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The GOOD Party calls on the City to stop pretending that it gives a damn about redistributive and social justice, and actually do something real to narrow inequality.
The post FULL BENCH OF HIGH COURT TRIPS CAPE TOWN UP ON ITS ILLEGAL TARIFF LIES appeared first on For Good.
The ruling by the Western Cape High Court declaring the City of Cape Town’s fixed tariffs for city-wide cleansing, water and sanitation in the 2025/26 budget unlawful and invalid confirms what the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has been saying all along. The Court ordered that these tariffs be set aside with effect from 30 […]
The post Court ruling confirms Freedom Front Plus’s stance on Cape Town’s fixed tariffs appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
Speaker, the people of Cape Town and South Africa must know that the Mayor of Cape Town and now leader of the Democratic Alliance, Geordin Hill-Lewis, has been lying to us all in Cape Town about reasons why we still don't have an affordable and inclusionary housing policy, 8 years later when this was first proposed by Brett Herron in this council.
The post DA STALLS HOUSING POLICY TO PROTECT DEVELOPERS 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 today at the City of Cape Town Council Meeting
The post COMPLIANCE WITHOUT JUSTICE: HOW LAND DISPOSALS BETRAY FAIRNESS appeared first on For Good.
Mayor welcomes plan to rejuvenate country’s freight and passenger rail
Experts say a leak this size on her property is unlikely, while the City insists on 50% payment before engaging in dispute resolution
The spotlight once again fell on rising crime and the lack of safety and security in the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality during a recent oversight visit by the Mpumalanga Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety and subsequent public hearings. Residents made it clear that they no longer feel safe in their own neighbourhoods, while both […]
The post Rising crime and municipal failure undermine safety and security in Govan Mbeki appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
South Africa is moving to regulate groundwater more tightly as demand and climate pressures grow, but the draft rules still fall short in important ways.
A North West school owes over R600,000 after defaulting on rental agreements for two photocopiers and a phone system. Meanwhile 789 learners are left with broken toilets and crumbling classrooms
The GOOD Party Stellenbosch is deeply concerned about the devastating impact of the severe flooding experienced this past weekend, following the first pre-seasonal rains in Idas Valley, Cloetesville and surrounding areas in Stellenbosch.
The post GOOD PARTY CALLS FOR URGENT FLOOD RELIEF AND INFRASTRUCTURE INTERVENTION FOLLOWING SEVERE FLOODING IN STELLENBOSCH appeared first on For Good.
The announcement by the City of Cape Town to close and repurpose the Bellville Velodrome under the guise of a “world-class upgrade” is a betrayal of the highest order towards the cycling community and the residents of this city.
The post A CITY MISLED: DA SPIN FAILS TO HIDE THE TRUTH OF VELODROME CLOSURE appeared first on For Good.
“We need to work together to get the town back in shape and be proud of it”
The DA-led City of Cape Town has repeatedly communicated that “lower rates are coming” because of the 2026/27 Draft Budget. This claim is based on the 10.2% reduction in the rate-in-the-rand.
The post THE DA-CONTROLLED CITY OF CAPE TOWN’S “LOWER RATES CLAIM” DOES NOT HOLD UP appeared first on For Good.
The current public participation process on the City of Cape Town’s 2026/27 Draft Budget raises serious concerns about whether residents are being meaningfully informed or deliberately misled.
The post CITY ACCUSED OF MISLEADING RESIDENTS IN BUDGET PROCESS: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION REDUCED TO A COMPLAINTS EXERCISE appeared first on For Good.
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the interpellation debate on Affordable Housing
The post AFFORDABLE HOUSING: BEYOND EMPTY PROMISES appeared first on For Good.
Dorah Begwa has been fighting for land for her clan for more than 30 years
Nine people live in one room
Shopkeeper alleges protesters stabbed his brother
Province claims that property deeds, which were stored in the building, were digitised before the fire
Over the past 20 years, the City of Cape Town’s housing delivery has steadily declined from an average of about 9,000 units to approximately 5,000 per year, while the housing backlog has surged to roughly 600,000 units.
The post CAPE TOWN HOUSING DELIVERY HAS PLUMMETED UNDER THE DA appeared first on For Good.
Protest follows anti-immigrant march last week
The Umkhonto we Sizwe Party (MK) seems determined to undo key provisions of the 1994 constitutional agreement. This can be gleaned from the announcement regarding the repeal of Section 235 on self-determination published in the Government Gazette on 27 March 2026. In a media statement issued on 7 April 2026, the party states that it […]
The post MK determined to overturn 1994 agreement – two proposed constitutional amendments appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.
While proclaiming to do the opposite, the City of Cape Town 2026/27 budget contributes to a growing unaffordability crisis for working and lower middle-class communities through a fundamentally unfair system of tariffs.
The post CITY OF CAPE TOWN’S BUDGET OF DECEPTION STOKES UNAFFORDABILITY CRISIS: THE FINE ART OF MAKING YOU PAY MORE WHILE TELLING YOU YOU’RE PAYING LESS, ON THE EVE OF A CORONATION appeared first on For Good.
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has referred the Stellenbosch Local Municipality’s alleged unlawful approval of municipal property leases to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) for a comprehensive and independent investigation. While the party notes the Western Cape government’s preliminary provincial investigation, the Freedom Front Plus believes that only an independent SIU investigation will provide […]
The post VF Plus verwys Stellenbosch se onreëlmatige eiendomsverhurings na die SOE appeared first on Freedom Front Plus.