road, Witfield (Boksburg) – without any control, oversight of measurement – very concerning. Although fire hydrants may be used as filling points, the prescribed protocols must be strictly adhered to – such […]
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Company Sold Stolen and Expired Insulin to Malawi’s Hospitals
Yet it has got away with minor sanctions and continues to operate
Taxi Drivers Protest Over Potholed Roads and Permit Delays in Mangaung
The municipality officials agree to meet Botshabelo taxi operators
Johannesburg’s Poor Performance Report
It is high time for a comprehensive skills audit of the Johannesburg Metro administration following alarming evidence of declining capacity and poor performance. According to the latest quarterly performance report by the City Manager, Floyd Brink, seven out of 22 managers failed to achieve their performance targets. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is of […]
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Afcon Controversy: What a Sports Law Specialist Says About Senegal Being Stripped of the Title
Caf’s decision to strip Senegal of the title is a textbook case for sports law.
Mogale City Sewerage Crisis
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) today requested the Gauteng MEC for Environmental Affairs, Evan Botha, to immediately and decisively intervene in the ongoing sewerage crisis in the Mogale City Local Municipality (Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg, Muldersdrift). The situation has become progressively worse over time with serious and frequent untreated sewage spills occurring at the pump station […]
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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.
ANC’s Remarks Just a Transparent Attempt to Divert Attention Away From the Actual Corruption Crisis in Tshwane
The recent remarks by the ANC’s Greater Tshwane Region regarding corruption occurring in the Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department (TMPD) under the previous administration, of which the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) was part, are nothing more than a transparent attempt to divert attention away from the actual corruption crisis in the Tshwane Metro. While the […]
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Quota Bungle: Small-Scale Fishers Battle to Survive
Several West Coast cooperatives given even lower allocations than they had before their appeals
Kenyans Are Encouraged to Work Abroad, but Protection Rights Remain Weak – New Research
The Kenyan government must look for ways to combine emigration with labour protections.