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In analysing the matric pass rate, many commentators tend to consider only the figures. And in the process, they make the same mistake that is so often made in schools, namely, they fail to consider the educational reality behind those figures.

In schools there is a growing tendency to focus so... Read more

"Daar is waarskynlik goeie nuus vir vuurwapen-eienaars wie se lisensies verstryk het. Uit ‘n parlementêre vraag vandag aan die minister van polisie, Bheki Cele, of hy dit sal oorweeg om 'n verdere amnestietydperk toe te staan vir die indiening van vuurwapens, het die minister gesê ... Read more

International Mother Language Day was recently celebrated. A day on which recognition is given to the importance and value of every individual’s mother language.

The theme of this year's International Mother Language Day was: “Fostering multilingualism for inclusion in education and... Read more

"Die dubbele standaarde van die ANC en die EFF oor die masker-voorval waarby ʼn joernalis van die tv-nuuskanaal eNCA betrokke was, is verstommend. Albei partye dring aan op optrede teen die nuuskanaal en die joernalis, Lyndsay Dentlinger," sê dr. Corné Mulder, VF Plus-hoofsweep.

"Die... Read more

"Dit wil voorkom of pres. Cyril Ramaphosa in ’n staat van ontkenning verkeer oor die sukses van die regering se Covid-19-inentingsprogram," sê dr. Pieter Groenewald, VF Plus-leier.

"Hy sê hy is gelukkig met die vordering wat daarmee gemaak word, maar die realiteit is dat daar tot ... Read more

"Dit is duidelik dat Suid-Afrika in ʼn ernstige finansiële verknorsing is en dat die land se ekonomiese skip besig is om te sink wat staatskuld en die toename in die begrotingstekort aanbetref," sê Wouter Wessels, VF Plus-LP en hoofwoordvoerder van finansies.

"Die enigste manier waarop... Read more

The national budget, to be announced tomorrow, is of the utmost importance to get South Africa back on the right track as regards economic growth and recovery, especially after the damaging effect that ANC policy and more recently, the Covid-19 lockdown have had on every person in the country.

During today's parliamentary debate on the Covid-19 vaccination programme, the FF Plus's questions to the government were simple and straightforward: What programme? Where is the programme? And why is it kept a secret if such a programme does indeed exist?

These questions need to be asked and... Read more

South Africa's most recent unemployment rate of 32,5% is once again the highest ever since Statistics South Africa (SSA) started its quarterly labour force survey in 2008.

Quarter after quarter, new record lows and highs are logged for unemployment.

Although the number of employed people in South ... Read more

The FF Plus is calling on the public to make use of the opportunity to comment on the Draft Land Expropriation Amendment Bill before the final deadline of 28 February this year.

The greater the public opposition against the Bill, the more the FF Plus's hand will be strengthened for the political... Read more