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We strongly oppose the City’s proposed public transport fare increases, particularly at a time when fuel prices in South Africa are declining, and cost pressures on operators are easing.
The post FARE INCREASES PUNISH THE POOR WHILE FUEL PRICES FALL appeared first on For Good.
The chaos surrounding George Municipality’s billing system is no longer a technical issue. It is political and governance failures.
The post R105 MILLION ICT DEAL SPARKS BILLING CHAOS IN GEORGE appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of ANC Councillor Lazola Gungxe, who was tragically killed in New Crossroads on Tuesday afternoon.
The post GOOD EXTENDS CONDOLENCES TO FAMILY OF SLAIN ANC COUNCILLOR LAZOLA GUNGXE appeared first on For Good.
The instability and under-delivery that have characterised the City of Johannesburg over the past five years are not due to the presence of a number of smaller parties on the council.
The post EXCLUDING SMALLER PARTIES WON’T STOP BIGGER PARTIES FROM INSTALLING POOR MAYORS appeared first on For Good.
One year has passed since the completion and handover of the Western Cape Government’s forensic investigation into the May 2024 George building collapse. Yet, to date, there has been no clear public outcome, no accountability, and no justice for the victims and their families.
The post GEORGE BUILDING COLLAPSE: ONE YEAR LATER- STILL NO JUSTICE appeared first on For Good.
While cleared of sexual harassment, tribunal finds a “degree of misconduct” for initiating and conducting relationship at work
GOOD Stellenbosch Councillor Grechard Petersen welcomes the investigation by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) into Swimming South Africa (SSA) regarding the Franschhoek High Performance Centre, amid serious allegations of maladministration and the possible mismanagement of more than R50 million in public funds, from a project estimated to cost approximately R111 million.
The post GOOD WELCOMES SIU INVESTIGATION AND DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY OVER FRANSCHHOEK HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTRE appeared first on For Good.
South Africans must pay close attention to the lawfare being conducted by two former Presidents relating to the Khampepe Commission.
The post NEW STALINGRAD LOADING: JUDGE KHAMPEPE DISMISSES ZUMA/MBEKI RECUSAL APPLICATION appeared first on For Good.
Today’s adjustment budget in council raised serious concerns related to electricity revenue, where the City reports an over-recovery of R112.8 million.
The post A R112 M “SUCCESS” BUILT ON OVERCHARGED TENANTS: GOOD REJECTS ENERGY DIRECTORATE’S BUDGET CLAIMS appeared first on For Good.
Today, 29 January 2026, during a virtual council meeting, the Democratic Alliance in the City of Cape Town voted against a motion to establish a Disaster Relief and Contingency Fund. The establishment of the fund that the DA voted against would enable rapid, effective, and dignified responses to fire and flood disasters in Cape Town.
The post DA COUNCILLORS VOTE AGAINST FIRE AND FLOOD DISASTER RELIEF FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN CAPE TOWN appeared first on For Good.
Speech by Matthew Cook, GOOD National Chairperson & City of Johannesburg Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the City of Johannesburg Municipality Council Meeting
The post JOHANNESBURG NEEDS STABILITY, NOT A COSTLY NEW EXECUTIVE POST appeared first on For Good.
Speech by Rosa Louw, GOOD George Municipality Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the George Municipality Council Meeting
The post GOOD PARTY RAISES ALARM OVER R184 MILLION TRANSPORT SHORTFALL AND RISING CONSULTANT COSTS IN GEORGE BUDGET appeared first on For Good.
Speech by Suzette Little, GOOD Deputy Secretary-General & City of Cape Town Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the City of Cape Town Municipality Council Meeting.
The post GOVERNANCE BY DEVIATION: GOOD PARTY CHALLENGES THE NORMALISATION OF EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT IN CAPE TOWN appeared first on For Good.
The country’s top police generals have made extraordinary allegations of impropriety against each other over the past six months since KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi called a press conference where he accused suspended-Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of an inappropriate relationship with a member of a crime cartel.
The post SUSPENDED INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF INTELLIGENCE MUST TELL HIS STORY TO MADLANGA COMMISSION: STARTLING ALLEGATION THAT 75% OF FUNDS MEANT FOR WESTERN CAPE CRIME INTELLIGENCE-GATHERING EQUIPMENT WAS “REALLOCATED” appeared first on For Good.
The recent Annual Financial Statements of the Cape Metropolitan Transport Fund reveal a troubling reality: the Fund is operating at a structural deficit, raising serious concerns about sustainability, transparency, and accountability.
The post CAPE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT FUND DEFICITS RAISE SERIOUS ACCOUNTABILITY CONCERNS appeared first on For Good.
Speech by Chad Davids, GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the City of Cape Town Municipality Council Meeting
The post GOOD REJECTS ‘MORALLY CONFUSED’ CAPE TOWN BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party welcomes the City of Johannesburg’s decision to make Council and Section 79 Committee documents publicly accessible via the City’s official website.
The post GOOD WELCOMES MOVE TO PUBLISH COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE DOCUMENTS- TRANSPARENCY IS NOT OPTIONAL appeared first on For Good.
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) calls on business leaders and investors to take a firm stand against the R100 billion BEE fund proposed by the ANC Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau. The original aim of Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) – to economically empower black South Africans – has not been […]
The post Business community should take a firm stand against ANC’s proposed R100 billion BEE fund appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTIC) has made a crucial error in its mismanagement and failure to safeguard its Incentive Scheme for the film industry. With 100,000 households set to be economically impacted by its removal, the government must come to the negotiating table or risk the collapse of an industry pivotal not only to South Africa’s economy but also its identity.
The post LIGHTS OUT FOR LOCAL FILM: GOOD DEMANDS URGENT INTERVENTION AS INCENTIVE SCHEME COLLAPSES appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party is calling for urgent accountability as the gap between government “frameworks” and the bloody reality on the streets of Cape Town continues to widen.
The post 84 MURDERS, 2 ARRESTS: GOOD SLAMS FAILURE OF POLICING COOPERATION AGREEMENT appeared first on For Good.
Residents of the Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) Municipality are facing a deepening electricity and water crisis, driven by decades of infrastructure neglect and persistent governance failures. Across the metro, communities are being stripped of reliable access to basic services essential for daily life and economic survival.
The post NELSON MANDELA BAY: LEADERSHIP MUST STOP DEFLECTING AND START GOVERNING AMIDST UTILITY CRISIS appeared first on For Good.
This afternoon the GOOD Party Councillor Marius van Stade visited Klapmuts Primary School following the tragic death of a Grade 3 learner under circumstances that remain unclear and are under investigation.
The post GOOD PARTY CALLS FOR URGENT INVESTIGATION FOLLOWING TRAGIC DEATH OF GRADE 3 LEARNER AT KLAPMUTS PRIMARY SCHOOL appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party welcomes and fully supports the principled stance taken by the Parkwood Sports Complex Municipal Facility Management Committee (MFMC) at today’s City of Cape Town Sub-council 18 meeting to insist on the revitalisation and completion of the long-abandoned tartan athletics track at Fairmount High School.
The post GOOD SUPPORTS THE REVITALISATION OF THE FAIRMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL TARTAN TRACK DEVELOPMENT appeared first on For Good.
The South African government deserves more praise than it gets for a foreign policy that has sought to maintain old relationships with countries in the global north, even as it develops new relations with BRICS partners – and for its courage to act on its principles by charging Israel with genocide at the International Court of Justice.
The post TRUMP’S NEW WORLD ORDER: SA FOREIGN POLICY DESERVES MORE PRAISE THAN IT GETS appeared first on For Good.