Kenyans Living in Towns Are Farmers Too: What This Means for Rural Landscapes
The increasing control of rural agricultural land by urban residents has implications for rural people and spaces.
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Decay of Tshwane’s Wastewater Treatment Works Can No Longer Be Swept Under the Rug
Tshwane Metro officials can no longer sweep the collapse of the Metro’s waste water treatment works under the rug. It jeopardises residents’ health and violates environmental laws. According to a quarterly oversight report by the Department of Utilities, recently tabled to the Council, it is evident that the main waste water treatment works have continued […]
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Salary Delay at West Rand District Municipality Confirms Financial Crisis
The West Rand District Municipality’s announcement that the June salaries of senior managers and councillors will be delayed due to cash flow problems is a clear sign of a severe financial crisis. According to a letter from the acting municipal manager, Zeblon Mphuphuli, June salaries will only be paid out by 5 July. When a […]
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Govan Mbeki Mayor Paints Fictional Picture of Progress
The Executive Mayor of the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality (Bethal, Charl Cilliers, Embalenhle, Evander, Kinross, Leandra, Secunda, Trichardt), Nhlakanipho Zuma, attempted to paint an unrealistic picture of apparent progress and great achievements in this municipality during his State of the Municipality Address. This is a misrepresentation, as the harsh reality on the ground shows that […]
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Contempt for America’s Conditions to Normalize Relations Begins to Show Serious Consequences After a Year
The hourglass is running out for South Africa, which has ignored the five American conditions for normalizing relations between the two countries with contempt for a year. These conditions were handed to the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) exactly a year ago during the party’s historic visit to Washington and the White House, to be […]
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MPAC Report Rejected Over Millions in Irregular and Wasteful Expenditure
Madam Speaker, this report is tabled to inform the Council of the irregular, unauthorised, fruitless, and wasteful expenditure identified during the 2024/2025 financial year.
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Intervention Forces City of Cape Town to Restore Walmer Estate MyCiTi Services
The GOOD Party welcomes the City of Cape Town's decision to finally restore MyCiTi card-loading services in Walmer Estate following sustained pressure, oversight, and direct intervention by the party.
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Minibus Taxi Industry Transformation Championed at Western Cape Summit
GOOD Councillor Ricardo van der Merwe, the Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Infrastructure and Planning Services at the Saldanha Bay Municipality, officially attended the Western Cape Minibus Taxi Industry Transformation Summit on Wednesday, 17 June 2026.
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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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New Minister of Agriculture: Freedom Front Plus Keen for Results
The news that the former DA leader, Mr John Steenhuisen, would be replaced as Minister of Agriculture did not come as a surprise. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) wishes his successor, Mr Willie Aucamp, all the best. Steenhuisen failed to successfully contain foot-and-mouth disease and to top it all his inner circle’s insensitive communication […]
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MyCiTi Vendors and Riders Remain Stranded While City of Cape Town Shifts Goalposts
The GOOD Party has exposed a web of shifting excuses and bureaucratic buck-passing by the City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate regarding the collapse of MyCiTi card-loading services in Walmer Estate.
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Gauteng Budget for Community Safety Offers Empty Promises and No Safety
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) warned during the debate on the Gauteng Department of Community Safety’s budget for the 2026/27 financial year that administrative expansion, paperwork and oversight committees alone will not combat crime in the province or make communities feel safer. Gauteng remains in the grip of violent crime and lawlessness, leaving residents […]
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Nelson Mandela Bay Sinks Deeper Into Administrative and Financial Chaos
It is clear from the latest findings of the Eastern Cape MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Zolile Williams, and the national Deputy Minister, Dr Dickson Masemola, that the administration and financial management of Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) are in free fall. In just two years, irregular expenditure shot up from approximately […]
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Freedom Front Plus Abstains From Voting
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) abstained from voting on the Langeberg Municipality’s 2026/27 budget, because it does not serve residents’ interests, but aims to “milk willing taxpayers” instead. The party is not prepared to ignore the mandate it received from Langeberg voters, namely to ensure responsible financial management. There are a number of reasons […]
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Urgent Call for Action on Water Damage in Fontein Street, Cloetesville
Residents of Fontein Street in Cloetesville have endured weeks of water damage.
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How Many Red Flags Before the Mayor Admits There Is a Problem?
The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee is not some large, faceless structure. It is the Mayor’s hand-picked executive team.
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Johannesburg Metro Discharges Millions of Litres of Untreated Sewage Into Rivers
Three of the City of Johannesburg’s waste water treatment works, which are not functioning properly, are responsible for approximately 90 million litres of untreated sewage flowing into rivers every day, ultimately ending up in the Hartbeespoort Dam. These alarming facts were revealed on Wednesday during a meeting of the Environmental Affairs Oversight Committee. Because Johannesburg […]
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Free State Bursary Scandal Reveals ANC’s Deeply Entrenched Corruption
The findings of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) regarding irregularities in the Free State government’s bursary scheme demonstrate just how deeply entrenched corruption and fraud are in the province. This is just another instalment in a series of scandals that played out under ANC rule in the Free State. Truth be told, the ANC is […]
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Trips Abroad vs Leaking Pipes: Where Do Mbombela’s Priorities Lie?
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is seriously questioning the priorities of the Mbombela Local Municipality after approval was sought for the Executive Mayor, Mr Wiseman Khumalo, the Municipal Manager and senior officials to attend the World Water Week conference in Singapore from 15 to 19 June 2026. All while Mbombela’s own taps are running […]
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Emfuleni Kicked out of OK Building for Good
The Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) has been kicked out of the OK Building in President Paul Kruger Street, Vanderbijlpark, for good with the owners finally terminating the lease due to the Municipality’s failure to pay rent. The Building housed the Department of Finance, and the owner notified the Municipality in […]
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Questions Over MPAC Support for R69 Million Write-off
Speech by Rosa Louw, GOOD George Municipality Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the George Municipality Council Meeting
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Housing Activists Oppose Eviction Bill
The Department of Human Settlements says the proposed change will reduce unlawful occupation of land
Garden Route District Municipality Tables 2026/2027 IDP
Speech by Rosa Louw, GOOD Garden Route District Municipality. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the Garden Route Council Meeting
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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.