Municipality Moves to Evict Hundreds of Tshwane Residents
Many people living at JJ Bosmanhuis say they cannot afford rent elsewhere and fear they will end up on the streets
Water
South Africa’s Water, Energy and Food Crisis: Why Fixing One Means Fixing Them All
South Africa’s water, energy and food crises are interconnected. Coordinated funding across all three, including community-led and blended finance, is needed.
Artist Brings Joburg Nature Reserve Back to Life
The Wilds, once forgotten and crime-ridden, has been transformed
Shacks Fill With Sewage After Pipe Collapses
Pipes need maintenance, but shacks on top of them are preventing access
Tshwane Metro Fails to Supply Enough Water to Rooiwal Farmers
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is receiving more and more complaints from farmers in the Rooiwal area who have repeatedly had to approach the courts to compel the City of Tshwane to supply them with enough potable water. A 2023 court order stipulated that sufficient water must be provided to residents and livestock daily, […]
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Eastern Cape Villagers Finally Get Water, but Only for a Few Days
Water scheme was restored, but two villages are back to having no water
Cogta Intervention in NMBM Clear Proof of Local Government Failure
The visit by the national Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Dr Namane Masemola, and Eastern Cape MEC Zolile Williams to the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) undeniably proves that local government has failed under ANC rule. The visit forms part of a national intervention in the Metro as well as a […]
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Three New Sinkholes
Three new sinkholes formed along the R500 outside Carletonville after large parts of the West Rand experienced heavy rainfall and hail over the past week. The sinkholes are located on the route between Carletonville and Ventersdorp, only one kilometre from Rooipoort Primary School. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) urges motorists to exercise extreme caution, […]
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Ekurhuleni Call Centre Collapses
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is extremely concerned about the latest quarterly report confirming that the Ekurhuleni Metro’s call centre – the Metro’s primary service-delivery hotline – has collapsed and is failing residents in their hour of need. According to the Department of Service Delivery Coordination, the Metro receives more than 100 000 calls […]
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Meet the Tiny Hoppers Saving Hartbeespoort Dam
The Centre for Biological Control releases about 20,000 water hyacinth hoppers as part of their biological control strategy
Pollution Stops Khayelitsha’s Canoe Club Classes
Hyacinth and sewage are destroying the Blowy wetlands
Sudan’s Protesters Built Networks to Fight a Tyrant – Today They Save Lives in a War
Sudan’s neighbourhood committees represent a unique blend of political and practical action. They mobilise for change while addressing immediate community needs.
Service Delivery Does Not Reflect Bela-Bela’s Unqualified Audit Opinion
Although the Bela-Bela Local Municipality (Warmbad and Pienaarsrivier) received an unqualified audit opinion from the Auditor-General (AG) for the 2024/25 financial year, it certainly does not reflect the level of basic service delivery residents receive. This outcome confirms that the financial statements were correctly compiled, but it does not mean the Municipality has a clean […]
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Mother and Three Children Burned Alive in Langa Shack Fire
There were two shack fires in the area on Monday
Eskom Starts Environmental Assessment for a Third Nuclear Power Station
Thyspunt in the Eastern Cape and Bantamsklip in the Overberg are proposed sites
Johannesburg’s Landfills Fill Up
They also want to be included in the City’s solutions. But there are obstacles.
A Provincial Capital Sunk in Sewage
Salt pans and lowlands around the town are lakes of filth
Illegal Connections Leave Hundreds of Cape Town Households Without Water
Hundreds of households in Ethembeni informal settlement in Khayelitsha say water drips from the taps at night
The Turtle Trackers of Sodwana Bay
The iSimangaliso Wetland Park’s turtle monitoring programme runs from October to April, monitoring the nesting season of these reptiles
Maseru Dump Site to Be Closed After Community Goes to Court
Ha Tšosane residents have lived next to mountains of waste for years
Tshwane’s Draft Rural Development Plan Fails Legal Test
The City of Tshwane’s draft Rural Development Plan does not comply with the requirements of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) and risks being a dangerous unfunded mandate that undermines fiscal discipline. Although the Plan has noble objectives, such as integrating rural communities, protecting agricultural land and upgrading infrastructure, the Metro is clearly ignoring statutory […]
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Petition for Rehabilitation of Rivers Affected by Continuous Sewer Spillage by Mogale City Local Municipality
TO: The Executive Mayor, Mogale City Local Municipality Civic Centre, Krugersdorp AND The Honourable MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Gauteng Provincial Government AND The Honourable Minister of Water and Sanitation, Republic of South Africa FROM: Concerned residents, business owners, environmental organisations and property owners of Mogale City and surrounding areas SUBJECT: Petition for […]
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Tshwane Metro’s Water Partnership May Be Doomed to Failure
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) notes the Tshwane Metro’s recent partnership with the Strategic Water Partners Network (SWPN), announced on 17 October 2025. This partnership entails rolling out a digital “water balance dashboard” designed to reduce water losses, detect leakages and improve demand management. While the initiative is commendable on paper, the Freedom Front […]
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More Than R200-Million Spent on Unused Sports Stadiums by Limpopo Municipalities
We know of at least eight stadiums that are currently serving no purpose