GOOD DEMANDS TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ON PLATTNER BOULEVARD CONTRACT AMENDMENT

Let me be clear from the outset: The GOOD Party has no issue with the upgrading of Plattner Boulevard. On the contrary, the upgrading and maintenance of municipal infrastructure is one of the GOOD Party's core priorities. Good roads mean good economics.

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GOOD CALLS FOR HALT ON HANSMOESKRAAL LAND DISPOSAL, DEMANDS TRANSPARENCY AND PROTECTION OF PUBLIC & KHOI SAN HERITAGE

I rise on the item dealing with Hansmoeskraal 1, 2 and 3 in George.Speaker, we must be clear on one principle: In South African law, Municipal Property is Public Property. What is municipal property? It is any immovable asset owned by the municipality - land, buildings, servitudes, commonages. In this case, Hansmoeskraal 1, 2 and 3.

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WOUTER BASSON MUST TELL DIE VOLK ABOUT HIS MANDRAX ACTIVITIES- WERE APARTHEID SECURITY FORCE LINKS TO GANGSTERS EVER DISMANTLED?

Violent and organised crime in South Africa have skyrocketed since Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings nearly 30 years ago revealed the existence of shadowy relationships between apartheid-era security forces and criminal gangs, and the manufacture of large quantities of street drugs by the then-State’s Chemical and Biological Warfare Programme.

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DA’S FREE ELECTRICITY POLICY EXCLUDES MOST PEOPLE IT IS MEANT TO SUPPORT

A study on free basic service provision commissioned by the Western Cape Department of Local Government glibly claims that the province is broadly compliant with national guidelines, with Cape Town the most indigent-friendly municipality of the lot.

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