Politics

28 January 2026

Freedom Front Plus Warns Against Gradual Decline of Boksburg Clinics

Location: News

The ongoing shortage of medicine and basic medical care at clinics in Boksburg is indicative of a systematic collapse of primary healthcare services in the Ekurhuleni Metro. Complaints received by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) are not isolated incidents, but form part of an obvious pattern of poor management, negligence and a lack of […]

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28 January 2026

Benoni in the Dark for Four Days

Location: News

The power outages that Benoni residents in the Ekurhuleni Metro have had to endure over the past four days are unacceptable and prove that the Metro is buckling under maladministration. Several residential areas had no power since 23 and 24 January, respectively, until supply was eventually restored on 27 January. Barely three hours later, residents […]

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28 January 2026

Proposed Level 2 Water Restrictions – The Result of Years of Infrastructure Neglect

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) condemns the proposed level 2 water restrictions that the Langeberg Local Municipality (Ashton, Bonnievale, McGregor, Montagu, Robertson) intends to implement from 1 February 2026 and regards them as completely unnecessary, counterproductive, and clear proof of poor planning and years of infrastructure neglect. The Municipality cites poor rainfall and empty […]

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28 January 2026

No Excuse for Mogale City’s R117 Million Water Losses

Location: News

There is no excuse for the staggering R117 million in water losses recorded by Mogale City Local Municipality (Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg, Muldersdrift) in the 2024/2025 financial year. This is so-called “non-revenue water”, which refers to water purchased by the Municipality that cannot be recovered or billed to residents. The Municipality attributes the loss to water theft, […]

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26 January 2026

Stoffberg Subway in Brakpan a Crisis Warranting Immediate Attention

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in Brakpan demands immediate and decisive action from the Ekurhuleni Metro Council to address the dangerous decay of the Stoffberg subway. The demand follows the umpteenth closure of the subway after storm water flooded it at the weekend. Even though the Metro Council has received many complaints and warnings, […]

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26 January 2026

Nelson Mandela Bay in Crisis: ANC Coalition Wholly to Blame

Location: News

The ANC/EFF coalition in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) has plunged the Metro into crisis with its constant failure to maintain critical infrastructure. What is currently unfolding in the Metro is not an unexpected disaster, but the inevitable outcome of years of incompetence, maladministration and political indifference. The most notable evidence of this decay […]

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26 January 2026

Emergency Training Empowers Idasvallei Community

Location: News

Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) councillor in the Stellenbosch Local Municipality and the party’s Western Cape youth leader, Bernadette Steenkamp – who is also qualified to teach SETA-accredited first aid courses – hosted a practical emergency training session in Idasvallei last Saturday. The aim was to equip community members, especially young people, with essential skills […]

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26 January 2026

Foot-And-Mouth Disease: Employ Farm Watches in Livestock Movement Control to Keep “Clean” Areas Clean

Location: News

With the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic wreaking havoc on livestock marketing, it is crucial to protect areas that are still free of the disease. This can be achieved by ensuring that infected animals are not transported – something for which the legal framework exists, but the capacity to enforce it is lacking. Foot-and-mouth disease is a […]

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25 January 2026

Edwin Mtei, Tanzania’s First Central Bank Governor, Left Lessons on Leadership

Location: News

Edwin Mtei, Tanzania’s first central bank governor, showed that people can hold different views without enmity.

23 January 2026

Ekurhuleni’s Electricity Network in Free Fall With Daily Power Outages

Location: News

The ongoing and escalating electricity crisis in the Ekurhuleni Metro – which has been affecting residents and businesses across the Metro since the beginning of January – is unacceptable. In many cases, outages lasted days before any repairs were done. The fact that almost every major town in the Metro has been affected underscores the […]

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23 January 2026

Tshwane Schools Urgently Need Occupancy Certificates

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) insists that the Tshwane Metro’s Department of Economic Development and Spatial Planning immediately issue the necessary occupancy certificates for schools in the Metro. This call follows the Gauteng Department of Education bringing the matter to the attention of the Freedom Front Plus. Ratanang Primary School in Hammanskraal, which has […]

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23 January 2026

NHI Negotiations Cannot Centre on a Half-Baked “Potato” and Legal Pressure Should Be Maintained

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), which has taken the lead in criticising the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill since it was tabled to Parliament in 2019, believes that the nine court cases currently under way against the legislation should proceed at all costs. Negotiations and dialogue on the matter per se are good; and […]

