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A landmark climate case before the African Court asks what African states must do to protect human rights, phase out fossil fuels, and tackle climate change.
The 2026/27 budget and Integrated Development Plan (IDP) of the Dipaleseng Local Municipality (Balfour, Grootvlei, Greylingstad) do not meet the basic requirements for sustainable service delivery, as expected by residents. The Municipality is still plagued by regular power outages, sewage spilling into surrounding rivers and unsafe drinking water. This decline has already led to a […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) voted against the Emalahleni Local Municipality’s 2026/27 budget as well as the Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework (MTREF), applicable until 2029. This budget is unfunded to the amount of R10,1 billion, reckless and violates the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA). The ANC-controlled Council acknowledged that the Municipality’s enormous Eskom […]
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The 2026/27 budget of the uMhlathuze Local Municipality (Empangeni, Richards Bay) represents another milestone in the restoration of local service delivery. For the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), as part of the IFP/DA/ACDP coalition government in this Municipality, the main aim is providing upgraded, uninterrupted and high-quality service delivery to every resident. The coalition already […]
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The budget process for the 2026/27 financial year of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) turned into a farce of maladministration and chaos, seriously undermining democratic processes. The Council was scheduled to meet on 28 May to discuss the draft Integrated Development Plan (IDP) as well as the operating and capital budgets. However, the vast […]
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The Department of Human Settlements says the proposed change will reduce unlawful occupation of land
The state is using the public works programme to avoid paying them the national minimum wage
Parents of learners at KwaZulu-Natal school demand more action
The Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa has overturned a High Court ruling that allowed a German solar company to attach Lesotho state assets
“March and March pretends to oppose only undocumented migration, but in practice, it fuels hostility and violence,” said activist groups in a statement
Speech by Patricia de Lille, GOOD Leader & Minister of Tourism. *Note to Editor: This speech was given today during the RISE Mzansi Mayoral Launch in Johannesburg
The post PATRICA DE LILLE, LEADER OF GOOD, ENDORSES LUKHONA MNGUNI FOR MAYOR OF JOHANNESBURG appeared first on For Good.
Urban design depends heavily on human judgment and field-based understanding.
Upon examination of the final Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and budget for the 2026/27 financial year of the ANC-controlled Tzaneen Local Municipality, it is evident that residents were deliberately misled regarding tariff increases during the public participation process. During the public meetings held on 28 March 2026 at Tzaneen Primary School and on 15 April […]
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Centane residents win court victory
The GOOD Party welcomes the City of Cape Town’s announcement that it is considering developing the Civic Centre parking lot in the inner city to include an unknown quantity of affordable homes.
The post ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN CAPE TOWN, ZERO HOMES DELIVERED appeared first on For Good.
Auditor-General and civil society organisations made submissions on Tuesday
The municipality has also failed to obey an order to release a report on a 2022 water crisis
All the parents asked is that the state maintain and upgrade the schools
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the confirmation that the Office of the Public Protector (PP) has received a formal complaint from the party against the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality. The complaint stems from the municipality’s ongoing failure to respond to formal warnings and complaints lodged since August 2025. The complaints relate to illegal […]
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Large chunks of concrete and masonry have broken away from Addo Hof, a multi-storey public housing block in Elsies River owned and managed by the City of Cape Town, landing in an open area where residents, elderly people and young children walk every day.
The post CONCRETE RAINS DOWN IN ELSIES RIVER – THREE YEARS AFTER CITY WAS WARNED appeared first on For Good.
The apex court has unanimously ruled that sections of the National Health Act requiring private hospitals and doctors to get government permission to operate, were unconstitutional
The DA-led City of Cape Town and Western Cape Provincial Government are challenging the validity of the Public Procurement Act in the Constitutional Court today.
The post DA & SOLIDARITEIT’S CHOREOGRAPHED RESISTANCE TO REDRESS appeared first on For Good.
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes today’s Constitutional Court judgment declaring the Certificate of Need (CoN), as contained in the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act, unconstitutional. This was one of the cornerstones of the NHI. In the matter brought by Solidarity, the Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA) and the Alliance of South African […]
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Floods regularly devastate Lagos’s informal workers, but traders and residents have built their own systems to adapt where the state has failed.