Freedom Front Plus
Search
Freedom Front Plus

From our political desk

GNU changes political playing field. The ANC’s majority government of 30 years came to an end with the outcome of the recent general elections.

From our political desk

No cross, no crown With the elections at hand and an opportunity on 29 May to cast your vote for the political party of your choice to represent you in Parliament and the Provincial Legislatures, one of my late mother’s favourite sayings is on my mind, “no cross, no crown”. I don’t know how many […]

Opinion polls and election results

Lately, nearly every week has seen a new opinion poll predicting how political parties are expected to fare in the upcoming elections.

The latest daily poll by the Social Research Foundation (SRF) indicates that the ANC is the front runner in KwaZulu Natal after it sent in the big guns to canvass votes in the province.

15 April 2024

With the storms raging around the head of the now, thankfully, former Speaker of Parliament, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, there are surely quite a number of people wondering where the office of speaker originated; how much power the officeholder wields; and who is pulling his or her strings. Or vice versa.

2024 Elections: Can you afford to be indifferent?

2024 Elections: Can you afford to be indifferent? No, certainly not.

Not a single South African can afford to be indifferent to the 2024 general elections.

The time of standing on the sidelines and criticising, without participating in elections, is over.

Whether we want to admit it or not, it doesn’t matter where you live in South Africa, you simply cannot escape the impact politics has on your life.

The emperor is nude – blame Apartheid

Does this folktale not perfectly encapsulate the reality we face every day here at the southern tip of Africa?

In our tale, the emperor is the ANC which promotes only its own, its cadres’ and suspect friends’ interests at the expense of the people of South Africa.

Wil jy voortgaan in Afrikaans of Engels?

Kies hieronder.

Would you like to continue in English or Afrikaans?

Choose below.