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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.
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.
The post CONCRETE RAINS DOWN IN ELSIES RIVER – THREE YEARS AFTER CITY WAS WARNED appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party welcomes the swift response by senior officials of Stellenbosch Municipality following the formal submission of an urgent letter regarding the ongoing structural damage and flooding crisis affecting residents of Fontein Street in Cloetesville by GOOD Councillor Robin Hendrikse.
The post GOOD PARTY WELCOMES SWIFT MUNICIPAL RESPONSE AND COMMITMENTS TO RESOLVE CLOETESVILLE FLOODING CRISIS appeared first on For Good.
The DA-led City of Cape Town and Western Cape Provincial Government are challenging the validity of the Public Procurement Act in the Constitutional Court today.
The post DA & SOLIDARITEIT’S CHOREOGRAPHED RESISTANCE TO REDRESS appeared first on For Good.
Julius Malema’s skills at building a party and running a tight ship have been bolstered by his charisma and speech-making capability.
Funds meant for an agricultural project to benefit 1,900 unemployed people were used to buy homes for directors of non-profit organisations
Nonkululo Fente died when SAPS raided her tavern
Science can only change the world when societies decide to give it the means to do so.
The increasing number of active South Africans jobseekers to more than 8.1 million adults, together with sustained slow economic growth that is not projected to speed up soon, is a national crisis that is being hopelessly inadequately addressed by the R370 SRD grant.
The post STATE MUST FIND MEANS TO FIND BASIC INCOME GRANT TO MITIGATE UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS appeared first on For Good.
As cities grow, it would be better to have more efficient, higher-capacity transport than more vehicles on the road.
The GOOD Party calls on the DA-led George Municipality to urgently reinstate bus services or provide immediate alternative transport for hundreds of residents left stranded by the sudden suspension of the GO George service.
The post GOOD CALLS FOR URGENT TRANSPORT ALTERNATIVES FOLLOWING GO GEORGE SUSPENSION appeared first on For Good.
The City of Cape Town BRT (Bus Rapid Transit - MyCiTi) public transport system is regarded as one of the best-performing Bus systems in South Africa.
The post IS THE MYCITI BUS SYSTEM, AND THE EXPANSION OF IT, AT RISK IF TREASURY PULLS THE PLUG? appeared first on For Good.
Literature about royal animals was used in workshops to imagine better futures.
Road counts over 16 years revealed declines in populations of birds of prey in South Africa.
Several institutions have investigated aspects of the pile of Phala Phala cash, its alleged theft, and subsequent events, and have cleared the President of wrongdoing, including the Public Protector, the South African Reserve Bank, and the NPA.
The post PHALA PHALA: TIME TO CLEAR UP THE MYSTERY appeared first on For Good.