Tshwane Municipal Workers Demand Salary Increases
Union says 3.5% and 5.4% increases were promised in 2021 and 2023
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Tshwane Residents’ Owe Over R18 Billion
Despite the Tshwane Metro’s debt relief programme, residents’ outstanding debt increased by more than R700 million in the previous financial year. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has always maintained that general debt write-offs foster a culture of non-payment. According to the fourth-quarter report by the Department of Finance, tabled at the latest council meeting, […]
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Tshwane Coalition Government Creates Posts for Political Loyalists at Taxpayers’ Expense
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly opposes the creation of ten media liaison posts in the Tshwane Metro Council’s Mayoral Office, which will cost the Metro more than R6,3 million annually. These posts are being considered even though the wage bill already exceeds R13 billion annually. This clearly points to an inflated and unsustainable […]
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Here’s How The Global Health System Can Build Back Better After US Aid Cuts
To achieve global health for the future, the leadership must come not only from the US.
No Progress With Tshwane Housing Projects
The Tshwane Metro’s housing crisis worsened exponentially over the past quarter as no progress was made with construction or infrastructure development in any of the Metro’s 53 housing projects. A report from the Department of Human Settlements reveals that millions have been allocated to housing and infrastructure, yet no houses have been built, no land […]
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Corruption Fight Put at “Risk” by Moving Special Tribunal
Move from Joburg to Pretoria “worrying” and a “blow to its effectiveness”
These Are Our Rights When We Use Medicines
South African law says that we must be informed about our health care options
Lesotho Aims for 10% Tariff on Exports to US
Government relieved by reduction from threatened 50% to 15%
Emfuleni Loses Outstanding Traffic Fine Data
The traffic department of the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) is facing total collapse after a service provider removed all its traffic control equipment and related data. As a result, the Department no longer has access to information on outstanding fines issued from 2021 until 16 July this year. The removed […]
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Climate Projects in South Sudan Can Turn Deadly
Climate adaptation projects in high conflict areas like South Sudan work best if they’re designed to help communities manage many problems at once.
Crumbling Sewage Infrastructure Leads to Closure of Several Beaches
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) places the blame for the second closure of Kings Beach within a month squarely on the shoulders of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) due to its failure to maintain sewage infrastructure and replace ageing systems. Kings Beach was closed for the second time on 30 July after a […]
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Carletonville Left in the Dark for More Than a Month
Small businesses and residents are suffering after prolonged power cuts
Repairs to Crumbling Clinic Delayed
A R9-million tender was awarded to a contractor last year to renovate Haytor clinic
George Municipality: Answers to Questions Expose Evasion and Exclusion
As the GOOD Party, we reject the culture of evasion that characterises formal written responses from the George Municipality.
As elected officials, our duty is to the people of George, not to bureaucratic stonewalling or political self-protection.
The answers provided by George Municipality to our formal questions expose the municipality’s lack of transparency and disregard for the opposition’s right to oversight.
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Rail Theft Case: Accused Juggles Lawyers, Creating Further Five-Month Delay
A trial over the theft of 42km of railway line in the Eastern Cape has already been six years in the making
At Least a Decade of Waiting for Social Housing
After years of struggle and public pressure, there are encouraging signs that the Western Cape Government (WCG) is finally listening. At a follow-up public meeting held in Sea Point last night, consultants appointed by the WCG presented revised concept proposals for the redevelopment of the Tafelberg School site, now quietly renamed “353-on-Main.” These new plans reflect a shift in response to public calls for more social and affordable housing.
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New Police Minister Must Prioritise Gang Crisis Over Political Turf Wars
GOOD welcomes the appointment of Professor Firoz Cachalia to this critical portfolio at a time when public trust in the police is dangerously low, and the entire criminal justice system is under unprecedented scrutiny. The appointment follows explosive allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, implicating senior figures in our police service, intelligence structures, prosecuting authority, and political leadership. These allegations must be taken seriously, and due process must follow but they cannot be allowed to consume the entire focus of the new minister.
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Is Electricity Affordable in South Africa?
Working class communities in South Africa are continuing the tradition of shutting down their neighbourhood in protest against high electricity prices.
Gambling Boss Quits After Forensic Audit
The National Gambling Board’s chief strategic advisor Caroline Kongwa has resigned. She earned R3.4-million last year.
Cape Town Social Housing: Tenants Intimidated
GOOD Statement by Axolile Notywala,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 31 July 2025 The GOOD Party strongly condemns the targeting and intimidation of social housing tenants in Cape Town. As we approach Women’s Month, we are reminded of the ongoing struggle for dignity, justice, and safety, particularly for poor and working-class women who continue to […]
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Joburg Clinic Staff Make Me Ashamed to Be an Immigrant
Each time I take my daughter to the clinic, immigrants are told to wait while South Africans are served first
Climate Change Is Making Africa’s Debt Burden Worse
State-contingent debt instruments allow countries hit by economic and climate crises to restructure their debt repayments.
Millions Were Spent to Relocate These Families, and yet They Still Live in Squalor
Gauteng Department of Human Settlements spent R78-million on plans that never materialised
First Malaria Treatment for Babies Is a Major Step to Ending the Disease in Africa
A recently approved drug for malaria treatment offers hope to millions of children who suffer from the disease in Africa.