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The City of Cape Town and Western Cape Provincial Government must be called out for repeatedly recycling announcements about proposed affordable housing developments in well-located areas of the city without actually delivering any homes.
The post WESTERN CAPE PLAYS LAND RELEASE CHARADES INSTEAD OF BUILDING HOUSES appeared first on For Good.
The rental of homes in decent neighbourhoods of Cape Town is becoming increasingly unaffordable to local residents.
The post AUNTY PAT’S BNB REGULATIONS: GOOD START TO ADDRESSING HOUSING UNAFFORDABILITY appeared first on For Good.
On 26 March 2026, George Council will have to confront an important question: whether a major road in our town should continue to carry the name of an apartheid-era leader.
The post GOOD CALLS FOR IN-PERSON COUNCIL DEBATE AS PW BOTHA BOULEVARD NAME CHANGE HEADS TO COUNCIL appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party notes with deep concern the continual violent crime across Cape Town with at least six mass shootings that has taken place within the space of a single week, culminating in what many residents have described as a bloody week across the city.
The post GOOD PARTY SAYS CONDOLENCES ARE NOT A SAFETY PLAN AS CAPE TOWN RECORDS WAVE OF MASS SHOOTINGS appeared first on For Good.
Speaker, the adjustment operating budget before Council today raises several serious concerns about the financial direction of the City of Johannesburg.
The post JOHANNESBURG’S ADJUSTMENT BUDGET PRIORITISES INTERNAL COSTS OVER CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE appeared first on For Good.
As the Western Cape Provincial Budget was tabled today, it has become clear that the provincial government has once again failed to prioritise the fundamentals that actually shape people’s lives.
The post WESTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL BUDGET FAILS TO FUND THE FUNDAMENTALS: FAILED SAFETY PLAN GETS AN INCREASE, HOUSING A DECREASE appeared first on For Good.
The recent statement by Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia confirms what many residents and safety experts have been saying for months, infrastructure alone cannot replace policing or address the root causes of violent crime.
The post N2 WALL DEBATE MUST FOCUS ON REAL SAFETY SOLUTIONS, NOT POLITICAL SPIN appeared first on For Good.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s claim that he erroneously appointed Judge Sisi Khampepe to lead an important commission… because he didn’t realise, she was conflicted
The post PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA MUST PLEASE EXPLAIN HIS SOMERSAULT ON JUDGE KHAMPEPE appeared first on For Good.
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) was shocked to learn of the sudden passing of Councillor Guillome Clouston from Hartbeespoort. It is a major loss for the party and the Hartbeespoort community which he had served with the utmost dedication. Clouston was a distinguished representative of the Freedom Front Plus in the Madibeng Local Municipality’s […]
The post Hartbeespoort loses a pillar of strength appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
Mayor of Cape Town Geordin Hill-Lewis’ promise to build a wall to contain communities living along the N2 between Khayelitsha and Langa looks likely to be election spin after the Western Cape MEC for Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers today denied having been engaged in the so-called project.
The post BALLS TO THE WALL: GEORDIN’S N2 WALL APPEARS TO BE ELECTION SPIN appeared first on For Good.
The Tshwane Metro’s plan to soon conclude an agreement with the Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA) to promote affordable rental housing may seem positive at first glance, but the Metro’s poor track record when it comes to project and financial management makes it a risky undertaking. Examples include the incomplete Clarina housing development, R336 million […]
The post Poor financial management makes Tshwane’s plan for affordable housing risky appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
GOOD is calling on the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Dada Morero, to urgently intervene in the escalating gang violence in Westbury, Johannesburg, following multiple shootings reported yesterday, including the tragic shooting of a child.
The post MAYOR MORERO MUST ACT AS GANG VIOLENCE SPIRALS IN WESTBURY appeared first on For Good.
The evidence of former senior prosecutors to the Khampepe Commission paints a damning picture of political manipulation to stop perpetrators of apartheid-era human rights violations who did not receive amnesty from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission from ever being prosecuted.
The post KHAMPEPE COMMISSION MUST SUBPOENA FORMER PRESIDENTS FOR CROSS-EXAMINATION appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party is deeply saddened by the passing of Soli Philander, a cherished South African entertainer whose wit, warmth, and humanity touched countless lives.
The post HONOURING THE LIFE OF SOLI PHILANDER appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party has written to Speaker of the National Assembly Thoko Didiza to ask that Parliament consider regulating the carrying of guns by MPs.
The post GOOD PARTY ASKS SPEAKER OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO CONTROL GUN CARRYING MEMBERS appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party extends its heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Mosiuoa ‘Terror’ Lekota, the founding leader of the Congress of the People (COPE), following his passing at the age of 77.
The post GOOD PARTY EXTENDS CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MOSIUOA ‘TERROR’ LEKOTA AND STANDS WITH CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE IN MOURNING appeared first on For Good.
The DA-controlled Western Cape Legislature’s Conduct Committee has predictably followed a dubious quasi-legal process to shut down the questions I raised about a DA MP’s decision to pack a gun for party work in townships.
The post GOOD PARTY WILL ASK SPEAKER OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO RULE ON GUN-TOTING MEMBERS appeared first on For Good.
The City of Johannesburg and its leadership must answer a simple but urgent question: why did it take the deaths of eight people before any action was taken to enforce building safety?
The post EIGHT LIVES LOST IN ANOTHER TRAGEDY WE COULD HAVE PREVENTED appeared first on For Good.
GOOD Statement by Brett Herron, Unite for Change Leadership Council Member & GOOD Secretary-General 03 March 2026 For the past eight years, maths geek Sandra Dickson has dedicated her life to slowing an accelerating City of Cape Town tariff burden that is making living in the City increasingly unaffordable for all but its wealthiest residents. […]
The post GOOD PARTY ADDS SPECIALIST CAPE TOWN BUDGET ACTIVIST TO CITY COUNCIL CAUCUS appeared first on For Good.
As of 1 March 2026, South Africa’s minimum wage will rise from R28.79 to R30.23 an hour. On paper, that sounds like progress. An extra R1.44 an hour. An extra R230.40 a month. A gesture toward dignity.
The post R30.23 AN HOUR: STILL TOO POOR TO LIVE appeared first on For Good.
This Adjustment Budget of the George Municipality forces us to confront a simple question: who truly benefits from our spending priorities?
The post GEORGE MUNICIPALITY’S ADJUSTMENT BUDGET FAVOURS SHOWPIECE EVENTS OVER GRASSROOTS GROWTH appeared first on For Good.
The City has pressed ahead with the sale of the Good Hope Centre while claiming the transaction represents value for money. That claim now demands far closer scrutiny.
The post GOOD HOPE CENTRE SALE: PUBLIC VOICES IGNORED, HERITAGE DISREGARDED, VALUE FOR MONEY UNPROVEN appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party in Drakenstein has raised serious concerns regarding the Municipality’s "Minimum Competency Levels" (MMC) report, which continues to favour high-level senior managers while excluding the hard-working general staff, clerks, and cleaners from professional growth and performance rewards.
The post GOOD CALLS FOR FAIR TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE BONUSES FOR ALL DRAKENSTEIN WORKERS appeared first on For Good.
Statement by Matthew Cook, GOOD National Chairperson & City of Johannesburg Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during City of Johannesburg Council Meeting
The post R71.9 BILLION DEBT BURDEN: GOOD WARNS OF STRUCTURAL RISKS TO JOHANNESBURG’S FINANCIAL STABILITY appeared first on For Good.