Carletonville massacre: there were warnings signs
When eight attackers heavily armed with AK-47s and pistols storm into a tavern and start shooting, killing 17 people and wounding 15 others, it should serve as a serious warning that organised armed crime is out of control in parts of Gauteng. The number of fatalities has since risen to 18. The Freedom Front Plus […]
Freedom Front Plus urges public to comment on City of Cape Town’s important draft Animal Keeping By-law
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is urging all Cape Town residents to take part in the public participation process on the City’s new draft Animal Keeping By-law. The proposed legislation will have a direct impact on animal owners and the broader community, and aims to grant greater powers to law enforcement officers. The draft […]
Today’s political struggle in South Africa is inextricably linked to the heritage of future generations
Today’s political struggle in South Africa is inextricably linked to the heritage of future generations. Just like every parent has the responsibility to ensure, through their words and actions, that their family’s and nation’s cultural heritage is kept alive and honoured, so every person has a duty and responsibility to safeguard and build the future […]
Freedom Front Plus offers condolences at White Cross Monument: every cross an irrefutable testimony to the reality of farm murders
The leader of the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), Dr Corné Mulder, today attended a ceremony to plant 17 crosses for farm murder victims at the White Cross Monument on the Ysterberg in Limpopo where he formally handed over the crosses to be planted. Two of the crosses were replanted. The other 15 represent murders […]
Voters should follow the Electoral Court’s example and reject ANC’s excuses for incompetence
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the Electoral Court’s decision to dismiss the ANC’s appeal to reopen the candidate registration process, and the party hopes that voters will follow suit and punish the ANC’s incompetence at the polls during the upcoming elections. This judgment sends a clear message that the ANC can no longer […]
Rubio’s message is clear: no more delays in addressing the US’s conditions
The contempt that President Cyril Ramaphosa and his administration have demonstrated in ignoring the conditions set by the United States (US) for normalising relations between the two countries for more than a year is now leading to serious and direct consequences. The new policy recently announced by the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, aimed […]
Police must act following discovery of yet another female body in Springs
The police have to step up their crime-fighting efforts on the East Rand after the remains of a sixth woman were discovered on Tuesday morning in KwaThema, near Springs. The bodies of six women found within a specific area should not be treated as isolated incidents. It warrants an urgent, coordinated and intelligence-driven investigation. The […]
No more delays in upgrading Kempton Park’s power cables
Kempton Park residents and businesses have had to endure recurring and prolonged power outages for years, mainly caused by outdated oil-filled power cables that are already 50 years old. These cables regularly cause electrical faults, leaving residents without electricity for days or even weeks at a time. The Ekurhuleni Metro has started replacing these old […]
Freedom Front Plus’s “It is Our Time” Manifesto Launch provides direction through practical solutions for local government
Local government can be restored and municipalities’ decline can be turned around. This is the gist of the message conveyed by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) with its Manifesto Launch under the theme “It is Our Time”. (Manifesto attached) The Manifesto, which was unveiled at the Silver Lakes Farm Hotel in Pretoria East, marks […]
Freedom Front Plus takes Amazon’s 100% black-ownership criterion up with US authorities
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) will bring the fact that Amazon Web Services (AWS) requires companies wishing to participate in its South African Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP) to be 100% black-owned to the attention of the American (US) authorities. AWS itself has confirmed that the minimum requirement for participating in the Programme is […]