The Sedibeng District Municipality has decided to increase its wage bill budget with R50,5 million. At present, the total budget amounts to R420 million, of which 77,5% is spent on salaries. With the ...

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) celebrated a major victory on Thursday when the Mayor of the Ekurhuleni Metro, Mr Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, announced in his State of the City Address that the ...

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has requested the Speaker of the Ekurhuleni Metro Council, Ms Nthabiseng Tshivhenga, to take steps against her EFF colleagues who delayed the annual State of the City ...

The Eastern Cape’s provincial budget for 2025/26, with specific reference to the mere R153 million earmarked for Community Safety, is unacceptable. This amount falls far short in a province plagued by ...

When anyone says or sings that people of a certain group should be shot or killed, it will always amount to hate speech, and be divisive and absolutely unacceptable, especially in a country where ...

It appears that President Cyril Ramaphosa has resorted to the letter of the Constitution in a bid to appoint a new ambassador to replace Ebrahim Rasool. In the process, he is once again turning his ...

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Parks Tau, has published a Draft Transformation Fund concept document for commentary. This Fund is reminiscent of the Roman Catholic custom of ...

Proposals by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) for smart, long-term solutions to secure infrastructure in the Ekurhuleni Metro are falling on deaf ears. At present, the Metro’s Energy Department is ...

A rare wetland of 277 hectares that borders on the Blaauwberg Nature Reserve just outside Cape Town, which has been declared a UNESCO key biodiversity area, is in jeopardy due to a possible ...

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes last week’s arrest of the Norwood police station commander, Col. Logan Govender. It sends a loud and clear message that the police are not above the law. The ...

Ekurhuleni’s Mayoral Committee Member for Social Development, Ms Bridget Thusi, has undertaken to prioritise the opening of the neglected Eden Park Centre for Early Childhood Development in Alberton ...

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) demands decisive action against members of Ekurhuleni’s metro police (EMPD) who today blocked several major routes due to a wage strike. EMPD members are currently ...