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22 January 2026

Foot-And-Mouth Disease: Immediate Action Needed in the Free State

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) provincial leader, Jan van Niekerk, and the Harrismith district farmers’ association met with the Free State MEC for Agriculture, Ms Elzabé Rockman, as well as key role players in the agricultural sector, including Dr Jurgens Barnard, Acting Director of State Veterinary Services, on Wednesday. The constructive discussion centred on […]

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22 January 2026

Giant Leap Forward in Tshwane Ward 57 By-Election

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) views yesterday’s results of the Ward 57 by-election (Die Hoewes, Lyttelton Manor, Lyttelton) in the Tshwane Metro as a positive and significant step in the right direction. The DA managed to muster only 270 more votes than the Freedom Front Plus. 44,38% of voters supported the Freedom Front Plus […]

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21 January 2026

Dipaleseng Fails to Disclose Polluted Water Results

Location: News

Residents of the Dipaleseng Local Municipality (Balfour, Grootvlei, Greylingstad) are still in the dark about whether or not their drinking water is safe. While essential infrastructure is decaying due to maladministration, the Municipality is withholding critical data on water quality directly related to public health. In terms of legislation, the Municipality is obliged to frequently […]

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21 January 2026

Accidents in Krugersdorp Due to Inadequate Traffic Signs

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warned the Mayoral Committee Member for Public Safety in the Mogale City Local Municipality (Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg, Muldersdrift), Francis Makgatho, that more accidents in Krugersdorp are inevitable if proper road markings and traffic signs are not put up immediately. This week alone, two car accidents occurred in the Monument neighbourhood […]

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21 January 2026

Race-Based Auction of State Land in Potchefstroom

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) condemns the North West provincial Department of Public Works’ plan to auction 23 residential erven in Potchefstroom on a racial basis. The Department announced, in a public notice in the local media, that erven in the Miederpark and Baillie Park suburbs will be auctioned. The notice also specifically stated […]

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21 January 2026

Inclusion in AGOA Is Key to South Africa’s Economic Recovery

Location: News

The renewal of and South Africa’s continued inclusion in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is not merely desirable – it is absolutely essential for the country’s economic survival, job creation and growth. AGOA offers preferential access to the American market, which is crucial for creating thousands of jobs and facilitating billions of rand […]

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21 January 2026

Nelson Mandela Bay’s Water Situation Comes to a Head

Location: News

The water crisis in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) has come to a head, warranting immediate and decisive action. The Metro currently has approximately 246 days of water reserves, which clearly shows that it is under enormous pressure. Although, technically speaking, it is not yet Day Zero, the Metro already finds itself in a […]

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21 January 2026

ANC’s Destructive Foreign Policy Has to Be Stopped Before It Pushes South Africa Over the Edge

Location: News

The ANC can no longer keep pushing South Africa and its people over the edge of economic and moral ruin with its risky and provocative foreign policy. It is time for the partners in the Government of National Unity (GNU) to take a stand against it. Therefore, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) will formally […]

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20 January 2026

Condolences After Tragic Vanderbijlpark Accident

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Emfuleni Local Municipality extends its deepest condolences to the parents, families and schools of the 12 learners who tragically lost their lives yesterday morning in a collision between a minibus taxi and a truck on the R553 near Vanderbijlpark. Four learners survived the accident and are currently […]

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19 January 2026

Immediate Independent Investigation Demanded Into Repeated Failures to Repair Critical R40 Route

Location: News

It has been three years since the heavy rainfall of February 2023 severely damaged the R40 road between White River and Hazyview, and repeated attempts to repair it have all failed. This road is of strategic importance to Mpumalanga’s economy as it is one of the main access routes of the Kruger National Park, and […]

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19 January 2026

Action and Transparency Needed Regarding Devastating Franschhoek Veld Fires

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is seriously concerned about the ongoing veld fires affecting Franschhoek, which have already caused extensive damage. These fires pose a direct threat to the community’s historical heritage, infrastructure and unique natural environment. The fires, which began on 7 January 2026 in the Langrug area, have since destroyed more than […]

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19 January 2026

We Demand Action to Address Foot-And-Mouth Disease and Stray Animals in Modimolle-Mookgophong

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) tabled a motion to the Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality calling for decisive action to combat the growing problem of stray animals and the spread of animal diseases, including foot-and-mouth disease. The motion demands that the Municipality draft and implement new, enforceable by-laws to ensure the safety of residents and protect […]

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