Dividing line between BRICS and the West increasingly poses a risk to South Africa
Iran's possible joining of the BRICS group and growing demands from Russia for active support from BRICS countries against the West are creating a crisis for South Africa. Iran formally requested to become part of the BRICS group, which currently consists of China, Russia, India, South Africa and Brazil. It is a well-known fact that […]
Restoring Parliament’s credibility is paramount
(Parliamentary budget vote debate: Parliament) Perceptions play an important role in politics and to restore the public's faith in Parliament's credibility, Members of Parliament must stand up and take the lead. According to a poll conducted last year, only 27% of South Africans trust Parliament to do its job properly. And the fact that this […]
ANC isolates South Africa with foreign policy stuck in its ideological past
(Parliamentary Budget Vote Debate: International Relations and Cooperation) The ANC government is increasingly isolating South Africa with a foreign policy desperately clinging to the ANC's ideological struggle past. With regard to the Middle East, the 2011 White Paper with the theme "Building a Better World: The Diplomacy of Ubuntu" undertook to prioritise the complex regional […]
Shocking farm murder at Moorreesburg
The latest farm attack and murder on a farm near Moorreesburg serves as clear proof that this type of crime must be declared a priority crime. Mr Frans Koch (69) and his wife, Ingrid (65), were attacked in their home on Tuesday on their farm Klipheuwel. Mrs Koch was murdered and her husband, who is […]
FF Plus welcomes Kaapse Forum
The FF Plus welcomes the establishment of the Kaapse Forum, a civil rights organisation for the promotion and protection of coloured West Capetonians' interests. The party also wants to congratulate radio and TV personality Heindrich Wyngaard who was appointed the executive chairperson of Kaapse Forum. It is of the utmost importance for coloured civil society […]
It is just a matter of time before the ANC is replaced as government
(Parliamentary debate: Motion of no confidence in Cabinet) A motion of no confidence in the Cabinet will hardly succeed seeing as people will not vote against their own incompetence. However, it is just a matter of time before the ANC is replaced as government. And that includes Cabinet. The ANC is reminiscent of a pirate […]
Government’s donation of R50 million to Cuba is a crime against the people of South Africa
The ANC government's donation of R50 million to Cuba, to reportedly assist the country with "food security", is scandalous and borders on a criminal offence against the people of South Africa, especially those who are in need of food and shelter. The deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Alvin Botes, announced the donation during […]
FF Plus’s hard work and unwavering opposition to expropriation without compensation pays off
The FF Plus's unwavering stance and hard work to oppose the ANC and EFF's attempts to amend Section 25 of the Constitution contributed greatly to the strong vote with which South Africans today finally rejected expropriation without compensation. The votes that were cast before the second reading debate, 204 for and 145 against the Bill […]
FF Plus’s hard work and unwavering opposition to expropriation without compensation pays off
The FF Plus's unwavering stance and hard work to oppose the ANC and EFF's attempts to amend Section 25 of the Constitution contributed greatly to the strong vote with which South Africans today finally rejected expropriation without compensation. The votes that were cast before the second reading debate, 204 for and 145 against the Bill […]
FF Plus’s hard work and unwavering opposition to expropriation without compensation pays off
The FF Plus's unwavering stance and hard work to oppose the ANC and EFF's attempts to amend Section 25 of the Constitution contributed greatly to the strong vote with which South Africans today finally rejected expropriation without compensation. The votes that were cast before the second reading debate, 204 for and 145 against the Bill […]