How Can Rural Communities Benefit From South Africa’s Green Energy Transition?
Solar farms can bring jobs, but the story of one South African community shows that rural residents who give up their land need more say in how benefits are shared.
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Black Women Academics in My Study Said Their Main Allies Were White Men – What This Reveals
Social capital matters in academic career progress.
Free State Municipalities Pay the Price for Years of Squandering
The decision by the National Treasury (NT) to withhold funding from 16 of the Free State’s 19 municipalities is to the detriment of residents who are already plagued by poor service delivery. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) advocates for stringent financial discipline, but wants to emphasise that such discipline means very little when officials […]
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Tanzania Has Banned Political Rallies Again: What the Government Fears
Rallies hold great significance in Tanzania and are central to everyday political communication.
Blaming Migrants Ignores the Real Causes of South Africa’s Economic Crisis
The economic and social conditions in which anti-migrant sentiment has exploded in South Africa include high joblessness and a collapse of government services.
Cape Town Fails to Receive a Clean Audit
The GOOD Party notes the release of the Auditor‑General's latest local government audit outcomes and cautions against any attempt to portray the City of Cape Town's audit outcome as a "clean audit".
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Draft Prevention of Illegal Eviction From and Unlawful Occupation of Land Amendment Bill Provides Insufficient Protection for Property Rights
Property rights will not be sufficiently protected if the Draft Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land (PIE) Amendment Bill is passed. This is clearly evident in the written submission made by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) yesterday. The party endorses the objective of promoting human dignity and legal certainty, but […]
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Expropriation Without Compensation Used as a Smokescreen for NMBM’s Administrative Failure
The radical decision by the ANC-led coalition government in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) to proceed with Phase two of the Kleinskool Housing Project opens the door to the expropriation of private land without compensation. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is unwaveringly opposed to this step, viewing it as nothing but a desperate […]
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Drakenstein’s Mayoral Committee Should Be Cut Back
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has repeatedly requested both the previous Mayor of the Drakenstein Municipality, Conrad Poole, and the current Mayor, Stephen Korabie, to reduce the size of the Municipality’s Mayoral Committee. This Committee has taxpayers shelling out thousands of rand every month, while its members are not in the office very often. […]
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Oversight Visits: I’m Not Asking Permission to Do My Job
There is no rule, no law, no parliamentary provision that requires a Member of this House to route oversight visits through the very office we are tasked with holding accountable. None.
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Auditor-General Findings Expose Serious Concerns About City of Cape Town Procurement Practices
The Auditor-General's findings regarding procurement processes within the City of Cape Town have vindicated concerns that residents, community activists, and opposition parties have been raising for years.
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A Vision for Cape Town’s Future
Speech by Patricia de Lille, GOOD Leader. *Note to Editor: This speech was given during the GOOD City of Cape Town Mayoral Launch
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Calls for an Investigation Into Municipal Property Transaction Allegations
GOOD Stellenbosch has submitted a motion to the Office of the Speaker and the Stellenbosch Municipal Council calling for the appointment of an independent investigator to investigate serious allegations of irregular municipal property transactions made by former Deputy Mayor, Councillor Mynhard Slabbert.
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Good Governance Helps Tshwane Rise
In commenting on the draft 2026/27 budget and latest IDP and MTREF reports for the City of Tshwane today in Council, GOOD’s Councillor Sarah Mabotsa, the Member of the Mayoral Committee responsible for Economic Development and Spatial Planning in the City of Tshwane, has noted how “GOOD governance is helping Tshwane to Rise”.
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Senegal’s Ruling Alliance Has Split: Will Political Turmoil Follow?
The idea of a ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ is a myth that best serves idealists.
Gauteng Judge to Face Tribunal
Gauteng Judge Lettie Molopa-Sethosa left unlawful arrest litigants unable to pursue their case for damages for years
Court Halts Solar Company From Seizing Lesotho’s Assets
The Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa has overturned a High Court ruling that allowed a German solar company to attach Lesotho state assets
Patrica Endorses Lukhona Mnguni for Mayor of Johannesburg
Speech by Patricia de Lille, GOOD Leader & Minister of Tourism. *Note to Editor: This speech was given today during the RISE Mzansi Mayoral Launch in Johannesburg
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Katlehong Residents Use Digger to Tear up Main Road During Protest
Protesters say their pleas for electricity, flushing toilets and housing have fallen on deaf ears
Motion of No Confidence in Oudtshoorn Speaker Submitted
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) this week submitted a motion of no confidence in the PA Speaker, Suzanne Jansen, in the Oudtshoorn Local Municipality. The DA and ICOSA support the motion, which follows serious allegations and documentation calling into question the Speaker’s integrity, neutrality and the proper functioning of her office. The allegations include: […]
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Hundreds Protest in Gauteng Over Social Development Funding Issues
NGOs call for an end to delayed payments, an overhaul of the payment process and transparency
Legally in SA but Scared to Go Home: 150 Immigrants Camping at Durban Home Affairs
People driven from their neighbourhoods by anti-immigrant groups have spent five days moving between a police station, a church centre and Home Affairs
More Than 57,000 People Were Deported From South Africa Last Year
The Department of Home Affairs is clamping down on illegal immigration
Tabling of Tshwane’s Draft Fully Funded Budget for 2026/27
GOOD welcomes the tabling of the draft 2026/27 for the City of Tshwane. Residents and businesses of South Africa’s capital city can be reassured that the draft budget has been assessed by financial experts at the National Treasury and confirmed as fully funded, signalling the continued improvement of Tshwane’s financial position.
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