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Contractor Cancels Emfuleni’s Financial System Due to Non-payment

Location: News

The Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) has sunk even deeper into the quagmire as the contractor BCX Solar, which manages the Municipality’s financial system, cancelled its services due to non-payment. Emfuleni paid the R3,6 million licence fee, but failed to settle the system’s maintenance fees. With the financial system down, no […]

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We Demand Intervention by Police Commissioner After Attack on Bothaville Woman

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) requested urgent intervention by the Free State Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Baile Motswenyane, following a horrific attack on a 60-year-old woman in Bothaville. According to media reports, she was brutally attacked with a hammer and axe, and was possibly sexually assaulted. She was taken off the ventilator on Wednesday […]

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Merafong Mayor Promises to Restore Welverdiend’s Power

Location: News

The Mayor of Merafong Local Municipality (Carletonville, Fochville, Wedela), Ms Nozuko Best, has undertaken to restore electricity supply to Welverdiend by Sunday (3 August). Residents have not had power for 33 days. This undertaking was made during a heated council meeting where the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) put significant pressure on her to remedy […]

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About Those Mbombela Officials Overseas Trips

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) condemns the decision of the Mbombela Local Municipality (Nelspruit, Hazyview, White River, Barberton) to send two additional delegates to the 2025 World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden, with taxpayers footing the bill. Mbombela’s water service provider, Silulumanzi, invited the Executive Mayor, Sibongile Makushe-Mazibuko, and the Municipal Manager, Mr Wiseman […]

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New Police Minister Must Prioritise Gang Crisis Over Political Turf Wars

Location: News

GOOD welcomes the appointment of Professor Firoz Cachalia to this critical portfolio at a time when public trust in the police is dangerously low, and the entire criminal justice system is under unprecedented scrutiny. The appointment follows explosive allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, implicating senior figures in our police service, intelligence structures, prosecuting authority, and political leadership. These allegations must be taken seriously, and due process must follow but they cannot be allowed to consume the entire focus of the new minister.

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Oudtshoorn Mayor Must Respond to Serious Misconduct Claims

Location: News

In today’s council meeting, the Speaker of the Oudtshoorn Municipality gave Executive Mayor Johan Allers seven days to respond to serious allegations brought against him. As the GOOD Party, we call on the Freedom Front Plus, his political home, and the Government of Local Unity to ensure he fully complies with this directive and cooperates with the process.

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Complaint Lodged With HRC Over Ongoing Sewage Pollution in Dipaleseng

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) yesterday (30 July) lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission (HRC) against the Dipaleseng Local Municipality (Balfour, Greylingstad, Grootvlei) for ongoing sewage pollution. The party demands that decisive action be taken to address the pollution of wetlands in the area. The HRC needs to step in and act […]

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The Exploitation of E-hailing and Minibus Taxi Drivers

Location: News

GOOD Speech by Roscoe Palm,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 30 July 2025 *Note to Editors: This speech was delivered during today’s City of Cape Town Full Council Meeting Speaker, this speech is dedicated to the hundreds of working-class e-hailing drivers who are extorted by their algorithmic bosses like Bolt, Uber and others, as well […]

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Emfuleni Customer Service Centre in Vanderbijlpark Closed

Location: News

Residents of Vanderbijlpark were left disappointed and unable to resolve their issues this morning after the Emfuleni Local Municipality’s customer service centre in Paul Kruger Street, Vanderbijlpark, was closed. The centre was closed because Emfuleni failed to pay the monthly rent of R6,4 million. The Municipality has been leasing the building, which houses over 100 […]

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Northern Cape Budget Still Blind to Collapse of Basic Services

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Northern Cape has expressed grave concern during recent budget debates that, despite technically comprehensive and enthusiastic presentations, the provincial budget still falls short. There is a clear lack of urgency and accountability to address the ongoing collapse of service delivery in key departments. Regarding health, hospitals and […]

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Demands for Answers and Urgent Steps to Address Delayed Ekurhuleni Pensioner Rebates

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is seriously concerned by the uncertainty surrounding pensioner rebates on municipal bills in the Ekurhuleni Metro. Several elderly residents have received bills, due 11 August 2025, but the rebates they have already applied for and expected to receive have not been implemented. The Freedom Front Plus formally enquired about […]

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Hawks Investigation Into City Power Welcomed

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes The Hawks’ investigation into possible irregularities at City Power in the Johannesburg Metro. During the multi-party coalition government, of which the Freedom Front Plus was a partner (2016 to 2021), it became evident that City Power was failing to properly maintain Johannesburg’s electricity network. The party is, therefore, […]

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No Electricity or Water in Welverdiend

Location: News

By tomorrow (29 July), the residents of Welverdiend in the Merafong Local Municipality (Carletonville, Fochville, Wedela) will have been without electricity for exactly one month, and now their taps are running dry as well. A water supply line from Rand Water to Merafong burst last Friday and reservoirs are basically empty. Although the water pipe […]

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COGTA Oversight Finds ANC Is Running Free State Municipalities Into the Ground

Location: News

As long as the ANC is running Free State municipalities, there will be no improvement or change in local government in the province. Free State municipalities have never before been in such a dire financial situation. This became evident during the joint oversight visit conducted by the national and provincial Portfolio Committees on Cooperative Governance […]

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Pretoria City Hall Must Not Be Sold off for Short-Term Political Gain

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly opposes the Tshwane Metro’s plan to potentially sell or lease the historic Pretoria City Hall to the Iranian government. This plan was hatched in the office of the ActionSA Mayoral Committee Member for Corporate Services, Kolofelo Marodi, and is supported by the governing coalition, which includes the ANC […]

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We Reject NMBM’s Debt Amnesty

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) rejects the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro’s (NMBM) decision to write off up to 50% of households and businesses’ overdue municipal debt through an amnesty programme. This sends the wrong message to law-abiding taxpayers and may encourage non-payment. All residents with overdue accounts can apply for amnesty. A deposit of […]

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Latest Murders on Smallholdings Outside Pretoria

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) calls on the Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, to urgently intervene in rural safety following the latest murders on smallholdings in the north of Pretoria. In one incident, a 46-year-old man was murdered this morning on his smallholding in Kameeldrift East. It occurred shortly after the murder of Mr Mossie […]

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Kenny Kunene Resignation

Location: News

GOOD notes the resignation of Kenny Kunene from his positions as Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Transport and as a Proportional Representation Councillor in the City of Johannesburg. While questions remain regarding his relationship with murder-accused Katiso “TK” Molefe, we acknowledge Kunene’s decision to step aside as a responsible and necessary step in defence of public trust.

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Who Is to Blame for Nearly R1 Million Blunder at Cape Town Stadium?

Location: News

It is an absolute disgrace that residents of the City of Cape Town have to shell out because the City dragged its feet in lodging a damages claim for the roof of the Cape Town Stadium. The City knew about the damage, which came to light during the installation of Cell C equipment, since 18 […]

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Emfuleni Could Be Placed Under Full Administration

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the report submitted by the Gauteng Legislature’s Committee for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) to the Legislature on the total collapse and ongoing financial troubles of the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging). The report, covering the period from 2016–2025, clearly shows that Emfuleni’s […]

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Fish Hoek’s Water Infrastructure Problem Is Critical and Life-Threatening

Location: News

The ongoing water infrastructure problem in Fish Hoek, caused by crumbling systems, has reached critical proportions, with major leaks occurring almost daily and leading to the formation of sinkholes and potholes. A large sinkhole that formed on Wednesday evening in the busy Corsair Street in Sun Valley, Fish Hoek, already caused injuries when two vehicles […]

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