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Let’s Have Solutions and Not Excuses

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is not satisfied with the explanation offered by the Rand West Local Municipality (Randfontein and Westonaria) for the prolonged power outages affecting the rural communities of Randfontein. According to the ANC-controlled Municipality’s public notice, some residents have been without electricity since the last week of March after at least […]

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Failure to Transfer Home Ownership to Refilwe Residents Robs Tshwane of Revenue

Location: News

The failure to transfer ownership of residential properties in Refilwe, near Cullinan, to residents means that they are not paying property rates, which essentially robs the Tshwane Metro of much-needed revenue. An investigation by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) revealed that around 10% of these properties are still registered in the Tshwane Metro’s name. […]

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We Have Warned of Johannesburg’s Looming Bankruptcy for a Long Time

Location: News

For years, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warned Johannesburg’s ANC administration that exorbitant salary negotiations and a culture of non-payment would steer the City straight into bankruptcy. These warnings fell on deaf ears, though, and the consequences are now evident. The controversial R10,3 billion salary increase offered to workers last year to avert labour […]

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Hijacking of Municipal Vehicle Focuses Spotlight on Asset Losses in Emalahleni

Location: News

The recent armed hijacking of a municipal bakkie has once again focused the spotlight on the rate at which Emalahleni’s assets are disappearing. In the view of the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), this is not an isolated incident, but simply more proof that the safeguarding of public property has totally collapsed. The party sent […]

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Beit Bridge Border Fence Scandal

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the Constitutional Court’s dismissal of applications for leave to appeal by two construction companies seeking to overturn the Special Tribunal’s ruling regarding the Beit Bridge border fence scandal. The Tribunal ruled that all proceeds must be repaid. The Constitutional Court found that the merits of the appeal by […]

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Potholes in Johannesburg Expose Anc Coalition’s Maladministration

Location: News

The recent rains in Johannesburg did not only wash out potholes, but also fully exposed the extent of the ANC coalition government’s failed governance. The same potholes usually reappear within a matter of weeks – a clear sign of poor workmanship and short-term patchwork that end up costing taxpayers dearly. Rain is a natural and […]

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Why the Booysens Development Is Being Hampered

Location: News

Administrative laxity and gross maladministration in the Tshwane Metro, governed by the ActionSA/ANC/EFF coalition, are hampering the development of Booysens Extension 4 and exposing taxpayers to significant financial risks. A recent report by the Metro’s Oversight Committee on Human Settlements paints a disturbing picture of recurring violations of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA), poor […]

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Usual Suspects Causes Water and Sanitation Crisis in Kenneth Kaunda District

Location: News

A report by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), tabled to the Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality Council today, highlights the shocking consequences of years of ANC maladministration. The report follows an oversight visit to the area by the Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Sello Seitlholo, in March. More than 6 000 households still […]

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Emalahleni Has to Provide Clarity Regarding Ogies Ongoing Water Crisis

Location: News

The ongoing water crisis in Ogies has reached a critical point, and the Emalahleni Local Municipality (Kriel, Ogies, Phola, eMalahleni) can no longer avoid providing clear answers. Despite numerous complaints and pleas from residents, the situation keeps deteriorating and many households are being denied their constitutional right to a reliable supply of clean water. Video […]

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Recognise Mimi Coertse’s Exceptional Achievements

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) tabled a parliamentary motion this afternoon, requesting that the life and exceptional achievements of Mimi Coertse, South Africa’s most celebrated opera singer and international star, be duly honoured and recognised. Coertse, who passed away on 27 April this year at the age of 93, made a phenomenal contribution to […]

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Tshwane’s Deputy Mayor Shielded With a Fine

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) called on the Gauteng MEC for Local Government, Mr Jacob Mamabolo, to intervene after the Deputy Executive Mayor of Tshwane, Mr Eugene Modise, was sanctioned with only a fine equivalent to two months’ salary following serious irregularities. This follows the governing ANC/ActionSA/EFF coalition’s own admission that Mr Modise was […]

