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We Will Keep Fighting to Resolve R28 Sewage Spill

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) will not rest until the sewage spill along the R28, at the Sasol filling station, is resolved. Raw sewage has been spilling into the area for the past thirteen days, polluting the environment and posing a serious health hazard, especially to pedestrians who use this route between Krugersdorp and […]

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Kempton Park’ Elgin Road Revived

Location: News

On Wednesday, Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) councillors and supporters rolled up their sleeves and repaired the potholes in Elgin Road, Kempton Park, themselves. What was once a dangerous stretch of road, used by thousands of commuters every day, is now pothole-free. The party had repeatedly requested the Ekurhuleni Metro to repair the potholes, but […]

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Non-payment and Failed Negotiations Paralyse Ekurhuleni Refuse Removal

Location: News

The current refuse removal crisis in Kempton Park once again serves as proof that the ANC/EFF coalition is simply unable to govern the Ekurhuleni Metro effectively. Household rubbish has been piling up in residential areas for days now. The Metro has attempted to shift the blame to “ongoing negotiations” with service providers, but the reality […]

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Stellenbosch University: “No Whites”

Location: News

The Department of Agronomy in Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of AgriSciences is currently advertising two internships for junior research assistants. The advertisement states, among other things, that only Black / Coloured / Indian / Chinese South African citizens with a South African identity document will be considered for the positions. In practice, this means any South […]

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We Want Want Sustainable Housing Solutions for Cape Town – Not Overdevelopment

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) firmly supports the residents of Fish Hoek, Bloubergstrand, Big Bay, Sea Point and Green Point who are justifiably outraged at the City of Cape Town’s ill-considered plans to force thousands of low-cost housing units into established middle-class areas. While the party recognises the need for housing, the City’s reckless […]

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Councillor With Disability Stranded Due to Broken Lift

Location: News

The ongoing exclusion of a Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) councillor with a disability from the council meetings of the Rand West Local Municipality (Randfontein, Westonaria) because the municipal building’s lift is out of order is outrageous. Earlier today, Councillor Charles Brough was unable, for the seventh time this year, to attend a council or […]

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Reinstating EMPD’s Media and Public Relations Unit a Step in the Right Direction, but Department Needs Thorough Clean-up

Location: News

The reinstatement of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department’s (EMPD) Media and Public Relations Unit, headed by Lt Col Kelebogile Thepa, is welcomed. It is a crucial step towards restoring transparency and professional communication within the EMPD, especially in light of the serious allegations the Department currently faces. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) wonders why […]

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G20 Summit a Charade Amidst Ekurhuleni Collapse

Location: News

While Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza is prancing around the G20 Social Summit, the people of the Metro live in squalor. The Metro has spent R5 million of its own funds on venues such as the Birchwood Hotel and the OR Tambo Conference Centre without budgetary approval or it being provided for in the Metro’s Integrated […]

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Transnet Saga: Gigaba and Molefe Should Be Removed From Parliament

Location: News

Malusi Gigaba and Brian Molefe should immediately submit their resignations as Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Speaker. They appeared before the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court on charges relating to alleged corrupt tenders with Transnet’s procurement of locomotives around 2014. Both are charged, together with three former Transnet executives, with fraud, corruption, and violating the […]

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Putting Service Delivery First in George Coalition

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has, after thorough consideration, decided to re-enter a coalition with the DA in the interest of improving service delivery to the residents of George. It is widely acknowledged that the George Municipality is currently facing significant governance and service delivery challenges. The Freedom Front Plus could not remain indifferent […]

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Ekurhuleni Pays R664 Million Annually for Chemical Toilets

Location: News

The Ekurhuleni Metro’s expenditure on 46 321 chemical toilets for informal settlements amounts to an astronomical R664,7 million per year (VAT excluded). The Mayoral Committee Member for Finance, Jongizizwe Dlabathi, confirmed this amount in writing to the Finance Committee. This is not merely poor management, but a sanitation scandal with the Metro squandering taxpayers’ money […]

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North West Municipalities HRC Report Finds Human Rights Are Being Violated – We Are Not Surprised

Location: News

Today’s damning report by the Human Rights Commission (HRC) on the utter collapse of municipal service delivery in the North West province comes as no surprise to the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus). The report merely confirms what the party has been pointing out for years in municipalities, the Legislature and Parliament, i.e., that service […]

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Restoring 1922 Brakpan Memorial

Location: News

More than 150 volunteers from various organisations gathered on Saturday, 15 November, for the first phase of restoring the memorial site commemorating those who lost their lives in 1922 during a mining strike on the Witwatersrand. This is the first time in nearly two decades that it is possible to fully access the site, classified […]

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Transforming South Africa From Welfare to Prosperity State Starts With LGE2026

Location: News

South Africa desperately needs economic and state recovery, and this turnaround should start with the 2026 local government elections. The country simply cannot achieve economic growth while most municipalities are falling apart. The prerequisite for transforming a welfare state to a state that truly prospers is restoring local government, the most visible from of public […]

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Tender for Operating Krugersdorp Game Reserve Issued

Location: News

Constant pressure from the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) on the Mogale City Local Municipality (Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg, Muldersdrift) has been key in setting things in motion to reopen the Krugersdorp Game Reserve. After years of making promises during State of the City addresses, Integrated Development Plan meetings and numerous council sessions, the Municipality has finally […]

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First Certificate of Debt for Municipal Manager in North West Just a Pilot Project

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the decision by the Auditor-General (AG) to issue the country’s first Certificate of Debt (CoD) for R4,6 million to the Municipal Manager of the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, Allen Losaba. This step confirms the Freedom Front Plus’s constant claims that financial control, consequence management and political accountability […]

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We Support the Motion of No Confidence in Lesufi

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) supported today’s motion of no confidence in Gauteng Premier Panyza Lesufi. The party’s decision was based on Lesufi’s unconstitutional appointment of policing officials, or wardens, after the Freedom Front Plus had urged him to first ensure that the programme complies with all constitutional and other relevant regulations. When the […]

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We Are Cautiously Optimistic About Emfuleni’s New Water Management Entity

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) notes with cautious optimism the launch of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to help address water problems in the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging). The SPV is a new legal entity specifically established to manage the Municipality’s water-related services. Rand Water will hold 75% and […]

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Decisive Action Needed to Resolve NMBM’s Water Crisis

Location: News

Decisive action and accountability are desperately needed to resolve the water crisis affecting large parts of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM). Some areas, including Despatch and Kariega, have been without water supply for 13 days; it is unacceptable that residents do not have access to this essential service. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) […]

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Important Kempton Park Intersection Repaired After Pressure

Location: News

The busy intersection at Olienhout Street and Elgin Road in Kempton Park has finally been fully repaired after sustained pressure from the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus). Both sets of traffic lights, which had been out of order for a considerable time, as well as the potholes at the intersection have now been fixed. This […]

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Decisive Action Must Be Taken Against Illegal Dumping in Aberdeen

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) demands that the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality take decisive action to address the ongoing illegal dumping of garden waste, household rubbish and even building rubble in open areas in Aberdeen. It has escalated into severe environmental pollution and poses a health risk. Moreover, it not only affects Aberdeen […]

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Police, City, and Province Must Jointly Account for Inaction on Cape Gun Violence

Location: News

Statement by Brett Herron,
GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This is a speech delivered in reply to Premier Alan Winde’s statement to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament on the Ombudsman’s Report on Policing in the Western Cape.

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