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Transforming South Africa From Welfare to Prosperity State Starts With LGE2026

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South Africa desperately needs economic and state recovery, and this turnaround should start with the 2026 local government elections. The country simply cannot achieve economic growth while most municipalities are falling apart. The prerequisite for transforming a welfare state to a state that truly prospers is restoring local government, the most visible from of public […]

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First Certificate of Debt for Municipal Manager in North West Just a Pilot Project

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the decision by the Auditor-General (AG) to issue the country’s first Certificate of Debt (CoD) for R4,6 million to the Municipal Manager of the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, Allen Losaba. This step confirms the Freedom Front Plus’s constant claims that financial control, consequence management and political accountability […]

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We Are Cautiously Optimistic About Emfuleni’s New Water Management Entity

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) notes with cautious optimism the launch of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to help address water problems in the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging). The SPV is a new legal entity specifically established to manage the Municipality’s water-related services. Rand Water will hold 75% and […]

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Decisive Action Needed to Resolve NMBM’s Water Crisis

Location: News

Decisive action and accountability are desperately needed to resolve the water crisis affecting large parts of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM). Some areas, including Despatch and Kariega, have been without water supply for 13 days; it is unacceptable that residents do not have access to this essential service. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) […]

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DA Khakis the Water at Environment Ministry

Location: News

The DA’s request to replace Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment, Dion George, with the party’s national spokesperson, Willie Aucamp, would place custodianship of South Africa’s environment directly in the hands of the wildlife breeding, trading, and hunting lobby.

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Decisive Action Must Be Taken Against Illegal Dumping in Aberdeen

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) demands that the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality take decisive action to address the ongoing illegal dumping of garden waste, household rubbish and even building rubble in open areas in Aberdeen. It has escalated into severe environmental pollution and poses a health risk. Moreover, it not only affects Aberdeen […]

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Bold Steps Taken With Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement Are Encouraging

Location: News

The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) by Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has met several key expectations, despite difficult and constrained circumstances. One of the most significant developments is the inflation target being adjusted and lowered to 3% — the first change in 25 years. This revised inflation target supports lower interest rates, which will […]

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Johannesburg Metro’s G20 Preparations a Slap in the Face of Residents

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) regards the Johannesburg Metro’s selective approach to infrastructure upgrades ahead of the G20 Summit as a slap in the face of loyal and hardworking taxpayers. While world leaders will see a polished, albeit temporary, image of Johannesburg, residents’ reality is entirely different. Throughout the Metro, roads are riddled with […]

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Economy Shows Modest Signs of Life

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Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana is expected to highlight several reasons to feel encouraged that South Africa’s stunted economy is on the cusp of a growth phase when he delivers the 2025 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement tomorrow.

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Child Commissioner Urged to Focus on Tackling Hunger, Bullying and Sexual Predation

Location: News

I wrote to the new Western Cape Commissioner for Children today to congratulate her on her appointment, from the beginning of last month, and offered to assist her in developing an action plan focusing on three areas of crisis for children.

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Violent Crime, Poverty and Service Delivery Failures in Philippi Strengthen the Case for Land Expropriation in the Public Interest

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GOOD Statement by Axolile Notywala,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 6 November 2025 The GOOD Party is deeply concerned about the worsening socio-economic and safety conditions in Philippi, particularly in the informal settlement of Siyangena, where residents continue to live without basic services and are exposed to daily violence and deprivation. On Saturday, 1 November […]

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Double Standards in Saldanha Bay: MMC for Finance Fails to Pay His Own Municipal Account

Location: News

At the last Council meeting on 28 October, the GOOD Party raised a fundamental question: Why are ordinary residents cut off from electricity and water over a few hundred rands in arrears...

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Water Tanker Company Misuses Tshwane Property

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is the only party that has confronted the Tshwane Metro Council about a water tanker company illegally occupying a metro-owned property in Olievenhoutbosch. Even though the water tanker company invoices the Metro Council for delivering water to Olievenhoutbosch residents, the company does not pay any rent for using the […]

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