Mamelodi Shack Dwellers Given Stands a Decade Ago Still Live Without Services
Skierlik lacks waste collection, sewage, electricity and potable water
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No to Port Alfred Name Change
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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Child Malnutrition Is a Sign of Conflict to Come: Nigerian Study Links Climate Change, Food and Violence
Where governance is weak and food supplies are unreliable, climate change causes child wasting and can be a warning sign of conflict to come.
College Tries to Evict 27 Families to Make Way for Students
At a protest Ekurhuleni West students demanded the eviction of the families in “24 hours”
How SA’s Lesotho Water Project Costs Ballooned by R45-Billion
The second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project has seen costs escalate from R8-billion in 2008 to R53-billion today, with delays pushing completion from 2019 to 2028
Tshwane Contempt Conviction Confirms Years of DA Failure
The GOOD Party notes the High Court’s instruction that the Executive Mayor of Tshwane be sentenced to 30 days’ imprisonment, suspended for one year. This order stems from the City’s failure to comply with an October 2022 judgment directing specific work to be completed during the 2022/2023 financial year.
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Crèches Battle Complicated Registration Process
More than half of Cape Town’s Early Childhood Development centres are unregistered
Explainer: Cape Town’s “Pro-poor” Budget and Its Legal Challenge
Large commercial property owners take aim at the City’s revenue plan
Former Rail Line Occupiers Demand Electricity
Protesters blocked the R300 in Cape Town on Thursday
The Science of Starvation: This Is What Happens to Your Body When It’s Deprived of Food
Starvation causes both physiological and psychological stress.
Sewage Flowing Into Kruger National Park
But a separate investigation by the Blue Scorpions appears to have stalled
Should Coca-Cola Pay for Plastic Pollution?
Episode five in GroundUp’s video series on microplastics
Climate Projects in South Sudan Can Turn Deadly
Climate adaptation projects in high conflict areas like South Sudan work best if they’re designed to help communities manage many problems at once.
Carletonville Left in the Dark for More Than a Month
Small businesses and residents are suffering after prolonged power cuts
Protesters call for UK and UAE to take action on Gaza
This follows calls for a global day of action to demand immediate relief for Gaza
4th Quarter George Municipality Report Reveals Missed Targets and Poor Planning
The latest 4th Quarter Budget Monitoring Report reveals a deeply concerning picture of poor planning, weak implementation, and misplaced priorities under the DA-led coalition government in George.
Over R200 million in development funds, including R176 million in unspent conditional grants and R34 million in the Housing Development Fund, remains idle, while residents continue to wait for housing, basic services, and vital infrastructure.
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Repairs to Crumbling Clinic Delayed
A R9-million tender was awarded to a contractor last year to renovate Haytor clinic
Contractor Cancels Emfuleni’s Financial System Due to Non-payment
The Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) has sunk even deeper into the quagmire as the contractor BCX Solar, which manages the Municipality’s financial system, cancelled its services due to non-payment. Emfuleni paid the R3,6 million licence fee, but failed to settle the system’s maintenance fees. With the financial system down, no […]
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Merafong Mayor Promises to Restore Welverdiend’s Power
The Mayor of Merafong Local Municipality (Carletonville, Fochville, Wedela), Ms Nozuko Best, has undertaken to restore electricity supply to Welverdiend by Sunday (3 August). Residents have not had power for 33 days. This undertaking was made during a heated council meeting where the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) put significant pressure on her to remedy […]
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About Those Mbombela Officials Overseas Trips
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) condemns the decision of the Mbombela Local Municipality (Nelspruit, Hazyview, White River, Barberton) to send two additional delegates to the 2025 World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden, with taxpayers footing the bill. Mbombela’s water service provider, Silulumanzi, invited the Executive Mayor, Sibongile Makushe-Mazibuko, and the Municipal Manager, Mr Wiseman […]
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Complaint Lodged With HRC Over Ongoing Sewage Pollution in Dipaleseng
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) yesterday (30 July) lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission (HRC) against the Dipaleseng Local Municipality (Balfour, Greylingstad, Grootvlei) for ongoing sewage pollution. The party demands that decisive action be taken to address the pollution of wetlands in the area. The HRC needs to step in and act […]
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Climate Change Is Making Africa’s Debt Burden Worse
State-contingent debt instruments allow countries hit by economic and climate crises to restructure their debt repayments.
Performance and Oversight Reports Reveal Johannesburg’s Service Crisis
GOOD Statement by Matthew Cook,GOOD National Chairperson and City of Johannesburg Councillor 30 July 2025 Today’s Council session laid bare the widening gap between political promises and lived realities in Johannesburg. While oversight reports covered multiple separate portfolios what emerged was a single, sobering truth: our city is in systemic crisis, and the poorest residents […]
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Millions Were Spent to Relocate These Families, and yet They Still Live in Squalor
Gauteng Department of Human Settlements spent R78-million on plans that never materialised