KZN Government Fails to Pay Crèches Despite Court Order
Payments have been “sporadic and inconsistent”, says Legal Resources Centre
Government
President Dismisses Proposals to Make South Africa a Winning Country
(Budget Vote Debate: Presidency) Since its inception in 1994, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has been part of every Parliament, and has always maintained a constructive and positive approach. We will continue in this same vein, because we must find solutions to secure a better future for all. So, it is counterproductive when President […]
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Inclusionary Housing Policy, We Need More Than Approval – We Need Delivery
GOOD Statement by Marius van Stade,GOOD Stellenbosch Municipality Councillor 16 July 2025 The GOOD Party joins the Stellenbosch Municipality in celebrating the approval of more than 900 inclusionary housing units under its pioneering zoning by-law. It is a notable milestone but we remain cautious. Policy approval is one thing. Delivering homes that are truly affordable […]
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Our Leaders Are Allowing the HIV Response to Collapse
Motsoaledi’s claim that 520k people started HIV treatment is implausible
The Reasons Behind Gauteng Government’s Decline
(Budget debate on Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA)) During yesterday’s Budget debate for the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warned that the province’s decline is exacerbated by unstable coalitions, a shortage of skills and a lack of funds. These challenges undermine […]
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Judges Should Respect Press Freedom
There have been too many prepublication gag orders in recent times
Human Settlements’ Shrinking Lifeline
The R6,061 billion budget allocated to the Gauteng Department of Human Settlements may sound impressive, but a 20% reduction in housing subsidies leaves the province’s indigent getting the short end of the stick once again. This reduction, coupled with an alarming 88% cut in capital asset payments, signals a drastic decline in the Department’s ability […]
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Mr Ramaphosa: Update SA on Washington Strategy
GOOD Statement by Brett Herron,GOOD Secretary-General 15 July 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa owes the nation an update on progress. if any, with the nation’s diplomatic relationship with the US. If the President has retained Mcebisi Jonas as his Special Envoy to North America despite knowing for months that the US government had denied him a […]
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University Graduates in Ghana Must Serve Society for a Year – Study Suggests It’s Good for National Unity
Mandatory national service in Ghana has helped national cohesion.
Lesotho Dams Authority Fights Back in “Legally Baseless” Court Case
Court applicants say the LHDA has failed to compensate them adequately after they were displaced
Here is What SASSA is Doing to Fix the Delays in Grant Payments
Steps taken to improve service as the agency ramps up its review on beneficiaries suspected of having undisclosed incomes
Coal Isn’t Being Demonised
GOOD Statement by Kaden Arguile,GOOD National Youth Chairperson 14 July 2025 GOOD notes the recent remarks by MK Party MP Adil Nchabeleng, who called for the protection of coal-fired power and urged South Africans to stop “demonising” coal as an energy source. We remind the Honourable MP that coal is not being demonised, it is […]
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Nigeria’s Maroko Eviction Remembered: A Brutal Legacy Lives On
It’s been 35 years since the Nigerian government carried out its biggest forced eviction ever of the 300,000 residents of Maroko in Lagos.
Four Dead in Bishop Lavis
The Cape Flats was rocked by yet another mass murder on Friday night. Four adults were gunned down inside a home in Bishop Lavis. By Saturday morning, life had moved on. No heightened police presence. No wall-to-wall media coverage. No outrage. In the Cape Flats, violence has become so normalised that mass murder is met with a collective shrug from government and society alike.
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Treasury Plans to Withhold Funds From Free State Municipalities
The people of the Free State should no longer be the victims of municipalities’ financial crises. Last week, the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, indicated in a letter (attached) to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa, that his department is considering withholding the equitable share funds of eleven Free State […]
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Lesotho Declares Unemployment a National Disaster
The declaration will remain in effect for two years
Treasury Hands HIV Response a Lifeline, but It’s Probably Too Little
UNAIDS says US funding cuts put decades of progress against HIV in jeopardy
Sentencing of Apartheid Killer Cop Welcomed
GOOD Statement by Brett Herron,GOOD Secretary-General 10 July 2025 The GOOD Party welcomes the Gauteng High Court’s sentencing of apartheid-era policeman Johan Marais to 15 years imprisonment for the 1987 murder of student activist Caiphus Nyoka. Marais pleaded guilty to the murder but declined to turn State Witness against three former colleagues who have pleaded […]
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Faith Leaders Call on Minister Dion George to Back Plan to Reduce Plastic Production
African environment ministers meet in Kenya next week
Government to Help Khayelitsha Flood Victims Rebuild Their Homes
More than 100 people have been living at the Fulani Community Hall in Khayelitsha since last week
Affordable Housing Without State Subsidies?
City plans to sell land to private developers at a discount
State Must Stop Pussyfooting Around Health Care Vigilantes
GOOD Statement by Brett Herron,GOOD Secretary-General 09 July 2025 The State must send an unequivocal message to the xenophobes blocking access by foreign nationals to health care facilities in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal that people engaging in vigilantism will be arrested and prosecuted. South Africans have every right to demand that the State uses the country’s […]
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Emfuleni Warned to Pay Pension Fund Contributions
This week, the National Treasury (NT) warned the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) to pay outstanding staff pension fund contributions within seven days to avoid further action. Emfuleni is one of 39 municipalities in the country guilty of the malpractice of failing to pay staff pension fund contributions. In Emfuleni’s case, […]
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