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Once again, Stellenbosch finds itself in the headlines, not for our world-class wines or vibrant culture, but because of deeply troubling conduct by a senior official, and an even more troubling response from those in power.
The post STELLENBOSCH MUNICIPALITY: RESIGNATION CANNOT BE THE END OF ACCOUNTABILITY appeared first on For Good.
The US is not alone in its attempts to send asylum seekers to countries in Africa.
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. *Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s interpellation debate on Taxi Violence.
The post TAXI VIOLENCE: DA INACTION FUELS ROUTE WARS appeared first on For Good.
Yesterday (17 September), the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) submitted a motion of no confidence in the Speaker of the Koukamma Local Municipality, Mr Dudley Maasdorp, for alleged misconduct. On 11 September, during a public meeting in Joubertina, he reportedly brandished a firearm, threatened residents with violence and used abusive language. According to reports, video […]
The post Freedom Front Plus submits motion of no confidence in Koukamma Speaker appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
The SCA has set aside the 2019 environmental authorisation for the 3,000MW Richards Bay gas-to-power plant
Two weeks ago, social media was outraged by images of a woman bleeding in the street outside a clinic in Tshwane.
The post STATE INERTIA ENABLES MEDICAL VIGILANTISM, NOW SPREADING TO SCHOOL ADMISSIONS appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party shares the frustration expressed by Members of Parliament this week regarding the lack of progress in holding those responsible for the George building collapse accountable.
The post GEORGE BUILDING COLLAPSE: ACCOUNTABILITY CANNOT BE A CLOSED-DOOR AFFAIR appeared first on For Good.
A dozen people, including whistleblowers, have given evidence of harm suffered under the previous administration
Ten routes from Khayelitsha to Somerset West suspended amid escalating violence
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) will request the Public Protector (PP) to expand the existing tender investigation into Gauteng government contracts awarded to companies linked to Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s sons. In February 2024, the Freedom Front Plus lodged a complaint with the PP regarding tenders allegedly awarded under suspicious circumstances to two companies […]
The post Freedom Front Plus requests PP to expand tender investigation into Deputy President’s sons appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
The so-called public participation process conducted by the ANC/EFF-controlled Ekurhuleni Metro regarding the proposed electricity tariffs for the 2025/26 financial year is just for show and misleading residents. The notice of public meetings issued on 11 September 2025 provides for only three meetings at the Boksburg Civic Centre, the Rabasotho Hall in Thembisa and the […]
The post Ekurhuleni’s public participation process regarding power tariffs just for show appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
Communities and environmental groups will challenge a Supreme Court of Appeal order allowing Shell to apply to renew oil exploration
The National Film and Video Foundation has had six CEOs in 30 months
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. *Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s Statement to the House
The post POLICING, ON ITS OWN, WILL NEVER STOP WESTERN CAPE GANGSTERISM appeared first on For Good.
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) urgently calls on the Ekurhuleni Metro to immediately take action by establishing a multidisciplinary task team to repair the dilapidated Main Reef Road and put a stop to illegal mining activities in the area. A section of Main Reef Road, which runs past the informal settlement Plastic City in […]
The post Ekurhuleni should urgently repair Main Reef Road and put a stop to illegal mining activities appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
Following pressure from the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), the Ekurhuleni Metro’s Mayoral Committee Member for Finance, Jongizizwe Dlabathi, acknowledged that a notice for a planned public participation meeting about municipal tariffs on 13 September in Brakpan was mistakenly sent out and that the Metro had not officially approved it. This acknowledgment means that the […]
The post Ekurhuleni has to ensure transparency with tariff-related participation process appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
The Gauteng Premier vowed to destroy informal settlements, claiming that most of their residents are undocumented immigrants
The country had a legal and moral obligation to act, says international relations director-general
“I was promised payment months ago, but I’m still waiting.”
The GOOD Party is appalled, but not surprised, by Deputy Mayor Gary van Niekerk’s decision to leave South Africa on the eve of his criminal trial. This brazen act of evasion is just the latest chapter in a long and sordid story of impunity, enabled by a complicit and lethargic coalition.
The post NELSON MANDELA BAY: TIME FOR CONSEQUENCES AGAINST VAN NIEKERK IS LONG OVERDUE appeared first on For Good.
In a symbolic act of protest against the severe decay of roads in the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality, branches of the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in Secunda planted a tree in a pothole in PDP Kruger Street this past weekend. This specific pothole has been a thorn in motorists’ flesh for months, despite being […]
The post Freedom Front Plus plants tree in pothole in Secunda as symbol of protest against decay appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
The Acting Minister of Police is right to be concerned. There is ‘No proper plan in Cape Town to deal with gang violence’.
The post CACHALIA IS RIGHT: WESTERN CAPE HAS NO COHERENT STRATEGY FOR GANG VIOLENCE appeared first on For Good.
City of Cape Town should nurture it, not cut it
For months, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has been warning against the Ekurhuleni Metro’s flawed power tariff system, which is characterised by inconsistencies, poor planning and inadequate public consultation. Many of the questions repeatedly put to the Mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, and the Mayoral Committee Member for Finance, Jongizizwe Dlabathi, remain unanswered. The most pressing […]
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