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NMBM Water Crisis Exacerbated by Poor Spending, Vacancies and Management Failures

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For years, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has warned that the water infrastructure of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) is decaying due to backlogged maintenance, poor governance and inadequate planning. The latest crisis revealed that the problem runs much deeper than the recent floods, as the floods merely exposed the underlying failures of […]

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Public Protector Requested to Investigate Suspension of Tshwane City Manager

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has approached the Public Protector (PP) to conduct an independent investigation into the process and circumstances that led to the precautionary suspension of Tshwane Metro’s City Manager, Johann Mettler. The party is concerned that the motion of suspension, proposed by EFF councillor Obakeng Ramabodu and supported by the ANC […]

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Tshwane Residents Increasingly Targeted

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Tshwane Metro is increasingly receiving complaints from residents facing unfair fines and alleged intimidation. Numerous homeowners are hit with fines of up to R75 000 for allegedly tampering with prepaid electricity meters. In many cases, residents claim that these fines are unfounded and legally questionable. According to […]

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Systemic Decline in Northern Cape Municipalities Confirmed

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The municipal oversight report, tabled today during a session of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature in Kuruman, confirms what communities have been experiencing for years: local government has seriously declined across the Northern Cape. This report also confirms the findings of the Human Rights Commission (HRC) and the Auditor-General (AG). All three independent institutions highlight […]

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Illegal Hunting Threatens Overstrand’s Natural Heritage

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The DA-controlled Overstrand Municipality and CapeNature should urgently take steps to curb the growing incidence of illegal hunting using dogs and wire snares in the Overstrand and Overberg regions. After nearly two years and despite ongoing engagement with the Municipality and CapeNature, there is still no comprehensive strategy to tackle this serious crisis. The Overstrand […]

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Mogale City’s New Tariffs Will Suffocate Residents

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The tariff hike that will take effect in Mogale City Municipality (Krugersdorp, Muldersdrift, Magaliesburg, Tarlton) today will make services unaffordable for many residents and needlessly increase pressure on families trying to keep their heads above water financially. These exorbitant tariff hikes are the result of years of poor planning, maladministration and reckless squandering of taxpayers’ […]

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Action Needed to Address Appalling Condition of Alma Roads

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The apparent indifference to the appalling condition of roads in and around Alma should not be tolerated; decisive action is needed to address it. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) today sent a letter to Limpopo’s MEC for Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure, Mr Sebataolo Rachoene, seeking clarity on the lack of visible progress with […]

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Decay of Tshwane’s Wastewater Treatment Works Can No Longer Be Swept Under the Rug

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Tshwane Metro officials can no longer sweep the collapse of the Metro’s waste water treatment works under the rug. It jeopardises residents’ health and violates environmental laws. According to a quarterly oversight report by the Department of Utilities, recently tabled to the Council, it is evident that the main waste water treatment works have continued […]

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Political Hijacking Threatens Tshwane’s Administration

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) rejects the disciplinary report against the city manager of the Tshwane Metro, Johann Mettler, because it is not an administrative decision but a political hijacking. The report is the execution of a calculated strategy by the ANC/EFF/ActionSA coalition to remove an honest and independent administrator and replace him with […]

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Tshwane Metro Council Commits to Unknown Development Expenditures

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) objected during a Tshwane Metro council meeting to four items on the agenda where separate powers of attorney for land use applications in Refilwe, Zandfontein, Kameeldrift, and Atteridgeville Extension 19 were approved. The reports on all four of these items, aimed at formalising existing informal settlements, state that the […]

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Overstrand Municipality Must urgently investigate indigent relief policy

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has requested the Overstrand Municipality to urgently review the implementation of municipal property rates rebates and indigent support criteria, specifically for residents with very low household incomes. It appears that some residents are being unfairly excluded based on the type of residential structure they occupy. The policy interpretation regarding […]

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Salary Delay at West Rand District Municipality Confirms Financial Crisis

