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The Fine Art of Making You Pay More Whilst Telling You You’re Paying Less

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While proclaiming to do the opposite, the City of Cape Town 2026/27 budget contributes to a growing unaffordability crisis for working and lower middle-class communities through a fundamentally unfair system of tariffs.

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Maruleng Draft Budget Fails to Strike a Balance Between Administrative Costs and Service Delivery

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) simply cannot support the draft budget for 2026/27, with its accompanying tariff increases, of the Maruleng Local Municipality (Hoedspruit, Kampersrus, Ofcolaco). Residents will find themselves under greater financial pressure with an average increase of 3,7%, while administrative costs and certain capital expenditure will shoot up simultaneously. Key objections include: […]

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Dipaleseng Draft Budget Fails to Address Residents’ Needs

Location: News

The Dipaleseng Local Municipality’s draft budget for the 2026/27 financial year makes no meaningful provision for infrastructure upgrades and does not address the urgent needs of residents at all. The draft budget provides for operating expenditure of approximately R439,4 million, but only R16,7 million for capital projects. This means there is practically no funding for […]

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Tshwane’s Unrealistic Tariff Hikes Could See Households Shelling out up to R450 More per Month

Location: News

The Tshwane Metro’s proposed 2026/27 draft budget could drive up residents’ monthly household expenses by an estimated R300 to R450. These sharp increases were announced on Thursday during the tabling of the Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework (MTREF) to the Council. The proposed increases are as follows: • Water: +10,0%• Electricity: +8,8%• Sanitation: +5,0%• Property […]

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Rand West Prioritises Councillors’ Raise Over Residents’ Water and Lights

Location: News

On Wednesday, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly objected to a proposed 4% salary increase for councillors of the Rand West Local Municipality (Randfontein and Westonaria). Rand West simply cannot afford it. The money can be put to much better use by settling the Municipality’s enormous overdue Eskom bill, instead of lining councillors’ pockets. […]

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R130 Million in Tax Money Disappears Into the Bottomless Pit of Incomplete Infrastructure Projects

Location: News

During Thursday’s council meeting of the Tshwane Metro, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly condemned the proposal to write off R130 million in capital assets relating to incomplete infrastructure projects. This step is nothing but a calculated attempt to repaint large-scale administrative failure as a simple accounting correction. This massive financial loss is the […]

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George Municipality Slammed Over “Unaffordable” Tariff Hikes and Crumbling Infrastructure

Location: News

Speech by Rosa Louw, GOOD George Municipality Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the George Municipality Council Meeting

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Mogale City’s Adjustment Budget Dismissed as Reckless and Unrealistic

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) cannot support the 2025/26 adjustment budget of the Mogale City Local Municipality (Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg, Muldersdrift). It does not reflect the principles of responsible financial management and serves as clear proof of the ANC’s maladministration. With water losses amounting to R64 million and electricity losses to R108 million in just […]

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