More Than R36-Million in Lottery Money Has Been Spent on This Old Age Home in Nine Years. But It Is Still Not Ready
The home in eDumbe, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, is one of several projects under investigation by the SIU
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Government Promises to Fix Payment Backlog Choking SA Film Industry
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition tells Parliament it will secure urgent funding
Not Your Usual Ballroom Dance
“To celebrate queerness in its entirety … is something very special.”
Controversy Between King David School and Roedean School: Minority Groups Vulnerable in South African Education
What may appear to be a storm in a teacup at first glance reveals a much deeper and alarming pattern of anti-Semitism and the marginalisation of minority groups within the educational sector. The controversy centres on a tennis match between the Jewish King David School in Linksfield, Johannesburg, and Roedean School that did not take […]
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What Cape Town Can Do to Save Water
More is needed than asking residents to use less. The municipality has to fix its sewage treatment plants.
Corruption-Riddled Lottery Projects Incomplete Despite Promised R65-Million
After three years of no progress, their fate is still to be decided according to the NLC
East Africa’s Dismal Football Record Doesn’t Match Its Passion – What Needs to Happen
Why has international success evaded a region that’s so in love with the game?
New Rugby Rules for South African Kids Aim to Keep Them Safe: What Does the Research Say?
Tackling and contact in rugby should be slowly introduced to children to teach them how to do it safely.
25 Years Ago Their Land Was Taken From Them. They Still Haven’t Been Compensated
The community of Ha Rapokolana was moved for the Mohale Dam which supplies water to South Africa
We Demand Accountability Over Franschhoek High Performance Centre
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.
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Party Raises Alarm Over R184 Million Transport Shortfall and Rising Consultant Costs in George Budget
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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Lesotho’s Failed Multi-Million Rand High-Altitude Sports Centre
The decaying Rapokolana facility was built in 2005 but has never been fully operational. It is a missed opportunity for athletes from South Africa and Lesotho.
Proposed Level 2 Water Restrictions – The Result of Years of Infrastructure Neglect
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) condemns the proposed level 2 water restrictions that the Langeberg Local Municipality (Ashton, Bonnievale, McGregor, Montagu, Robertson) intends to implement from 1 February 2026 and regards them as completely unnecessary, counterproductive, and clear proof of poor planning and years of infrastructure neglect. The Municipality cites poor rainfall and empty […]
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Afcon Drama: What Went Wrong and What Went Right at the Continent’s Biggest Football Cup in Morocco
The 2026 Afcon’s on-field disturbances should not take away from its accomplishments.
Cape Town Backtracks on Closing Pools During Week
The City says it’s piloting new operating days to now run from Wednesdays to Sundays until April
Good Support for the Revitalisation of the Fairmount High School Tartan Track Development
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.
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Fired Lottery Employee’s Pension Frozen by Special Tribunal
Former NLC KwaZulu-Natal client liaison officer Sibonelo Vilakazi used his position to obtain tens of millions of rands for himself and his wife
Most Matriculants Deserve Medals for Defying Odds Stacked Against Them
Congratulations to the Matric class of 2025. You have completed a long journey, often in difficult circumstances at home, in your community or at school, putting in the hard work and demonstrating the resilience to reach an important milestone.
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Celebrities Are Dealing with Mental Illness Stigma Behind Closed Doors – Why Speaking up Matters
Celebrity stories show that prayer plays a central role in how celebrities and Ghanaians cope with mental illness.
Nowhere to Swim in Komani This Christmas
Municipal swimming pools have fallen into disrepair
“A Soap Opera With Bodyslams”: Meet Cape Town’s Pro Wrestlers
Unique characters take to the ring in an epic display of physicality
Violent Crime in Cloetesville
Despite numerous community-led efforts, crime awareness campaigns, and marches against violence in Cloetesville and the broader Stellenbosch, our communities are facing a frightening escalation in violent crime. The situation is no longer tolerable.
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Good Concerns With the Community Services Portfolio Committee
The GOOD Party in Drakenstein Municipality has written to the Speaker of Council, Alderman Koos Le Roux, raising concerns about ward project allocations, specifically an allocation in ward 14 where ward councillor Brenda van Willingh allegedly spent R20,000 on t-shirts for 10 ward committee members.
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More Than R200-Million Spent on Unused Sports Stadiums by Limpopo Municipalities
We know of at least eight stadiums that are currently serving no purpose