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Tshwane Seeks Investments but Is Unable to Provide Infrastructure and Services

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) supports all forms of development and investment aimed at attracting capital and job opportunities to the nation’s capital, and will not stand idly by as the Tshwane Metro’s budget constraints hinder such developments. According to a report by the Oversight Committee on Economic Development and Spatial Planning, the Metro […]

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Protect the Kruger Statue

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in Gauteng has noted with horror that the Kruger grouping of statues on the historic Church Square in Pretoria’s CBD has been vandalised once again. It was discovered this morning that parts of the four Burgher sentry statues, that symbolically guard the Kruger statue, have been sawn off – […]

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Revitalisation of Gillooly’s Farm

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) supports the Ekurhuleni Metro’s initiative to lease the dilapidated Gillooly’s Farm in Bedfordview so it can be transformed into a botanical garden. Such revitalisation efforts will certainly benefit the community in several ways, provided that the process is transparent and fair. For decades, Gillooly’s Farm, a 44-hectare park, used […]

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Thousands of Vacancies at Tshwane Metro

Location: News

The Tshwane Metro is facing a looming service delivery crisis as there are 12 529 vacancies within the Metro. It recently came to light during a council meeting that this staffing crisis affects key departments, including electricity, water and sanitation, health, and roads and transport. Vacancy rates ranging from 36% to 74% in various departments […]

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Tshwane’s Contempt for Public Objections

Location: News

During a recent council meeting, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Tshwane Metro voted against a proposal by the ANC/EFF/ActionSA Mayoral Committee regarding a report on the approval of the Regional Spatial Development Framework (RSDF) for 2025. The Freedom Front Plus pointed out that serious statutory shortcomings pose a risk of violating national […]

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Tshwane Speaker Disregards Sinkholes

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is concerned about the conduct of the Tshwane Metro Council’s Speaker, Mncedi Ndzwanana, who is allegedly bending rules to accommodate the ruling coalition. This resulted in the abrupt termination of the Freedom Front Plus’s participation in an important debate on the sinkhole crisis in the Metro. Although the party […]

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Tshwane Metro Owed R25.9 Billion

Location: News

The Tshwane Metro’s latest debt report, for the period between April and end July 2025, shows that residents, businesses and even government departments owe the Metro a staggering R25,9 billion for services such as electricity, water and property rates. Although this is a slight improvement from R26,4 billion in June, the debt burden remains extraordinarily […]

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Ekurhuleni Prioritises Short-Term Financial Gain Over Residents’ Well-Being

Location: News

During today’s council meeting, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly objected to the Ekurhuleni Metro’s decision to allow festivals and events to be held in public spaces between 24 and 27 December in order to boost the Metro’s revenue. While the Metro paints it as an economic opportunity, the reality is that such gatherings […]

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Ekurhuleni Celebrates “Clean Air” While Pollution Has Residents Struggling for Breath

Location: News

It is ironic that the Ekurhuleni Metro celebrates World Environment Health Day on 25 and 26 September with the theme “Clean Air, Healthy People” while residents are struggling to breathe due to the high levels of air pollution in the Metro. Instead of clean air and accessible healthcare, residents’ daily lives are severely impacted by […]

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Tshwane Residents Are Not Tax Cash Cows

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly objected to the Tshwane Metro’s intention to approach the Court of Appeal in a bid to retain the right to bill residents for the controversial cleansing levy of R194,37 per month (excluding VAT). On 31 July 2025, in a case brought by AfriForum, the Pretoria High Court ruled […]

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Tshwane Metro’s Financial Management and Service Delivery in Crisis

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has expressed serious concern about the Tshwane Metro’s latest supply chain report for April to June 2025, which clearly shows that the Metro’s financial management and service delivery are in crisis. According to the report, the Metro spent R284,7 million on purchases, but failed to follow the prescribed procedures. […]

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Ekurhuleni Residents’ Anger About Basic Electricity Charge

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) shares in Ekurhuleni Metro residents’ anger about the Metro’s implementation of a fixed electricity charge, which will be phased in over the next five years. The party already voted against it in July this year, during the 2025/26 budget process, and warned the Metro not to add to residents’ […]

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Frustration Boils Over Amid Water and Power Outages in Merafong

Location: News

Residents of the Merafong Local Municipality (Carletonville, Fochville, Wedela) took to the streets this morning in protest against ongoing water and electricity supply problems. Traffic flow at the busy N12 highway and R500 intersection was disrupted after dozens of residents torched tyres and blocked the road with rocks. The root of their frustration is twofold: […]

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Renaldo Gouws Joins Freedom Front Plus

Location: News

Renaldo Gouws, popular social media personality and former DA Member of Parliament, has decided to throw in his weight with the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus). Gouws, an industrial psychologist with a significant following on platforms such as YouTube, has extensive political experience and a genuine passion for community values. During his political career with […]

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“Kill the Boer” on Potch Campus: NWU Has to Take a Stand

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) echoes the sentiments of those demanding that the North-West University take a stand after the EFF openly sang the controversial “Kill the Boer” song on the Potchefstroom campus. Although the EFF’s march was apparently much smaller than anticipated, the incident remains serious. While bellowing this violence-inciting song, they brand […]

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NES Could Successfully Steer Small Business Development if Focused on the Right Factors

Location: News

Cabinet’s publication of the draft National Entrepreneurship Strategy (NES) and its Implementation Plan for public participation is a positive step in combating unemployment. The NES focuses on facilitating the youth’s participation in the economy and could help steer established stakeholders in the right direction. It could clarify how to promote entrepreneurship in micro-, small- and […]

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Join Hands to Prevent Expropriation Without Compensation Becoming the Norm

Location: News

It is crucial for all stakeholders to join hands in preventing the Ekurhuleni Metro’s bid to expropriate land worth approximately R30 million without compensation from setting a legal precedent. The 34-hectare plot of land in question at Driefontein in Boksburg belongs to Business Venture Investments 900 (BVI 900). The company is not contesting the expropriation, […]

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Unacceptable That Kannemeyer Still Serves as Senior HR Manager in Stellenbosch

Location: News

It is absolutely shocking that Mr Alexander Kannemeyer is still holding the office of Senior Human Resources Manager at the Stellenbosch Municipality after a video surfaced a few weeks ago in which he allegedly calls for white employees to be driven out of the Municipality. In the leaked video, a man, allegedly Kannemeyer, is heard […]

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Embrace History and Help Build a Better South Africa

Location: News

(Parliamentary debate: Establishment of an ad hoc committee to investigate the continued presence of apartheid-era statues and memorials in public spaces) In a country where the economy is not growing, unemployment stands at over 33% and the people are desperate for a job or some form of income, the EFF thinks it would be worthwhile […]

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High Murder Rate: South Africans Are Not Truly Free

Location: News

(Parliamentary debate on Heritage Day: “Celebrating the lives of our heroes and heroines who laid down their lives for our freedom”) Every nation has its own historical heroes and heroines who will always be close to their hearts and whose legacy will remain special. Today’s heroes are equally important, though. In South Africa, these modern […]

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