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Speaker of Theewaterskloof Municipality, Weldon Wells, and his family have been warned that if he does not step down from his position, they will be murdered.
The post THEEWATERSKLOOF SPEAKER AND FAMILY RECEIVE DEATH THREAT: POLITICAL PARTIES MUST REIGN IN THEIR MEMBERS AS TOUGH ELECTION LOOMS appeared first on For Good.
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Garden Route condemns the brutal double murder of an elderly couple on a farm in Glen Loerie, The Crags, near Plettenberg Bay. The murder of the 71-year-old woman and 77-year-old man is a tragic example of the growing level of violence and brutality affecting rural communities, which […]
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The decision made by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) and the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE) to allow Total Energies to explore offshore drilling along the West Coast is a ticking time bomb for not only our already fragile environment but also the livelihoods of thousands of fishermen.
The post TOTAL’S OFFSHORE DRILLING RISKS THOUSANDS OF LIVELIHOODS appeared first on For Good.
According to an emailed “request” from the (DA) Mayor of Theewaterskloof to the Municipal Manager, copied to the (GOOD Party) Deputy Mayor, the council no longer wants to attend to water or sewerage leaks outside of office hours.
The post “GAAN KAK”: TWK MAYOR SAYS AFTER-HOURS SEWERAGE LEAKS CAN WAIT TILL TOMORROW appeared first on For Good.
Small-scale fishers want the company’s environmental authorisation set aside
This budget rightly recognises that economic growth depends on how efficiently we move people and goods.
We see this in the allocations before us: for example, over R270 million for the George Integrated Public Transport Network.
The post MOBILITY BUDGET REFLECTS A GOVERNMENT THAT CALLS FOR POWER BUT FAILS TO USE IT appeared first on For Good.
Speech by Brett Herron, Unite for Change Leadership Council Member & GOOD member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. Note to editors, this speech was delivered during the Infrastructure Department budget vote in the Western Cape Provincial Legislature
The post THE HOUSING MIRAGE: PROVINCIAL BUDGET LEAVES SOCIAL HOUSING PIPELINE STALLED appeared first on For Good.
Her poem I’ve Come to Take You Home was written into French law. It deals with the repatriation of the remains of Sarah Baartman.
As we mark Human Rights Day, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is failing the community of St Helena Bay by denying our children their fundamental Right to Education.
The post WCED FAILING THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION IN ST HELENA BAY appeared first on For Good.
Almost one in five residents of Clanwilliam and Citrusdal live in informal settlements with limited access to water, sanitation, and refuse removal
Activist group says she has already earned about R10-million since her suspension and her review application may take another four years
The City of Cape Town and Western Cape Provincial Government must be called out for repeatedly recycling announcements about proposed affordable housing developments in well-located areas of the city without actually delivering any homes.
The post WESTERN CAPE PLAYS LAND RELEASE CHARADES INSTEAD OF BUILDING HOUSES appeared first on For Good.
Construction is yet to start on Western Cape government’s inner-city projects
Companies like FoodForward SA and Ladles of Love are rescuing produce and redistributing it in vulnerable communities
The rental of homes in decent neighbourhoods of Cape Town is becoming increasingly unaffordable to local residents.
The post AUNTY PAT’S BNB REGULATIONS: GOOD START TO ADDRESSING HOUSING UNAFFORDABILITY appeared first on For Good.
Stellenbosch Interest Group faces damage claims for halting the Botmaskop development
Studies show 66% of UWC students and 65% of University of the Free State students are food insecure, but the issue is underreported due to stigma
Heritage committee and local residents’ association raise alarm over lack of detail in the current proposal for development
As the Western Cape Provincial Budget was tabled today, it has become clear that the provincial government has once again failed to prioritise the fundamentals that actually shape people’s lives.
The post WESTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL BUDGET FAILS TO FUND THE FUNDAMENTALS: FAILED SAFETY PLAN GETS AN INCREASE, HOUSING A DECREASE appeared first on For Good.
A convoy of South African National Defence Force, military police and SAPS move through Eldorado Park, Riverlea and Westbury
The recent statement by Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia confirms what many residents and safety experts have been saying for months, infrastructure alone cannot replace policing or address the root causes of violent crime.
The post N2 WALL DEBATE MUST FOCUS ON REAL SAFETY SOLUTIONS, NOT POLITICAL SPIN appeared first on For Good.
It’s time to treat gun violence as a public health crisis
Mayor of Cape Town Geordin Hill-Lewis’ promise to build a wall to contain communities living along the N2 between Khayelitsha and Langa looks likely to be election spin after the Western Cape MEC for Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers today denied having been engaged in the so-called project.
The post BALLS TO THE WALL: GEORDIN’S N2 WALL APPEARS TO BE ELECTION SPIN appeared first on For Good.
Teenage pregnancy, low birth weights, and high neonatal mortality plague the areas around Beaufort West and Laingsburg