Zakes van Tonder
@zakesvantonder.bsky.social
Political person. Believe in a peaceful, prosperous and inclusive South Africa.
Research and Strategy @forgood.org.za
Research and Strategy @forgood.org.za
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GOOD Party backs civic efforts to tackle dumping and clean public spaces, but Cape Town’s #SpringCleanCT rings hollow against its punitive tariff.
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/phwgjkehzj
#GOODParty #FairTariffs #CommunityFirst
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/phwgjkehzj
#GOODParty #FairTariffs #CommunityFirst
October 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD Party backs civic efforts to tackle dumping and clean public spaces, but Cape Town’s #SpringCleanCT rings hollow against its punitive tariff.
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/phwgjkehzj
#GOODParty #FairTariffs #CommunityFirst
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/phwgjkehzj
#GOODParty #FairTariffs #CommunityFirst
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We heed the call by Mandla Mandela urging the South African government to “call for the immediate release” of international activists detained by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF): https://f.mtr.cool/bmohodnany
#FreeTheFlotilla #MandlaMandela
#FreeTheFlotilla #MandlaMandela
October 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
We heed the call by Mandla Mandela urging the South African government to “call for the immediate release” of international activists detained by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF): https://f.mtr.cool/bmohodnany
#FreeTheFlotilla #MandlaMandela
#FreeTheFlotilla #MandlaMandela
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🏏 WELL DONE, PROTEAS! 🇿🇦
From all of us at the GOOD Party congratulations to the Proteas on your historic ICC World Test Championship win!
#WTCFinal #Proteas #GOODNews #ProudlySouthAfrican #GOODParty
IMAGE COURTESY: @ProteasMenCSA
From all of us at the GOOD Party congratulations to the Proteas on your historic ICC World Test Championship win!
#WTCFinal #Proteas #GOODNews #ProudlySouthAfrican #GOODParty
IMAGE COURTESY: @ProteasMenCSA
June 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🏏 WELL DONE, PROTEAS! 🇿🇦
From all of us at the GOOD Party congratulations to the Proteas on your historic ICC World Test Championship win!
#WTCFinal #Proteas #GOODNews #ProudlySouthAfrican #GOODParty
IMAGE COURTESY: @ProteasMenCSA
From all of us at the GOOD Party congratulations to the Proteas on your historic ICC World Test Championship win!
#WTCFinal #Proteas #GOODNews #ProudlySouthAfrican #GOODParty
IMAGE COURTESY: @ProteasMenCSA
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✨JOIN OUR HOTDESK IN VREDENBURG✨
📍Location: 41, 6th Street, Louwville, Vredenburg
🕚 Date & Time: Every Tuesday | 11h00 – 14h00
Come meet GOOD Councillor Ricardo Van Der Merwe and connect with us.
📞 Ricardo Van Der Merwe : +27 79 907 3746
#GOODParty #Vredenburg
📍Location: 41, 6th Street, Louwville, Vredenburg
🕚 Date & Time: Every Tuesday | 11h00 – 14h00
Come meet GOOD Councillor Ricardo Van Der Merwe and connect with us.
📞 Ricardo Van Der Merwe : +27 79 907 3746
#GOODParty #Vredenburg
June 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
✨JOIN OUR HOTDESK IN VREDENBURG✨
📍Location: 41, 6th Street, Louwville, Vredenburg
🕚 Date & Time: Every Tuesday | 11h00 – 14h00
Come meet GOOD Councillor Ricardo Van Der Merwe and connect with us.
📞 Ricardo Van Der Merwe : +27 79 907 3746
#GOODParty #Vredenburg
📍Location: 41, 6th Street, Louwville, Vredenburg
🕚 Date & Time: Every Tuesday | 11h00 – 14h00
Come meet GOOD Councillor Ricardo Van Der Merwe and connect with us.
📞 Ricardo Van Der Merwe : +27 79 907 3746
#GOODParty #Vredenburg
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This Youth Day, we rolled up our sleeves for change! 🧹🧡
GOOD proudly joined CHOSA and Movement for Care to clean up Mfuleni Community Park, creating a safer, cleaner space where children can play, dream, and grow.
#YouthDay #GOODForCommunities #MfuleniCleanup #ActForChange
GOOD proudly joined CHOSA and Movement for Care to clean up Mfuleni Community Park, creating a safer, cleaner space where children can play, dream, and grow.
