Pentecostal Churches Are a Place of Everyday Care, Not Just Bizarre Spectacle: Southern African Study
In most churches, religious life forms around friendships, love, emotional support and social events.
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Lesufi’s Appointment of Nkululeko Dunga Is a Serious Mistake
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s sudden appointment of the EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga as the new MEC for Finance in the Gauteng government is a serious mistake. Dunga is in no way qualified to hold this position in the Gauteng government and it could severely harm the province, which is already plagued by financial mismanagement and weak […]
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Tshwane Mayoral Committee Writes off Millions, Despite Being Unsure of Exact Amount
The Tshwane Metro Council’s decision to write off millions in debt, without being certain of the exact amount or the legitimate grounds for doing so, serves as shocking proof of the Metro’s poor financial management. In a Mayoral Committee report tabled to the Council, two different amounts — R17 million and R15,6 million — are […]
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Iran War: What African Countries Can Do to Get through the Crisis and Emerge in a Better Place
The sad truth is that African countries cannot avoid being harmed by the current Gulf war. But they can make efforts to emerge from the crisis in a better place.
Water Corruption: Hundreds of Cases Referred for Prosecution, but No Arrests
MPs concerned that criminals are getting away with large-scale fraud and corruption over water and sanitation projects
City of Cape Town Housing Project Has Backyarders up in Arms
Ravensmead backyarders fear they are being sidelined
Soweto Volunteers Clean Streets as Illegal Dumping Overwhelms Gauteng
The Soulbent Project has dozens of residents converting dumping sites into vegetable gardens
Durban Police Brutality Case: Trial Date Finally Set but Only for December
Regan Naidoo died in police custody in 2018
Dipaleseng Draft Budget Fails to Address Residents’ Needs
The Dipaleseng Local Municipality’s draft budget for the 2026/27 financial year makes no meaningful provision for infrastructure upgrades and does not address the urgent needs of residents at all. The draft budget provides for operating expenditure of approximately R439,4 million, but only R16,7 million for capital projects. This means there is practically no funding for […]
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Cape Town Suffers From “Financial Obesity”
Speech by Sandra Dickson, GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was given today at the City of Cape Town Council Meeting
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Lesotho Organisations Push Back Against US Health Deal
A leaked copy of the agreement has raised concerns about transparency and data sharing
Pietermaritzburg Master’s Office Gets Mixed Reviews
Attorneys we spoke to had good and bad things to say about the quality of service at the office
Africa’s Electric Motorbike Future Can Be Built Locally and Powered by Solar – Our 6,000KM Ride Shows What’s Possible
Research suggests a shift to electric mobility is technically and economically feasible.
Human Rights Festival Highlights Plight of Domestic Workers
Domestic workers are often underpaid, overworked, given poor accommodation and no benefits
Documentary Reveals SA’s Skewed Food System
With nearly one in five households being food insecure, activists call for urgent action
Kannaland Municipality Has to Answer Questions About New Property Valuation Roll
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is concerned about the fact that the Kannaland Local Municipality (Calitzdorp, Ladismith, Vanwyksdorp, Zoar) keeps withholding critical information regarding its general property valuation roll for the period 2026 to 2031. This lack of transparency denies residents their right to lodge informed objections to possibly excessive rate increases. Even though […]
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GF Jooste Hospital: Rebuild Promised by 2016, but Not a Single Brick Laid
When the Western Cape Government promised in 2012 to upgrade the hospital serving one of Cape Town’s most underserved and violent crime-ridden areas, then Health MEC Theuns Botha said: “The GF Jooste Hospital will be rebuilt on its present site between 2013 and 2016.”
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Development Finance in Africa: Economist Explains How Private Savings Could Be Unlocked
Africa does not lack household savings, but only a small share of these are placed in formal institutions.
South Africa’s Power Utility Eskom Wants to Cut Electricity to Municipalities That Haven’t Paid: Households May Pay the Price
Eskom’s plans to cut power to 14 indebted municipalities expose a deepening crisis in South Africa’s state-owned electricity provider.
Mbombela’s Much Loved Public Libraries
Libraries are not only about books any more
Postbank to Resume Black Card Rollout in April
About 600,000 beneficiaries are still without the new card
Tshwane’s IDP is Ctrl A, Ctrl C, Ctrl V
The Tshwane Metro’s 2026/27 Integrated Development Plan (IDP) is nothing more than a rehash of previous plans, reflecting three years of strategic decay and institutional paralysis. The report was tabled to the Council today. An analysis by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) revealed that the Metro is ignoring critical infrastructure needs while acknowledging that […]
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Durban Street Vendors Take Municipality to Court
More than 80 traders say permits were suspended, terminated or left undecided while they are being forced to relocate to Centrum Park
R130 Million in Tax Money Disappears Into the Bottomless Pit of Incomplete Infrastructure Projects
During Thursday’s council meeting of the Tshwane Metro, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly condemned the proposal to write off R130 million in capital assets relating to incomplete infrastructure projects. This step is nothing but a calculated attempt to repaint large-scale administrative failure as a simple accounting correction. This massive financial loss is the […]
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