Read more about the article WORLD FOOD DAY: R12.30 PER DAY SLAP-IN-THE-FACE SRD GRANT MUST BE REPLACED BY A B.I.G.
Brett Herron

WORLD FOOD DAY: R12.30 PER DAY SLAP-IN-THE-FACE SRD GRANT MUST BE REPLACED BY A B.I.G.

On World Food Day, GOOD repeats its call for a Basic Income Grant. By the State’s own metric, its R370 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant does not meet its constitutional duty to ensure access for all to sufficient food and social security.

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GOOD CALLS FOR URGENT INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED JONKERSHOEK SHOOTING.

GOOD Stellenbosch Councillor and Mayoral Candidate, Marius van Stade, has submitted a formal letter to the Municipal Manager calling for urgent municipal intervention and an independent investigation following allegations that Stellenbosch Law Enforcement officers fired shots during a confrontation over a partially erected, allegedly unlawful structure in Jonkershoek on Saturday, 10 October 2026.

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THE GOOD PARTY IMPLORES DRAKENSTEIN MUNICIPALITY TO URGENTLY IMPLEMENT WATER RESTRICTIONS AMID LOW RAINFALL IN WINTER AND WHAT IS PROJECTED TO BE A SEVERELY HOT SUMMER SEASON

On 17 September 2026, Drakenstein Municipality hinted at the idea that it will implement water restrictions to ensure consistent consumption and equal access to water during the summer season.

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Read more about the article GOOD DRAKENSTEIN MOURNS THE TRAGIC LOSS OF FOUR LIVES IN BAKKA INFORMAL SETTLEMENT
Johan van Schalkwyk

GOOD DRAKENSTEIN MOURNS THE TRAGIC LOSS OF FOUR LIVES IN BAKKA INFORMAL SETTLEMENT

The GOOD Party in Drakenstein is devastated by the tragic loss of four lives in Bakka Informal Settlement in an incident allegedly linked to Gender-based Violence and Femicide (GBVF), in the early hours of Sunday morning.

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GOOD TAKES A FIRM STAND ON HOUSING, SAFETY AND SERVICE DELIVERY AT THE RSG NEWS DEBATE AT US WOORDFEES.

GOOD Stellenbosch Mayoral Candidate and Councillor Marius van Stade placed housing, public safety and accountable service delivery at the centre of his contribution to the RSG News political debate at the US Woordfees on Wednesday, 7 October 2026.

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43 New Homes Bring Dignity and Hope to Ward 13 Residents in Louwville, Vredenburg

GOOD Saldanha Bay Councillor and Mayoral Committee Member (MMC) for Infrastructure and Planning Services at Saldanha Bay Municipality, Ricardo Winston van der Merwe, has officially handed over 43 new homes to beneficiaries in the Louwville 155 Housing Project, Ward 13.

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CAPE TOWN QUIETLY ABANDONS WOODSTOCK HOUSING PROJECT SEVEN YEARS AFTER FAMILIES AGREED TO GIVE UP THEIR HOMES TO ENABLE IT

In the fine print of its report on affordable housing ordered by the Constitutional Court in its Tafelberg School judgement the City of Cape Town reveals that it has negotiated with the developers the cancellation of the sale agreements for the proposed affordable housing sites in Pine Road and Dillon Lane, Woodstock, with the cancellations “nearing finalisation”.

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