Municipalities Ruining Hartbeespoort Dam
Pollution and sewage is harming the aquatic environment
Environment
A Missed Opportunity to Abandon Failed Policy
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, missed a golden opportunity to do away with the ANC’s failed socialist policies, and replace them with a fair free-market system, by recently introducing new crisis packages and artificial regulations. These failed policies have directly contributed to the current trade crisis with the United States (US). […]
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How Companies Can Manage Dark Data Better
Stored data contributes to greenhouse gas emissions by needing power for servers and cooling systems.
Wheelchair Basketball: What We Can Learn From a South African Athlete’s Journey to France
Born in rural KwaZulu-Natal, double amputee Sphelele Dlamini faces fresh challenges playing basketball in France.
Lesotho’s outdated laws fail to protect threatened plant species
Maximum fine of R200 hasn’t been updated since 1967
Green Scorpions in Kimberley Lack Sting
The Green Scorpions lack sting – especially in Kimberley. An oversight visit by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) yesterday to the Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Land Reform, prompted by issues such as the smuggling of rare plants, revealed numerous problems. The most significant issue is a critical shortage of manpower. […]
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Mbombela’s Environmental Transgressions Rewarded With Green Municipality Award
In a move that starkly contradicts the Mbombela Local Municipality’s ongoing environmental transgressions, the Municipality was awarded the Green Municipality award. This award, presented under the Temvelo programme by Mpumalanga’s Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs, which recognises “excellence and dedication to the environment”, is entirely at odds with what is actually […]
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Property Owners Are Misreading the Law, Argues Cape Town Mayor
Commercial property owners are challenging the City’s budget in court, but the mayor argues they are selectively interpreting the law
Court Blocks Totalenergies Oil Exploration From Cape Agulhas to Cape Town
TotalEnergies can still submit new assessments and conduct a fresh public participation process
US report highlights human rights crisis in South Africa
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the latest report by the United States (US) Department of State, which describes the human rights situation in South Africa as having “significantly worsened”, with specific reference to the rights of Afrikaners and other minorities. The report underscores the fact that the US government will not turn a […]
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Explainer: Cape Town’s “Pro-poor” Budget and Its Legal Challenge
Large commercial property owners take aim at the City’s revenue plan
Should Coca-Cola Pay for Plastic Pollution?
Episode five in GroundUp’s video series on microplastics
Climate Projects in South Sudan Can Turn Deadly
Climate adaptation projects in high conflict areas like South Sudan work best if they’re designed to help communities manage many problems at once.
Communities Near South Africa’s Kruger National Park Prefer Wildlife-Friendly Ways to Earn a Living Over Killing Animals
For low-income communities living on the borders of game reserves, the benefits of trophy hunting are few. There are 10 better ways that they could earn a living.
Armed Banditry Is Becoming a Crisis in Nigeria: Why Fixing the Police Is Key
The fragile state of Nigeria’s police contributes to the persistence of insecurity, particularly banditry, in the northern region.
Lifeline for Penguins Opens in Cape Town
A new seabird nursery at SANCCOB will incubate eggs and rear orphaned and abandoned chicks
Uganda’s Land Eviction Crisis: Do Populist State Measures Actually Fix Problems?
President Yoweri Museveni’s effort to stop evictions didn’t address underlying problems, but it enhanced his political legitimacy.
Social Housing and the Future of Cape Town’s Inner-City
Affordable housing in the inner city is no longer a dream, says MEC
Community Project Crochets Recycled Plastics Into Colourful Bags
Re.Bag.Re.Use supports 21 women from Imizamo Yethu and other communities across Cape Town
Mogale City’s Failure to Protect and Maintain Infrastructure Leads to Total Collapse
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) chairperson of the Gauteng Legislature’s Committee on Environmental Affairs, Agriculture and Rural Development confronted the Mayor of the Mogale City Local Municipality, (Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg, Muldersdrift), Lucky Sele, about the total collapse of this once-prosperous area in the Cradle of Humankind. Mayor Sele appeared before the Committee on Tuesday to […]
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SAPS Serve the ANC Insiders, Not the People: Here’s How It Happened
Since around 2000 the South African Police Service has been used to manage internal political dynamics in the ANC.
Will the Employment Equity Act Transform Companies or Slow Growth?
DA’s Michael Bagraim debates Just Share’s Kwanele Ngogela
Now That the George Building Collapse CBE Report Is Public, It Must Be Tabled in Council
GOOD Statement by Chantelle Kyd ,GOOD George Councillor 19 July 2025 The GOOD Party welcomes the decision by Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson to publicly release the Council for the Built Environment’s (CBE) investigation report into the George building collapse. The press conference was emotionally charged, with the families of the victims making […]
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George Building Collapse: Municipality Must Be Given the CBE Report to Act
GOOD Statement by Chantelle Kyd,GOOD George Councillor 17 July 2025 We welcome the announcement that Minister Dean Macpherson will be meeting with the families of the victims of the George building collapse. These families deserve the truth, accountability, and ultimately, closure. It is a necessary and humane step forward. But we also reiterate our urgent […]
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