PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA SHOULD KNOW THAT “BETTER RUN” DA MUNICIPALITIES ARE ONLY BETTER RUN FOR SOME

Only the corrupt would disagree with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plea to ANC councillors to stop stealing, but to set DA-run municipalities in Cape Town and Stellenbosch as the benchmark for good governance spits in the faces of millions of poorer people whose quality of life is desperately low.

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AT CURRENT RATE OF PROGRESS WESTERN CAPE WILL TAKE 1274 YEARS TO ELIMINATE INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS

If the Western Cape Government continues upgrading informal settlements at its current rate of one per year, it will take 1274 years to provide dignified living circumstances for all who live in the province.

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GEORGE MUNICIPALITY: MOTION TABLED TO PREVENT MASS DISPLACEMENT OF BACKYARD RESIDENTS

The GOOD Party has tabled an urgent motion in the George Municipality calling for immediate relief for backyard dwellers who are being threatened with fines, evictions, and homelessness due to unaffordable building plan compliance demands.

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NELSON MANDELA BAY: TIME FOR CONSEQUENCES AGAINST VAN NIEKERK IS LONG OVERDUE

The GOOD Party is appalled, but not surprised, by Deputy Mayor Gary van Niekerk’s decision to leave South Africa on the eve of his criminal trial. This brazen act of evasion is just the latest chapter in a long and sordid story of impunity, enabled by a complicit and lethargic coalition.

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GOOD DEMANDS REMOVAL OF BARRIERS TO SRD GRANT ACCESS

The GOOD Party calls on the government to immediately remove all pre-qualification barriers to accessing the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. In a society plagued by staggering unemployment, stagnant wages, and deepening inequality, social assistance must be designed to reach people quickly, not to exclude them through bureaucratic red tape.

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