Ithuba Seeks Urgent Court Order to Stop Lottery Licence Handover
Ithuba claims the Minister ignored bidding rules and evaluation criteria in awarding fourth licence to Sizekhaya
Pretoria
Tshwane Metro Petitions Disappear
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) demands an urgent investigation into the mysterious disappearance of four petitions submitted by the party on 29 May 2025 during a Tshwane Metro Council meeting. The party submitted four petitions – concerning power outages in Ward 55, the Hillcrest public swimming pool, illegal buildings in Ward 98 and a […]
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Proposal to Write off Irregular Expenditure Amounting to R336 Million
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has unequivocally rejected a report by the Tshwane Metro requesting approval for writing off R336 million in irregular expenditure. The expenses were incurred during the fourth quarter of the 2024/25 financial year. The report does not provide comprehensive information on the nature and extent of the irregular expenditure, nor […]
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Tshwane Metro Guilty of Contempt of Court
It is utterly unacceptable that the Tshwane Metro continues to bill residents for a cleaning charge that the High Court has declared unlawful. Despite a court ruling on 31 July 2025 setting aside the charge, the Metro still issued bills on 1 September charging residents R194 per month. The charge, originally introduced to maintain landfill […]
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2025 Crown Bursary Fund Recipients
Jaguar and #GiveHerACrown are proud to announce the seven recipients of the 2025 Crown Bursary Fund—visionary young women whose bold creativity and personal stories are shaping the future of South African fashion. Delivered in partnership with Inscape Education Group, the bursaries are part of Jaguar’s continued mission to support artistic innovation, gender empowerment, and purposeful …
Urgent Steps Demanded to Address Mismanagement in Tshwane Housing Department
The Tshwane Metro’s Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Aaron Maluleka, should be replaced at once. This call by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), during the last council meeting, follows a disturbing oversight report highlighting serious mismanagement, the squandering of funds and gross violations of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA). After ten months […]
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Six Critical Shortcomings in Tshwane Metro’s IDP Process
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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Eye Watering Price for SA’s 5 Exclusive Range Rovers
Range Rover has revealed its latest exquisitely curated offer from SV Bespoke – the Range Rover SV Polar Night. With only five examples created for the South African market, it represents pure luxury and ultimate exclusivity. Range Rover SV Polar Night takes its name and inspiration from the stunning twilight skies in the far north. …
Tshwane Budget Crisis
Dear Editor Prepared remarks by Alderman Cilliers Brink, Democratic Alliance (DA) Caucus Leader in the Tshwane Metro, on Item 2 of the agenda of the Tshwane municipal council meeting of 28 August 2025 (Group Finances Services Department: Approval of short-term debt facilities for the 2025/26 financial year). The municipal council of the Tshwane Metro is …
Poor Financial Management Leaves Tshwane Metro With Growing Debt
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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Fight Continues Against Racial Classification at Deeds Offices
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) yesterday met with the Chief Registrar of Deeds in Pretoria to conclude weeks of oversight visits and public pressure regarding the dreadful regulation that forces South Africans to disclose their race when registering property transfers. The recently implemented “Form LLL” compels South African citizens to declare their race and …
Mayor Agrees to Pay back the Money
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) has received confirmation from Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya, that she will make arrangements to repay about R270,000.00 by which she was overpaid during her tenure as an official of the City of Tshwane. The DA has been asking Mayor Moya about the matter since January 2025. In June she …
Treasury Defends Award of Tender for “Untested and Unsafe” Circumcision Device
Unicirc claims the device from winning bidder CircumQ is untested
Burning Tyres Hazardous to Klerksoord Residents’ Health
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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Tshwane Reduces Water Truck Deliveries to Informal Settlements
Water will now only be supplied on four days of the week
Pay back the Money Mayor Nasiphi Moya
Dear Editor At the start of 2025, Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya confirmed in answer to a written question by the Democratic Alliance (DA) that a number of senior officials in the Tshwane metro had been overpaid in the 2019/20 financial year. [Salary A&Q 30 Jan] It is unclear how the overpayment came about, whether by …
Tshwane Mayoral Committee Member Should Be Held Personally Liable for Legal Costs
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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Calls for Parks Tau to Ban Coal Exports to Israel
South Africa is “fueling genocide”, protesters claim
Tshwane’s Coalition Has Set back Investment in City’s Power Stations
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) calls on the City of Tshwane to reestablish its energy task team, and to procure a transactional adviser on the power stations. Without these steps the City has little to offer IPPs aside from more confusion. In September 2024, when the Democratic Alliance (DA) and our coalition partners were …
JLR’s 20-megawatt (MW) Solar Expansion
Pretoria, South Africa – 21 August 2025: JLR has reached a significant milestone in the roll-out of its global renewable energy strategy with the opening of a new solar farm the size of up to 36 football pitches at its Gaydon headquarters this summer. The 26-hectare, 18MW facility will supply up to 31% of the …
Tshwane’s Service Delivery to Informal Settlements Is Unsustainable
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has serious concerns about the Tshwane Metro’s ability to sustainably provide services to informal settlements within the Metro. In her State of the City Address on 10 April, Mayor Nasiphi Moya announced that informal settlements will soon be supplied with electricity. She also introduced a new policy for managing […]
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Life Esidimeni: We Seek Justice for All Victims
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has noted the legal opinion obtained by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) recommending that the former Gauteng MEC for Health, Qedani Mahlangu, be criminally prosecuted. The former Director of Mental Health, Makgabo Manamela, will also be prosecuted. In both cases, the prosecution pertains only to the deaths of two […]
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Lesotho Health Minister Says His Country Must Be Less Reliant on SA and “Stop Being Beggars”
This comes after an outcry that Basotho nationals are denied medical care in South Africa
National Dialogue: Undermined by Poor Planning
The GOOD Party joined the inaugural National Dialogue at UNISA in Pretoria (15–16 August) because we believe the voices of South Africa’s most vulnerable must be heard and government must be held accountable where it fails. At its core, the Dialogue was a powerful democratic initiative, government leaders sharing a space with civil society, business, faith leaders and citizens.
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