Parliament Sued for Letting Corrupt MPs off the Hook
#UniteBehind argues that changes to Parliament’s code of conduct allow MPs implicated in state capture to evade accountability
South Africa
ANC Makes It Impossible for Freedom Front Plus to Participate in National Dialogue
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) will not participate in the ANC’s planned National Dialogue scheduled for Friday, 15 August 2025. The VF Plus believes that dialogue is crucial. South Africa desperately needs meaningful, reasoned and solution-oriented dialogue – and the Freedom Front Plus will gladly participate in such a dialogue. Unfortunately, it has become […]
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Lesotho Power Utility Under Scrutiny for Irregular R1.2-Million Purchase of Cable From SA
Lesotho parliamentary committee uncovered serious irregularities during a surprise visit to a Qwaqwa-based company
Explainer: Cape Town’s “Pro-poor” Budget and Its Legal Challenge
Large commercial property owners take aim at the City’s revenue plan
South Africa’s Earliest Newspapers Made Money From Slavery
The old dictum that the press promotes the views of those who own and support it was as true during slavery and apartheid as it is now.
Women’s Day 2025: Honouring Courage, Defending Humanity
This Women’s Day, we honour the courage, resilience, and leadership of women in South Africa. We celebrate the countless women in our communities who hold families and neighbourhoods together - as caregivers, breadwinners, community leaders and changemakers - often without recognition or reward. To you, we say: “Siyabonga, Mbo-Kodo.”
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Former Rail Line Occupiers Demand Electricity
Protesters blocked the R300 in Cape Town on Thursday
CSA, Glencore, And NYDA Unite To Launch Phase IV Of Youth Development Project In North West
JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA), in proud partnership with the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), Glencore, and the Bakwena Ba Mogopa...
Cape Union Mart and Pro-palestine Activists Gear up for Court Battle
Company owner Philip Krawitz denies funding Israel’s army
Lesotho Workers Condemn Denial of Healthcare to Basotho in South Africa
Lesotho cabinet ministers to engage with SA counterparts over the issue
Small News Companies PIN Their Hopes on New Google Fund. But Already There’s Controversy
Large chunk of R114-million fund to go to administrators
Minister Undermining Bela Act With Restrictive Regulations
Minister Siviwe Gwarube appears to be using regulations to undermine the intention of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act and the now amended South African Schools Act. What should have been a welcome milestone, the gazetting of the first two sets of BELA regulations, nearly eight months after the Act came into effect in December 2024, has instead revealed serious concerns.
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The Policy at the Root of South Africa’s Diplomatic and Trade Crisis
South Africa’s diplomatic and trade crisis can rightly be attributed to the ANC government’s long-standing flawed socialist policy directives and failed foreign policy. For decades, the nation’s economy has reeled under the weight of widespread corruption, state capture, and self-enrichment conducted under the guise of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE). The ANC’s persistent deflection of blame, […]
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HRC Complaint Lodged Against Open Chats Podcast Presenters for Derogatory Remarks Against the Coloured Community
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has formally lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission (HRC) against the presenters of the Open Chats podcast, who, in a recent episode that rapidly proliferated across TikTok, made stereotypical and offensive remarks targeting the coloured community. One presenter insinuated that “coloured siblings allegedly ‘chow’ one another” (a […]
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Cape Town Council Speaker Must Go
The GOOD Party has formally submitted a Motion of No Confidence in Cape Town Speaker, Alderman Felicity Purchase, in terms of Rule 18 of the Rules of Order Regulating Council Meetings, Section 160(1)(c) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, and Sections 36 to 40 of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act (Act 117 of 1998).
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Politicians Must Stop Normalising Racial Intolerance
The TikTok video, circulating on social media, making offensive and racially charged remarks about South Africa’s Coloured community is not only egregious, it is deeply offensive and should be condemned in the strongest terms.
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Transgender Prisoners Challenge Prison Authorities
Correctional Services has developed a standard operating procedure for transgender prisoners, but rights organisations are concerned about implementation
Rare Birds at the Joburg Zoo
The zoo is involved in various conservation projects
Board of Deputies Conflates Judaism and Zionism
Views expressed by the official voice of South African Jewry are out of step with many Jews who are horrified by Israel’s actions in Gaza
Decades Later Primrose Modisane Finally Receives Her Birth Certificate
Stateless since birth, she was called a “border hopper” by Home Affairs officials
These Are Our Rights When We Use Medicines
South African law says that we must be informed about our health care options
Illegal Mining Crisis Requires Targeted Action, Not Mass Arrests
The GOOD Party is deeply concerned by the ongoing crisis of illegal mining in South Africa, and the state’s failure to address its root causes and criminal masterminds.
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Ekurhuleni Councillor Wins Prestigious Charity Title
A Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) councillor in the Ekurhuleni Metro Council, Ms Denise Janse van Rensburg, has won the prestigious Charity Title at the Mrs Commonwealth South Africa pageant. The competition was held on Saturday, 2 August, at the Da Vinci Hotel in Sandton. The Freedom Front Plus warmly congratulates Ms Janse van Rensburg […]
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Communities Near South Africa’s Kruger National Park Prefer Wildlife-Friendly Ways to Earn a Living Over Killing Animals
For low-income communities living on the borders of game reserves, the benefits of trophy hunting are few. There are 10 better ways that they could earn a living.