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The coup sends a signal that electoral rules and constitutional procedures can be overridden by force.
Politics
Millions in Irregular Expenditure Written off Without Consequences in Ekurhuleni
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) condemns the Ekurhuleni Metro’s decision to write off more than R211 million in irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure over six financial years (2010/11–2015/16) without holding anyone accountable. The Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) exposed the facts in a report, yet the Council merely noted it without demanding that any […]
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Storm Damage Not the Only Cause of Widespread Power Outages in Tshwane
While visiting various neighbourhoods, members of the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) caucus in the Tshwane Metro Council concluded that infrastructure damage and power outages, more prevalent since the beginning of the month, cannot be attributed solely to stormy weather. Years of maintenance backlogs and the failure to frequently prune trees on pavements and along […]
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We Reject Provincial Takeover of Ekurhuleni Library Funding
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) rejects the proposal that the Gauteng provincial government should take control of the Ekurhuleni Metro’s equity share for public libraries. Such a move would merely create yet another underfunded mandate that the Metro cannot sustain. A report tabled during the latest council meeting recommends that Ekurhuleni sign an agreement […]
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Words and Programmes Without Action Will Not Curb Gang Violence
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) expresses its shock and sympathy after yet another incident of gang violence in Cloetesville, Stellenbosch, in which a four-year-old girl and a seven-year-old boy were wounded in a shooting on Sunday. The little girl is fighting for her life after being shot in the neck, while the boy was […]
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Murder of Karin Van Aardt at Cape Town Airport
The murder of Karin van Aardt (64) last Friday near Cape Town International Airport serves as tragic proof of the violent crime situation in South Africa, where criminals – emboldened by a broken criminal justice system – no longer respect the law or human life. At the same time, it proves that the authorities are […]
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Djibouti’s Democracy Takes Another Knock
Djibouti is a presidential republic with a multiparty system, but political authority is highly centralised.
Brutal Murder of Marius (Vlam) Van Der Merwe
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) expresses its profound shock and grief after the fatal shooting of Marius (Vlam) van der Merwe, known as Witness D, outside his home in Brakpan. Van der Merwe, a former Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) officer and respected community leader, was murdered shortly after testifying before the Madlanga Commission, […]
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Tshwane Metro Fails to Supply Enough Water to Rooiwal Farmers
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is receiving more and more complaints from farmers in the Rooiwal area who have repeatedly had to approach the courts to compel the City of Tshwane to supply them with enough potable water. A 2023 court order stipulated that sufficient water must be provided to residents and livestock daily, […]
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Police Investigate Fuel Losses Amounting to Millions
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about fuel losses exceeding R13 million that are crippling service delivery in the already struggling Ekurhuleni Metro. According to the performance report by the Department of Transport Planning, Roads and Stormwater for the fourth quarter of the 2024/25 financial year, losses were recorded at seven of […]
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The Ekurhuleni Metro’s primary healthcare services are collapsing
The Ekurhuleni Metro’s primary healthcare services are collapsing. This is clearly evident from the first quarterly report of the Department of Health and Social Development. According to the report, clinics have to operate with dilapidated infrastructure, a serious staff shortage and a lack of essential medical equipment, which means the Metro’s 77 clinics can no […]
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Cogta Intervention in NMBM Clear Proof of Local Government Failure
The visit by the national Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Dr Namane Masemola, and Eastern Cape MEC Zolile Williams to the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) undeniably proves that local government has failed under ANC rule. The visit forms part of a national intervention in the Metro as well as a […]
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Three New Sinkholes
Three new sinkholes formed along the R500 outside Carletonville after large parts of the West Rand experienced heavy rainfall and hail over the past week. The sinkholes are located on the route between Carletonville and Ventersdorp, only one kilometre from Rooipoort Primary School. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) urges motorists to exercise extreme caution, […]
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94% of Outreach Commitments in Ekurhuleni Mayor’s Programme Remain Outstanding
What was marketed as a flagship outreach programme, in theory, has turned into a series of expensive photo shoots and political theatrics in practice. The first quarterly report for the 2025/26 financial year shows that Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza’s so-called outreach programme has not delivered on a single commitment. According to the report, a mere […]
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Ekurhuleni’s R0 Expropriation Implodes
The Ekurhuleni Metro’s attempt to expropriate private property for R0 has not merely failed – it backfired spectacularly. This fiasco exposes the hidden ideological agenda driving expropriation without compensation (EWC) and serves as a national warning against reckless political experiments that undermine property rights and the Constitution. For years the ruling party and certain opposition […]
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Forensic Report Findings on Swellendam Irregularities Welcomed
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the Nexus forensic report’s findings on alleged irregularities, misconduct, corruption and tender fraud in the Swellendam Local Municipality. Three years ago, the party’s councillor in Swellendam smelled a rat and initiated an investigation that led to the Vermaak report, which identified irregularities and individuals. That report was followed […]
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Ekurhuleni Call Centre Collapses
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is extremely concerned about the latest quarterly report confirming that the Ekurhuleni Metro’s call centre – the Metro’s primary service-delivery hotline – has collapsed and is failing residents in their hour of need. According to the Department of Service Delivery Coordination, the Metro receives more than 100 000 calls […]
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Good Calls for Honest, Credible Planning in Cape Town’s Rail Devolution Debate
Speech by Siyabulela Mamkeli, GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the Cape Town Council Meeting
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ANC and Ramaphosa’s Arrogance Exposed
United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday issued a sharply worded statement warning that America’s patience with South Africa and the country’s open defiance of the US has reached breaking point. Rubio’s statement makes it clear that America’s judgement of South Africa is no longer mere diplomatic sparring – it is the condemnation […]
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Facebook Promotes Rubbish Because It Doesn’t Understand Indigenous Languages
Content producers get away with fake news and clickbait
Service Delivery Does Not Reflect Bela-Bela’s Unqualified Audit Opinion
Although the Bela-Bela Local Municipality (Warmbad and Pienaarsrivier) received an unqualified audit opinion from the Auditor-General (AG) for the 2024/25 financial year, it certainly does not reflect the level of basic service delivery residents receive. This outcome confirms that the financial statements were correctly compiled, but it does not mean the Municipality has a clean […]
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Free State Government Keeps Forfeiting Funds
The Free State government will forfeit R32 million to the National Treasury in the current financial year due to a lack of financial discipline – which is unforgivable in a province that is already under severe strain. This information came to light during a meeting with the Free State Legislature’s Finance Committee where the current […]
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Wesley Jacobs to Contest Ward 57 By-Election in Tshwane
This morning, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) officially introduced Wesley Jacobs as its candidate for the upcoming by-election in the City of Tshwane’s Ward 57. The by-election will take place on 21 January 2026. The national leader of the Freedom Front Plus, Dr Corné Mulder, and the Gauteng provincial leader, Mr Jaco Mulder, also […]
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Baltimore Farm Murder Shocks Community
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) expresses its profound horror at last night’s brutal farm attack on the Mahne family of Baltimore. In the blink of an eye, what should have been a season of joy and gratitude for most South Africans turned into an unbearable nightmare for this farmer and his family. Uncle At […]
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