Politics

1 July 2025

Tshwane Metro’s Negligence Causes Flooding of Belgian College

Location: News

The Tshwane Metro’s negligent approach to routine maintenance of water infrastructure has resulted in the loss of millions of litres of water and the flooding of the Belgian college iTversity in Heatherdale over the weekend. A faulty valve at the Main Street reservoir caused the flooding of the college. It is unacceptable that the Metro’s […]

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1 July 2025

Arrest of Former Transnet Executives Welcomed

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the arrest of four former Transnet executives. The individuals voluntarily surrendered to the police yesterday and subsequently appeared in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on charges of fraud, corruption, and contravention of the Public Finance Management Act and the Companies Act. One of the accused, Brian […]

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30 June 2025

Motion of No Confidence in Johannesburg Mayor

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) supported a motion of no confidence in the ANC Mayor, Dada Morero, during a Johannesburg Metro Council meeting. One of the reasons the Freedom Front Plus backed the motion is that the Mayor and the Mayoral Committee Member for Finance, Margaret Arnolds, failed to consider the party’s proposal for […]

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30 June 2025

Broken Lift Causes Wheelchair-Bound Councillors Injury

Location: News

A Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) councillor with disabilities injured his back on Thursday when he, a helper and worker of the Rand West Local Municipality (Randfontein and Westonaria) fell down a set of stairs at the municipal offices in Randfontein. Charles Brough, who uses a wheelchair, has to be carried up the stairs to […]

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30 June 2025

Reckless R230 Million Outsourcing Could Jeopardise Budget

Location: News

During a recent council meeting of the Tshwane Metro Council, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) rejected a report that allocates R230 million over three years to provide benefits to over 1 000 contracted security guards. The 1 283 guards were appointed in 2021 without benefits. The Freedom Front Plus suggested to the Council that […]

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27 June 2025

Marignane Avenue in Kempton Park Repaired, Finally

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the long-overdue repair work on Marignane Avenue in Bonaero Park, Kempton Park. This road is notorious for its dangerous potholes and should have been repaired a long time ago. This and several other roads’ terrible condition was brought to the attention of the Ekurhuleni Metro on 15 May. […]

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27 June 2025

We Demand Urgent Upgrades to Dangerous Eastern Cape Roads

Location: News

During a recent visit by the Department of Transport to the Eastern Cape, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) urged the Department to address the terrible condition of several key main and rural roads in the province. Oversight visits and discussions with local farmers and residents revealed that roads such as the MR470 between Kirkwood […]

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27 June 2025

Rand Water’s Maintenance Work in Ekurhuleni Welcomed

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes Rand Water’s maintenance of critical water infrastructure, which will affect large parts of the Ekurhuleni Metro from 30 June to 2 July. Some of the essential maintenance work was completed during the first phase of the project between 29 May and 3 June. Work is now set to […]

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27 June 2025

A Symbol of Tshwane Metro’s Mismanagement

Location: News

The Tshwane Metro’s Department of Housing’s failure to properly oversee contracted water tankers is possibly costing taxpayers millions in squandered funds. Contractors get water from the Metro and then transport it to informal settlements, earning between R300 and R500 per hour. This brings the total annual cost, including water, to a staggering R300 million. There […]

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25 June 2025

We Demand Protection for Law Enforcers in Mpumalanga

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) addressed an urgent letter to the Provincial Legislature expressing grave concern over the rising number of violent attacks and murders on police officers in the province. The tragic murder of Constable Khulani Shabangu (29) on 30 May 2025 in Lillydale (near Calcutta) underscores the urgency of the matter. Shabangu, […]

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25 June 2025

Govan Mbeki Elderly Score Property Tax Rebate

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the approval of its motion for a property tax rebate for elderly residents of the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality. This victory is a significant step towards alleviating the financial burden on the community’s most vulnerable members. The motion, initially tabled by the Freedom Front Plus in January 2025, […]

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25 June 2025

Wolmer Gets a New Lease on Life

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Tshwane Metro is proud to announce a project that will not only improve the living conditions of Wolmer residents, but also bring hope to a community that has been plagued by poverty and deplorable housing conditions for years. During a recent oversight visit to the area, the […]

