R1-Billion Limpopo Water Project Stalled, Leaving Villagers in the Lurch
Mametja‑Sekororo Bulk Water Project was launched in 2007
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How Companies Can Manage Dark Data Better
Stored data contributes to greenhouse gas emissions by needing power for servers and cooling systems.
Merafong Mayor Toots Own Horn as Rubber Bullets Rain Down
While the Mayor of the Merafong Local Municipality (Carletonville, Fochville, Wedela), Nozuko Best, boasted about improved service delivery in her 2025 State of the City Address, police were forced to use rubber bullets to disperse protesting community members outside the Carletonville Civic Centre. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) suspects tempers would have flared even […]
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Teachers’ March Disrupts Schooling in Free State
Hundreds of SADTU members marched to the Thabo Mofutsanyana education offices to demand that the district director step down
Mbombela Keeps Councillors in the Dark
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about the failure of the Mbombela Local Municipality (Nelspruit, Hazyview, White River, Barberton) to keep councillors informed of critical matters, because it is hampering the implementation of council decisions. As the highest decision-making body, the Municipal Council relies on designated departments to execute its decisions. Poor […]
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Fresh Produce From Namibia: Level the Uneven Playing Field Harming SA Farmers
Farmers on the southern bank of the Orange River in the Vioolsdrif area risk their fresh produce spoiling in storage if the issue of uncompetitive imports from Namibia is not addressed soon. Namibia’s prescribed minimum wage for farm workers is lower than South Africa’s. In addition, the state is leasing land to large agricultural enterprises […]
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Gqeberha Protesters Block Busy Addo Road, Demanding Better Land
Residents of Nomakanjani informal settlement say they were promised they’d be moved
Tshwane’s Service Delivery to Informal Settlements Is Unsustainable
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has serious concerns about the Tshwane Metro’s ability to sustainably provide services to informal settlements within the Metro. In her State of the City Address on 10 April, Mayor Nasiphi Moya announced that informal settlements will soon be supplied with electricity. She also introduced a new policy for managing […]
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Limpopo Municipality Fails to Deal with Officials Fingered in Corruption Scandal
Criminal case opened against the Greater Letaba Municipality for “missing” R1.3-million
Pair Charged With Multi-Million Rand Fraud
Moeketsi Victor Williams and business partner Mabohlokoa Itumeleng Chaka allegedly siphoned off R4.5-million from one of the contracting companies
Joy Over Rand Water Agreement Will Be Short-Lived
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has noted that the Mayor of the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging), Sipho Radebe, is seemingly overjoyed by the resolution of the deadlock between the Municipality and Rand Water over water debt. In terms of the agreement, Emfuleni paid R660 million to Rand Water to […]
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Green Scorpions in Kimberley Lack Sting
The Green Scorpions lack sting – especially in Kimberley. An oversight visit by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) yesterday to the Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Land Reform, prompted by issues such as the smuggling of rare plants, revealed numerous problems. The most significant issue is a critical shortage of manpower. […]
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“Our Children Are Bullied Because They Smell”
Municipality blames vandalism of boreholes
Three Contractors and R125-Million Later, Still No Water for Eastern Cape Villages
The Ngqamakwe water scheme in Tsomo was meant to be completed in 2022
We Warned Against Cuban Doctors
For years, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has warned against the South African government’s deployment of Cuban doctors in the country, particularly at the expense of local doctors and medical personnel. Over the past weekend, the United States (US) announced that it intends to revoke the visas of government officials from Brazil, African countries […]
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Mbombela’s Environmental Transgressions Rewarded With Green Municipality Award
In a move that starkly contradicts the Mbombela Local Municipality’s ongoing environmental transgressions, the Municipality was awarded the Green Municipality award. This award, presented under the Temvelo programme by Mpumalanga’s Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs, which recognises “excellence and dedication to the environment”, is entirely at odds with what is actually […]
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Lesotho Health Minister Says His Country Must Be Less Reliant on SA and “Stop Being Beggars”
This comes after an outcry that Basotho nationals are denied medical care in South Africa
Who Is to to Blame for Free State Municipalities’ Persistent Debt Crisis?
The blame for Free State municipalities’ staggering debt levels can only be laid at the door of the ANC for its decades of financial mismanagement, poor policy and misguided priorities. Meanwhile, residents have to shell out even more for municipal services that are simply not delivered. Based on the Free State Treasury’s briefing of the […]
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Victory for DCI Tenants
On Friday, 15 August 2025, tenants of the DCI Social Housing facility in Goodwood received written confirmation that their monthly fixed water and electricity charges will be reduced by 75.6% from September 2025 onwards.
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Eviction Hearing Looms for Refugees in Bellville Camp
The refugees have rejected repatriation to home countries or returning to South African communities
Property Owners Are Misreading the Law, Argues Cape Town Mayor
Commercial property owners are challenging the City’s budget in court, but the mayor argues they are selectively interpreting the law
Court Blocks Totalenergies Oil Exploration From Cape Agulhas to Cape Town
TotalEnergies can still submit new assessments and conduct a fresh public participation process
Polokwane Protesters Demand Mayor’s Removal Over Alleged Corruption
Concerned Citizens of Polokwane say tenders worth hundreds of millions were irregularly awarded
Ekurhuleni Should Not Let Its Current Bank Balance Lull It Into a False Sense of Security
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warned the Ekurhuleni Metro against begin lulled into a false sense of security by its current bank balance of R1,1 billion, which equates to 21 days of operating costs. The figure was disclosed in the fourth quarterly report of the 2024/25 financial year. The figure is misleading, though, as […]
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