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Ekurhuleni’s Handling of Extensive Power Outages Unacceptable

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about the ongoing power outages affecting large parts of Boksburg, including Jet Park, Witfield, Comet, Boksburg North and surrounds, since the weekend. These outages are reportedly caused by attempted cable theft on one of the city’s 132kV main lines near the N12, which severely damaged infrastructure. […]

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Tshwane Fresh Produce Market: Fresh Produce, Rotten Contracts

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is concerned about the fact that the Tshwane Metro has still not implemented transparent contracts and proper tender processes at the Tshwane Fresh Produce Market. The Metro had already run into trouble when a court order compelled it to upgrade the Market. The Mayor, Dr Nasiphi Moya and the […]

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Kempton Park Residents Left in the Dark

Location: News

The Ekurhuleni Metro’s failure to properly manage the overtime of its Energy Department’s workers recently resulted in a power outage lasting more than 24 hours for Kempton Park residents. The Department mismanaged its overtime to such an extent that a council resolution was passed which allowed the Department only 40 hours of overtime per month. […]

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Ekurhuleni Turns Blind Eye to Decay of Elderly Housing Centre

Location: News

The Ekurhuleni Metro refuses to take responsibility for maintaining the elderly housing centres it owns to ensure that elderly residents do not have to live in dilapidated buildings. This week, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) conducted an oversight visit to the Andries Scribante Haven in Cason Street, Boksburg, to investigate whether the Metro had […]

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Court Ruling Exposes Mpumalanga Government’s Systematic Corruption Spanning Decades

Location: News

The Gauteng High Court’s ruling in favour of the company Grand Valley Estates, owned by conservation activist Fred Daniel, serves as more proof that the Mpumalanga provincial government deals recklessly with taxpayers’ money. The Court ordered Mpumalanga’s Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) and the Land Claims Commissioner to pay R306 109 240 plus interest of […]

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Manyi’s Proposed Constitutional Amendment Just a Diversion – Actual Threat Is Upcoming Equitable Access to Land Bill

Location: News

The controversial MK MP, Mzwanele Manyi, is currently drawing significant attention with his proposed amendment to the Constitution. If enacted, it would remove all references to compensation for expropriation of land and other natural resources. All land would be held by government as custodian, with traditional and Khoi-San leaders involved in allocating it. In addition, […]

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Tshwane Metro Council’s Choice of Lawyers Raises Eyebrows

Location: News

The Tshwane Metro’s choice and continued use of lawyers with a very low success rate is starting to raise eyebrows. According to a report compiled by Advocate Job Malobola, the Metro’s Divisional Head of the Legal Counsel, there are currently more than 3 473 unresolved legal cases. The financial exposure of these pending cases, some […]

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The Price of Anti-poor Politics: 20 Years, No Social Housing

Location: News

Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s interpellation debate on the Tafelberg site for affordable housing

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Ekurhuleni Announces New Dates and Venues for Public Participation on Basic Electricity Charge

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the Ekurhuleni Metro’s announcement of new dates and additional venues for public participation on the basic electricity charge proposed for the 2025/26 financial year. This fixed monthly charge amounts to R109,78 (excluding VAT) for single-phase households and R203,89 for three-phase consumers, and is intended to cover the costs […]

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Drakenstein Mayor Shoots Down Freedom Front Plus Motion Regarding Bainskloof Pass

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) laments the decision by Drakenstein Mayor, Stephan Korabie, to block the party’s motion requesting that the Municipality engage with the Cape Winelands District Municipality and the Western Cape provincial government to discuss trucks misusing the Bainskloof Pass. According to the Mayor, the motion is inaccurate and Bainskloof falls outside […]

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Illegal Dumping in Boksburg Poses Health and Environmental Risks

Location: News

The constant, large-scale illegal dumping of construction rubble and refuse in the Blue Sky settlement in Boksburg should no longer be tolerated, and poses serious health and environmental risks to residents in the area. Approximately 30 loads of construction rubble and refuse are illegally dumped there daily with no consequences for perpetrators. The Freedom Front […]

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Tshwane Pays 1c a Litre for Water, but 10c a Litre to Have It Delivered With Water Tankers