#YouthDay #GOODForCommunities #MfuleniCleanup #ActForChange
June 16, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This Youth Day, we rolled up our sleeves for change! 🧹🧡
GOOD proudly joined CHOSA and Movement for Care to clean up Mfuleni Community Park, creating a safer, cleaner space where children can play, dream, and grow.
#YouthDay #GOODForCommunities #MfuleniCleanup #ActForChange
GOOD proudly joined CHOSA and Movement for Care to clean up Mfuleni Community Park, creating a safer, cleaner space where children can play, dream, and grow.
#YouthDay #GOODForCommunities #MfuleniCleanup #ActForChange
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On #YouthDay2025, we honour the youth of 1976 by fighting for the #RightToPlay 🛝🧡
Children in Mfuleni deserve safe, clean spaces to play. That’s why GOOD joined CHOSA and Movement for Care to help clean up the local park.
#Mfuleni #RighttoPlay #GOODParty
Children in Mfuleni deserve safe, clean spaces to play. That’s why GOOD joined CHOSA and Movement for Care to help clean up the local park.
#Mfuleni #RighttoPlay #GOODParty
June 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
On #YouthDay2025, we honour the youth of 1976 by fighting for the #RightToPlay 🛝🧡
Children in Mfuleni deserve safe, clean spaces to play. That’s why GOOD joined CHOSA and Movement for Care to help clean up the local park.
#Mfuleni #RighttoPlay #GOODParty
Children in Mfuleni deserve safe, clean spaces to play. That’s why GOOD joined CHOSA and Movement for Care to help clean up the local park.
#Mfuleni #RighttoPlay #GOODParty
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City of Joburg Councillor and National Chairperson of GOOD, Matthew Cook, joined the Youth Day commemoration events at Hector Peterson Memorial in Soweto.
#GOODParty #joburg #youthday2025 #Soweto #HectorPetersonMemorial
#GOODParty #joburg #youthday2025 #Soweto #HectorPetersonMemorial
June 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
City of Joburg Councillor and National Chairperson of GOOD, Matthew Cook, joined the Youth Day commemoration events at Hector Peterson Memorial in Soweto.
#GOODParty #joburg #youthday2025 #Soweto #HectorPetersonMemorial
#GOODParty #joburg #youthday2025 #Soweto #HectorPetersonMemorial
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This #YouthDay2025, GOOD joined CHOSA and Movement for Care to start transforming Mfuleni Community Park, one section at a time. Children in Mfuleni deserve safe, clean spaces to play. 🛝🧡
#RightToPlay #GOODParty #Mfuleni #CommunityCleanup
#RightToPlay #GOODParty #Mfuleni #CommunityCleanup
June 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This #YouthDay2025, GOOD joined CHOSA and Movement for Care to start transforming Mfuleni Community Park, one section at a time. Children in Mfuleni deserve safe, clean spaces to play. 🛝🧡
#RightToPlay #GOODParty #Mfuleni #CommunityCleanup
#RightToPlay #GOODParty #Mfuleni #CommunityCleanup
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EFF MP OWES GARDEN ROUTE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY R92K
Read more ➡️https://f.mtr.cool/rdxfydeymq
#GOODParty #GardenRoute #EFF #Mismanagement
Read more ➡️https://f.mtr.cool/rdxfydeymq
#GOODParty #GardenRoute #EFF #Mismanagement
June 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
EFF MP OWES GARDEN ROUTE DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY R92K
Read more ➡️https://f.mtr.cool/rdxfydeymq
#GOODParty #GardenRoute #EFF #Mismanagement
Read more ➡️https://f.mtr.cool/rdxfydeymq
#GOODParty #GardenRoute #EFF #Mismanagement
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Whites-only Kleinfontein housing estate’s residents claim "persecution" over rates, but
what is the real story?
Read Sarah Mabotsa's full breakdown
https://f.mtr.cool/hjkcikgjfb
#GOODParty #Tshwane #Kleinfontein
what is the real story?