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Tshwane Metro Cuts Public Schools’ Power Due to Outstanding Property Rates

Location: News

The latest crisis in the City of Tshwane, where electricity supply to public schools has been disconnected due to outstanding property rates, has a direct and devastating impact on learners and educators. This step is reckless and inhumane, as schools themselves are not responsible for paying property rates. The responsibility rests on the shoulders of […]

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Treasury Threatens to Stop Tshwane Metro’s Grants

Location: News

The Tshwane Metro’s poor governance and substandard administration have led to some serious consequences seeing as the National Treasury (NT) has threatened to stop allocating grants to the Metro. At the latest meeting of the Tshwane Metro Council, a report was tabled proposing a policy on the prevention of unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure. […]

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Emfuleni’s Denial That Sewage Is Polluting Water Sources Is Dishonest

Location: News

The Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) is being dishonest by claiming that allegations of raw sewage spilling into the Vaal River system are untrue and that the City Council adheres to environmental laws. Municipal Manager April Ntuli appeared briefly in the Vereeniging Magistrate’s Court today on seven charges of water pollution […]

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Minister Cannot Fix FMD With Words Alone

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is cautiously optimistic that the Minister of Agriculture, Mr John Steenhuisen, will tomorrow announce a coherent Section 10 plan for vaccinating against foot-and-mouth disease, as ordered by the court. In fact, it is unthinkable that this course of action had to be taken. Private veterinarians in South Africa possess […]

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Plans to Develop Sokhulumi Region Easier Said Than Done

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warned the Tshwane Metro that the proposed development of the Sokhulumi region near Bronkhorstspruit, as outlined in its Integrated Development Plan (IDP), cannot proceed without the provision of adequate infrastructure and service delivery. The expansion of agriculture, job creation, and the provision of proper housing and community amenities such […]

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Tshwane’s Electricity Crisis: Just 26 Staff Keep 55 Substations Running

Location: News

Tshwane Metro residents are currently experiencing the gradual technical collapse of the electricity network, which is jeopardising the entire metropolitan area. While the Metro’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) report for the second quarter of 2025/2026 attempts to present a positive picture – claiming a 92% response rate to public queries – the actual data tell […]

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Abaqulusi Municipality Plan’s to Spend R1,3 Million on IDP Planning

Location: News

In its most recent cost framework, the AbaQulusi Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal (Louwsburg, Vryheid) earmarked R1,3 million for the planning process of the Integrated Development Plan (IDP). The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly opposes this exorbitant expenditure. The estimated costs for the planning process, as indicated in the 2026/27 budget, include R50 000 for […]

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4 November LGE Marks a New Dawn of Hope

Location: News

The date for the upcoming local government elections was announced today. South Africans can now set their sights on 4 November 2026 as the day to break free from the chains of decay in which the ANC has entangled local governments across the country. 4 November is a Wednesday, just under six months from now. […]

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Merafong’s Recovery Plan Not on Track

Location: News

It is evident that Merafong’s mandatory financial recovery plan, which came into effect in June 2024 and is currently in its implementation phase, is failing to improve the financial position of this ANC-controlled Local Municipality. The Municipality’s current collection rate for basic services remains far below the level required to achieve any meaningful financial recovery. […]

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Court Ruling Confirms Our Stance on Cape Town’s Fixed Tariffs

Location: News

The ruling by the Western Cape High Court declaring the City of Cape Town’s fixed tariffs for city-wide cleansing, water and sanitation in the 2025/26 budget unlawful and invalid confirms what the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has been saying all along. The Court ordered that these tariffs be set aside with effect from 30 […]

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DA, EFF and ActionSA Derail Ekurhuleni Council Meeting

Location: News

The DA, EFF and ActionSA deliberately disrupted the Ekurhuleni Metro’s council meeting today, demonstrating a callous disregard for the interests of voters and residents. Instead of participating responsibly, these parties placed political opportunism before service delivery and good governance. The absence of the Speaker, Mr John Senona, and the Executive Mayor, Mr Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, did […]

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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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