Hundreds Protest in Gauteng Over Social Development Funding Issues
NGOs call for an end to delayed payments, an overhaul of the payment process and transparency
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Ricardo van der Merwe Appointed to the Saldanha Bay Municipality’s Mayoral Committee
The GOOD Party welcomes the appointment of Councillor Ricardo van der Merwe to the Saldanha Bay Municipality’s Mayoral Committee, where he will serve with responsibility for Infrastructure and Planning Services.
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Gauteng Water Crisis in the Spotlight at Sahrc Inquiry
Auditor-General and civil society organisations made submissions on Tuesday
The Constitutional Court Is Battling. Here’s What Can Be Done to Fix It
Freedom Under Law has proposed several solutions to help the overburdened apex court
Cloetesville Flooding Crisis – Swift Municipal Response and Commitments to Resolve
The GOOD Party welcomes the swift response by senior officials of Stellenbosch Municipality following the formal submission of an urgent letter regarding the ongoing structural damage and flooding crisis affecting residents of Fontein Street in Cloetesville by GOOD Councillor Robin Hendrikse.
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Mogale City’s Poor Feedback
The main problem of the ANC-controlled Mogale City Local Municipality (Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg, Muldersdrift) is not only the daily infrastructure failures, but also the Municipality’s laxity or failure to provide feedback to councillors and residents. When water pipes burst, substations go offline and households are left without essential services for hours or days, it is impossible […]
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Why Fewer People Are Being Convicted for Commercial Crimes
The NPA’s Specialised Commercial Crimes Unit is underperforming
Report Into R66-Million Netball Lottery Grant Recommends Litigation to Recover Funds
The Special Investigating Unit is probing the grant
Freedom Front Plus in Ekurhuleni Endorses Independent Power Producers and Greater Financial Transparency
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) endorses the principle of allowing independent power producers to contribute to the Ekurhuleni Metro’s energy supply, as well as creating a structure through which assets for the proposed independent power producers are entrusted to a reliable third party. For years, Ekurhuleni’s residents and businesses have had to endure Eskom’s […]
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Ekurhuleni’s Debt Crisis Deepens While Residents Struggle to Make Ends Meet
The third-quarter financial report (January to March 2026), tabled during the latest Ekurhuleni Metro Council meeting, confirms that the Metro’s debt crisis is deepening. At the same time, residents are increasingly struggling to make ends meet, with higher municipal tariffs becoming unaffordable for many. The Metro’s collection rate has remained stuck at 85,28%, well below […]
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Cameroon’s Sacred and Royal Animals: Could Literature and Futures Thinking Help Save Them?
Literature about royal animals was used in workshops to imagine better futures.
Taxi Operators Call for Urgent Relief as Fuel Prices Rocket
Cape Town commuters brace for looming taxi fare hike
Let’s Have Solutions and Not Excuses
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is not satisfied with the explanation offered by the Rand West Local Municipality (Randfontein and Westonaria) for the prolonged power outages affecting the rural communities of Randfontein. According to the ANC-controlled Municipality’s public notice, some residents have been without electricity since the last week of March after at least […]
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Emalahleni Has to Provide Clarity Regarding Ogies Ongoing Water Crisis
The ongoing water crisis in Ogies has reached a critical point, and the Emalahleni Local Municipality (Kriel, Ogies, Phola, eMalahleni) can no longer avoid providing clear answers. Despite numerous complaints and pleas from residents, the situation keeps deteriorating and many households are being denied their constitutional right to a reliable supply of clean water. Video […]
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Project Uses Plants to Clean the Jukskei River
EcoFilter system will collect data to tackle sewage and industrial contamination
A Life in Pain: Soghra Walton’s Story
“I have seen more physicians than I can count”
Working From Home in Nigeria: Study Finds Women Don’t Have Much Choice
Childcare responsibilities, housing access and regional cultural norms influence where Nigerian women work.
Refugee Eviction Case Pushed to October
City of Cape Town and national government have applied to evict people living at the Wingfield and Bellville sites
How Renting a Photocopier Helped Destroy a School
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
Stellenbosch Needs Help
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.
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Activists Mark Earth Day With March to Parliament
They are calling on government to move away from “false solutions” to the Just Transition
Young Africans Will Inherit a Climate Crisis: How Kids in Sierra Leone Are Getting Ready
Young people in Bo City, Sierra Leone became youth climate leaders after turning a low-cost Climate Science Hub into a space for science-informed action.
Unsafe Drinking Water in Witsand and Port Beaufort
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned about the safety of drinking water in Witsand and Port Beaufort in the Hessequa Local Municipality after independent water samples, taken at several points, confirmed that the water does not comply with the prescribed standards. According to an independent, SANAS-accredited report compiled on 10 April 2026, […]
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More Pain in Store for Hard-Pressed Johannesburg Residents
While Johannesburg residents are already plagued by poor service delivery, potholes, broken traffic lights, and frequent water and electricity outages, they will have to pay even more for the same poor service as from 1 July 2026. The proposed tariff increases of 12,5% for water, 11% for sanitation and sewerage, and 9,01% for electricity far […]
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