Politics

Image: courtesy of FF Plus 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 use such tactics to bully or intimidate state institutions in order to make up for its own shortcomings. With its ap

Image: courtesy of FF Plus 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 at, among others, government officials involved in any form of race-based discrimination against members

Image; Supplied US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced a new visa restriction policy targeting South African individuals accused of engaging in “government-sponsored discrimination” against Afrikaners and other minority communities. The restrictions will specifically penalize those deemed responsible for implementing race-based discriminatory legislation, threatening land expropriation without compensation, or inciting racial violence through dehumanizing chants a

Image: IEC on Facebook Political drama has hit fever pitch in South Africa as the African National Congress (ANC) finds itself staring down the barrel of a major electoral disaster. With local government elections looming on November 4, the governing party is dangerously close to being locked out of municipal races across several key regions all because it couldn't hit "submit" in time. The controversy kicked off when the clock struck 17:00 on Friday, August 28. As the dea

Image: Freedom Front Plus The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) today announced its mayoral candidates for Gauteng’s three metro councils, six local municipalities and two district municipalities – a formidable team ready to shoulder the responsibility and make local government work again. Gauteng residents have had enough of crumbling infrastructure, water and power outages, sewage spills, potholes, poor financial management and political instability. Municipalities should be eco

Image: courtesy of FF plus The ANC’s latest proposal to possibly merge Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni into one giant mega metropolis demonstrates that the party is still trying to solve the wrong problem. The people of Gauteng do not need bigger municipalities, but rather smaller, more efficient and more accountable local governments. If a resident already finds it difficult to have problems such as water leakages, sewage spills, potholes and refuse removal resolved, th

Image: Freedom Front Plus The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has been drawing large crowds in KwaZulu-Natal with its series of public meetings across the province. The meetings are part of the “It is Time” tour of the country led by party leader Dr Corné Mulder, who recently also visited areas on the South Coast, the Natal Midlands and the North Coast. In Shelly Beach on the South Coast, Howick in the Midlands and Ballito on the North Coast, the halls were packed and, on sever

Image: courtesy of FF Plus During today's special session of the North West Provincial Legislature, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) abstained from voting to elect a new Speaker. The election was necessitated by Dr Desbo Mohono's resignation from the office and her subsequent appointment as the new MEC for Education last week. During the session, Ms Viola Motsumi of the ANC was elected as the new Speaker with an overwhelming majority vote – with the support of ANC and DA MPL