Hundreds Gather to Remember Children Killed in Shack Blaze
A fire in Shaka’s Head near KwaDukuza killed five people on 28 February
Water
Hunger Crisis Is Set to Get Worse in West and Central Africa – Why and What to Do About It
Millions of people in west Africa and the Sahel region face starvation.
Adderley Street Flower Sellers Oppose Planned Rules and Tariffs
The City of Cape Town says it wants to upgrade the market and consultations are ongoing
Central Karoo Lags Behind Western Cape’s Progress
Teenage pregnancy, low birth weights, and high neonatal mortality plague the areas around Beaufort West and Laingsburg
Mpumalanga Deserves Tangible Steps, Not Promises
Mpumalanga Premier Mr Mandla Ndlovu’s R238 billion investment plan sounds impressive, but the grim reality on grass-roots level remains unchanged. Grand promises have been made for years, but were never followed by tangible improvements. Mpumalanga can no longer afford lip service, but urgently needs promises to be delivered on. Every time major plans are announced […]
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Tshwane Endangers Lyttelton Residents’ Lives
The Tshwane Metro’s ongoing failure to replace ageing water infrastructure in Region 4 (Lyttelton and Lyttelton Manor) is directly endangering residents’ lives. According to the Metro’s own disaster risk management report for 2024/25, 63 sinkholes formed across the Metro, with 88% of these not caused by natural phenomena but by water leaks in old pipes. […]
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But Does It?
Women farmers in KwaZulu-Natal have had to abandon their fields because the government has failed to maintain irrigation systems built in the apartheid era.
Observatory Land Occupiers Wait to Hear Their Fate
The City of Cape Town has offered to move families living on Main Road to a site in Gugulethu
Our Pool Is a Dumping Site, Say Joburg Residents
Only 32 of the city’s 57 public pools are open this summer
Emfuleni’s Municipal Manager in Court for Pollution
The Municipal Manager of the Emfuleni Local Municipality, Mr April Ntuli, appeared in the Vereeniging Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on behalf of the Municipality on five charges relating to serious environmental pollution and contraventions of the National Environmental Management Act and the National Water Act. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) had conducted an investigation […]
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A R24-Million Sports Centre and Nowhere to Train
Kokstad’s pool is empty and the soccer field is too hard
Volunteers Raise Alarm Over Animal Abuse in Clanwilliam
The Clanwilliam Animal Welfare Society say they are “overburdened” and are without support from the Cederberg municipality
City of Cape Town’s Failure to Protect Diep River Is Unforgivable
The ongoing environmental degradation of the Diep River along Malibongwe Drive near Dunoon clearly demonstrates that the DA-controlled City of Cape Town’s efforts to combat illegal dumping in and around wetland areas have failed and the situation is out of control. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) and residents have already lodged numerous complaints about […]
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How a Company Is Making Affordable Housing Possible
And what municipalities can do to help
Good Governance Remains a Pipe Dream
In its reply to the North West Premier Lazarus Mokgotsi’s State of the Province Address (SOPA) today, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) emphasised that municipal services are the foundation of service delivery to North West residents. When municipal services collapse, the province becomes dysfunctional and government fails. Although Mokgotsi has declared 2026 the “year […]
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Premier Should Use SOPA to Demonstrate That Residents Come First
With his State of the Province Address (SOPA) on 5 March, Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu should demonstrate that residents’ concerns come first, and not the ANC’s interests. The challenges communities face daily can no longer be ignored. These include residents’ safety and security, the province’s economic stability and the people’s future. Pressing issues that warrant […]
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How Cape Town Is Converting Waste Into Electricity
The City has invested R93-million at the Coastal Park Landfill site where methane is converted into electricity
Johannesburg: Where Water Runs in the Streets, but Not in the Taps
Nearly half of the city’s water is lost to leaks
When Floods Hit, the Risk of Malaria Follows: How Disaster Systems Can Prepare Better
Flooding alters the environment in ways that favour malaria transmission.
Patients Have to Queue Before Sunrise at This Hospital
Malamulele Hospital serves dozens of villages in a 25km radius but is short staffed
Johannesburg in Dire Financial Straits
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) provoked the ire of members of the governing ANC coalition in the Johannesburg Metro Council by objecting to the process followed with the city’s adjustment budget. The budget was very nearly tabled during yesterday’s council meeting. The item was only added to the agenda the previous evening after 20:00. […]
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More Opposition to Emfuleni’s Adjustment Budget
On Thursday (26 February 2026), the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) joined up with other opposition parties and played a key role in blocking the Emfuleni Local Municipality’s adjustment budget. The Council did not adopt the budget, largely due to sustained opposition to certain aspects of it. The Freedom Front Plus highlighted significant financial risks […]
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An Admission of Failure
The Mayor of the Tshwane Metro Council, Dr Nasiphi Moya, and her coalition were very pleased to announce that they had tabled a funded budget for the first time in years. The latest adjustments to the SDBIP (Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Plan) prove the opposite: The budget was unrealistic and the Metro has had […]
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South Africa Is Getting a Handle on Debt
Government expects to earn more, borrow less, and spend less on debt repayments