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The West Rand District Municipality’s announcement that the June salaries of senior managers and councillors will be delayed due to cash flow problems is a clear sign of a severe financial crisis. According to a letter from the acting municipal manager, Zeblon Mphuphuli, June salaries will only be paid out by 5 July. When a […]

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Gauteng Is in the Midst of a Financial and Economic Crisis

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Gauteng finds itself in the middle of a serious financial and economic crisis. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) issued this warning yesterday during the debate on the Gauteng Treasury’s 2026/27 budget. This crisis is reflected in the province’s rising unemployment rate. By contrast, Elon Musk’s SpaceX was listed last Friday in what became the […]

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Gauteng’s Municipal Crisis Requires Decisive Action

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During the budget debate of the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warned that the state of local government in parts of Gauteng can no longer be viewed as an ordinary management challenge. It is a full-scale crisis that requires urgent intervention. Although the department acknowledges […]

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Mpumalanga: Mismanagement, Not Lack of Funds, Causing Healthcare to Collapse

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Mpumalanga’s public healthcare system is under severe pressure due to poor management and administrative neglect, despite a healthcare budget of R21.1 billion for the 2026/27 financial year. The province is grappling with a critical staffing shortage that has resulted in dangerously high nurse-to-patient ratios. According to data analysed by healthcare organisations, Mpumalanga’s general ratio stands […]

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We Support Balanced By-Law Against Urban Decay and for the Protection of Property Rights

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) supports the Tshwane Metro’s new Problem Buildings and Property Management By-Law as an essential tool to rehabilitate the inner city and other decaying areas. The metro’s inner city is deteriorating due to hijacked buildings and criminal elements that destroy property values and threaten residents’ lives. The Freedom Front Plus […]

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Gauteng’s Environment in Crisis: Time for Accountability and Decisive Action

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During the debate on the Department of Environment’s report in the Gauteng Legislature, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warned that the province’s environment is under unprecedented pressure. Although Gauteng is the smallest province in South Africa, it houses more than 25% of the country’s population. This population pressure places enormous demands on water resources, […]

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Govan Mbeki Mayor Paints Fictional Picture of Progress

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The Executive Mayor of the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality (Bethal, Charl Cilliers, Embalenhle, Evander, Kinross, Leandra, Secunda, Trichardt), Nhlakanipho Zuma, attempted to paint an unrealistic picture of apparent progress and great achievements in this municipality during his State of the Municipality Address. This is a misrepresentation, as the harsh reality on the ground shows that […]

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Free State Municipalities Still Have Some of the Worst Audits

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In a presentation to Parliament yesterday, the Auditor-General (AG) once again singled out the Free State as one of the worst-performing provinces in the country regarding municipal governance and financial control. Not a single Free State municipality managed to achieve a clean audit for the 2024/2025 financial year. The ANC’s culture of laxity, complacency, and […]

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Contempt for America’s Conditions to Normalize Relations Begins to Show Serious Consequences After a Year

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The hourglass is running out for South Africa, which has ignored the five American conditions for normalizing relations between the two countries with contempt for a year. These conditions were handed to the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) exactly a year ago during the party’s historic visit to Washington and the White House, to be […]

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Action Demanded Regarding Water Crisis in Bronkhorstspruit

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) demands urgent action to address a growing water crisis in Bronkhorstspruit, which is being caused by the collapse of the local water treatment works. A report compiled by a local resident and VF Plus activist, Ms Quintille de Vries, highlights not only the problems currently being experienced but also […]

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Auditor-General Report Exposes Corruption and Looting in Municipalities

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The latest report on the state of South Africa’s municipalities (2024/25), released today by the Auditor-General, Ms Tsakani Maluleke, once again underscores the urgent need to remove the ANC from local government. The extent of the damage inflicted on the country’s towns and cities through ANC policies, maladministration, and corruption is staggering. Currently, 51% (123 […]

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