CAPE CULTURE OF GANGSTERISM- NGO REPORT CONTAINS RAPID INTERVENTION ROADMAP FOR GOVERNMENT

The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime has published the latest edition of its Western Cape Gang Monitor, which should be required reading for a Western Cape Government that is singularly failing to counter the culture of gang association and violence.

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NEW MINIMUM WAGE A SMALL STEP TOWARDS FAIRNESS- BUT ECONOMIC GROWTH MUST BE THE STATE’S PRIMARY NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION

The GOOD Party supports the proposed 1.5% above-inflation rate increase to the minimum wage, which will rise from R28.79 per hour to more than R30 per hour in March 2026.

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CITY’S DIESEL BUS PROCUREMENT DEEPENS ENVIRONMENTAL INEQUALITY ON THE CAPE FLATS

The City of Cape Town's decision to procure a new fleet of diesel buses, using more polluting Euro V diesel, for the upcoming Metro South East Corridor (MSEC) raises serious environmental justice concerns for communities already burdened by poor air quality.

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