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The GOOD Party notes the City of Cape Town’s revised 2026/27 Budget proposals presented by Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis following the recent Court ruling relating to the City’s budget framework.
The post GOOD WELCOMES BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS THAT CONTRADICT MAYOR’S CLAIMS ABOUT COURT RULING appeared first on For Good.
Speech by Rosa Louw, GOOD Garden Route District Municipality. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the Garden Route Council Meeting
The post GARDEN ROUTE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY TABLES 2026/2027 INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN appeared first on For Good.
GOOD Stellenbosch expresses its deep concern and sadness following the recent shootings in Franschhoek which resulted in the loss of lives and left the community traumatised and fearful.
The post GOOD STELLENBOSCH CALLS FOR INCREASED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND POLICE VISIBILITY IN FRANSCHHOEK FOLLOWING RECENT SHOOTINGS appeared first on For Good.
The state is using the public works programme to avoid paying them the national minimum wage
GOOD Statement by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General 26 May 2026 Blaming African immigrants and refugees for South Africa’s poverty, unemployment and tardy implementation of post-apartheid redress is untrue, morally bankrupt, and a dog-whistle for public violence. Nobody will benefit from another bout of xenophobic-driven looting and savagery such as that of 2008, which claimed 62 […]
The post IMMIGRANTS NOT TO BLAME FOR SOUTH AFRICANS’ SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SUFFERING appeared first on For Good.
Written on 7 May 2026, stopping xenophobic incitement and mobilisation from destabilising communities and local government elections.
The post OPEN LETTER TO MINISTER OF POLICE FIROZ CACHALIA appeared first on For Good.
GOOD in the Overberg welcomes the unanimous adoption of the revised Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework (MTREF - Budget) during a Special Council Sitting of the Overberg District Municipality held on Monday.
The post GOOD WELCOMES ADOPTION OF OVERBERG DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY BUDGET AND IDP appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party in Drakenstein officially handed over the municipality’s response to a petition to residents of the Bakka informal settlement on Friday, as the landowner agreed to sell the land to Drakenstein for the municipality to provide electricity to residents of the settlement.
The post BAKKA INFORMAL SETTLEMENT ELECTRIFICATION PETITION GETS THE GREENLIGHT appeared first on For Good.
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.
The post KIRSTENBOSCH IS BEING FAILED UNDER DA GOVERNANCE appeared first on For Good.
Speech by Patricia de Lille, GOOD Leader & Minister of Tourism. *Note to Editor: This speech was given today during the RISE Mzansi Mayoral Launch in Johannesburg
The post PATRICA DE LILLE, LEADER OF GOOD, ENDORSES LUKHONA MNGUNI FOR MAYOR OF JOHANNESBURG appeared first on For Good.
Judge Moletje George Phatudi and his colleagues either acted deliberately, which would be gross misconduct, or inadvertently, which would be gross incompetence
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: […]
The post Freedom Front Plus submits motion of no confidence in Oudtshoorn Speaker appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
RISE Mzansi and the GOOD party enjoy a longstanding relationship built on shared values.
The post RISE Mzansi and GOOD agree to amalgamate campaign structures to contest 2026 local elections together appeared first on For Good.
Upon examination of the final Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and budget for the 2026/27 financial year of the ANC-controlled Tzaneen Local Municipality, it is evident that residents were deliberately misled regarding tariff increases during the public participation process. During the public meetings held on 28 March 2026 at Tzaneen Primary School and on 15 April […]
The post Tzaneen budget: residents deliberately misled regarding tariff increases appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
Today’s announcement by the City of Cape Town confirms what many of us have warned all along: the much-publicised 10.2% property rates reduction was never a genuine relief for residents – it was built on a flawed and unlawful tariff model that has now collapsed under court scrutiny.
The post CITY OF CAPE TOWN ADMITS ITS “RATES CUT” WAS NEVER REAL appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party welcomes the appointment of Councillor Ricardo van der Merwe to the Saldanha Bay Municipality’s Mayoral Committee, where he will serve with responsibility for Infrastructure and Planning Services.
The post GOOD COUNCILLOR APPOINTEE TAKES UP INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLANNING ROLE IN SALDANHA BAY appeared first on For Good.
The ANC has had more than enough time to govern South Africa. And it wasted that time. After more than three decades of ANC rule, the country is on the brink of ruin. Incompetence and corruption have eroded state institutions and caused municipalities to collapse. It is time for everyone who truly believe in our […]
The post The ANC wasted its time in power; this is Our Time! appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
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.
The post GOOD WELCOMES THE TABLING OF TSHWANE’S DRAFT FULLY FUNDED BUDGET FOR 2026/27 appeared first on For Good.
Speech by Matthew Cook, GOOD National Chairperson and PR Councillor in the City of Johannesburg. *Note to Editor: This Speech was given during the 2026 State of the City Address (SOCA) Debate.
The post BEYOND THE SPEECH: THE REALITY JOHANNESBURG RESIDENTS FACE appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party welcomes the City of Cape Town’s announcement that it is considering developing the Civic Centre parking lot in the inner city to include an unknown quantity of affordable homes.
The post ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN CAPE TOWN, ZERO HOMES DELIVERED appeared first on For Good.
The recent High Court ruling against the City of Cape Town’s property-value-based fixed charges exposed serious weaknesses in the City’s tariff and revenue model when they were found unconstitutional, unlawful and invalid.
The post SIMPLE ANALYSIS EXPOSES THE FIBS IN CAPE TOWN’S TARIFF AND REVENUE MODEL appeared first on For Good.
If Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis is serious about protecting lower-income households from higher tariffs, he must introduce a progressive tariff system that spares the struggling working and lower-middle classes and targets those who can really afford to pay.
The post CAPE TOWN TARIFFS: REPLACE CITY’S “REDISTRIBUTION” CHARADE WITH SUPER-TAX ON HIGH-VALUE AND SECOND HOMES appeared first on For Good.
The Unemployment Insurance Fund’s old online claims system is still accepting applications which go nowhere
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. […]
The post GOOD CONDEMNS DA’S LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND ALLEGED POLITICAL PLAY WITH THEEWATERSKLOOF DISASTER RELIEF appeared first on For Good.