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Western Cape Housing Queue: Waiting for a Grave, Not a Home

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GOOD Statement by Brett Herron,GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament 18 June 2025 The Western Cape’s housing backlog now sits at a staggering 688,824 households and is growing. Yet, the answers received from Infrastructure MEC Tertuis Simmers expose a system so dysfunctional that it might as well not exist. When asked how […]

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Youth Day: We Are Not a ‘Lost’ Generation but a …

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GOOD Statement by Kaden Arguile,GOOD National Youth Chairperson 16 June 2025 From the moment a child is born in South Africa, they face barriers in every direction. If they’re lucky, they’ll survive a chronically underfunded healthcare system. If their home is unstable, the chance of receiving help from an overwhelmed and under-resourced social worker is […]

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Cape Town’s Rundown Rental Stock and Hostels -“No Money” Is a Political Choice, Not a Truth

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GOOD Statement by Suzette Little,GOOD Deputy Secretary-General & City of Cape Town Caucus Chairperson 14 June 2025 The crisis of maintenance in Cape Town’s rundown rental stock and hostels is not a result of budgetary constraints, it’s the product of deliberate political neglect. This is not about a lack of funds. It’s about a lack […]

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Budget 2.0: Tariff Tweaks Don’t Fix a Fundamentally Flawed Budget

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GOOD Statement by Anton Louw,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 13 June 2025 The City of Cape Town’s amended Draft Budget, even in its revised form, remains unaffordable and deeply flawed. Thanks to pressure from residents and civic groups, the City has been forced to adjust parts of its original budget. These concessions, however limited, […]

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Polokwane: Maintenance Not Prioritised in Draft Budget

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) rejected the Polokwane Local Municipality’s draft budget for the 2025/26 financial year as it does not prioritise maintenance. As it is, the residents of Polokwane/Pietersburg will once again have to bear the financial burden while the Municipality fails to deliver basic services. Certain residents’ outstanding debt, some overdue for […]

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R45 Billion Needed to Repair Free State Roads

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The Free State Department of Roads acknowledged in its briefing of the Infrastructure Portfolio Committee that R30 billion and R15 billion are needed to repair tarred and gravel roads in the province, respectively. This staggering amount is equivalent to the total budget of the Free State government for the new financial year. In April 2023, […]

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Budget 3.0: A Warning Light, Not a Victory Lap

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GOOD Speech by Patricia de Lille,GOOD Leader & Minister of Tourism 11 June 2025 Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Leader Patricia de Lille, during today’s consideration of the 2025 Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposal This fiscal framework, the third iteration of Budget 2025, reflects both progress and a painful compromise. While […]

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Western Cape Budget 2.0: Still Missing the Mark

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GOOD Speech by Brett Herron ,GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament 11 June 2025 *Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s debate on the Western Cape Budget The 2025 Western Cape Budget 2.0, which had the opportunity to […]

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Poor Get Poorer

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GOOD Statement by Axolile Notywala,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 06 June 2025 In a city struggling with an affordable housing crisis, DA councillors have voted to increase rentals for some of the city’s poorest residents, including pensioners, unemployed individuals, and low-income earners living in Council-owned Community Residential Units (CRUs), mostly on the Cape Flats. […]

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A Symptom of Fundamental Governance Failures

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) noted with concern the Ekurhuleni Metro’s so-called “special adjustment budget” for the 2024/25 financial year, which was approved in today’s council meeting. This adjustment budget is not a sign of responsible governance, but rather an emergency response to national and provincial intervention brought on by the Metro’s poor performance, […]

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Proposal to Write off Almost R500 Million a Stain on Ekurhuleni’s Financial Management

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly condemns the Ekurhuleni Metro’s proposal to write off R491 150 257,69 in irregular and fruitless expenditure, viewing it as a disgrace to the Metro’s financial management. While legislation may permit such write-offs in certain cases, the lack of accountability is deeply concerning. This expenditure spans from 2011 to […]

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Ekurhuleni Should Increase Funding for SPCA

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has urged the Ekurhuleni Metro to review the funding it allocates to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) to increase support for animal care. Every year, the Metro allocates R5,2 million to the nine SPCA branches in Ekurhuleni, so, each branch receives less than R500 […]

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Ekurhuleni Mayor’s Visit to Nairobi Yields No Tangible Results

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has serious misgivings about the purpose of the two-day visit to Nairobi, Kenya, in February by the Mayor of Ekurhuleni Metro, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza. According to the Mayor, the purpose of the visit was to participate in a series of workshops focused on climate change, environmental sustainability, urban resilience and […]

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Ramaphosa Should Do the Honourable Thing Regarding NHI

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President Cyril Ramaphosa should do the honourable thing and explain to South Africans why he signed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act into law shortly before last year’s elections. On 6 May this year, the North Gauteng High Court ruled, in the case involving the Board of Healthcare Funders and the SA Private Practitioners Forum, […]

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Govan Mbeki Contemptuous of Municipal Property Rates Act

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The Govan Mbeki Local Municipality’s (GMM) non-compliance with the Municipal Property Rates Act, again confirmed during the latest council meeting, is unacceptable. The Freedom Front Plus’s (VF Plus) recent motion regarding the GMM’s failure to consistently apply tariff increases, and its misleading communication regarding property valuations and rates was dismissed. This demonstrates the ANC-led council’s […]

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