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Figuring out how climate change will cause plant disease and pests to spread across Africa’s Great Lakes farms is critical for future food supplies.
Gauteng education department says schools must pay for electricity themselves
Paul Gerber, 58, lived in a wooden shed with no ablutions in Kalbaskraal while the state contacted 173 facilities on his behalf without success
The critical shortage of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine is creating mounting pressure on farmers as calving season is around the corner. While the crisis worsens, farmers are losing calves and herds are increasingly weakened. A farmer in the eastern Free State informed the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) that more than 50% of his calves […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) endorses the principle of allowing independent power producers to contribute to the Ekurhuleni Metro’s energy supply, as well as creating a structure through which assets for the proposed independent power producers are entrusted to a reliable third party. For years, Ekurhuleni’s residents and businesses have had to endure Eskom’s […]
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The deadline for public comment on the 2,700-page draft environmental scoping report and appendices has been extended to 25 May
Road counts over 16 years revealed declines in populations of birds of prey in South Africa.
With the collapse of rail, roads become busier
Cape Town commuters brace for looming taxi fare hike
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.
While government is doubling down on oil and gas, renewable energy would free us from foreign price shocks
Thobile Saza and his family have moved into a five-room house in Motherwell, Nelson Mandela Bay
Speech by Sarah Mabotsa, GOOD City of Tshwane Councillor and Member of the Mayoral Committee responsible for Economic Development and Spatial Planning. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered today at the City of Cape Town Council Meeting
The post GOOD WELCOMES PROGRESS OUTLINED IN TSHWANE STATE OF THE CAPITAL ADDRESS appeared first on For Good.
The Minister of Social Development says parents who use baby boxes are committing a crime
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) expressed serious concerns about the Tshwane Metro’s request to write off a further R1,5 billion in debtors as unauthorised expenditure. The mere fact that this massive amount is labelled “unauthorised” serves as an admission that it was never budgeted for. This exposes the so-called “funded budget”, which the Mayor […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is not satisfied with the explanation offered by the Rand West Local Municipality (Randfontein and Westonaria) for the prolonged power outages affecting the rural communities of Randfontein. According to the ANC-controlled Municipality’s public notice, some residents have been without electricity since the last week of March after at least […]
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The failure to transfer ownership of residential properties in Refilwe, near Cullinan, to residents means that they are not paying property rates, which essentially robs the Tshwane Metro of much-needed revenue. An investigation by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) revealed that around 10% of these properties are still registered in the Tshwane Metro’s name. […]
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For years, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warned Johannesburg’s ANC administration that exorbitant salary negotiations and a culture of non-payment would steer the City straight into bankruptcy. These warnings fell on deaf ears, though, and the consequences are now evident. The controversial R10,3 billion salary increase offered to workers last year to avert labour […]
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Since 2011 at least R324-million has been spent but the rank is still not open
Over 1,000 take part in March and March demonstration
The recent rains in Johannesburg did not only wash out potholes, but also fully exposed the extent of the ANC coalition government’s failed governance. The same potholes usually reappear within a matter of weeks – a clear sign of poor workmanship and short-term patchwork that end up costing taxpayers dearly. Rain is a natural and […]
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A report by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), tabled to the Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality Council today, highlights the shocking consequences of years of ANC maladministration. The report follows an oversight visit to the area by the Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Sello Seitlholo, in March. More than 6 000 households still […]
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Economic conditions for ordinary Mozambicans are deteriorating. Poverty has risen, public services are unreliable and there are few decent job opportunities.
Premier Alan Winde’s answers to parliamentary questions reveal the extent of the Western Cape’s political dilly-dallying over police resources for the past seven years.
The post WESTERN CAPE GOVERNMENT WAITING FOR “GOOD FAITH” AGREEMENT OVER POLICE RESOURCING FOR SEVEN YEARS appeared first on For Good.