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The GOOD Party calls on the City to stop pretending that it gives a damn about redistributive and social justice, and actually do something real to narrow inequality.
The post FULL BENCH OF HIGH COURT TRIPS CAPE TOWN UP ON ITS ILLEGAL TARIFF LIES appeared first on For Good.
The ruling by the Western Cape High Court declaring the City of Cape Town’s fixed tariffs for city-wide cleansing, water and sanitation in the 2025/26 budget unlawful and invalid confirms what the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has been saying all along. The Court ordered that these tariffs be set aside with effect from 30 […]
The post Court ruling confirms Freedom Front Plus’s stance on Cape Town’s fixed tariffs appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
Speaker, the situation is so serious that in our latest amendment to the System of Delegations, this Council had to step in and assign responsibility to the Chairperson of the Safety and Security Portfolio Committee to ensure that CIVOC simply complies with its own requirements. That tells you everything.
The post GOOD REJECTS CIVOC ALLOWANCE INCREASE OVER NON-COMPLIANCE AND OVERSIGHT FAILURES appeared first on For Good.
GOOD Speech by Jonathan Cupido, GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 30 April 2026 Note to Editor: This speech was delivered today at the City of Cape Town Council Meeting Speaker, we are not debating a race today. We are debating whether this Council still respects the law, the budget process, and the people of […]
The post GOOD OPPOSES ABSA 10KM RACE DEAL AMID CLAIMS OF MISLEADING FINANCIALS appeared first on For Good.
Billions of rands are paid out every year in legal claims
Province failed to pay for scholar transport
Parents doubt government promise to rebuild their school
Tuberculosis, scabies and pellagra are spreading in the country’s severely overcrowded prisons
But the Information Regulator is missing in action
A North West school owes over R600,000 after defaulting on rental agreements for two photocopiers and a phone system. Meanwhile 789 learners are left with broken toilets and crumbling classrooms
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) calls for action be taken at once to remedy the human rights violations resulting from maladministration in the Northern Cape. These violations came to light in a report issued by the Human Rights Commission (HRC) earlier today. The report outlines the systemic collapse of municipal management and service delivery […]
The post HRC confirms provincial failure in Northern Cape – accountability crucial appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly opposes the Mangaung Metro’s proposed water tariff hikes for the 2026/2027 financial year. Such excessive increases are unacceptable in a metro where water losses are close to 48,6%. According to the draft budget, households in the lowest consumption block (0 – 6 kl per month) face a massive […]
The post Proposed 46% water tariff hike for Mangaung should be opposed appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
The GOOD Party notes the close of public participation on the draft budget and warns the DA-led administration: residents have spoken clearly, and they expect action.
The post GOOD WARNS DA: FIX COMMUNITY FAILURES OR FACE BUDGET OPPOSITION appeared first on For Good.
The DA-led City of Cape Town has repeatedly communicated that “lower rates are coming” because of the 2026/27 Draft Budget. This claim is based on the 10.2% reduction in the rate-in-the-rand.
The post THE DA-CONTROLLED CITY OF CAPE TOWN’S “LOWER RATES CLAIM” DOES NOT HOLD UP appeared first on For Good.
While Johannesburg residents are already plagued by poor service delivery, potholes, broken traffic lights, and frequent water and electricity outages, they will have to pay even more for the same poor service as from 1 July 2026. The proposed tariff increases of 12,5% for water, 11% for sanitation and sewerage, and 9,01% for electricity far […]
The post More pain in store for hard-pressed Johannesburg residents appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
The first real rainfall has once again exposed what residents across Cape Town already know, the DA-led City is not fixing the stormwater system, it is managing the optics around it.
The post SAME BUDGET, SAME FLOODS: CAPE TOWN’S FIRST RAINFALL EXPOSES THE DA’S STORMWATER BLUFF appeared first on For Good.
Dressed in swimming caps and goggles, community members took their protest to the City’s budget public participation meeting
The current public participation process on the City of Cape Town’s 2026/27 Draft Budget raises serious concerns about whether residents are being meaningfully informed or deliberately misled.
The post CITY ACCUSED OF MISLEADING RESIDENTS IN BUDGET PROCESS: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION REDUCED TO A COMPLAINTS EXERCISE appeared first on For Good.
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the interpellation debate on the release of land and the lack of progress thereof
The post THE CRISIS OF HOUSING DELIVERY: CITIZENS DESERVE MORE THAN ANNOUNCEMENTS appeared first on For Good.
The decision by the Mayor of the Tshwane Metro, Nasiphi Moya, to host this year’s State of the City Address (SOCA) at Unisa with excessive glitz and glamour demonstrates a shocking disregard for the Metro’s serious financial predicament. While the Metro is technically bankrupt, thousands are squandered on a vanity project that does nothing to […]
The post Tshwane SOCA: glitz and glamour while residents buckle under financial pressure appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
The State of the Capital Address (SoCA) delivered by the Executive Mayor of Tshwane’s multi-party coalition government laid out the undeniable truth that South Africa’s Capital City is on the rise.
The post THE NUMBERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES: TSHWANE IS RISING! appeared first on For Good.
The Department of Water and Sanitation has given the City 60 days from 31 March to come up with a plan
But Groote Schuur’s Transgender Healthcare Clinic is seeing five to ten new patients a month and new patients may wait 20 to 30 years for surgery
Joe Gqabi District Municipality says delays are partly the result of foreign funding processes