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Thabazimbi Local Municipality residents are the casualties of ANC faction fights, which are resulting in a serious management and administrative crisis and paralysing service delivery at grass-roots level. At present, two ANC councillors are laying claim to the mayoral position and two to the position of Chief Whip, while the Council lacks a Speaker after […]
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Mayor Lucky Godfrey Sele’s reshuffling of the Mayoral Committee in the Mogale City Local Municipality (Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg and Muldersdrift) will not resolve the ongoing water crisis plaguing the Municipality. Large parts of Mogale have been without water since the weekend after the town’s reservoirs dropped to dangerously low levels, while supply has only been restored […]
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The Labour Court’s ruling confirming the legality of the disciplinary steps taken against the so-called Rooiwal Five marks a decisive turning point in the fight against corruption within the Tshwane Metro. This judgment puts an end to years of delay tactics and political interference aimed at derailing the disciplinary process. The Court found that the […]
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The decision by the National Treasury (NT) to withhold a portion of the July equitable share from the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) puts the Municipality under strict financial oversight. If the Municipality fails to meet the stipulated conditions, more funds will be withheld. This will further erode service delivery and […]
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The Govan Mbeki Local Municipality should immediately take action to address the danger posed by the condition of numerous electricity transmission boxes across the Municipality. The party urgently requested the Municipal Manager, Elliot Maseko, to conduct a comprehensive safety audit of all the electricity transmission boxes in Area 2 (Secunda, Kinross, Evander and Trichardt). Many […]
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The decision by the National Treasury (NT) to withhold funding from 16 of the Free State’s 19 municipalities is to the detriment of residents who are already plagued by poor service delivery. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) advocates for stringent financial discipline, but wants to emphasise that such discipline means very little when officials […]
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For years, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has warned that the water infrastructure of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) is decaying due to backlogged maintenance, poor governance and inadequate planning. The latest crisis revealed that the problem runs much deeper than the recent floods, as the floods merely exposed the underlying failures of […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Tshwane Metro is increasingly receiving complaints from residents facing unfair fines and alleged intimidation. Numerous homeowners are hit with fines of up to R75 000 for allegedly tampering with prepaid electricity meters. In many cases, residents claim that these fines are unfounded and legally questionable. According to […]
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The tariff hike that will take effect in Mogale City Municipality (Krugersdorp, Muldersdrift, Magaliesburg, Tarlton) today will make services unaffordable for many residents and needlessly increase pressure on families trying to keep their heads above water financially. These exorbitant tariff hikes are the result of years of poor planning, maladministration and reckless squandering of taxpayers’ […]
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Tshwane Metro officials can no longer sweep the collapse of the Metro’s waste water treatment works under the rug. It jeopardises residents’ health and violates environmental laws. According to a quarterly oversight report by the Department of Utilities, recently tabled to the Council, it is evident that the main waste water treatment works have continued […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) objected during a Tshwane Metro council meeting to four items on the agenda where separate powers of attorney for land use applications in Refilwe, Zandfontein, Kameeldrift, and Atteridgeville Extension 19 were approved. The reports on all four of these items, aimed at formalising existing informal settlements, state that the […]
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The West Rand District Municipality’s announcement that the June salaries of senior managers and councillors will be delayed due to cash flow problems is a clear sign of a severe financial crisis. According to a letter from the acting municipal manager, Zeblon Mphuphuli, June salaries will only be paid out by 5 July. When a […]
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The Executive Mayor of the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality (Bethal, Charl Cilliers, Embalenhle, Evander, Kinross, Leandra, Secunda, Trichardt), Nhlakanipho Zuma, attempted to paint an unrealistic picture of apparent progress and great achievements in this municipality during his State of the Municipality Address. This is a misrepresentation, as the harsh reality on the ground shows that […]
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In a presentation to Parliament yesterday, the Auditor-General (AG) once again singled out the Free State as one of the worst-performing provinces in the country regarding municipal governance and financial control. Not a single Free State municipality managed to achieve a clean audit for the 2024/2025 financial year. The ANC’s culture of laxity, complacency, and […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) demands urgent action to address a growing water crisis in Bronkhorstspruit, which is being caused by the collapse of the local water treatment works. A report compiled by a local resident and VF Plus activist, Ms Quintille de Vries, highlights not only the problems currently being experienced but also […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) voted against the Ekurhuleni Metro’s proposed 2026/27 budget yet again today, as it was tabled to the Council virtually unchanged, with serious financial and regulatory questions still unanswered. After the budget was rejected during the council meeting on 11 June, the Executive Mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, and the Mayoral Committee […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) cannot support the proposed 2026/27 budget and Integrated Development Plan (IDP) of the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality due to fundamental shortcomings that undermine the legitimacy of the process, jeopardise financial sustainability and are detrimental to residents. The Municipality’s own mid-year reports and audit findings already reveal a pattern […]
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The radical decision by the ANC-led coalition government in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) to proceed with Phase two of the Kleinskool Housing Project opens the door to the expropriation of private land without compensation. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is unwaveringly opposed to this step, viewing it as nothing but a desperate […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) Youth does not believe in superficial celebrations for the sake of political symbolism. Today’s young people are not apathetic. We are one of the most outspoken and engaged generations to date. We are not afraid to speak our minds on social media. We care about our communities. We care […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) once again urges the Tshwane Metro to clear away dense vegetation in parts of Groenkloof, particularly along the boundary fences of the Unisa and UP campuses. Approximately 1 500 residents, several businesses and the Groenkloof Life Hospital have been stranded without electricity since 02:00 yesterday morning after power cables […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) did not support the Ekurhuleni Metro’s revised budget for the 2026/27 financial year as the party’s main objections to the budget have still not been resolved. The assumptions on which the budget is based are simply unrealistic given the current economic climate, high unemployment rate and mounting financial pressure […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) did not support the proposed budget of the Msukaligwa Local Municipality (MLM), which includes Ermelo, Breyten, Chrissiesmeer, Lothair and Davel, because it is financially unrealistic and unsustainable. The operating budget has a shortfall of more than R542 million, with expenditure totalling R1,91 billion in contrast to projected revenue of […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has repeatedly requested both the previous Mayor of the Drakenstein Municipality, Conrad Poole, and the current Mayor, Stephen Korabie, to reduce the size of the Municipality’s Mayoral Committee. This Committee has taxpayers shelling out thousands of rand every month, while its members are not in the office very often. […]
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On Tuesday, 9 June 2026, the Democratic Alliance (DA) placed a Western Cape Constitution Amendment Bill on the agenda of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament for consideration today.
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