Budget
A Ticking Time Bomb Waiting to Explode
The GOOD Party is calling for an immediate investigation into the management of social housing facilities across Cape Town, following mounting complaints from tenants, growing public outcry, and ongoing government inaction.
Over the past month, we have received repeated complaints from tenants living in DCI Social Housing in Goodwood, and other facilities like Conradie Park in Thornton. These complaints have included exorbitant utility charges, inhumane visitation rules, and broken promises by the housing provider.
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Explainer: Affordable Housing in Cape Town
The City of Cape Town has promised 12,000 affordable homes
Flooding in Divided City of Cape Town
GOOD Statement by Siyabulela Mamkeli,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 05 July 2025 The recent flooding across Cape Town has once again exposed systemic issues in the City’s infrastructure maintenance, particularly the stormwater drainage network. While heavy rainfall affects all areas, its consequences are disproportionately severe in townships, informal settlements, and the Cape Flats, where […]
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Cost of Living and Segregation Is Driving Professionals Away From Cape Town
GOOD Statement by Anton Louw,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 03 July 2025 The GOOD Party notes reports in Business Day and REI.co.za, highlighting a concerning trend that professionals are increasingly leaving Cape Town for Gauteng, citing high living costs and safety concerns. According to Landsdowne Property Group CEO Jonathan Kohler, a growing number of […]
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Giyani’s Rotting Market Stalls Still Empty After 14 Years
More than 800 hawkers continue trading without toilets or water
R198,000 Irregular Spend Can’t Be Buried
GOOD statement by Bongani Sonqwenqwe,GOOD Overberg District Councillor 30 June 2025 The Overberg District Municipality’s decision to write off R198,646 in irregular expenditure without consequence or accountability sets a dangerous precedent for fiscal governance and transparency. During today’s Ordinary Council Meeting, GOOD voted against the recommendation to write off irregular expenditure, as disclosed in the […]
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Motion of No Confidence in Johannesburg Mayor
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) supported a motion of no confidence in the ANC Mayor, Dada Morero, during a Johannesburg Metro Council meeting. One of the reasons the Freedom Front Plus backed the motion is that the Mayor and the Mayoral Committee Member for Finance, Margaret Arnolds, failed to consider the party’s proposal for […]
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Reckless R230 Million Outsourcing Could Jeopardise Budget
During a recent council meeting of the Tshwane Metro Council, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) rejected a report that allocates R230 million over three years to provide benefits to over 1 000 contracted security guards. The 1 283 guards were appointed in 2021 without benefits. The Freedom Front Plus suggested to the Council that […]
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Court Orders Dissolution of Debt-Ridden Ngwathe Municipality
AfriForum brought the case to compel the Free State government to intervene in the failing municipality
People With HIV Go Hungry as Gauteng Government Cuts Funds
Organisations say thousands of beneficiaries are no longer getting food parcels
Gauteng Children’s Organisations Protest Against Funding Cuts
Over 300 workers marched, demanding the reinstatement of psychosocial funding and the return of food parcel distribution
Women, Evicted From Farms, March for Housing
They want the Drakenstein Municipality to provide detailed plans, timeframes, and budget for housing
Parents Vow to Keep Children Out of School After Murder of Learner
Demand for scholar transport after 13-year-old Anga Ndema was killed on her way back from school
Cape Town Budget of Burdens, Not Benefits
GOOD Statement by Anton Louw,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 26 June 2025 *Note to Editors: This speech was delivered during today’s City of Cape Town Council meeting, Budget Vote Madam Speaker While the DA vocally opposes tariff hikes in Johannesburg and Tshwane, the 2 metros we like to compare ourselves with and both governed […]
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Budget: Cape Town’s Deadly Divide
GOOD Statement by Axolile Notywala,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 26 June 2025 *Note to Editors: This speech was delivered during today’s City of Cape Town Council meeting, Budget Vote Speaker, I RISE today, on behalf of the GOOD Party, to dispel the DA’s pro-poor myth, to call out the DA lies and to highlight […]
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Government Still Has No Plan to Replace US HIV Funding
A petition calls on the health department to release an emergency plan
Wolmer Gets a New Lease on Life
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Tshwane Metro is proud to announce a project that will not only improve the living conditions of Wolmer residents, but also bring hope to a community that has been plagued by poverty and deplorable housing conditions for years. During a recent oversight visit to the area, the […]
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City of Cape Town’s R2.2 Billion Debt Write-off
GOOD Statement by Anton Louw,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 24 June 2025 Cape Town residents, already buckling under rising living costs and unaffordable municipal tariffs, could soon see a once-off debt remission as the City considers writing off R2.2 billion in what it calls “irrecoverable” debt. While this may seem like relief on the […]
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Social Housing at Salt River Market Moves One Step Forward
Heritage approval granted, but funding is uncertain and informal settlement families still need to be relocated
MPs Not Impressed With New SASSA Verification Process
Treasury may withhold funds if SASSA does not meet its conditions
SERI Report Reinforces Urgent Need for Basic Income Grant
GOOD Statement by Brett Herron,GOOD Secretary-General 19 May 2025 The latest Socio-Economic Rights Institute (SERI) “Food for Thought” report exposes a nation in crisis. One in five households in South Africa experiences inadequate or severely inadequate access to food. Thirty percent of boys under five are stunted due to chronic undernutrition, while millions of South […]
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Multi-Billion Limpopo Mega-Project Has Ground to a Halt
Makhado Special Economic Zone, announced in 2018, was intended to attract investments of R40-billion
VF+ Rejects NMBM’s Exorbitant Tariff Hikes
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly objected to the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro’s (NMBM) draft budget for the 2025/26 financial year due to its excessive tariff increases that will place residents under further financial strain. The proposed tariff hikes include:• 5% for assessment rates• 5,5% for water and sanitation• 6% for refuse removal• 12,8% […]
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