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The number of people killed in shooting incidents in Cape Town has spiralled since the launch of the Safer Festive Season operations last month, with 40 deaths, mostly gang-related, reported over the past two weekends.
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Families on the Cape Flats deserve the same security, dignity, and protection afforded to tourists and those in the City’s wealthier neighbourhoods.
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Long-standing arts festivals that provide thousands of jobs have received no funds this year from the arts and culture department
Trekkloof farm owner Anton Kok started building without plans or environmental authorisation
“Die blou see is onse oesland” (the blue sea is our harvest land)
Using satellites and AI, scientists have mapped wildebeest across the Serengeti-Mara, offering a new perspective on how this movement can be monitored from space.
The private sector is ready to help resolve Burgersfort’s sewage problems in the Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality (Steelpoort, Burgersfort, Ohrigstad), but first needs to obtain permission from the Sekhukhune District Municipality. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) wrote to the Municipal Manager of the District Municipality, Mr Meshach Mahlagaume Isaac Kgwale, requesting that the private […]
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The Gauteng High Court’s ruling in favour of the company Grand Valley Estates, owned by conservation activist Fred Daniel, serves as more proof that the Mpumalanga provincial government deals recklessly with taxpayers’ money. The Court ordered Mpumalanga’s Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) and the Land Claims Commissioner to pay R306 109 240 plus interest of […]
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The GOOD Party notes with sadness the passing of Ambassador Nkosinathi “Nathi” Mthethwa.
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This year, World Tourism Day was officially celebrated at Constitutional Hill in South Africa, the home of the Constitutional Court, as a symbolic call for genuine accountability in the tourism sector. The irony of the day was its theme: “Tourism and Sustainable Transformation”, as the reality is that the Department itself is not transforming in […]
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Names like Slangbosfontein, Katstertdrif, Pendoornkraal, Sterrebosbank, Vogelgesang, Haasvlakte, and Jakkalskop
Although the Percy Stewart Wastewater Treatment Works in Krugersdorp has partially resumed operations after years of decay, it still does not comply with legal environmental standards. During an oversight visit to the facility on Friday, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) discovered that untreated sewage is still spilling into rivers and streams, rendering the water […]
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The exceptional performance of the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA), 81% for the 2024/25 financial year, clearly proves that good governance free from political interference delivers tangible results. Achieving this milestone, under the leadership of the MBDA’s CEO, Mr Anele Qaba, and his dedicated team, demonstrates that clean governance, strong leadership and accountability are a […]
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More than R200-million blown on mismanaged tourist attractions while beaches are polluted by sewage
Pollution and sewage is harming the aquatic environment
While the Mayor of the Merafong Local Municipality (Carletonville, Fochville, Wedela), Nozuko Best, boasted about improved service delivery in her 2025 State of the City Address, police were forced to use rubber bullets to disperse protesting community members outside the Carletonville Civic Centre. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) suspects tempers would have flared even […]
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GOOD Speech by Brett Herron. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s Statement to the House
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The PR Mpephu Airport does not benefit the Limpopo province or its people. This became evident during yesterday’s oversight visit to the Airport by the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) and Limpopo’s Departments of Transport, Community Safety and Public Works. Gateway Airport Authority Limited (GAAL) manages the Airport, which is located in Vuwani, just outside […]
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Eastern Cape strongly objects to the proposed name change of Port Alfred to iCawa or iCoyi, as well as the renaming of the Kowie River to iQoyi. These changes, proposed by the Eastern Cape Geographical Names Committee, pose a significant risk to the local economy, tourism and […]
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This Women’s Day, we honour the courage, resilience, and leadership of women in South Africa. We celebrate the countless women in our communities who hold families and neighbourhoods together - as caregivers, breadwinners, community leaders and changemakers - often without recognition or reward. To you, we say: “Siyabonga, Mbo-Kodo.”
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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) places the blame for the second closure of Kings Beach within a month squarely on the shoulders of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) due to its failure to maintain sewage infrastructure and replace ageing systems. Kings Beach was closed for the second time on 30 July after a […]
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For low-income communities living on the borders of game reserves, the benefits of trophy hunting are few. There are 10 better ways that they could earn a living.
GOOD Statement by Wesley Neumann,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 24 July 2025 Note to Editors: This speech was delivered during today’s City of Cape Town Full Council Meeting: Item C09/07/25 – non-adoption of national treasury circular 131 Speaker On behalf of the GOOD Party, I rise to express our unequivocal and principled objection to […]
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