FF Plus opposed to EFF suggestion to change name of Cape Town Airport
Using the names of people to name places, like airports, is a contentious topic that always leads to unnecessary disagreements due to differing opinions and, therefore, the FF Plus prefers using geographical names. If a person's name must be used to rename a place like Cape Town's Airport then it would be best to use […]
Clifton moet kollig laat val op wetstoepassing in Kaapstad
Die gebeure rondom die verwydering van mense op Clifton se Vierde Strand en wat daarop gevolg het, is ‘n duidelike vingerwysing na die gebrekkige polisiëring in die Kaapse metro. Die VF Plus wil sien dat reg en orde in alle gevalle geskied. Mense kan nie sonder meer ‘n strand verbied word nie en net so […]
Murders usher in a dark festive season for farmers
Three farm murders in the past week – including a couple from Bonnievale in the Western Cape – and nearly 20 farm attacks just over the last month alone set the alarm bells ringing as it could very well be the start of a dark festive season for farmers in South Africa. As regards the […]
Decision concerning expropriation without compensation like a poisoned chalice for South Africa
The report by the parliamentary Constitutional Review Committee is not worth the paper it is printed on and the dire consequences of expropriation without compensation loom like a dark cloud on the horizon for South Africa. That was the response by Dr Corné Mulder, Chief Whip of the FF Plus, during today's parliamentary debate on […]
The fight over land only starts now
The fight over land and expropriation without compensation only starts now. The drastic decision taken today by Parliament's Constitutional Review Committee to give the green light, despite great public opposition, for amending the Constitution to make expropriation without compensation possible does not mean the process has been finalised. Throughout the process, the FF Plus was […]
Unrests follow unsettling pattern in the Western Cape
Today, the usually peaceful West Coast town Vredenburg was disrupted by severe protest actions during which the main entry route into town was blocked off and even the police station was raided and pelted with stones. One policeman was injured. Some concerned parents decided to fetch their children from school and by late morning, some […]
Replace ANC to save South Africa: Parliamentary debate on “the state of our nation: what went wrong and what must be done to fix it”
Everything that the ANC has laid its hands on since 1994 has been tainted. Institutions, municipalities and services are collapsing. There is not a single success story. Things will only change if the ANC is ousted at the polls. At this late stage, the ANC itself cannot even agree on what is wrong in South […]
Regstellende aksie (RA) is argaïes en uitgedien
Die uitgediende konsep van Regstellende Aksie (RA) kom al hoe meer in die kollig en die voortgesette wenslikheid daarvan word toenemend bevraagteken. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Menseregtekommissie (MRK) het onlangs bevind die definisie van ‘aangewese groep” in die Wet op Gelyke Indiensneming is moontlik ongrondwetlik aangesien dit nuwe ongelykhede skep. Die MRK het bevind die regering moet […]
Affirmative Action (AA) is archaic and obsolete
The obsolete concept of Affirmative Action (AA) is in the spotlight and its continued aptness is being questioned more and more. The South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) recently found that the definition of "designated groups" in the Employment Equity Act is possibly unconstitutional seeing as it creates new inequalities. The HRC also said that […]
FF Plus Western Cape elects new joint deputy leader
The FF Plus in the Western Cape has appointed a new joint deputy leader for the province, namely Mr Johannes Hartnick, who is currently also serving as the executive deputy mayor of Hessequa. Ms Erika Botha-Rossouw is the other deputy leader. Dr Corné Mulder, Chief Whip of the FF Plus, is the provincial leader of […]