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Calls for Increased Vigilance After Farm Attack in Georges Valley

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) notes with great concern the latest farm attack in Limpopo, this time on an elderly woman who was attacked in her home in the Georges Valley area outside Tzaneen. The incident occurred on Thursday evening, 1 October, at approximately 22:00. It is the first attack in the province for […]

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Disgrace That Sol Plaatje Council Could Not Obtain Quorum

Location: News

It is an absolute disgrace that the final council meeting of the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality’s current term could not proceed this morning due to poor attendance. The Council could not obtain a quorum. Out of 66 councillors, only 23 turned up – 7 opposition members (Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) 2, DA 3, PA […]

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Steps Against Corrupt Knysna Officials Welcomed

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the steps taken against political murders by the police’s task team that yesterday arrested three individuals in Knysna in connection with allegations of corruption relating to a municipal security services contract. This involves a former Mayor, Municipal Manager and Chief Financial Officer. Although the police’s official statements only […]

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Answers Demanded After Disruptions on N2 and R300

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) demands answers after protest actions severely disrupted traffic this morning on main transport routes, including the N2 near Borcherds Quarry and the R300 in Cape Town. The protests caused serious traffic congestion affecting thousands of motorists who were on their way to work and other destinations during peak traffic […]

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Experts Invited to Serve on Advisory Panel to Address Tshwane’s Power Crisis

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus launched an initiative to bring together experienced, retired and working expert technicians and engineers who can offer their expertise by serving on a technical advisory panel to address the power crisis in the Tshwane Metro. This panel will assist the new administration, which will be in power in Tshwane following 4 […]

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Steps to Address Zama-Zama Violence in Mpumalanga Urgently Needed

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly condemns the gang-like actions of zama-zamas who on 29 September 2026 brought the N4 main route and Schoemanskloof Road near Montrose to a standstill for most of the day. Intense shootouts along the Crocodile River disrupted traffic. Such incidents could seriously paralyse the Lowveld’s economy, trade and tourism. […]

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Waltloo Fire and Load Reduction Confirm Tshwane’s Power Network Crisis

Location: News

The fire at the Waltloo Substation, the damage to the Njala Infeed Station and the Tshwane Metro’s decision to implement load reduction are not coincidental technical incidents. They are the foreseeable consequences of years of neglect, a shortage of skilled tradesmen and an administration that chooses to ignore warning signs until the lights go out. […]

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Ekurhuleni Metro Compelled to Take Action Against Illegal Occupants

Location: News

Persistent pressure from the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) eventually compelled the Ekurhuleni Metro to step in and address the issue of illegal occupants who have settled in a premises in Beyers Park, Boksburg. After constant appeals from the Freedom Front Plus, the Metro’s Waste Management Operations Division has confirmed that officials will visit the […]

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Sewage at Germiston Stadium

Location: News

The Ekurhuleni Metro’s Department of Water and Sanitation is creating a serious health risk by failing to promptly resolve the sewage spill next to the B-field at Germiston Stadium. Sewage started flowing past the sports field two weeks ago. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) immediately reported the problem to the Department. A few days […]

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Carletonville Massacre: There Were Warnings Signs

Location: News

When eight attackers heavily armed with AK-47s and pistols storm into a tavern and start shooting, killing 17 people and wounding 15 others, it should serve as a serious warning that organised armed crime is out of control in parts of Gauteng. The number of fatalities has since risen to 18. The Freedom Front Plus […]

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Fire Brigade Drags Feet While Shops in Vanderbijlpark Burn Down

Location: News

The fire damage to shops in Vanderbijlpark’s CBD would have been considerably less if emergency services had responded to repeated calls sooner. During the night, a fire broke out in a bed shop on the corner of Attie Fourie and Paul Sauer Streets and spread to adjacent shops, including a hair salon. Everything in the […]

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Public Urged to Comment on City of Cape Town’s Important Draft Animal Keeping By-Law

