MPs Debate South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel
The country had a legal and moral obligation to act, says international relations director-general
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The Time for Consequences Against Gary Van Niekerk Is Long Overdue
The GOOD Party is appalled, but not surprised, by Deputy Mayor Gary van Niekerk’s decision to leave South Africa on the eve of his criminal trial. This brazen act of evasion is just the latest chapter in a long and sordid story of impunity, enabled by a complicit and lethargic coalition.
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A Victory for Ditsobotla Residents
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the announcement that national government will directly intervene in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality in Lichtenburg. The people of Lichtenburg and Coligny have been plagued by the lawlessness and mismanagement characterising the Municipality for years. The Freedom Front Plus along with organisations such as Sakeliga has repeatedly called on […]
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“Rent-A-Cop” a Symbol of Safety Inequality
The “Rent-a-Cop” initiative by Stellenbosch Municipality doesn’t just reflect inequality, it reinforces it, formalising a system where safety is no longer a right, but a privilege reserved for those who can afford to pay.
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Ethiopia’s Mega Dam Has Taken 14 Years to Build: What It Means for the Nile’s 11 River States and Why It’s So Controversial
Egypt and Sudan’s insistence on keeping their historical water shares cannot be considered equitable and reasonable.
The Zambian Minister, the Mysterious Businesswoman and Illegal Mining
“There is a new mining order that is coming. Embrace it, but what is illegal, do not tolerate it,” says minister
City of Cape Town Pauses Decision to Cut Dial-A-Ride Services
Settlement reached between the municipality and the Western Cape Network on Disability
High Court Judgment Halting Dial-A-Ride Cuts Welcomed
The GOOD Party warmly welcomes today’s rational and just decision by the Western Cape High Court ordering the City of Cape Town to halt its planned cuts to the Dial-a-Ride service and immediately restore it to pre-announcement levels.
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No Sex Workers Will Be Prosecuted While Court Process Plays Out
NPA issues directive to prosecutors not to enroll new cases
City of Cape Town Probe Clears Officers of Responsibility in Taxi Driver’s Death
No evidence linking Law Enforcement officers to death of Luvyo Vimba last November, City says
Firearm Fiasco in Emfuleni’s Traffic Department
Officers of the Traffic Department of the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) are embroiled in a firearm fiasco after it came to light that three service firearms are missing and more than half of the officers do not have a firearm competency certificate. This shocking revelation was made in a recent […]
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African Union Must Act to Protect LGBTQIA+ Rights Across Africa
The GOOD Party is deeply concerned by Burkina Faso’s regressive amendments to its Persons and Family Code, passed by the country’s transitional Parliament on 2 September 2025. These amendments criminalise same-sex relations, marking a dangerous step backwards for human rights on the African continent.
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Tshwane Metro Guilty of Contempt of Court
It is utterly unacceptable that the Tshwane Metro continues to bill residents for a cleaning charge that the High Court has declared unlawful. Despite a court ruling on 31 July 2025 setting aside the charge, the Metro still issued bills on 1 September charging residents R194 per month. The charge, originally introduced to maintain landfill […]
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Famine in Gaza: What Next for South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel
UN report confirms hundreds have starved to death despite International Court of Justice ordering Israel to allow humanitarian aid into the Palestinian enclave
Dozens of Organisations Join Sex Work Decriminalisation Court Case
Cape High Court allows multiple groups to intervene in SWEAT’s challenge to laws criminalising consenting adult sex work
Joburg Shows Support for Gaza Flotilla
“There are risks. But the greater danger lies in allowing Israel and its allies to carry out genocide with impunity.”
Medical Parole System Is Failing Dying Prisoners
Terminally ill inmates have died behind bars because the parole process is cumbersome, expensive and inconsistent between prisons
Commuters Stranded in Somerset West Amid Deadly Taxi Violence
At least five people dead as tensions between CATA and CODETA boil over
Green Scorpions Target Controversial Garden Route Motocross Track
Owner of the Harper’s Creek motocross track near Harkerville Forest must repair the damage to vegetation
Informal Settlement Residents Destroy Sewage Pump Station
They threaten to prevent repairs to the station until their electricity is restored
Sex Workers in Colonial Senegal Were Policed by France – Book Explores a Racist History
French authorities allowed sex work because they believed brothels could help prevent interracial relationships from developing.
Khayelitsha Residents Protest Removal of Illegal Connections by Eskom
Residents of New Monwabisi Park want their illegal connections temporarily formalised while they await electrification
Lesotho’s outdated laws fail to protect threatened plant species
Maximum fine of R200 hasn’t been updated since 1967
A Province That Cares… if You Are a Rich Tourist
GOOD Speech by Brett Herron. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s Statement to the House
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