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"Moody’s se afgradering van Suid-Afrika na rommelstatus kon nie op ʼn slegter tyd gekom het nie, maar dit was lank reeds te wagte vanweë die ANC-regering se jarelange wanbestuur van die fiskus en ʼn gebrek aan fiskale dissipline onderliggend aan ʼn afbrekende ekonomiese beleid," sê... Read more

"Daar is steeds talle onsekerhede rondom sekere aspekte aangaande regulasies om die verspreiding van die koronavirus te beperk en die VF Plus sal help om antwoorde in dié verband te vind. Die regulasies bevat baie grys areas wat ruimte vir verskillende vertolkings skep," sê dr. Pieter... Read more

The national Department of Cooperative Governance issued a document on the duties that municipalities will fulfil and the delivery of essential services during the national lockdown. The FF Plus wants to share this important information with the public.

Municipal services deemed essential are... Read more

"Die VF Plus verwelkom die inperking van beweging om die verdere verspreiding van die koronavirus te voorkom, maar die oponthoud met betrekking tot die publikasie van die regulasies wat die inperking duidelik uiteen sit, is onaanvaarbaar en kan lei tot verwarring en paniek," sê dr. Pieter... Read more

President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement of a national lockdown, which will severely restrict the people of South Africa's freedom of movement, is a drastic step but the Covid-19 virus necessitates drastic steps to prevent the catastrophic spread of the disease.

The national defence force's... Read more

Human Rights Day is a reminder for all the people of South Africa that everyone's human rights must be respected regardless of race, gender, religion, age, language or culture. It is imperative for everyone to realise this and live their lives accordingly.

There can be no realisation of human... Read more

A staggering R40m has been lost due to the theft of abalone from government storage facilities in the last nine years, the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Barbara Creecy, has disclosed in reply to a parliamentary question.

Of the 681 tons of abalone confiscated from poachers in the ... Read more

In light of the stranglehold that the corona pandemic has on the South African economy, which was already in a serious crisis, the FF Plus welcomes the Reserve Bank's announcement that the interest rate will be reduced by one percentage point.

The reduction alone, however, does not offer... Read more

The coronavirus is a common enemy threatening all South Africans and we should, therefore, join hands to limit the damage it could do.

The FF Plus welcomes the open and honest way in which the government discussed the domestic extent of the coronavirus pandemic with opposition parties. It shows... Read more

Today, 17 March 2020, marks the 200th commemoration of the arrival of the first of approximately 4000 British settlers in South Africa and the FF Plus wants to pay tribute to the role that they played in the development of the country.

In 1819, the British government received more than 90 000... Read more