Read Sarah Mabotsa's full breakdown
https://f.mtr.cool/hjkcikgjfb
#GOODParty #Tshwane #Kleinfontein
Behind Kleinfontein and other illegally established residential areas
Kleinfontein is just one of about 17 other illegally established housing developments in Tshwane
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June 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Whites-only Kleinfontein housing estate’s residents claim "persecution" over rates, but
what is the real story?
Read Sarah Mabotsa's full breakdown
https://f.mtr.cool/hjkcikgjfb
#GOODParty #Tshwane #Kleinfontein
what is the real story?
Read Sarah Mabotsa's full breakdown
https://f.mtr.cool/hjkcikgjfb
#GOODParty #Tshwane #Kleinfontein
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WESTERN CAPE HOUSING QUEUE: WAITING FOR A GRAVE, NOT A HOME
Read more➡️https://f.mtr.cool/dhyklmooam
#housing #spatialjustice #capetown #westerncape #GOODParty
Read more➡️https://f.mtr.cool/dhyklmooam
#housing #spatialjustice #capetown #westerncape #GOODParty
June 18, 2025 at 5:02 AM
WESTERN CAPE HOUSING QUEUE: WAITING FOR A GRAVE, NOT A HOME
Read more➡️https://f.mtr.cool/dhyklmooam
#housing #spatialjustice #capetown #westerncape #GOODParty
Read more➡️https://f.mtr.cool/dhyklmooam
#housing #spatialjustice #capetown #westerncape #GOODParty
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For years, a mother and her children have lived in a backyard, beside an empty block of flats. Now surrounded by scaffolding, their safety is at risk. She’s asking for one thing - safe housing nearby, so her kids’ education isn’t disrupted.
#LavenderHill #GOODParty
#LavenderHill #GOODParty
June 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
For years, a mother and her children have lived in a backyard, beside an empty block of flats. Now surrounded by scaffolding, their safety is at risk. She’s asking for one thing - safe housing nearby, so her kids’ education isn’t disrupted.
#LavenderHill #GOODParty
#LavenderHill #GOODParty
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CHANELLE PLAATJIES IS MORE THAN A NAME: THE WESTERN CAPE’S FAILURE TO PROTECT ITS GIRLS
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/chanelle-plaatjies-is-more-than-a-name-the-western-capes-failure-to-protect-its-girls/
#GOODParty #CapeTown #GBVF #stopthesuffering
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/chanelle-plaatjies-is-more-than-a-name-the-western-capes-failure-to-protect-its-girls/
#GOODParty #CapeTown #GBVF #stopthesuffering
June 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
CHANELLE PLAATJIES IS MORE THAN A NAME: THE WESTERN CAPE’S FAILURE TO PROTECT ITS GIRLS
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/chanelle-plaatjies-is-more-than-a-name-the-western-capes-failure-to-protect-its-girls/
#GOODParty #CapeTown #GBVF #stopthesuffering
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/chanelle-plaatjies-is-more-than-a-name-the-western-capes-failure-to-protect-its-girls/
#GOODParty #CapeTown #GBVF #stopthesuffering
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CITY’S SILENCE ON DA FUNDRAISER A FURTHER BREACH OF PUBLIC TRUST
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/citys-silence-on-da-fundraiser-a-further-breach-of-public-trust/
#CapeTown #DA #CapeTownFunnyFestival #GOODParty
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/citys-silence-on-da-fundraiser-a-further-breach-of-public-trust/
#CapeTown #DA #CapeTownFunnyFestival #GOODParty
June 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
CITY’S SILENCE ON DA FUNDRAISER A FURTHER BREACH OF PUBLIC TRUST
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/citys-silence-on-da-fundraiser-a-further-breach-of-public-trust/
#CapeTown #DA #CapeTownFunnyFestival #GOODParty
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/citys-silence-on-da-fundraiser-a-further-breach-of-public-trust/
#CapeTown #DA #CapeTownFunnyFestival #GOODParty
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📢 Tshwane’s 2025/26 Budget PASSES and it’s a turning point
From a R2.8 billion deficit to a fully funded budget, from load-shedding debt to clean audits, Tshwane is on the road to recovery, with GOOD at the table making it happen.
#GOODParty #TshwaneBudget #SarahMabotsa #ServiceDelivery
From a R2.8 billion deficit to a fully funded budget, from load-shedding debt to clean audits, Tshwane is on the road to recovery, with GOOD at the table making it happen.
