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Stellenbosch’s Irregular Lease Agreements

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has referred the Stellenbosch Local Municipality’s alleged unlawful approval of municipal property leases to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) for a comprehensive and independent investigation. While the party notes the Western Cape government’s preliminary provincial investigation, the Freedom Front Plus believes that only an independent SIU investigation will provide […]

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Lesufi’s Appointment of Nkululeko Dunga Is a Serious Mistake

Location: News

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s sudden appointment of the EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga as the new MEC for Finance in the Gauteng government is a serious mistake. Dunga is in no way qualified to hold this position in the Gauteng government and it could severely harm the province, which is already plagued by financial mismanagement and weak […]

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Tshwane Mayoral Committee Writes off Millions, Despite Being Unsure of Exact Amount

Location: News

The Tshwane Metro Council’s decision to write off millions in debt, without being certain of the exact amount or the legitimate grounds for doing so, serves as shocking proof of the Metro’s poor financial management. In a Mayoral Committee report tabled to the Council, two different amounts — R17 million and R15,6 million — are […]

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Shoddy “Repairs” After Germiston Cable Theft Endangers Residents

Location: News

The shoddy manner in which the Ekurhuleni Metro repaired a damaged power cable in Helder Road, Germiston, is life-threatening and unacceptable. After vandals cut an electricity supply cable during an attempted theft, the power supply was restored using methods that appear to disregard all safety protocols. The damaged cable appears to have been fixed using […]

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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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Maruleng Draft Budget Fails to Strike a Balance Between Administrative Costs and Service Delivery

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) simply cannot support the draft budget for 2026/27, with its accompanying tariff increases, of the Maruleng Local Municipality (Hoedspruit, Kampersrus, Ofcolaco). Residents will find themselves under greater financial pressure with an average increase of 3,7%, while administrative costs and certain capital expenditure will shoot up simultaneously. Key objections include: […]

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Fuel Crisis Already Hampering Tshwane Councillors’ Oversight Role

Location: News

The fuel crisis in South Africa has already reached the point where it is preventing the Community Safety Oversight Committee of the Tshwane Metro from functioning properly. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) anticipates that this will become a nationwide problem, requiring thorough planning and the sensible use of available fuel. In Tshwane, a scheduled […]

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Tshwane Metro’s Demand Regarding Historic Harlequin Sports Club Is Unrealistic and Absurd

Location: News

The Tshwane Metro’s demand that the historic Harlequin Sports Club in Groenkloof, which has operated as a community sports club for 122 years, must be restored to its “original” state as a farm within a few weeks, is unrealistic and absurd. The Club, which was founded in 1902, is an important community institution with hundreds […]

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Thanks for the Bucks Enoch

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the concession by the Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana, to reduce the fuel levy by R3 for one month. It offers hard-pressed motorists some relief, but the lost tax revenue will eventually have to be recovered. The Freedom Front Plus recently asked the Minister, in the form […]

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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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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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Stellenbosch Municipality Should Account for Unlawful Leasing of Municipal Properties

Location: News

The Executive Mayor of the Stellenbosch Local Municipality, Jeremy Fasser, should fully account for why he and the Mayoral Committee granted more than twelve in-principle approvals for the leasing of municipal properties over a period of four years without following competitive tender or proper public participation processes. National Treasury (NT) had warned the Municipality in […]

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Answers Demanded Regarding Tshwane’s Failed Housing Projects

Location: News

The Tshwane Metro’s Department of Human Settlements’ performance report for the 2024/25 financial year reveals serious failures, the squandering of public funds and failure to hold contractors accountable. One of the most shocking examples is a housing development in Bronkhorstspruit and eastern surrounds. Flawed designs and major delays by the consultant, Lilibara Projects, resulted in […]

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Senior Managers’ Appointments in Ekurhuleni Metro Will Not Be Adjusted Retrospectively

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Ekurhuleni Metro Council took a strong stand against a proposed retrospective adjustment to conditions of service for municipal and senior managers (Section 56 managers). Sustained pressure from the Freedom Front Plus ultimately resulted in the item being rejected. In terms of the Municipal Systems Amendment Act (2022), […]

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Kannaland Municipality Has to Answer Questions About New Property Valuation Roll

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is concerned about the fact that the Kannaland Local Municipality (Calitzdorp, Ladismith, Vanwyksdorp, Zoar) keeps withholding critical information regarding its general property valuation roll for the period 2026 to 2031. This lack of transparency denies residents their right to lodge informed objections to possibly excessive rate increases. Even though […]

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Ekurhuleni’s Finances in Free Fall

Location: News

The Ekurhuleni Metro once again received a qualified audit opinion from the Auditor-General (AG) for the 2024/25 financial year, indicating that certain financial information cannot be verified or lacks credibility. This is the outcome even though the Metro declared a dispute with the AG and needlessly dragged out the process. It serves as a serious […]

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ANC Coalition Fails in Writing off R145 Million Willy-Nilly

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) played a part in preventing the Ekurhuleni Metro Council from writing off R145 million spent on incomplete projects between 2010 and 2015. The Freedom Front Plus joined hands with other opposition parties in voting against the write-off. The matter was consequently remitted to the Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) […]

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Critical Emfuleni Substation Needs to Be Rebuilt From Scratch

Location: News

It is time for the Town Substation in Vanderbijlpark to be completely rebuilt. This substation has been plagued by serious problems for the past eight years. There have already been three major explosions, with the most recent one in February 2026. Numerous fires have also broken out during this period and the roof has had […]

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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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Tshwane’s Unrealistic Tariff Hikes Could See Households Shelling out up to R450 More per Month

Location: News

The Tshwane Metro’s proposed 2026/27 draft budget could drive up residents’ monthly household expenses by an estimated R300 to R450. These sharp increases were announced on Thursday during the tabling of the Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework (MTREF) to the Council. The proposed increases are as follows: • Water: +10,0%• Electricity: +8,8%• Sanitation: +5,0%• Property […]

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Tshwane’s IDP is Ctrl A, Ctrl C, Ctrl V

Location: News

The Tshwane Metro’s 2026/27 Integrated Development Plan (IDP) is nothing more than a rehash of previous plans, reflecting three years of strategic decay and institutional paralysis. The report was tabled to the Council today. An analysis by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) revealed that the Metro is ignoring critical infrastructure needs while acknowledging that […]

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Killing of Legal Practitioners Threatens the Rule of Law in Gauteng

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about the alarming increase in murders and attacks on legal practitioners in Gauteng over the past twelve months. Several attorneys have been shot dead in targeted attacks, while others were fortunate to survive. The latest incident claimed the life of the attorney Chinette Gallichan. Virtually no-one […]

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Brutal Double Murder of Elderly Couple in the Crags

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Garden Route condemns the brutal double murder of an elderly couple on a farm in Glen Loerie, The Crags, near Plettenberg Bay. The murder of the 71-year-old woman and 77-year-old man is a tragic example of the growing level of violence and brutality affecting rural communities, which […]

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