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Illegal Hunting Threatens Overstrand’s Natural Heritage

Location: News

The DA-controlled Overstrand Municipality and CapeNature should urgently take steps to curb the growing incidence of illegal hunting using dogs and wire snares in the Overstrand and Overberg regions. After nearly two years and despite ongoing engagement with the Municipality and CapeNature, there is still no comprehensive strategy to tackle this serious crisis. The Overstrand […]

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New Minister of Agriculture: Freedom Front Plus Keen for Results

Location: News

The news that the former DA leader, Mr John Steenhuisen, would be replaced as Minister of Agriculture did not come as a surprise. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) wishes his successor, Mr Willie Aucamp, all the best. Steenhuisen failed to successfully contain foot-and-mouth disease and to top it all his inner circle’s insensitive communication […]

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Motion of No Confidence in Oudtshoorn’s Executive Mayor

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), together with ICOSA and the DA, submitted a motion of no confidence in the Executive Mayor of the Oudtshoorn Municipality, Mziwoxola Tyatya (ANC). This follows the lodging of a criminal complaint with the police for an alleged irregular SALGA travel and/or accommodation claim. According to the motion, the matter […]

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ICT Handover in Saldanha Bay

Location: News

On Tuesday, Deputy Executive Mayor Thyrone Williams and Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) Ricardo van der Merwe represented the GOOD party at a special municipal function held in the Council Chambers, alongside Executive Mayor Ald Marius Koen.

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Drakenstein Experiencing a Scourge of Armed Robberies in the CBD

Location: News

The GOOD Party in Drakenstein is shocked, but not surprised, that Lady Grey Street; the economic centre of Paarl, has experienced its third armed robbery in less than one week.

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Not a Single Brick: The Ceremonial Housing Sham

Location: News

Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis is once again fooling the public when it comes to housing delivery. His latest stunt of yet another ceremonial handover, this time at Salt River Market, is another in a long line of the Democratic Alliance’s broken promises and meaningless photo opportunities.

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Drakenstein Budget Fails to Address Residents’ Most Pressing Needs

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) did not support the Drakenstein Local Municipality’s budget for the 2026/27 financial year, as the funds are simply not being directed towards addressing residents’ most pressing needs. Despite a total budget of R4,5 billion (of which R3,9 billion is earmarked for operating expenditure and only R569 million for capital […]

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Service Delivery and Infrastructure at the Heart of uMhlathuze Budget

Location: News

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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Good Governance Helps Tshwane Rise

Location: News

In commenting on the draft 2026/27 budget and latest IDP and MTREF reports for the City of Tshwane today in Council, GOOD’s Councillor Sarah Mabotsa, the Member of the Mayoral Committee responsible for Economic Development and Spatial Planning in the City of Tshwane, has noted how “GOOD governance is helping Tshwane to Rise”.

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Victory Not Just for Livestock Farmers, but for the Entire Civil Society

Location: News

Yesterday’s court ruling on private sector involvement in the vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is clearly a major victory for livestock farmers. Together with private veterinarians, they have long been ready to assist in combating this disease. Their efforts were, however, curtailed by a state that wanted to keep control of the process in its […]

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Kirstenbosch Is Being Failed

Location: News

GOOD notes with deep concern the recent public statements made by environmentalist and long-time Kirstenbosch contributor James Deacon regarding the decline of Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.

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Motion of No Confidence in Oudtshoorn Speaker Submitted

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) this week submitted a motion of no confidence in the PA Speaker, Suzanne Jansen, in the Oudtshoorn Local Municipality. The DA and ICOSA support the motion, which follows serious allegations and documentation calling into question the Speaker’s integrity, neutrality and the proper functioning of her office. The allegations include: […]

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Tabling of Tshwane’s Draft Fully Funded Budget for 2026/27

Location: News

GOOD welcomes the tabling of the draft 2026/27 for the City of Tshwane. Residents and businesses of South Africa’s capital city can be reassured that the draft budget has been assessed by financial experts at the National Treasury and confirmed as fully funded, signalling the continued improvement of Tshwane’s financial position.

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DA’s Lack of Transparency and Alleged Political Play with Theewaterskloof Disaster Relief

Location: News

GOOD Statement by Cynthia Clayton, GOOD Theewaterskloof Councillor & Deputy Mayor 19 May 2026 The GOOD Party, the Democratic Alliance, and the Social Revolutionary Workers Party are currently in a coalition in the Theewaterskloof Municipality. GOOD believes that we must govern together with honesty and integrity in order to serve all communities fairly and equally. […]

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Concrete Rains Down in Elsies River – Three Years Later

Location: News

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.

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