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GOOD notes the approval of the City of Johannesburg’s 2026/27 Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure Budget, including a significant multi-year infrastructure investment programme aimed at stabilising and rebuilding the city’s deteriorating systems.
The post INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT WELCOMED, TARIFF BURDEN QUESTIONED IN JOHANNESBURG BUDGET appeared first on For Good.
Speech by Matthew Cook, GOOD National Chairperson & City of Johannesburg Councillor. *Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the City of Johannesburg Council Meeting
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The Department of Human Settlements says the proposed change will reduce unlawful occupation of land
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
The idea of a ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ is a myth that best serves idealists.
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.
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Ministers convened a “high-level” meeting at the Union Buildings on Monday
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.
In St George’s Cathedral on Africa Day activists called out Afrophobia, saying immigrants are fighting for the same dignity as marginalised South Africans
The Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa has overturned a High Court ruling that allowed a German solar company to attach Lesotho state assets
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in Langeberg calls for immediate intervention by the Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, in the repair of the bridge between Robertson and McGregor as well as the Red Bridge before Bonnievale. It is a dilemma, and the Freedom Front Plus expects solutions to restore normal traffic flow […]
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Global media coverage tends to focus on just one of Ethiopia’s conflicts.
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.
Diesel has become South Africa’s shadow infrastructure system by compensating for failures in electricity generation and freight rail.
“March and March pretends to oppose only undocumented migration, but in practice, it fuels hostility and violence,” said activist groups in a statement
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.
Protesters say their pleas for electricity, flushing toilets and housing have fallen on deaf ears
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.
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is demanding answers after it came to light that a senior member of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) has been removed from a high-profile corruption investigation and replaced with a junior official. The party officially enquired about the matter from the Acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia. […]
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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.