God and Nollywood: How Pentecostal Churches Have Shaped Nigerian Film
Evangelical filmmakers turned prayers into special effects and spiritual battles into dramatic storylines and created a new genre.
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Compensation for Sick Miners: Only 30% of Claimants Paid Out by Tshiamiso Trust
Most claims do not meet the medical criteria, AGM told
Lottery Corruption Case Reaches Court After Years of Delays
No progress from National Prosecuting Authority in at least another 18 cases with a further 21 under investigation by SAPS and the Hawks
High Court Judgment Halting Dial-A-Ride Cuts Welcomed
The GOOD Party warmly welcomes today’s rational and just decision by the Western Cape High Court ordering the City of Cape Town to halt its planned cuts to the Dial-a-Ride service and immediately restore it to pre-announcement levels.
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No Sex Workers Will Be Prosecuted While Court Process Plays Out
NPA issues directive to prosecutors not to enroll new cases
DA Continues to Shut down Democracy in Cape Town Council
On 4 September 2025, during a Human Settlements Portfolio Committee meeting, I was silenced mid-sentence while raising the urgent concerns of social housing tenants.
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Tygerberg Hospital Admissions Linked to Devon Valley Sanitation Crisis
The GOOD Party Caucus in Stellenbosch has submitted an urgent appeal to the Municipality to address the appalling sanitation and unhygienic conditions in the Devon Valley Emergency Camp, an informal settlement under municipal jurisdiction.
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Thabazimbi Municipality Restores Business’s Power After Pressure
Thanks to intervention by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), the Thabazimbi Local Municipality (Thabazimbi, Northam, Rooiberg, Leeuwpoort) reconnected a local business’s electricity today after it was unlawfully disconnected on 23 July 2025. The party, however, still demands accountability for the Municipality’s unlawful actions and the subsequent financial losses. Upon repeatedly visiting the municipal offices, […]
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Tshwane Metro Petitions Disappear
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) demands an urgent investigation into the mysterious disappearance of four petitions submitted by the party on 29 May 2025 during a Tshwane Metro Council meeting. The party submitted four petitions – concerning power outages in Ward 55, the Hillcrest public swimming pool, illegal buildings in Ward 98 and a […]
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Firearm Fiasco in Emfuleni’s Traffic Department
Officers of the Traffic Department of the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) are embroiled in a firearm fiasco after it came to light that three service firearms are missing and more than half of the officers do not have a firearm competency certificate. This shocking revelation was made in a recent […]
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Municipality Needs to Address Dangerous Building in Aberdeen
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) and Aberdeen residents demand that the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality urgently take steps to address a burnt-down house that has been left in a neglected and dangerous condition. The house in Van Riebeeck Street has been in ruins for years and poses a direct threat to public safety […]
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Gayton McKenzie vs Drug-Free Sport: Heated Debate in Parliament
Board was dissolved for spending about R1-million fighting a court case in Switzerland so that South Africa could stay in world sport
A Political Stunt to Undermine Transformation
The Western Cape Government is using procedural concerns as a smokescreen to obstruct long-overdue reforms to South Africa’s deeply unequal healthcare system.
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Proposal to Write off Irregular Expenditure Amounting to R336 Million
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has unequivocally rejected a report by the Tshwane Metro requesting approval for writing off R336 million in irregular expenditure. The expenses were incurred during the fourth quarter of the 2024/25 financial year. The report does not provide comprehensive information on the nature and extent of the irregular expenditure, nor […]
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Allegations of Racial Purging Demand Urgent Action
The leaked video of a senior Human Resources Manager at the Stellenbosch Municipality, in which he implies that the Municipality should stop appointing white males and should “get rid” of those already employed by any means necessary, is deeply disturbing.
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Planned Developments Near Koeberg Nuclear Power Station Should Be Urgently Reconsidered
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) demands answers from the City of Cape Town regarding two planned developments near the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in the Western Cape, which could jeopardise the safety and well-being of residents and are, therefore, a serious cause for concern. In June 2024, the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) extended the […]
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African Union Must Act to Protect LGBTQIA+ Rights Across Africa
The GOOD Party is deeply concerned by Burkina Faso’s regressive amendments to its Persons and Family Code, passed by the country’s transitional Parliament on 2 September 2025. These amendments criminalise same-sex relations, marking a dangerous step backwards for human rights on the African continent.
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Dozens of Organisations Join Sex Work Decriminalisation Court Case
Cape High Court allows multiple groups to intervene in SWEAT’s challenge to laws criminalising consenting adult sex work
Two Years Later: Joburg’s Inner City Buildings at Risk of Another Usindiso Inferno
The City of Joburg is yet to make its “dark buildings” safe
Urgent Steps Demanded to Address Mismanagement in Tshwane Housing Department
The Tshwane Metro’s Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Aaron Maluleka, should be replaced at once. This call by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), during the last council meeting, follows a disturbing oversight report highlighting serious mismanagement, the squandering of funds and gross violations of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA). After ten months […]
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Buffalo City Wastes Millions on Vanity Projects While Essential Infrastructure Crumbles
More than R200-million blown on mismanaged tourist attractions while beaches are polluted by sewage
New Oil Transfer Regulations a ‘Lifeline for Penguins’, Says Minister
But bird conservation organisations fear that the regulations will be ineffective
Outreach Programme Just for Show
It is clearly evident from the fourth-quarter report (April to June) that the outreach programme of the Ekurhuleni Metro’s Mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, is just for show and an expensive exercise funded by taxpayers’ money. Although the programme is marketed as an effort to bring government closer to the people, it is actually no more than […]
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Tshwane Housing Company Shows Trend of Mismanagement
The Auditor-General’s (AG) qualified audit opinion of the Tshwane Housing Company reveals a trend of mismanagement, financial shortcomings and repeated violations of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA). One reason for the qualified audit opinion is the former financial head’s refusal to cooperate with the AG. Such conduct amounts to a direct violation of the […]
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