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Six Critical Shortcomings in Tshwane Metro’s IDP Process

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There are several serious flaws in the Tshwane Metro Council’s Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for 2026/27 as well as the 2026/28 Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework. During the latest council meeting, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) pointed out six issues threatening the integrity of the process and the quality of service delivery. These six […]

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We Do Not Support Ekurhuleni’s District Development Model

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) simply cannot support the new District Development Model (DDM) or the so-called “One Plan Model” for the Ekurhuleni Metro. Although municipalities are legally required to comply with it, one cannot ignore the fact that it is an expensive bureaucratic duplication of the existing planning framework for municipalities. It is […]

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Emfuleni’s Quarterly Report Demonstrates Decline

Location: News

The report for the fourth quarter of the 2024/25 financial year once again demonstrates the decline of the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging). In the report, the Municipality is obviously grasping at straws in the form of a so-called turnaround strategy, which is not feasible in practice. Instead of focusing on […]

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Outreach Programme Just for Show

Location: News

It is clearly evident from the fourth-quarter report (April to June) that the outreach programme of the Ekurhuleni Metro’s Mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, is just for show and an expensive exercise funded by taxpayers’ money. Although the programme is marketed as an effort to bring government closer to the people, it is actually no more than […]

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Tshwane Housing Company Shows Trend of Mismanagement

Location: News

The Auditor-General’s (AG) qualified audit opinion of the Tshwane Housing Company reveals a trend of mismanagement, financial shortcomings and repeated violations of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA). One reason for the qualified audit opinion is the former financial head’s refusal to cooperate with the AG. Such conduct amounts to a direct violation of the […]

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Ekurhuleni Mayoral Committee Member Unable to Answers Power Outages Questions

Location: News

During Thursday’s council meeting, the Ekurhuleni Metro’s Mayoral Committee Member for Energy, Mzayifani Ngwenya, was unable to provide reasons for why the Wadeville industrial area in Germiston is experiencing frequent power outages. Businesses regularly contact the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) to report power outages. One business has indicated that if the outages persist, it […]

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Ekurhuleni Residents Suffer as Departments Fail

Location: News

The decline of the Ekurhuleni Metro is clearly evident in the fourth-quarter report of the Department of Service Delivery Coordination, which was tabled to the Council today. Despite commendable service delivery targets, residents are suffering due to poor planning, operational inefficiency and a lack of accountability across various departments. Power and water outages are a […]

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Bayland Violent Protest Action Condemned

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) notes with great concern the violent protest actions in Bayland, a settlement in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM), where residents are protesting the lack of electricity supply. During the protest, the M19 and R75 roads were blocked, and two trucks were torched. The Freedom Front Plus previously warned […]

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Proposed Mining at Rooifontein Near Kimberley Strongly Opposed

Location: News

Today’s public participation process regarding proposed mining on Rooifontein farm, bordering on Kimberley, sparked strong public outcry and the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) will keep a close eye on the project. The Freedom Front Plus attended the proceedings. The Kimberley community members who are opposed to the idea come from all walks of life. […]

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Poor Financial Management Leaves Tshwane Metro With Growing Debt

Location: News

The ANC/EFF/ActionSA coalition government’s reckless financial management of the Tshwane Metro is jeopardising the Metro’s fiscal stability and saddling taxpayers with a growing debt burden. The Metro’s overdraft facility was recently increased from R600 million to R800 million – which is not only a sign of financial mismanagement, but also a violation of responsible public […]

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Rand Water Reduces Water Supply to Merafong by Another 20%

Location: News

The taps in the Merafong Local Municipality (Carletonville, Fochville, Wedela) are running dry after Rand Water reduced the water supply to the Municipality by an additional 20% on Tuesday. Rand Water had already reduced the Municipality’s water supply by 20% a year ago, which caused widespread water issues at the time. Several residents in high-lying […]

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High Time Malema Is Brought to Book for Hate Speech

Location: News

It is high time that Julius Malema, leader of the EFF, is brought to book for his hateful and racist remarks, and the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes today’s ruling by the Cape Town Equality Court finding Malema guilty of hate speech. The Court found that statements made by Malema in 2022 in Cape […]

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National Education and Training Council: Freedom Front Plus Tentatively Optimistic

Location: News

The announcement of the members of the new National Education and Training Council by the Minister of Basic Education, Ms Siviwe Gwarube, is an important step towards restoring faith in South African education. This is not only significant for public schools, but also for everyone engaged in education in South Africa. All South African learners […]

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Burning Tyres Hazardous to Klerksoord Residents’ Health

Location: News

The residents of Klerksoord in Pretoria North should no longer have to endure the excessive air pollution caused by a tyre recycling operation in the area that is failing to comply with municipal health and environmental regulations. The operation’s air pollution was brought to a head on 16 August when a fire broke out at […]

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Corruption in North West Wrecks Province’s Economy

Location: News

During today’s debate in the North West Provincial Legislature, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) emphasised that corruption in government not only results in direct financial losses, but also has a devastating ripple effect on the provincial economy. The National Treasury (NT) calculated that government spending on local suppliers and contractors adds up to 150% […]

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Kleinfontein Used as Political Pawn

Location: News

The Tshwane Metro’s threats to sue the cultural village of Kleinfontein to comply with the Spatial Planning and Land-Use Management Act (SPLUMA) amount to administrative negligence and a deliberate attempt at political marginalisation. The Metro has repeatedly failed to engage with Kleinfontein’s management to discuss the matter, despite several invitations. The Freedom Front Plus (VF […]

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Tshwane Mayoral Committee Member Should Be Held Personally Liable for Legal Costs

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) demands that the Tshwane Metro’s Mayoral Committee Member for Environment and Agriculture, Obakeng Ramabodu, be held personally liable for the legal costs incurred by the Metro with its appeal application against AfriForum’s successful court case regarding the Metro’s controversial cleaning charge. As political head of the Department, Ramabodu was […]

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Ekurhuleni Residents Receive Massive Electricity Bills

Location: News

This month, the residents of the Ekurhuleni Metro were in for a shock when they received their utility bills because for months the Metro failed to indicate their actual power consumption on their statements of account. The Metro relied, instead, on estimated electricity readings. It is unfair to expect residents to pay massive, unexpected and […]

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Good Support for Protest Against Cuts to Services

Location: News

Speech by Roscoe Palm, GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor. Note to Editor: Today, the GOOD Party stood in solidarity with disabled Capetonians protesting the Democratic Alliance’s decision to cut Dial-A-Ride services, effective from 8 September 2025. The following speech was delivered by Roscoe Palm.

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Time to Close NMBM’s Overtime Tap

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the latest step to limit overtime payments to employees of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) earning above the R261 000 annual salary threshold. The decision is critical and long overdue. This decision follows the policy directive of the Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth, who earlier […]

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A Missed Opportunity to Abandon Failed Policy

Location: News

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, missed a golden opportunity to do away with the ANC’s failed socialist policies, and replace them with a fair free-market system, by recently introducing new crisis packages and artificial regulations. These failed policies have directly contributed to the current trade crisis with the United States (US). […]

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Political Theatrics Will Not Save Emfuleni From Its Predicament

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) views the announcement by the Mayoral Committee Member for Finance, Hassan Mako, that the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) will apply to have another R2 billion of its Eskom debt written off as political theatrics aimed at the 2026 local government elections. According to Mako, […]

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