#GOODParty #TshwaneBudget #SarahMabotsa #ServiceDelivery
June 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
📢 Tshwane’s 2025/26 Budget PASSES and it’s a turning point
From a R2.8 billion deficit to a fully funded budget, from load-shedding debt to clean audits, Tshwane is on the road to recovery, with GOOD at the table making it happen.
#GOODParty #TshwaneBudget #SarahMabotsa #ServiceDelivery
From a R2.8 billion deficit to a fully funded budget, from load-shedding debt to clean audits, Tshwane is on the road to recovery, with GOOD at the table making it happen.
#GOODParty #TshwaneBudget #SarahMabotsa #ServiceDelivery
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISES TO 32.9%, A BASIC INCOME GRANT IS A MORAL IMPERATIVE
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/unemployment-rate-rises-to-32-9-a-basic-income-grant-is-a-moral-imperative/
#basicincomegrant #stopthesuffering #GOODParty #unemployment
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/unemployment-rate-rises-to-32-9-a-basic-income-grant-is-a-moral-imperative/
#basicincomegrant #stopthesuffering #GOODParty #unemployment
May 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISES TO 32.9%, A BASIC INCOME GRANT IS A MORAL IMPERATIVE
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/unemployment-rate-rises-to-32-9-a-basic-income-grant-is-a-moral-imperative/
#basicincomegrant #stopthesuffering #GOODParty #unemployment
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/unemployment-rate-rises-to-32-9-a-basic-income-grant-is-a-moral-imperative/
#basicincomegrant #stopthesuffering #GOODParty #unemployment
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Today, on Nakba Day, the GOOD Party remembers the catastrophe of 1948, when over 700,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced from their homes.
#GOODParty #FreePalestine #NakbaDay
#GOODParty #FreePalestine #NakbaDay
May 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Today, on Nakba Day, the GOOD Party remembers the catastrophe of 1948, when over 700,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced from their homes.
#GOODParty #FreePalestine #NakbaDay
#GOODParty #FreePalestine #NakbaDay
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COMMEMORATING NAKBA DAY: THE ESSENCE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S SHARED HISTORY WITH PALESTINE
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/commemorating-nakba-day-the-essence-of-south-africas-shared-history-with-palestine/
#FreePalestine #NakbaDay #GOODParty #stopthesuffering
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/commemorating-nakba-day-the-essence-of-south-africas-shared-history-with-palestine/
#FreePalestine #NakbaDay #GOODParty #stopthesuffering
May 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
COMMEMORATING NAKBA DAY: THE ESSENCE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S SHARED HISTORY WITH PALESTINE
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/commemorating-nakba-day-the-essence-of-south-africas-shared-history-with-palestine/
#FreePalestine #NakbaDay #GOODParty #stopthesuffering
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/commemorating-nakba-day-the-essence-of-south-africas-shared-history-with-palestine/
#FreePalestine #NakbaDay #GOODParty #stopthesuffering
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SAHRC SETTLEMENT LEADS TO A HOLLOW APOLOGY FROM RENALDO GOUWS
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/sahrc-settlement-leads-to-a-hollow-apology-from-renaldo-gouws/
#GOODParty #socialjustice
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/sahrc-settlement-leads-to-a-hollow-apology-from-renaldo-gouws/
#GOODParty #socialjustice
May 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
SAHRC SETTLEMENT LEADS TO A HOLLOW APOLOGY FROM RENALDO GOUWS
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/sahrc-settlement-leads-to-a-hollow-apology-from-renaldo-gouws/
#GOODParty #socialjustice
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/sahrc-settlement-leads-to-a-hollow-apology-from-renaldo-gouws/
#GOODParty #socialjustice
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Coalition Partners Praise City of Tshwane for Responsible and Creditble Draft 2025/26 Budget
The ANC, EFF, ActionSA, AIC, DOP, PA, PAC, ATM, PAC and GOOD commend Tshwane on the successful tabling of a fully funded and National Treasury-endorsed draft budget .
#GOODParty #Tshwane #budget
The ANC, EFF, ActionSA, AIC, DOP, PA, PAC, ATM, PAC and GOOD commend Tshwane on the successful tabling of a fully funded and National Treasury-endorsed draft budget .
