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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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Advancing Justice Through Water, Housing, and Sustainability

Location: News

“The City of Tshwane’s recent achievements during the last two Council meetings and today at Hammanskraal prove that caring governments can deliver spatial, social, economic and environmental justice for South Africa”, says GOOD’s Councillor Sarah Mabotsa, the Tshwane Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Development and Spatial Planning.

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FNB U16 Grant Khomo Week

Location: Sport

The next generation of South African schoolboy talent will be showcased at the FNB U16 Grant Khomo Week staged at St Alban’s College in Pretoria next week. Along with the two FNB Girls’ Weeks, the U16 tournament marks the start of SA Rugby’s annual FNB Youth Weeks programme – and 20 teams will compete across …

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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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DA Retains Ward 56

Location: Letters

Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) has retained Ward 56 in Tshwane in today’s by-election. We are grateful to the voters of Ward 56 Tshwane who have given the DA a resounding mandate. The DA’s hand in Tshwane is strengthening with every by-election held. This victory comes on a day that we have seen duplicity …

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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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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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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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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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Confronting Racism in Our Schools

Location: News, Uncategorised

GOOD Statement by Matthew Cook,GOOD National Chairperson and City of Johannesburg Councillor 20 June 2025 The latest incident of alleged racism at Bryandale Primary School in Bryanston is yet another painful reminder that South African schools still have a long way to go before genuine transformation and inclusion are achieved. It is alleged that an […]

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Libya’s Alahli Tripoli Crowned 2025 Basketball Africa League Champions

Location: Sport
Basketball Africa League (BAL)

  • First-Time Participant Alahli Tripoli Wins Libya's First BAL Title 
  • Alahli Tripoli Forward Jean Jacques Boissy Named 2025 BAL Most Valuable Player 
  • Record 141,564 Fans Attended BAL Games This Season 

Libya's Alahli Tripoli today defeated Angola's Petro de Luanda 88-67 to win the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com) Championship, which took place at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa, and reached fans in 214 countries and territories in 17 languages. Alahli Tripoli, which made its BAL debut this season, is the first team from Libya to win the BAL Championship. A record 141,564 fans attended games over the course of the BAL's milestone fifth season.

Following the game, BAL President Amadou Gallo Fall and FIBA Africa President Anibal Manave presented Alahli Tripoli with the BAL Championship Trophy and Alahli Tripoli forward Jean Jacques Boissy with The Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy for winning the 2025 BAL Most Valuable Player Award. For the first time in BAL history, the 2025 champions received championship rings (https://apo-opa.co/4l9udcZ), following a tradition long associated with global basketball excellence.

Alahli Tripoli went 9-1 during the Nile Conference group phase in Kigali, Rwanda, and the Playoffs, defeating Cape Verde's Kriol Star and Rwanda's APR in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively, to advance to the Finals. Alahli Tripoli is the first team in league history to win both its conference and the championship in the same season. APR defeated Egypt's Al Ittihad 123–90 in the third-place game yesterday, setting a league record for the most points scored in a single game.

Boissy is also the 2025 BAL Scoring Champion and was named to the 2025 All-BAL First Team and the 2025 All-BAL Defensive Team, recording per game averages of 18.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.9 assists.

Several former NBA players attended games during the 2025 BAL Playoffs and Finals, including 2014 NBA champion Boris Diaw (France; ties to Senegal), seven-time NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady (U.S.), BAL Ambassadors and NBA Africa investors Luol Deng (South Sudan), Ian Mahinmi (France; ties to Benin) and Joakim Noah (grandfather from Cameroon), 2015 FIBA AfroBasket champion Olumide Oyedeji (Nigeria), former NBA player Hasheem Thabeet (Tanzania) and former NBA player and Olympian Pops Mensah-Bonsu (Ghana).

The BAL has also announced the Coach of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Sportsmanship Award winner, All-BAL First Team, All-BAL Defensive Team, and Ubuntu Award winner. The voting panels varied for each award and comprised fans, coaches, team captains, media, broadcasters, and scouts.

2025 BAL Coach of the Year

Alahli Tripoli head coach Abou Chacra Joseph Fouad led his team to a BAL Championship with a 9-1 record during the Nile Conference group phase and the Playoffs.

2025 Defensive Player of the Year

APR center Aliou Diarra won The Dikembe Mutombo Trophy as the 2025 Defensive Player of the Year. Diarra led APR to a 6-4 record during the Nile Conference group phase, and the Playoffs, averaging 17.4 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 3.4 blocks in 10 games this season. He is the first player in league history to win the award twice, having previously received the honor in 2023 with Stade Malien (Mali). Diarra was also named to the All-BAL First Team.

2025 BAL Sportsmanship Award

Petro de Luanda (Angola) guard Souleyman Diabate received The Manute Bol Trophy for exemplifying the ideals of sportsmanship and camaraderie.

2025 All-BAL First Team

Position

Player

Team

Guard

Jean Jacques Boissy

Alahli Tripoli (Libya)

Guard

Jaylen Adams

Alahli Tripoli (Libya)

Guard / Forward

Majok Machar Deng

Al Ittihad (Egypt)

Forward

Patrick Gardner Jr.

Petro de Luanda (Angola)

Forward / Center

Aliou Diarra

APR (Rwanda)

2025 All-BAL Defensive Team

Position

Player

Team

Guard

Jean Jacques Boissy

Alahli Tripoli (Libya)

Guard

Obadiah Noel

APR (Rwanda)

Guard / Forward

Caleb Agada

Alahli Tripoli (Libya)

Forward

Teafale Lenard Jr.

Made by Basketball (MBB; South Africa)

Forward / Center

Aliou Diarra

APR (Rwanda)

2025 BAL Ubuntu Award

Kriol Star Basketball (Cape Verde) guard Joel Almeida won the 2025 BAL Ubuntu Award in recognition of his ongoing efforts to use the game of basketball to positively impact the lives of youth in his native Cape Verde. Over the past year, Almeida organized basketball camps and clinics that reached more than 100 aspiring players and coaches, including from underserved communities. Almeida was presented with the 2025 BAL Ubuntu Trophy during an on-court ceremony on Wednesday, June 11.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Basketball Africa League (BAL).

Contact:
Edwin Eselem
BAL Communications
+221 78 615 4287
EEselem@theBAL.com

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Tshwane Metro Should Repair Fences Around Nature Reserves

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has sent an urgent letter to the Tshwane Metro’s Department of Environmental Affairs and Agriculture, requesting the immediate repair of fences around local nature reserves. This pertains particularly to the Rietvlei and Wonderboom Nature Reserves. The request was prompted by a female cheetah, Njozi, escaping from the Rietvlei Nature […]

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Kristle Laäs – VF+ Candidate for By-Election in Tshwane’s Ward 56

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) was proud to announce its candidate, Kristle Laäs, for the by-election in Tshwane Metro’s Ward 56 last night (Tuesday). The event was attended by, among others, Dr Corné Mulder, Freedom Front Plus leader, Mr Jaco Mulder, Gauteng provincial leader and Mr Grandi Theunissen, Freedom Front Plus caucus leader in […]

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