Survivors Call for Probe Into Deadly Limpopo Bus Crash
The accident happened at the same spot where 42 people died last year
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Johannesburg Residents Urged to Join Online Debt Relief Sessions
GOOD National Chairperson and Chairperson of the Section 79 Finance Committee in the City of Joburg, Matthew Cook, is urging residents across the metro to participate in the upcoming Regional Online Debt Relief Engagements hosted by the City of Johannesburg between 18 February and 12 March 2026.
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Government Promises to Fix Payment Backlog Choking SA Film Industry
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition tells Parliament it will secure urgent funding
The Time Has Come for Ramaphosa to Say Where He Stands
(Freedom Front Plus’s reply to SONA 2026) The time has come for President Cyril Ramaphosa to look Afrikaners in the eye and clearly articulate where he stands with them. For more than 30 years, Afrikaners have patiently extended a helping hand motivated by a genuine desire to collaborate and make South Africa a successful home […]
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Unsafe Community Halls in Lekwa Endanger Residents’ Lives
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warns that the deplorable condition of several community halls in the Lekwa Local Municipality (which includes Morgenzon and Standerton) poses a serious and immediate danger to residents, community members and staff. The roof of the Extension 6 Community Hall has already collapsed, while the roof of the main Town […]
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Foot-And-Mouth Disease Poll Reveals Complete Loss of Confidence
A recent poll conducted by the agricultural organisation Saai among farmers on the foot-and-mouth disease crisis unequivocally shows that farmers have completely lost confidence in the Department of Agriculture’s bureaucratic as well as political leadership. This should spark renewal within the department. The poll, with more than 2 000 individual participants, shows that 95% or […]
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Johannesburg Master’s Office: Allegations of Corruption and Incompetence
“If you don’t pay the cooldrink money, your things are not going to get done”
Drivers Given 60 Days to Comply With Strict Scholar Transport Rules
Hundreds of operators marched in Johannesburg on Friday against the Gauteng transport department’s new regulations
Wesbank Sewer Crisis Worsens
The sewer crisis in Wesbank remains unresolved and has significantly deteriorated, despite sustained efforts by GOOD to raise and address these issues since 2019.
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Court Order Stops Shacks From Being Built on District Six Land
State-owned land is reserved for land claims that will take several years to process
History With a Human Face and Voice: How Museum Theatre Gets Kids to Care About the Past
Performance in museums can be one way that an interest in history, and in turn wider societal issues, is cultivated from a young age.
Activists Accuse Anglo of Going AWOL
But the company has dismissed the claim that it is leaving South Africa as disinformation
KZN Sweatshops Sued for Labour Law Violations
Bargaining council alleges that pay is below minimum wage and workers endure appalling conditions
Top Lesotho Home Affairs Officials Face Fraud and Corruption Charges
They are accused of unlawfully issuing asylum and refugee documents
“Smell Me! I Haven’t Had Water for 24 Days” Protester Tells Joburg Mayor
Frustrated residents carried empty containers in the streets to protest ongoing water crisis
Activists in Ghana Are Forcing Extractive Firms to Account for the Harm They Cause – Corporate Abuse Study
Civil-society organisations are changing Ghana’s accountability landscape.
How Rural Communities Can Help Fix Their Water Supply
Communities do not have to be passive victims of municipal failures
Johannesburg and Pretoria Masters’ Offices Still Without Permanent Heads
Masters’ offices remain under acting appointments after terms expired
SASSA Suspends 70,000 Grant Payments in Crackdown
Close to 400,000 beneficiaries notified their social grants are under review as oversight tightens
Possible MFMA Violations in Tshwane’s Human Settlements Projects
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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Germiston Power Outage Points to Bigger Crisis
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
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
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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Midrand Residents Protest Six-Day Water Outage
Large parts of Johannesburg have been without water