Chatsworth Residents Take to the Streets Over Water
Bottlebrush informal settlement has been short of water for four months, they say
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ANC Violates the Rights of North West Residents
During today’s session of the North West Provincial Legislature, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) pointed the finger directly at the ANC for destroying the environment and thus jeopardising the country’s future. In terms of the Constitution, government is mandated to conserve the environment, prevent pollution and protect everyone’s right to a healthy living environment. […]
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Mr President:L “Better Run” DA Municipalities Are Only Better Run For Some
Only the corrupt would disagree with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plea to ANC councillors to stop stealing, but to set DA-run municipalities in Cape Town and Stellenbosch as the benchmark for good governance spits in the faces of millions of poorer people whose quality of life is desperately low.
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Percy Stewart Wastewater Treatment Works: An Ongoing Health and Environmental Hazard
Although the Percy Stewart Wastewater Treatment Works in Krugersdorp has partially resumed operations after years of decay, it still does not comply with legal environmental standards. During an oversight visit to the facility on Friday, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) discovered that untreated sewage is still spilling into rivers and streams, rendering the water […]
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Limpopo Villagers Demand Councillor Be Removed
Residents of Relela village outside Tzaneen blocked roads during two days of protests
Who Is to Blame for Johannesburg’s Water Crisis?
The blame for the ongoing water crisis experienced by the residents of large parts of the Johannesburg Metro should be laid squarely on the shoulders of the incompetent ANC and its governing partners. Households and businesses have had to get by without water for weeks as the supply schedules are erratic. This state of affairs […]
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Cape Town Protesters Throw Human Faeces, Burn Debris
Families from informal settlements near Maitland cemetery say their attempts to meet with officials from the City for months have been in vain
Western Cape Will Take 1274 Years to Eliminate Informal Settlements
If the Western Cape Government continues upgrading informal settlements at its current rate of one per year, it will take 1274 years to provide dignified living circumstances for all who live in the province.
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Fire Devastates Community Owned Farm
The land for Mavhungeni farm had been restored to the community after a successful land claim
Ekurhuleni Buried Under Rubbish
August’s strong winds uncovered the thinly veiled truth of Ekurhuleni’s growing rubbish problem. Ekurhuleni’s streets, sidewalks and storm water drains are littered with rubbish due to the complete collapse of basic waste management. Open, uncontrolled landfill sites and the incompetence of the ANC/EFF coalition, with their indifferent attitude toward cleanliness, mean residents are exposed to […]
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Municipal Buildings Torched as Electricity Protest Descends Into Chaos
Residents of Mondlo township want an end to load reduction implemented by Abaqulusi Municipality
Ekurhuleni Should Urgently Repair Main Reef Road and Put a Stop to Illegal Mining Activities
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) urgently calls on the Ekurhuleni Metro to immediately take action by establishing a multidisciplinary task team to repair the dilapidated Main Reef Road and put a stop to illegal mining activities in the area. A section of Main Reef Road, which runs past the informal settlement Plastic City in […]
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Kagiso Mobile Library: An Accident Waiting to Happen
The mobile library in Kagiso, located in the Mogale City Local Municipality (Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg, Muldersdrift), is an accident waiting to happen. Situated in Pillan Street, this library is propped up with iron rods and bricks, rendering the structure unstable and dangerous. During an oversight visit by the Municipality’s Committee on Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, […]
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Ekurhuleni Has to Ensure Transparency With Tariff-Related Participation Process
Following pressure from the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), the Ekurhuleni Metro’s Mayoral Committee Member for Finance, Jongizizwe Dlabathi, acknowledged that a notice for a planned public participation meeting about municipal tariffs on 13 September in Brakpan was mistakenly sent out and that the Metro had not officially approved it. This acknowledgment means that the […]
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Limpopo Company Ordered to Repay R69 Million for Fraudulent Contract
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the Special Tribunal’s ruling ordering the construction company, Easyway, Tarmac, Pave and Projects CC, to repay nearly R69 million to the Mogalakwena Local Municipality (Mokopane/Potgietersrus). This ruling follows a successful application by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), which found that the company fraudulently obtained a R167,9 million tender […]
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Police Fire Rubber Bullets, Stun Grenades and Tear Gas at Joburg Water Protest
“We are just asking for water, which is our human right”
Oversight Visit to Germiston Just a Political Stunt
In the view of the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), the oversight visit to Germiston by the Ekurhuleni Metro Mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, is no more than a transparent political stunt ahead of the upcoming local government elections. After years of disregard, the Mayor is suddenly willing to listen to service delivery complaints – a gesture […]
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Billing Crisis Highlights Johannesburg’s Financial Mismanagement
The ongoing billing crisis in the Johannesburg Metro highlights the ANC and its coalition partners’ financial mismanagement of the city. The Johannesburg Metro has promised a functional and transparent billing system for years, yet taxpayers keep receiving excessively inflated bills or bills reflecting incorrect charges, if they receive any bills at all. This not only […]
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Ethiopia’s Mega Dam Has Taken 14 Years to Build: What It Means for the Nile’s 11 River States and Why It’s So Controversial
Egypt and Sudan’s insistence on keeping their historical water shares cannot be considered equitable and reasonable.
Vandals Ruin Eastern Cape Village Water Supply
Only one 10,000-litre reservoir to supply hundreds of households
Lesotho’s Giant Dam Takes Shape
Polihali Dam will boost water transfers to Gauteng
Joburg Residents, Fed up With Water Outages, Block Roads
“We just want water to come out of our taps. We can’t even flush our toilets.”
Tygerberg Hospital Admissions Linked to Devon Valley Sanitation Crisis
The GOOD Party Caucus in Stellenbosch has submitted an urgent appeal to the Municipality to address the appalling sanitation and unhygienic conditions in the Devon Valley Emergency Camp, an informal settlement under municipal jurisdiction.
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Storm Damaged Classrooms Left Roofless for Six Years
Ngqusi Junior Secondary school in Centane have been waiting for the education department to fix its classrooms since June 2019