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Public Bear the Brunt Amid Western Cape Roads Function Transfer Dispute

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The official statement by the Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertius Simmers, regarding the Garden Route District Municipality’s roads function does not accurately reflect the facts. In addition, he glosses over the impact it has on Garden Route residents. The provincial Department announced in March 2025 that the roads function fulfilled by the Garden Route […]

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18% Pass Rate in the Western Cape

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The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is seriously concerned about the low pass rate of the computerised learner’s licence test for drivers. An extraordinarily high number of applicants are failing the test because the questions are poorly phrased and difficult to understand, even for people who are familiar with traffic rules. The reply to a […]

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Warnings About Trucks Getting Stuck in Bainskloof Pass Ignored

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Even though the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has repeatedly warned and called on the Western Cape provincial government, the Drakenstein Municipality and the Cape Winelands District Municipality to implement more stringent measures to prevent heavy vehicles from using the Bainskloof Pass, its requests have fallen on deaf ears. The Pass had been closed for […]

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Cape Town’s Budget: Neither Reasonable nor Affordable

Location: News

The City of Cape Town’s revised budget for the 2026/27 financial year, which will be tabled during a council meeting next Monday, 29 June, will put severe financial strain on residents, further impoverishing ordinary salary drawers and loyal ratepayers. Although the City highlights higher thresholds for poverty relief and a modest 2% reduction in the […]

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Minibus Taxi Industry Transformation Championed at Western Cape Summit

Location: News

GOOD Councillor Ricardo van der Merwe, the Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Infrastructure and Planning Services at the Saldanha Bay Municipality, officially attended the Western Cape Minibus Taxi Industry Transformation Summit on Wednesday, 17 June 2026.

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WC Land Use Management Amendment: Participation Is Not a Luxury

Location: News

Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & City of Cape Town Mayoral Candidate. *Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the Provincial Parliament sitting on the proposed amendments to the Western Cape Land Use Planning Act (LUPA).

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Calls for an Investigation Into Municipal Property Transaction Allegations

Location: News

GOOD Stellenbosch has submitted a motion to the Office of the Speaker and the Stellenbosch Municipal Council calling for the appointment of an independent investigator to investigate serious allegations of irregular municipal property transactions made by former Deputy Mayor, Councillor Mynhard Slabbert.

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Freedom Front Plus Abstains From Voting

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) abstained from voting on the Langeberg Municipality’s 2026/27 budget, because it does not serve residents’ interests, but aims to “milk willing taxpayers” instead. The party is not prepared to ignore the mandate it received from Langeberg voters, namely to ensure responsible financial management. There are a number of reasons […]

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Adoption of Overberg District Municipality Budget and IDP Welcomed

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GOOD in the Overberg welcomes the unanimous adoption of the revised Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework (MTREF - Budget) during a Special Council Sitting of the Overberg District Municipality held on Monday.

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Minister Should Intervene to Expedite Repair of Critical Roads and Bridges in Langeberg

Location: News

The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in Langeberg calls for immediate intervention by the Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, in the repair of the bridge between Robertson and McGregor as well as the Red Bridge before Bonnievale. It is a dilemma, and the Freedom Front Plus expects solutions to restore normal traffic flow […]

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Bakka Informal Settlement Electrification Petition Gets the Greenlight

Location: News

The GOOD Party in Drakenstein officially handed over the municipality’s response to a petition to residents of the Bakka informal settlement on Friday, as the landowner agreed to sell the land to Drakenstein for the municipality to provide electricity to residents of the settlement.

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DA’s Lack of Transparency and Alleged Political Play with Theewaterskloof Disaster Relief

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GOOD Statement by Cynthia Clayton, GOOD Theewaterskloof Councillor & Deputy Mayor 19 May 2026 The GOOD Party, the Democratic Alliance, and the Social Revolutionary Workers Party are currently in a coalition in the Theewaterskloof Municipality. GOOD believes that we must govern together with honesty and integrity in order to serve all communities fairly and equally. […]

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