#GOODParty #Tshwane #budget
May 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Coalition Partners Praise City of Tshwane for Responsible and Creditble Draft 2025/26 Budget
The ANC, EFF, ActionSA, AIC, DOP, PA, PAC, ATM, PAC and GOOD commend Tshwane on the successful tabling of a fully funded and National Treasury-endorsed draft budget .
#GOODParty #Tshwane #budget
The ANC, EFF, ActionSA, AIC, DOP, PA, PAC, ATM, PAC and GOOD commend Tshwane on the successful tabling of a fully funded and National Treasury-endorsed draft budget .
#GOODParty #Tshwane #budget
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CITY OF CAPE TOWN’S “PLAN” TO MANAGE METRORAIL STUCK AT THE STATION
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/city-of-cape-towns-plan-to-manage-metrorail-stuck-at-the-station/
#GOODParty #CapeTown #PRASA #Transport
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/city-of-cape-towns-plan-to-manage-metrorail-stuck-at-the-station/
#GOODParty #CapeTown #PRASA #Transport
May 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
CITY OF CAPE TOWN’S “PLAN” TO MANAGE METRORAIL STUCK AT THE STATION
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/city-of-cape-towns-plan-to-manage-metrorail-stuck-at-the-station/
#GOODParty #CapeTown #PRASA #Transport
Read more➡️https://forgood.org.za/city-of-cape-towns-plan-to-manage-metrorail-stuck-at-the-station/
#GOODParty #CapeTown #PRASA #Transport
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📢 CAPE TOWN BUDGET 💷
On 29 May, Council will vote on Cape Town’s 2025/26 Budget.
💬 It’s not too late to speak up. Tell your ward councillor where you stand. Demand a fairer budget.
📍 Find YOUR councillor ➡️ https://web1.capetown.gov.za/web1/councilhubonline/
#CapeTown #CapeTownBudget #GOODParty
On 29 May, Council will vote on Cape Town’s 2025/26 Budget.
💬 It’s not too late to speak up. Tell your ward councillor where you stand. Demand a fairer budget.
📍 Find YOUR councillor ➡️ https://web1.capetown.gov.za/web1/councilhubonline/
#CapeTown #CapeTownBudget #GOODParty
May 17, 2025 at 5:01 AM
📢 CAPE TOWN BUDGET 💷
On 29 May, Council will vote on Cape Town’s 2025/26 Budget.
💬 It’s not too late to speak up. Tell your ward councillor where you stand. Demand a fairer budget.
📍 Find YOUR councillor ➡️ https://web1.capetown.gov.za/web1/councilhubonline/
#CapeTown #CapeTownBudget #GOODParty
On 29 May, Council will vote on Cape Town’s 2025/26 Budget.
💬 It’s not too late to speak up. Tell your ward councillor where you stand. Demand a fairer budget.
📍 Find YOUR councillor ➡️ https://web1.capetown.gov.za/web1/councilhubonline/
#CapeTown #CapeTownBudget #GOODParty
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🎓🇿🇦 Young. Curious. Ready to shape the future?
Follow GOOD’s new TikTok page breaking down South African politics, civic rights, and everything you should’ve learned in school but didn’t.
Follow the link➡️https://www.tiktok.com/@good_politics?_t=ZM-8wS5WMKKKIh&_r=1
#GOODParty #SAYouth #SouthAfrica
Follow GOOD’s new TikTok page breaking down South African politics, civic rights, and everything you should’ve learned in school but didn’t.
Follow the link➡️https://www.tiktok.com/@good_politics?_t=ZM-8wS5WMKKKIh&_r=1
#GOODParty #SAYouth #SouthAfrica
May 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
🎓🇿🇦 Young. Curious. Ready to shape the future?
Follow GOOD’s new TikTok page breaking down South African politics, civic rights, and everything you should’ve learned in school but didn’t.
Follow the link➡️https://www.tiktok.com/@good_politics?_t=ZM-8wS5WMKKKIh&_r=1
#GOODParty #SAYouth #SouthAfrica
Follow GOOD’s new TikTok page breaking down South African politics, civic rights, and everything you should’ve learned in school but didn’t.
Follow the link➡️https://www.tiktok.com/@good_politics?_t=ZM-8wS5WMKKKIh&_r=1
#GOODParty #SAYouth #SouthAfrica