Hundreds of Incomplete Homes Stand Empty in Kwazulu-Natal Housing Project
Provincial government has spent more than R101-million
Electricity
City of Cape Town Responsible for the Death and Destruction of Homes
It is with profound outrage and sorrow that we note the tragic death of a young man in a devastating fire that destroyed 32 homes and left 52 people homeless in the Siyangena informal settlement in Philippi.
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Transforming South Africa From Welfare to Prosperity State Starts With LGE2026
South Africa desperately needs economic and state recovery, and this turnaround should start with the 2026 local government elections. The country simply cannot achieve economic growth while most municipalities are falling apart. The prerequisite for transforming a welfare state to a state that truly prospers is restoring local government, the most visible from of public […]
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Gambling Regulation Can Promote Job Creation, Protect Vulnerable Youth, Enhance Tax Revenues, and Accelerate Industry Transformation
Today, I joined the picket at the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition to lobby for increased oversight and regulation of the online gambling industry.
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Women in Informal Settlements Are Often Silenced
They are systematically excluded from participating in local political life
Promises, Promises but Still No School
Willowvale families have been waiting for their new school since 2018
Ecological Disaster in the Hemel-En-Aarde Valley
The collapse of a precious palmiet peatland exposes failures and tensions in the management of our water resources
Violent Crime, Poverty and Service Delivery Failures in Philippi Strengthen the Case for Land Expropriation in the Public Interest
GOOD Statement by Axolile Notywala,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 6 November 2025 The GOOD Party is deeply concerned about the worsening socio-economic and safety conditions in Philippi, particularly in the informal settlement of Siyangena, where residents continue to live without basic services and are exposed to daily violence and deprivation. On Saturday, 1 November […]
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Pensioners Ask Parliament to Increase Grant to R5,000
“We are not asking for charity, we are asking for justice and dignity”
Emfuleni Residents Warned Against Illegal Electricity Connections
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warns residents of the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) to avoid the practice of illegal electricity connections. A contractor employee was recently arrested as he had allegedly made an illegal electricity connection. The suspect from Zimbabwe, however, appeared in court charged only with illegal immigration […]
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Double Standards in Saldanha Bay: MMC for Finance Fails to Pay His Own Municipal Account
At the last Council meeting on 28 October, the GOOD Party raised a fundamental question: Why are ordinary residents cut off from electricity and water over a few hundred rands in arrears...
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Cable Thieves Strike Again in Kempton Park
The Ekurhuleni Metro’s failure to secure power infrastructure has left large parts of Kempton Park without electricity since cable thieves struck again three days ago. The affected areas are Pomona, Pomona Estate, Brentwood Park and parts of Glen Marais. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is inundated with calls from residents complaining that their perishable […]
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Workers March in Maseru as AGOA Uncertainty Threatens Thousands of Jobs
Protest, originally banned, proceeded after police minister gave it the go-ahead
Filthy, Broken Toilets and Teachers Urinating Behind Bushes: A Groundup Investigation Finds Limpopo’s Schools Have Not Yet Been Fixed
Ten years after the Michael Komape tragedy, many schools still need proper toilets
Eastern Cape Villagers Take Charge of Their Own Water Supply
Frustrated by the unreliable municipal water supply, six communities near Cofimvaba have raised over R110,000 for their own supply infrastructure
Tshwane Municipality Fails to Improve Living Conditions at Mamelodi Hostel
Three years ago the City promised to restore electricity and erect a fence. Nothing has been done and the place is deteriorating
The Spectacular but Contested Drakensberg Source of Johannesburg’s Water
It is well known that Johannesburg receives most of its potable water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, via the Vaal dam, but there is another equally voluminous inter-basin water transfer scheme that feeds into the Vaal, called the Thukela-Vaal Transfer Scheme. It is one of the country’s great feats of engineering, incorporating an underground …
Durban Community Hall Left to Ruin by Municipality
Jabulani Hall has broken windows and collapsing ceilings and its dilapidated offices are occupied by people who say they were displaced by floods in 2022
How Johannesburg Residents Are Protecting Their Power Lines
“Secure infrastructure should be covered by our rates. We’d much rather spend the extra money on beautifying our local park.”
Durban Ward Councillor’s Mobile Office Overturned by Angry Residents
People in eNkanini informal settlement say they have been living without services since 2017
Court Green-Lights Eviction of Over 1,800 Ballito Residents
But KwaDukuza Municipality must satisfy the court it has a plan to relocate them with services
Over 100 Houses Illegally Occupied in Stalled Nyanga Project
Contractor problems, the covid pandemic, extortion attempts, vandalism and illegal occupations have delayed the housing project
Emfuleni’s Dysfunctional Smart Meters
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) submitted a motion regarding malfunctioning BXC smart meters in the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging), which will be tabled to the Council on 27 November. BXC is a national company that supplies smart meters to various municipalities. The party has received numerous complaints from residents […]
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Madagascar Protests: How Ousted President Andry Rajoelina’s Urban Agenda Backfired
President Rajoelina’s large-scale infrastructure projects didn’t meet the needs of most Malagasy citizens.