Training Young People for Jobs: Insights From 9 African Countries on What’s Missing
Youth employment programmes need to be built around real jobs, capable institutions and the young people they are meant to serve.
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Where You Live Matters: George Needs a Plan for Every Community
Speaker, where you live matters.
It matters because where you live often determines whether investment comes to your community, whether development is encouraged or delayed, and whether opportunities are created or remain out of reach.
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WC Land Use Management Amendment: Participation Is Not a Luxury
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & City of Cape Town Mayoral Candidate. *Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the Provincial Parliament sitting on the proposed amendments to the Western Cape Land Use Planning Act (LUPA).
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Oversight Visits: I’m Not Asking Permission to Do My Job
There is no rule, no law, no parliamentary provision that requires a Member of this House to route oversight visits through the very office we are tasked with holding accountable. None.
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Dropouts Don’t Happen in a Vacuum – This Province Is Pushing Children Out
We are facing an education crisis, and we are not treating it like one.
Just yesterday I met with a community in Wesbank.
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Cape Town Truly Is an Exceptional City
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & City of Cape Town Mayoral Candidate. *Note to Editor: This speech was given during the GOOD City of Cape Town Mayoral Launch
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A Vision for Cape Town’s Future
Speech by Patricia de Lille, GOOD Leader. *Note to Editor: This speech was given during the GOOD City of Cape Town Mayoral Launch
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Johannesburg Needs Urgency, Not Excuses
Speech by Matthew Cook, GOOD National Chairperson & City of Johannesburg Councillor. *Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the City of Johannesburg Council Meeting
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Questions Over MPAC Support for R69 Million Write-off
Speech by Rosa Louw, GOOD George Municipality Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the George Municipality Council Meeting
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Final Review of the 5th Generation IDP 2022-2027
Speech by Rosa Louw, GOOD George Municipality Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the George Municipality Council Meeting
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Garden Route District Municipality Tables 2026/2027 IDP
Speech by Rosa Louw, GOOD Garden Route District Municipality. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the Garden Route Council Meeting
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Patrica Endorses Lukhona Mnguni for Mayor of Johannesburg
Speech by Patricia de Lille, GOOD Leader & Minister of Tourism. *Note to Editor: This speech was given today during the RISE Mzansi Mayoral Launch in Johannesburg
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The Reality That Johannesburg Residents Face
Speech by Matthew Cook, GOOD National Chairperson and PR Councillor in the City of Johannesburg. *Note to Editor: This Speech was given during the 2026 State of the City Address (SOCA) Debate.
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Municipality Goes to Court to Block Corruption Report
The North West municipality has ignored an MEC’s instruction to “initiate a process of revocation” of the appointment of three senior officials
Tshwane Operating Under a Fully Funded Budget
Speech by Sarah Mabotsa, GOOD City of Tshwane Councillor and Member of the Mayoral Committee responsible for Economic Development and Spatial Planning. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered today at the City of Cape Town Council Meeting
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SANEF Should Do Better Than This
Its defensive response to recent criticism does not earn the public’s confidence in news media
CIVOC Allowance Increase Rejected Over Non-compliance and Oversight Failures
Speaker, the situation is so serious that in our latest amendment to the System of Delegations, this Council had to step in and assign responsibility to the Chairperson of the Safety and Security Portfolio Committee to ensure that CIVOC simply complies with its own requirements. That tells you everything.
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Housing Policy Stalled to Protect Developers
Speaker, the people of Cape Town and South Africa must know that the Mayor of Cape Town and now leader of the Democratic Alliance, Geordin Hill-Lewis, has been lying to us all in Cape Town about reasons why we still don't have an affordable and inclusionary housing policy, 8 years later when this was first proposed by Brett Herron in this council.
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“Zombie Deal” Revival Slammed as Cape Town Is “Sold Off” to Developers
The DA-run City is bending the rules to accommodate a favoured few. We are being asked to breathe life into a 17-year-old "Helen Zille Zombie Deal" that has already died three times.
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Absa 10KM Race Deal Opposed Amid Claims of Misleading Financials
GOOD Speech by Jonathan Cupido, GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 30 April 2026 Note to Editor: This speech was delivered today at the City of Cape Town Council Meeting Speaker, we are not debating a race today. We are debating whether this Council still respects the law, the budget process, and the people of […]
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How Land Disposals Betray Fairness
Speech by Suzette Little, GOOD Deputy Secretary-General & City of Cape Town Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered today at the City of Cape Town Council Meeting
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Sunday Times Editor Makhudu Sefara Placed on “Special Leave” After SIU Announces Investigation
Sefara was elected chair of the South African National Editors Forum despite concerns raised about his connections to the Lottery
Affordable Housing: Beyond Empty Promises
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the interpellation debate on Affordable Housing
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The Crisis of Housing Delivery: Citizens Deserve More Than Announcements
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the interpellation debate on the release of land and the lack of progress thereof
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