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GOOD Statement by Suzette Little,GOOD Deputy Secretary-General & City of Cape Town Caucus Chairperson 01 July 2025 A recent internal directive from the City of Cape Town’s Acting City Manager, Gareth Morgan, exposes a troubling truth – a clean audit does not mean clean governance. While the DA-led City has boasted about its annual clean […]
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The Tshwane Metro’s negligent approach to routine maintenance of water infrastructure has resulted in the loss of millions of litres of water and the flooding of the Belgian college iTversity in Heatherdale over the weekend. A faulty valve at the Main Street reservoir caused the flooding of the college. It is unacceptable that the Metro’s […]
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More than 800 hawkers continue trading without toilets or water
The book was written by two professors from the United States
The money was approved swiftly using a new funding mechanism that replaced one that had been mired in corruption
“The City of Tshwane’s recent achievements during the last two Council meetings and today at Hammanskraal prove that caring governments can deliver spatial, social, economic and environmental justice for South Africa”, says GOOD’s Councillor Sarah Mabotsa, the Tshwane Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Development and Spatial Planning.
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AfriForum brought the case to compel the Free State government to intervene in the failing municipality
Ward councillor says there’s a long-term plan to help the community
Municipality and Gift of the Givers offer warm meals and clothing to victims
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes Rand Water’s maintenance of critical water infrastructure, which will affect large parts of the Ekurhuleni Metro from 30 June to 2 July. Some of the essential maintenance work was completed during the first phase of the project between 29 May and 3 June. Work is now set to […]
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The Tshwane Metro’s Department of Housing’s failure to properly oversee contracted water tankers is possibly costing taxpayers millions in squandered funds. Contractors get water from the Metro and then transport it to informal settlements, earning between R300 and R500 per hour. This brings the total annual cost, including water, to a staggering R300 million. There […]
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They want the Drakenstein Municipality to provide detailed plans, timeframes, and budget for housing
GOOD Statement by Kaden Arguile,GOOD National Youth Chairperson 27 June 2025 The GOOD Party calls on Comrades Marathon organisers to remove fossil fuel sponsors from its event entirely. The removal of Engen from the iconic South African event was a victory against the normalised practice of greenwashing in our sports.Only for Astron Energy to be […]
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Multinational firms are benefitting from “just transition” funding while serving the world’s largest fossil fuel companies
Many Taiwan informal settlement residents are now sleeping at the community hall
GOOD Statement by Roscoe Palm,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 26 June 2025 The GOOD Party is deeply concerned that, as of 1 July, the City of Cape Town may lose oversight of thousands of vehicles and critical infrastructure systems that residents rely on every single day. Under the current fleet and tracking contract, the […]
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GOOD Statement by Anton Louw,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 26 June 2025 *Note to Editors: This speech was delivered during today’s City of Cape Town Council meeting, Budget Vote Madam Speaker While the DA vocally opposes tariff hikes in Johannesburg and Tshwane, the 2 metros we like to compare ourselves with and both governed […]
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Rand Water has, for the fourth time since 2023, seized the bank account of the Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging). This leaves Emfuleni with scarcely any funds to cover its salary obligations, deliver services or pay contractors and bulk suppliers. During a recent council meeting, Emfuleni approved a resolution allowing water […]
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The impression created by the Tshwane Metro coalition government’s propaganda about their hard work to clean up and resolve service delivery issues stands in stark contrast with the reality on grass-roots level. Large parts of the Metro are plunged into darkness at night due to broken streetlights, motorists must navigate inaccessible roads and visitors are […]
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Housing rights group argues the City’s Safe Space shelters do not meet constitutional requirements for alternative accommodation
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is deeply concerned by the decay and deplorable condition of the Andries Scribante Haven in Boksburg. This care facility, which was a safe haven for senior citizens for years, has turned into a symbol of the Ekurhuleni Metro’s failure to perform essential maintenance work. The party has been involved […]
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The Western Cape government has issued retroactive environmental authorisation for a dam project undertaken eight years ago
Leeuwfontein home owners want their neighbourhood to be made a formal part of the city so that they can get water and sanitation
GOOD Statement by Grechard Petersen,GOOD Stellenbosch Municipality Councillor 20 June 2025 The GOOD Party has formally raised concerns about recent river maintenance works conducted by the Stellenbosch Municipality in the Dwarsriver, Pniel. The works, which involved an excavator extracting stones and sand from the riverbed to construct a buffer wall, were reportedly aimed at stabilising […]
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