Strike at Australian-Owned Plant in Boksburg
Workers want to be recognised as permanent staff
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Teachers’ March Disrupts Schooling in Free State
Hundreds of SADTU members marched to the Thabo Mofutsanyana education offices to demand that the district director step down
Lesotho’s outdated laws fail to protect threatened plant species
Maximum fine of R200 hasn’t been updated since 1967
Calls for Parks Tau to Ban Coal Exports to Israel
South Africa is “fueling genocide”, protesters claim
Cape Town Doesn’t Need Photo-Ops…
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 interpellation debate on Affordable Housing
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Speaker Cannot Hide Behind Virtual Meetings
The GOOD Party, joined by the ANC and today by ARA, will formally respond to Cape Town Speaker Felicity Purchase’s attempt to avoid accountability by insisting that Thursday’s Council meeting remain on a virtual platform.
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Green Scorpions in Kimberley Lack Sting
The Green Scorpions lack sting – especially in Kimberley. An oversight visit by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) yesterday to the Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Land Reform, prompted by issues such as the smuggling of rare plants, revealed numerous problems. The most significant issue is a critical shortage of manpower. […]
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Women’s Basketball in Nigeria Is on a Winning Streak: How to Take It Further
Nigeria won a fifth consecutive AfroBasket Championship with its women’s basketball team.
Ultimatum Issued to Cape Town Speaker
Lawyers representing opposition parties in the City of Cape Town have written to the Speaker of Council, Felicity Purchase, to demand that the Council meeting scheduled for Thursday 21 August 2025 be held in-person in the Council Chambers.
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Collaboration With Private Sector in Issuing IDs and Passports Welcomed
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the announcement that the Department of Home Affairs has expanded its digital banking partnerships as additional financial institutions have indicated that they will assist with issuing identity documents (IDs) and passports. Approximately 840 branches of Capitec, First National Bank, Absa, Discovery and Standard Bank are now involved in […]
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Polokwane Protesters Demand Mayor’s Removal Over Alleged Corruption
Concerned Citizens of Polokwane say tenders worth hundreds of millions were irregularly awarded
Inside SA’s Multi-Million Rand Plan to Fill US Funding Void
About R1-billion in replacement funds expected imminently, but more may be approved
Child Malnutrition Is a Sign of Conflict to Come: Nigerian Study Links Climate Change, Food and Violence
Where governance is weak and food supplies are unreliable, climate change causes child wasting and can be a warning sign of conflict to come.
Minister Tau Breaks Silence on Lottery Licence Award
Court challenges by rejected bidders have compelled him to explain his decisions
Health in the Northern Cape: Heads Must Roll
The visit of the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, to Kimberley merely highlighted shortcomings in the provincial healthcare system already identified by the Auditor-General (AG) and the Health Ombud. This confirms that the provincial MEC for Health, Mr Maruping Lekwene, should be stripped of his office at once. The reports by the Ombud and […]
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Lesotho Power Utility Under Scrutiny for Irregular R1.2-Million Purchase of Cable From SA
Lesotho parliamentary committee uncovered serious irregularities during a surprise visit to a Qwaqwa-based company
South Sudan’s New Chief Justice Has a Chance to Reform the Judiciary – If He’s Allowed To
Protecting the independence of the judiciary is one of the top priorities for the new chief justice.
Sewage Flowing Into Kruger National Park
But a separate investigation by the Blue Scorpions appears to have stalled
Cape Town Council Speaker Must Go
The GOOD Party has formally submitted a Motion of No Confidence in Cape Town Speaker, Alderman Felicity Purchase, in terms of Rule 18 of the Rules of Order Regulating Council Meetings, Section 160(1)(c) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, and Sections 36 to 40 of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act (Act 117 of 1998).
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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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Corruption Fight Put at “Risk” by Moving Special Tribunal
Move from Joburg to Pretoria “worrying” and a “blow to its effectiveness”
Council Investigations Into Councillors Mrqhuli and Lento
The GOOD Party in George expresses its concern over the misuse of disciplinary processes to target councillors for fulfilling their duties to the communities they were elected to serve.
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Protesters call for UK and UAE to take action on Gaza
This follows calls for a global day of action to demand immediate relief for Gaza
“Dishonest” Judge Makhubele Faces Impeachment
JSC upholds Tribunal ruling. Now Parliament will have to decide Makhubele’s fate