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South Africans must pay close attention to the lawfare being conducted by two former Presidents relating to the Khampepe Commission.
The post NEW STALINGRAD LOADING: JUDGE KHAMPEPE DISMISSES ZUMA/MBEKI RECUSAL APPLICATION appeared first on For Good.
During Thursday’s council meeting, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) did not support the proposal to create a deputy mayor position for Johannesburg. This proposal has nothing to do with the city’s actual challenges, but everything with the ANC’s internal power struggles. Johannesburg faces serious service delivery problems, decaying infrastructure and a growing financial crisis. […]
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Speech by Matthew Cook, GOOD National Chairperson & City of Johannesburg Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the City of Johannesburg Municipality Council Meeting
The post JOHANNESBURG NEEDS STABILITY, NOT A COSTLY NEW EXECUTIVE POST appeared first on For Good.
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) views the decision of the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, to approve name changes in the Eastern Cape as proof that limited public funds are wasted on misguided priorities. The very same Department that approved 21 geographical name changes – including several costly ones, such as […]
The post Sport, Arts and Culture Department opts for symbolism rather than economic growth appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
Benin’s smallholder dairy farmers need development finance to plant shady trees on the land where their cattle graze, to improve cattle health.
The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) and the #PayTheGrants campaign want the Supreme Court of Appeal to dismiss government’s appeal
The power outages that Benoni residents in the Ekurhuleni Metro have had to endure over the past four days are unacceptable and prove that the Metro is buckling under maladministration. Several residential areas had no power since 23 and 24 January, respectively, until supply was eventually restored on 27 January. Barely three hours later, residents […]
The post Benoni in the dark for four days with residents paying the price for maladministration appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
Polokwane municipality says R36-million project will be completed by March 2026
Upgrades to the wastewater treatment works delayed until 2028/29 after contractor terminated for poor performance
City says it has “identified possible relocation areas” but gives no timeline
The City says it’s piloting new operating days to now run from Wednesdays to Sundays until April
Government appeals ruling that R370 grant regulations are unconstitutional and unlawful
Competition for shea trees is rising in west Africa, leaving the poorest women collectors with less access and fewer gains.
2,600 residents were left homeless in Dunoon informal settlement
Tax records of the past can inform about governance, markets and inequality today.
The rules make it almost impossible to run an informal business legally
Municipality lacks funds to rebuild homes of displaced families
The GOOD Party welcomes and fully supports the principled stance taken by the Parkwood Sports Complex Municipal Facility Management Committee (MFMC) at today’s City of Cape Town Sub-council 18 meeting to insist on the revitalisation and completion of the long-abandoned tartan athletics track at Fairmount High School.
The post GOOD SUPPORTS THE REVITALISATION OF THE FAIRMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL TARTAN TRACK DEVELOPMENT appeared first on For Good.
The South African government deserves more praise than it gets for a foreign policy that has sought to maintain old relationships with countries in the global north, even as it develops new relations with BRICS partners – and for its courage to act on its principles by charging Israel with genocide at the International Court of Justice.
The post TRUMP’S NEW WORLD ORDER: SA FOREIGN POLICY DESERVES MORE PRAISE THAN IT GETS appeared first on For Good.
Courts are clogged with thousands of RAF cases
Villages cut off by roads and bridges damaged by rainfall
Residents of the Dipaleseng Local Municipality (Balfour, Grootvlei, Greylingstad) are still in the dark about whether or not their drinking water is safe. While essential infrastructure is decaying due to maladministration, the Municipality is withholding critical data on water quality directly related to public health. In terms of legislation, the Municipality is obliged to frequently […]
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The renewal of and South Africa’s continued inclusion in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is not merely desirable – it is absolutely essential for the country’s economic survival, job creation and growth. AGOA offers preferential access to the American market, which is crucial for creating thousands of jobs and facilitating billions of rand […]
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Trains on the Vereeniging line stopped running during the covid lockdown