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25 June 2025

Calls for Structural Reforms to Ensure Service Delivery and Accountability in Local Government White Paper

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Greater Pretoria region has made a comprehensive submission to national government as part of the process of reviewing the White Paper on Local Government. The deadline for public submissions on the White Paper is 30 June 2025. In its submission, the party calls for a modernised local […]

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25 June 2025

Rand Water Seizes Emfuleni’s Bank Account… Again

Location: News

Rand Water has, for the fourth time since 2023, seized the bank account of the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging). This leaves Emfuleni with scarcely any funds to cover its salary obligations, deliver services or pay contractors and bulk suppliers. During a recent council meeting, Emfuleni approved a resolution allowing water […]

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25 June 2025

Poor Service Delivery in Tshwane Has to Be Addressed

Location: News

The impression created by the Tshwane Metro coalition government’s propaganda about their hard work to clean up and resolve service delivery issues stands in stark contrast with the reality on grass-roots level. Large parts of the Metro are plunged into darkness at night due to broken streetlights, motorists must navigate inaccessible roads and visitors are […]

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24 June 2025

Emfuleni Favours Defaulting Residents

Location: News

The decision by the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging), to replace the conventional and prepaid electricity meters of residents who diligently settle their electricity bills with smart meters, needs to be reconsidered. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is not opposed to the installation of smart meters, but believes that defaulters […]

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24 June 2025

Emfuleni Mayor Challenged to Visit Town Substation

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has challenged the Mayor of the Emfuleni Local Municipality, Mr Sipho Radebe, to visit the Town substation, which has been out of service for over six days, and address the questions of residents who gather there daily. A fire broke out at the Town substation on 18 June, affecting […]

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24 June 2025

Andries Scribante Haven in Boksburg Decaying as Metro Ignores Pleas for Help

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned by the decay and deplorable condition of the Andries Scribante Haven in Boksburg. This care facility, which was a safe haven for senior citizens for years, has turned into a symbol of the Ekurhuleni Metro’s failure to perform essential maintenance work. The party has been involved […]

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24 June 2025

US Can Help by Opening the Door to Opportunities and Prosperity for Everyone in South Africa

Location: News

(Freedom Front Plus’s message to the Hudson Institute in Washington DC) The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is not visiting the US cap in hand. The party’s visit is motivated by its genuine concern for South Africa’s future and its desire for the country to be a progressive, successful nation once again. To achieve this, […]

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23 June 2025

Govan Mbeki Fails Communities With Poor Service Delivery

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) condemns the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality (Bethal, Charl Cilliers, Embalenhle, Evander, Kinross, Leandra, Secunda, Trichardt, Emzinoni) for its failure to provide basic services to its residents. The latest incident – where municipal workers instructed Secunda and Bethal residents to purchase power cables before their electricity supply could be restored […]

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23 June 2025

Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre Finally Opens

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the long-overdue opening of the Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park in the Eastern Free State. In Basotho culture, “kgodumodumo” refers to a mythical beast that devours everything around it. The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Select Committee on Economic Development, which oversees […]

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23 June 2025

National Authorities Complicit in Ongoing Ditsobotla Chaos

Location: News

Their failure to successfully intervene in the ongoing chaos at the Ditsobotla Local Municipality makes national authorities complicit in the decline of once-progressive towns such as Lichtenburg and Coligny. In the latest incident last week, municipal councillors and employees were threatened, assaulted and intimidated by security guards illegally appointed by an ANC/EFF faction within the […]

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23 June 2025

Lifestyle Audits Are Crucial

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) reiterates its demand for conducting comprehensive lifestyle audits of all provincial and municipal officials in Mpumalanga. This measure is not only a reasonable request, but also a crucial instrument in combating seemingly rampant corruption. Recently, two senior councillors from the Emalahleni Municipality were arrested after being implicated in alleged […]

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23 June 2025

VF+’s Bilateral Visit to the US Kicks off With Discussion at Influential Hudson Institute

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus’s (VF Plus) bilateral visit to the US to engage with White House officials and other stakeholders begins today with a discussion at the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC. The theme of the discussion is “An Afrikaner Perspective on US–South Africa Relations” and will take place from 13:00 to 14:30, Washington time […]

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