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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Snakebites: How to Avoid Them and What to Do if You’re Bitten
In sub-Saharan Africa, over 300,000 people are envenomed each year, leading to over 7,000 deaths and almost twice as many amputations.
The Time Has Come for Ramaphosa to Say Where He Stands
(Freedom Front Plus’s reply to SONA 2026) The time has come for President Cyril Ramaphosa to look Afrikaners in the eye and clearly articulate where he stands with them. For more than 30 years, Afrikaners have patiently extended a helping hand motivated by a genuine desire to collaborate and make South Africa a successful home […]
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Answers Needed Regarding Alberton’s Meyersdal Extension 31
As part of its oversight role, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) attended a tribunal last week to determine whether the proposed development of Meyersdal Extension 31 in Alberton complies with all relevant requirements and legislation. Various residents approached the party to raise their objections. They are particularly concerned about the project’s legality, infrastructure readiness […]
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Request for an Independent Investigation Into Water Crisis Allegations Published by the Cape Independent
GOOD Stellenbosch Councillor Marius van Stade has formally requested an independent investigation from the Municipal Manager of the Stellenbosch Municipality, Geraldine Mettler, following serious allegations published by The Cape Independent regarding a possible water crisis and governance failures.
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Mpumalanga’s Healthcare Services at Breaking Point
Mpumalanga’s healthcare services are at a critical tipping point. The Department of Health’s latest quarterly report for 2025/26 paints a picture of decay and maladministration, placing healthcare on the brink of collapse. With billions either squandered or underspent, the Department is clearly letting the people of the province down. Hospitals are deteriorating, doctors remain jobless […]
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Msukaligwa Repeats Governance Failures Year After Year – Budget Remains Unfunded
The 2024/25 financial report by the Auditor-General (AG) on the Msukaligwa Local Municipality (Breyten, Chrissiesmeer, Davel, Ermelo, Lothair) paints a disturbing picture of persistent maladministration and incompetence. The Municipality has received a qualified audit report for the third consecutive year – its status has remained unchanged since 2022. To make matters worse, the same serious […]
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Sewage Is Spilling Into Cofimvaba River
Villagers and livestock have been drinking from rancid river water
Wesbank Sewer Crisis Worsens
The sewer crisis in Wesbank remains unresolved and has significantly deteriorated, despite sustained efforts by GOOD to raise and address these issues since 2019.
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Court Order Stops Shacks From Being Built on District Six Land
State-owned land is reserved for land claims that will take several years to process
Willie Spies: Freedom Front Plus Mayoral Candidate for Tshwane Metro
The Freedom Front Plus (VF) today announced the well-known attorney Willie Spies as its mayoral candidate for the Tshwane Metro in the 2026 local government elections. Grandi Theunissen, an experienced councillor and local government expert, will lead the Freedom Front Plus’s campaign alongside him. Together, they make an experienced and knowledgeable team determined to restore […]
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Phalaborwa Water Crisis: State Infrastructure Collapses
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is concerned about the condition of critical infrastructure in the Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality (Phalaborwa, Lulekani, Boelang) following devastating floods in January. The Freedom Front Plus MPL and provincial leader for Limpopo, Mr André Moss, accompanied by local Freedom Front Plus councillor Giel van Niekerk and prospective candidate Ms Jane […]
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Repeated Sewage Spills: Pinehaven Infrastructure Fails Again
The Pinehaven sewage pump station in the Mogale City Local Municipality (Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg, Muldersdrift) is rapidly turning into a full-scale health and environmental disaster. Within just one week, sewage spills occurred twice after two of the three pumps failed. The Municipality is currently pumping out the sewage and transporting it to the Percy Steward pump […]
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Unfinished Lottery-Funded Old Age Home in Mpumalanga Is Being Looted
But National Lotteries Commission says it can’t pay for security
Water in the Dams, but South Africa’s Taps Are Dry: Essential Reads on a History of Bad Management
The answers to what needs to be done to solve the chronic water crisis in South Africa’s towns and cities have been known for some time.
SONA2026: Some Bold and Meaningful Interventions but the Poor Still Need More Direct Help
Thirty years ago, in 1996, our country adopted a Constitution that created the structures and values of our democracy.
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Much Like Zuma’s 2014 SONA, President Ramaphosa Tries to Tell a “Good Story”, While Country Collapses
President Cyril Ramaphosa borrowed a page from former President Jacob Zuma’s 2014 State of the Nation Address (SONA) tonight by boasting about the country’s “good story”. President Ramaphosa delivered his speech in his capacity as President of South Africa, but he remains President of the ANC. And wherever his party governs – in councils, provinces […]
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Limpopo Farmers Go Hungry After Floods
One farming cooperative estimates their losses to be up to R350,000
Urgent Integrated Intervention Needed to Resolve Gauteng Water Crisis
Gauteng’s ongoing water crisis is not just the result of limited resources, but also of systemic maladministration, poor planning and inadequate maintenance of infrastructure. Rand Water is licensed to supply a specified maximum volume of water. Once that limit is reached, supply cannot simply be increased without regulatory and infrastructure adjustments. This burdens municipalities with […]
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Mogale City Has to Return R1,7 Million Earmarked for Libraries to Provincial Treasury
The Gauteng Provincial Treasury has instructed the Mogale City Local Municipality (Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg, Muldersdrift) to return an amount of R1,7 million that was originally earmarked for upgrading libraries. The Municipality failed to utilise the funds during the 2024/25 financial year. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), which serves on the Oversight Committee on Sport, Arts, […]
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Khayelitsha Clinic to Remain Closed After Extortion Incident
City of Cape Town is conducting a risk assessment
Cape Town’s Wildflowers Are a World Treasure: Six Insights From a New Checklist
The latest checklist of Table Mountain flora shows that Cape Town is still a global hotspot for threatened flowering plants.
“Smell Me! I Haven’t Had Water for 24 Days” Protester Tells Joburg Mayor
Frustrated residents carried empty containers in the streets to protest ongoing water crisis
Activists in Ghana Are Forcing Extractive Firms to Account for the Harm They Cause – Corporate Abuse Study
Civil-society organisations are changing Ghana’s accountability landscape.