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is urging all Cape Town residents to take part in the public participation process on the City’s new draft Animal Keeping By-law. The proposed legislation will have a direct impact on animal owners and the broader community, and aims to grant greater powers to law enforcement officers. The draft […]

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Today’s Political Struggle in South Africa Is Inextricably Linked to the Heritage of Future Generations

Location: News

Today’s political struggle in South Africa is inextricably linked to the heritage of future generations. Just like every parent has the responsibility to ensure, through their words and actions, that their family’s and nation’s cultural heritage is kept alive and honoured, so every person has a duty and responsibility to safeguard and build the future […]

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Meagre Subsidy Increase for Gauteng’s Quintile 5 Schools

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) received confirmation today, after the party posed an oral question to the Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, during a session of the Gauteng Legislature, that Quintile 5 public schools will receive only a small subsidy increase in the 2027/28 financial year. The Premier confirmed that the subsidy will be increased from […]

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Freedom Front Plus Will Not Attend Tshwane’s Special Council Meeting

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) caucus will not attend Tshwane’s special council meeting tomorrow to elect a new chief whip. Last month, the Metro announced that the position of chief whip is vacant after Molatelo Mashola was appointed as the interim Mayoral Committee Member for Utility Services. The former Mayoral Committee Member, Frans Boshielo, […]

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City of Cape Town Should Consider All Possible Alternative Solutions to Baboon Issue

Location: News

There are viable alternatives, such as electric fencing, which would ensure the survival of baboon troops on the southern Cape Peninsula. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) considers permanent confinement in cages and mass sterilisation to be inhumane and unnecessary. Various parts of the Peninsula have been affected by the long-standing conflict between growing human […]

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“Sustainable Jet Fuel” Production at Hopefield – A Green Project Posing High Environmental Risk

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) openly advocates for renewable energy and transitioning from fossil fuels to so-called “green alternatives”. The only prerequisite, however, is that the ecological pros of producing the “green alternatives” should outweigh those of fossil fuels. This is quite possibly not the case with the planned plant outside Hopefield, where the […]

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The First Step to Curbing the Gauteng’s Environmental Crisis

Location: News

The Gauteng pollution summit that took place on 19 and 20 September 2026 at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park was an important first step in moving Gauteng’s growing pollution crisis beyond discussion to decisive action. The two-day summit, headed by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus)-led Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Environmental Affairs […]

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White Cross Monument: Every Cross an Irrefutable Testimony to the Reality of Farm Murders

Location: News

The leader of the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), Dr Corné Mulder, today attended a ceremony to plant 17 crosses for farm murder victims at the White Cross Monument on the Ysterberg in Limpopo where he formally handed over the crosses to be planted. Two of the crosses were replanted. The other 15 represent murders […]

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SIU Investigation Exposes Serious Decay in Ekurhuleni

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the findings of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) regarding the fraudulent transfer of municipal land in Villa Liza, Boksburg, and calls for decisive action against those responsible. The SIU found that 208 municipal plots, valued at approximately R58 million, were fraudulently transferred to private persons between 2018 and […]

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North West Mayoral Candidates

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in North West today officially announced the party’s mayoral candidates for the upcoming local government elections in the province. The candidates were nominated after a comprehensive selection and election process. During this process, prospective candidates were, among other things, assessed based on their skills, qualifications, community involvement and experience […]

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It Is Time to Turn the Vaal Around

Location: News

This week, the Freedom Front Plus leader, Dr Corné Mulder, visited the Vaal and southern Gauteng as part of his “It is Time” Tour. Public meetings were held in Heidelberg, Walkerville, Evaton and Vanderbijlpark, and his tour of the province was concluded on Thursday evening at Stonehaven. The visit focused the spotlight on the serious […]

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Reward Offered Following Sabotage of Election Campaign Posters

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is offering a reward for any information that could lead to the conviction of perpetrators who tore down a large number of the party’s election posters in the Mogale City Local Municipality. The damage already amounts to thousands of rand, with the most serious incidents having occurred in Voortrekker […]

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