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I wrote to the new Western Cape Commissioner for Children today to congratulate her on her appointment, from the beginning of last month, and offered to assist her in developing an action plan focusing on three areas of crisis for children.
The post CHILD COMMISSIONER URGED TO FOCUS ON TACKLING HUNGER, BULLYING AND SEXUAL PREDATION appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party is pleased to announce the appointment of Stacey Otto as the new GOOD councillor for Hopefield, in the Saldanha Bay Municipality, filling the vacancy left by her late husband, Bjorn Witbooi, on 9 October 2025.
The post GOOD WELCOMES STACEY OTTO AS HOPEFIELD COUNCILLOR FOLLOWING THE PASSING OF BJORN WITBOOI appeared first on For Good.
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.
The post RISING BODY COUNT UNDERSCORES CAPE TOWN POLICING CRISIS appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party welcomes the High Court ruling which has declared the actions of Operation Dudula xenophobic and unlawful.
The post HIGH COURT RULES OPERATION DUDULA ACTIONS XENOPHOBIC AND UNLAWFUL appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party has raised serious concerns about the City of Cape Town’s lack of transparency in the disposal of public land, after GOOD councillor Suzette Little was prevented from raising key questions during the October Council meeting.
The post CITY OF CAPE TOWN SILENCES GOOD QUESTIONS ON LAND DISPOSAL IRREGULARITIES appeared first on For Good.
The Weltevrede Sportsfield in Van Wyksvlei, Ward 7 of Drakenstein Municipality, has the potential to bring together a vulnerable community plagued by gangsterism, drug abuse, and social decay.
The post REVIVE WELTEVREDE SPORTSFIELD: GOOD URGES DRAKENSTEIN TO INVEST IN SPORTS AND RECREATION TO UPLIFT VAN WYKSVLEI appeared first on For Good.
Gary Player, who recently celebrated his 90th birthday, was a wonderful golfer. He was also an unapologetic supporter of apartheid ideology.
The post GARY PLAYER SHOULD STICK TO GOLF appeared first on For Good.
Another eighteen people died in a reported 37 shooting incidents on the Cape Flats this past weekend. Twenty-two deaths were reported the previous weekend.
The post RONDEBOSCH POLICE STILL BETTER-RESOURCED THAN MITCHELL’S PLAIN, WESTERN CAPE CAN’T BE BOTHERED TO REVIEW ITS SAFETY PLAN appeared first on For Good.
The unfolding crisis in the SST section of Town Two, Khayelitsha, is both devastating and unacceptable. Families are being forced to abandon their homes as the very ground beneath them collapses, a direct result of failing sewer infrastructure.
The post CITY MUST ACT NOW TO PREVENT TRAGEDY IN KHAYELITSHA’S SST SECTION appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party is deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic drive-by shooting in Reiger Park, Boksburg, in which six people were reportedly killed and three others wounded.
The post THE GOOD PARTY MOURNS REIGER PARK SHOOTING VICTIMS AND CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION ON GUN VIOLENCE appeared first on For Good.
Families on the Cape Flats deserve the same security, dignity, and protection afforded to tourists and those in the City’s wealthier neighbourhoods.
The post CAPE TOWN’S UNEQUAL SAFETY CRISIS: RED CARPET FOR VISITORS, BODY BAGS FOR COMMUNITIES appeared first on For Good.
The DA is seeking to woo the EFF in the Theewaterskloof Municipality to support the unlawful summary dismissal of a senior manager without implementing regulated disciplinary processes.
The post THEEWATERSKLOOF: THE DA GOES DOWN ON BENDED KNEE TO THE EFF appeared first on For Good.
Recent reports revealing that some students are using their NSFAS allowances to gamble online are not only tragic, they are symptomatic of a far deeper crisis.
The post THE GAMBLE GENERATION: NSFAS, QUICK WINS, AND LOST PURPOSE appeared first on For Good.
The fact that the ANC has grossly manipulated Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment policies to favour a small circle of its friends is disgraceful and wasteful, but that does not mean the national imperative to transform ownership of the economy should be abandoned.
The post ANTI-BBBEE BILL: ANOTHER PIECE IN DA STRATEGY TO USE ANC WEAKNESSES TO SUBVERT PRINCIPLES OF TRANSFORMATION appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party extends heartfelt condolences to the families who lost loved ones and to the communities living under constant siege of violence. Reports of yet another mass shooting in Philippi on Friday night, claiming seven lives, confirm that many communities on the Cape Flats are living in what can only be described as a war zone. Violent crime and gang warfare continue to claim lives indiscriminately, leaving families traumatised and neighbourhoods terrorised.
The post PHILIPPI MASS SHOOTING CONFIRMS THE CAPE FLATS REMAIN UNDER SIEGE – SPATIAL AND SOCIAL REDRESS IS URGENT appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party congratulates the multi-party coalition government of the City of Tshwane on the tremendous achievements recorded during the past 12 months since being elected to office by the Tshwane Council in October 2024.
The post TSHWANE MULTI-PARTY COALITION: YEAR OF EXCEPTIONAL GROWTH AND GOOD GOVERNANCE appeared first on For Good.
The clock is ticking for residents of the Goodwood Social Housing complex as more eviction notices are issued, threatening to cut off access to their homes by 16:00 today.
The post CAPE TOWN: FAMILIES FACE HOMELESSNESS AS DCI THREATENS 16:00 LOCKOUTS appeared first on For Good.
If Afriforum has information about acts of terror carried out in the name of the ANC or anyone else during the apartheid era it must share this information with the NPA instead of trying to use it to whitewash apartheid security force killers.
The post TRC CASES: AFRIFORUM WEAPONISES WHATABOUTISM TO WHITEWASH ACCOUNTABILITY appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party, a member of Unite for Change, has written to the Cape Winelands District Municipality to raise serious concern over the recent tariff increases imposed by the Breede Valley Municipality, increases which were implemented without adequate public consultation, justification, or consideration for residents already struggling under extreme cost-of-living pressures.
The post CAPE WINELANDS: GOOD CALLS ON MUNICIPALITY TO HALT UNJUSTIFIED TARIFF HIKES appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party, a member of Unite for Change, has submitted formal written questions to Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, demanding full disclosure of what has happened to 69 City-owned properties sold by public auction since 2021.
The post CAPE TOWN: GOOD DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY ON CITY LAND SALES appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party welcomes reports of an imminent ceasefire in the Holy Land. It will bring immediate relief to both Palestinians and Israelis: The genocide in Gaza will be placed on pause, Hamas will release the Israeli hostages it still holds, and Israel will release Palestinian political prisoners.
The post CEASEFIRE IN GAZA: TOO SOON FOR UNBRIDLED CELEBRATIONS appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party, a member of Unite for Change, is appalled by reports from tenants at the Goodwood Social Housing complex who are being threatened with illegal evictions and lease cancellations.
The post CAPE TOWN: DCI COMMUNITY HOUSING SERVICES MUST STOP PRICING OUT LOW-INCOME TENANTS AND USING SOCIAL HOUSING AS A CASH COW appeared first on For Good.
Johannesburg: On 5 October 2025 three national political parties and leaders put aside their differences to unite in bringing change to South Africa by forming the UNITE FOR CHANGE political party. Unite For Change – whose first founding parties are: Build One South Africa (BOSA) the GOOD Party and RISE Mzansi – will contest the …