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Opposal to Proposed Rezoning for Planned Solar Farm and Data Centre in Moorreesburg

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), together with local landowners and residents of Moorreesburg, formally lodged an objection against the proposed rezoning of several erven in Hooikraal for the construction of a solar farm, battery energy storage system and data centre. The application is to rezone the relevant erven from residential properties to a special […]

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Experts Invited to Serve on Advisory Panel to Address Tshwane’s Power Crisis

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus launched an initiative to bring together experienced, retired and working expert technicians and engineers who can offer their expertise by serving on a technical advisory panel to address the power crisis in the Tshwane Metro. This panel will assist the new administration, which will be in power in Tshwane following 4 […]

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Waltloo Fire and Load Reduction Confirm Tshwane’s Power Network Crisis

Location: News

The fire at the Waltloo Substation, the damage to the Njala Infeed Station and the Tshwane Metro’s decision to implement load reduction are not coincidental technical incidents. They are the foreseeable consequences of years of neglect, a shortage of skilled tradesmen and an administration that chooses to ignore warning signs until the lights go out. […]

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“Sustainable Jet Fuel” Production at Hopefield – A Green Project Posing High Environmental Risk

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) openly advocates for renewable energy and transitioning from fossil fuels to so-called “green alternatives”. The only prerequisite, however, is that the ecological pros of producing the “green alternatives” should outweigh those of fossil fuels. This is quite possibly not the case with the planned plant outside Hopefield, where the […]

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Answers Demanded Regarding Thaba Chweu’s R582,64 Solar Levy

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) insists that the Thaba Chweu Local Municipality urgently provide clarity on the monthly levy reportedly being imposed on properties that have been disconnected from the municipal electricity grid and exclusively use solar power. On 4 September 2026, AfriForum questioned the legality, rationality and fairness of this levy, stating that […]

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Monyepao’s Dismissal Provides No Answers Regarding R2 Billion Loss

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is left with more questions than answers after the release of the progress report on the disciplinary process against the Ekurhuleni Metro’s former Chief Information Officer, Moloko Monyepao. The process, which began more than a year ago following serious allegations regarding the mismanagement of information and communication technology (ICT), […]

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Management Issues Hinder Witsand Desalination Plant’s Operations

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about the current state of the Witsand desalination plant, which was initially developed as an innovative solution to the town’s water challenges, but is apparently not fulfilling its intended role. According to information provided to the Freedom Front Plus by stakeholders, the plant itself is not […]

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Emfuleni Plans to Penalise Solar Power Users

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) will do everything in its power to oppose the application fee and monthly levy on solar panels proposed by the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging). During the latest council meeting, the Council approved, in principle, a proposal allowing an application fee of approximately R2 […]

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Solar: The Rules Don’t Add Up

Location: Business

Eskom’s 31 March 2026 deadline for registering residential solar PV and battery energy storage (BES) systems is looming, with minimal uptake of their demand to register by customers. Not because households are unwilling to comply, but because the rules are unclear, inconsistent, and in some cases, unlawful. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has raised …

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