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Gauteng’s Municipal Crisis Requires Decisive Action

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During the budget debate of the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warned that the state of local government in parts of Gauteng can no longer be viewed as an ordinary management challenge. It is a full-scale crisis that requires urgent intervention. Although the department acknowledges […]

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Mogale City Sewerage Crisis

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) today requested the Gauteng MEC for Environmental Affairs, Evan Botha, to immediately and decisively intervene in the ongoing sewerage crisis in the Mogale City Local Municipality (Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg, Muldersdrift). The situation has become progressively worse over time with serious and frequent untreated sewage spills occurring at the pump station […]

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North West Premier Dances Around Province’s Pressing Problems

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In his State of the Province Address (SOPA) today in the Provincial Legislature, Mokgotsi Lazarus, Premier of the North West, once again failed to offer sustainable solutions to the province’s pressing problems. It is no secret that under ANC rule, North West continues to experience serious systemic problems due to corruption and maladministration on all […]

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Tshwane’s Inadequate Budget and Adjustments Exacerbate Financial Crisis

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The Tshwane Metro Council’s budget for the 2025/26 financial year has been inadequate from the outset, and the latest adjustment budget merely exacerbates the Metro’s financial strain. Residents now face higher tariffs while service delivery keeps deteriorating, as the budget conceals a structural deficit and failed projects. Although the unlawful cleansing levy has been scrapped, […]

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Urgent Intervention Needed to Curb Foot-And-Mouth Disease

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The sharp increase in cases of foot-and-mouth disease in Gauteng, and surrounding provinces, has reach a critical point and the executive authority has to take immediate and decisive action to curb it. There has been a particularly marked rise in West Gauteng around Tarlton. Government is responsible for controlling foot-and-mouth disease, but it is clear […]

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Mediating Talks Between Tshwane and Kleinfontein

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) facilitated a constructive meeting between Tshwane’s Deputy Mayor, Eugene Modise, and the board of directors of Kleinfontein Aandeleblok (Pty) Ltd. The discussion, attended by Kleinfontein’s officially elected chairperson, Rian Genis, and deputy chairperson, Dannie de Beer, was characterised by a positive and cooperative spirit. All parties agreed that a […]

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Councillor With Disability Stranded Due to Broken Lift

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The ongoing exclusion of a Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) councillor with a disability from the council meetings of the Rand West Local Municipality (Randfontein, Westonaria) because the municipal building’s lift is out of order is outrageous. Earlier today, Councillor Charles Brough was unable, for the seventh time this year, to attend a council or […]

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Oversight Visit to Germiston Just a Political Stunt

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In the view of the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), the oversight visit to Germiston by the Ekurhuleni Metro Mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, is no more than a transparent political stunt ahead of the upcoming local government elections. After years of disregard, the Mayor is suddenly willing to listen to service delivery complaints – a gesture […]

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Germiston Residents Left in the Dark

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The Ekurhuleni Metro’s failure to do proper long-term planning is the root cause of the recent power outage that paralysed households and businesses in Germiston North. The outage, triggered by the theft of the Croydon 132 kV cable supplying power to the primary substation in Germiston North, left more than 20 suburbs without electricity last […]

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Waste-To-Energy Options Offer South Africa a Way Out of Its Landfill Crisis

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As our waste crisis deepens, South Africa’s landfills risk looming exhaustion, experts warn. According to Mark Williams-Wynn of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA), the country urgently needs alternative waste disposal methods that will serve to support the existing waste hierarchy – reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, and dispose. With ageing waste infrastructure …

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