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Alan Winde urged to prioritise education in his State of the Province Address
Cosatu, parties and civil society groups are expected to stage a protest outside the venue on Wednesday to protest against the Western Cape Education Department’s teacher cuts.
Budget postponement sparks political dispute among GNU parties
Allegations of political gamesmanship have surfaced, with various parties taking jabs at each other regarding the reasons behind the delayed tabling of Godongwana’s speech.
Budget postponement sparks political tussle among GNU parties
Political parties in South Africa’s Government of National Unity are embroiled in a dispute over the postponement of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget speech, with accusations of political gamesmanship flying between coalition members.
Some GNU partners want cut on spending in revised budget
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana faces mounting pressure from GNU partners as they debate budget cuts and a controversial VAT increase ahead of the 2025 budget presentation.
GNU prepares for revised budget discussions ahead of March 12 presentation
Government of National Unity prepares for crucial budget discussions as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana aims to address tax proposals and economic growth.
Budget 2025: Godongwana has little room to manoeuvre
Parties opposed to tax increases, want plans tabled for economic growth and introduction of basic income grant.
Undoing apartheid planning: Ramaphosa’s vision for housing and rail
President Cyril Ramaphosa announces a transformative plan to address apartheid-era spatial planning by redesigning housing subsidies and improving public transport in South Africa.
SONA 2025: How the expanded Social Relief Grant could pave the way for basic income in South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement to expand the social relief of distress grant aims to provide a sustainable income for the unemployed, with hopes of implementing a Basic Income Grant.
Top 10 reactions from SONA 2025
Political leaders shared their mixed reactions to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address 2025, highlighting praise, disappointment and calls for accountability.
GOOD Party challenges Minister Macpherson on Expropriation Bill
GOOD Party urges Minister Dean Macpherson to defend the Expropriation Bill amid legal threats from the DA, emphasising the importance of property rights and socio-economic development.
Over 6 500 spaza shops registered in Cape Town, 9 shut amid crackdown
Nine spaza shops in Cape Town have been shut down due to health violations.
2,600 Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners face uncertainty as school year begins
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) continues with the placement of 2 677 learners for Grade 1 and Grade 8 this week, a better number than years before, according to the department.
Godongwana urged to prioritise economic growth, increase infrastructure funding
Godongwana has also been called on to prioritise the provision of the Basic Income Grant.
LETTER: National Treasury must rein in the Western Cape
Good’s Brett Herron writes that the Government of National Unity must flex its muscles and stop the Western Cape from chopping more than 2400 teacher posts.
Western Cape warned cutting teachers could compromise education
Department of Education has said they are seeking to cut R700 million from the budgets of other departments, and that filling of vacant school-based posts was exempted from cost-containment measures.
Legislature to debate teacher cuts amid calls for policy changes
The department noted that it had a budget shortfall of R3. 8 billion and it was necessary to cut back on teacher posts to remain financially stable.
Provincial parliamentary debate scheduled amid teacher job cuts in the Western Cape
The job cuts will take effect on January 1, 2025.
Inclusionary housing in province an ‘empty promise’ says GOOD Party
Bredell said Stellenbosch Municipality adopted the first Inclusionary Housing Policy Framework in the province.
SACP accuses DA of attempting to elevate itself to the role of largest party
The meeting denounced alleged attempts by the DA to elevate itself to the role of the party with the largest votes.
Shocks and surprises in re-elected Premier Winde’s new cabinet
After being sworn-in as premier earlier on Thursday, Winde announced a provincial Cabinet which included several familiar faces, and three new ones.
Elections 2024: DA to retain power in the Western Cape
The Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape is confident that it will hold onto power in the province, as preliminary results released by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) as at 6. 50am on Friday morning showed the blue party leading the polls.
Elections: South Africa democracy wins
Early indications are that the long queues at the country’s 23 292 voting stations will match or surpass a 66% voter turn-out.
Ramaphosa orders two ministers to engage social organisations regards donation of state land
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Sihle Zikalala and Minister of Human Settlements Mmamoloko Kubayi to constitute a joint team to engage eight land and housing organisations over donation of state land.
GOOD Party unhappy with NPA’s incomplete identification of perpetrators of apartheid-era crimes
Herron took issue that the NPA was yet to complete the identification of perpetrators of apartheid-era crimes as recommended by the TRC.
AGANG SA throws its weight behind GOOD Party
Speaking to nearly 1 000 AGANG SA members in Mandela Hall, Hammanskraal, on Saturday, Tlouamma encouraged members and supporters not to sit the election out, but to turn out in their numbers for GOOD.