Location: News

The Tshwane Metro pays 1c a litre for water, but it costs 10c a litre to have it delivered with water tankers. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has called on the Tshwane Metro’s City Management to account for the shocking disparity between the actual cost of water and the cost to deliver it to […]

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Ekurhuleni’s Neglect of Road Infrastructure Endangers Motorists

Location: News

The first rains of the season have once again revealed just how little the ANC/EFF coalition government in the Ekurhuleni Metro cares about maintaining essential infrastructure such as roads. Even though the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has been urging the Metro for years to repair and clean stormwater drains in Kempton Park before the […]

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Ruling in Malema Case Welcome; Delay in Sentencing Disappointing

Location: News

Julius Malema’s conviction on all charges in the firearm case against him is welcomed, but the delay in sentencing, until 23 January 2026, is disappointing. Justice should be served swiftly. The case stems from Malema discharging an assault rifle during the EFF’s 2018 anniversary celebration in Mdantsane. South Africans are tired of crime and government’s […]

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A Spectacular Reset of Relations Between South Africa and the US Is Possible

Location: News

There are currently three Afrikaners in Washington who believe there is a unique opportunity for a spectacular reset of relations between South Africa and the United States (US). The full provisional document is attached herewith: Let us Make Critical Minerals the Centerpiece of a New U.S.–South Africa Partnership Agreement As Afrikaners responsible for a multi-million-dollar […]

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Leasing Unused Assets Could Boost Ekurhuleni’s Finances

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) supports the principle of leasing unused council assets, such as land and buildings, to improve the Ekurhuleni Metro’s cash flow, provided it is done on a market-related and transparent basis. In this regard, the Freedom Front Plus supports the proposed leasing of a large piece of land in Rynfield, […]

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Johannesburg Cable Theft Requires Urgent Solutions

Location: News

The ongoing cable theft in the Johannesburg Metro should no longer be tolerated, as it paralyses businesses’ operations and disrupts residents’ lives. Urgent solutions must be found for this type of crime. Between July 2024 and March 2025, City Power suffered losses of R114 million as a direct result of cable theft. This is a […]

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West Rand District Municipality Increases Councillor Remuneration Despite Poor Service Delivery

Location: News

The West Rand District Municipality (WRDM) recently approved an increase in councillor remuneration, despite serious financial challenges and warnings from the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) that the Municipality is already grappling with cash-flow problems and an unsustainable budget. With more than 90% of its revenue derived from national and provincial grants, the WRDM should […]

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No Sign of Excellence in Tshwane Service Delivery

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is seriously concerned, with good reason, about the Tshwane Metro’s constant failure to adhere to the principles of sound financial management, effective project execution and constitutional service delivery. According to the Metro’s capital budget performance report for the 2024/25 financial year, R2,2 billion, or 95% of the adjusted capital […]

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Bedfordview’s Water Problems Could Have Been Avoided

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) takes note of the Ekurhuleni Metro’s latest action plan to address the severe water shortages in Bedfordview, which includes repairing reservoirs and installing a new Rand Water pipeline. While these interventions are necessary and welcome, it is clear that the Metro has failed to properly maintain its water infrastructure […]

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World Tourism Day: A Call for Genuine Accountability in Tourism Sector

Location: News

This year, World Tourism Day was officially celebrated at Constitutional Hill in South Africa, the home of the Constitutional Court, as a symbolic call for genuine accountability in the tourism sector. The irony of the day was its theme: “Tourism and Sustainable Transformation”, as the reality is that the Department itself is not transforming in […]

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Corruption Robs People of Healthcare

Location: News

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) report on corruption at Tembisa Hospital clearly proves how deeply entrenched corruption is within health departments, thus depriving the public of effective healthcare. The report, released by the SIU earlier today, reveals how approximately R2 billion earmarked for healthcare services was looted and stolen through a web of fraud and […]

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Single Official’s Arrogance Costs Limpopo Legislature R1,8 Million

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) demands answers and accountability for the Limpopo Legislature’s squandering of R1,8 million on three flights and accommodation for a provincial delegation to a sitting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in Banjul, The Gambia. In the Freedom Front Plus’s view, the expenditure stems from the inflated ego of the Legislature’s […]

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