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The GOOD Party is heartbroken and outraged by the week of unprecedented violence that has claimed the lives of several children and left others wounded across Cape Town.
The post GOOD PARTY CONDEMNS WEEK OF TERROR AGAINST CHILDREN IN CAPE TOWN appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party is deeply concerned about the protection of whistleblowers and witnesses, in the wake of the news that Marius van der Merwe was gunned down in Brakpan. Our condolences go out to his family, friends and colleagues.
The post WITNESS PROTECTION MORE CRUCIAL NOW THAN EVER appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party in Drakenstein Municipality has written to the Speaker of Council, Alderman Koos Le Roux, raising concerns about ward project allocations, specifically an allocation in ward 14 where ward councillor Brenda van Willingh allegedly spent R20,000 on t-shirts for 10 ward committee members.
The post KEY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE 2024/2025 WARD PROJECT ALLOCATIONS LED THE GOOD PARTY TO RAISE CONCERNS WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICES PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE appeared first on For Good.
The decision by the new G20 President for the year, the United States, to unilaterally cancel South Africa’s membership is procedurally flawed and disdainful of multilateralism.
The post US WANTS TO RUN G20 LIKE ANIMAL FARM appeared first on For Good.
George’s taxi industry and private transport sectors serve a population that has grown significantly over the years.
The post CALL FOR FAIR COMPETITION IN GEORGE’S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TRANSPORT SERVICES appeared first on For Good.
Statement by Axolile Notywala, GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the Cape Town Council Meeting
The post PAY BACK THE MONEY: GOOD SLAMS CITY’S SOCIAL HOUSING FAILURES appeared first on For Good.
GOOD Speech by Roscoe Palm, GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 4 December 2025 Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the Cape Town Council Meeting Speaker, this silt storm in a colonial pond is instructive. It shows us, once again, how the public purse is being used to underwrite white colonial private endeavour. […]
The post CITY TURNS COLONIAL-ERA PRIVILEGE INTO A PUBLIC BURDEN appeared first on For Good.
MEC for Finance, Minister Deidre Baartman, has delivered the Western Cape Government’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement and Adjustment Budget.
The post WESTERN CAPE SLASHES EDUCATION FUNDING, AGAIN appeared first on For Good.
We note with concern the City of Cape Town’s decision to conclude the deviation contract with the existing MyCiTi Phase 1A Vehicle Operating Companies without an open and competitive tender process.
The post CONCERN RAISED OVER FAIRNESS AND TRANSPARENCY IN MyCiTi DEVIATION CONTRACT appeared first on For Good.
Former President Jacob Zuma’s eleventh-hour demand that Justice Sisi Khampepe be withdrawn as chairperson of the Commission investigating alleged political interference in the prosecution of apartheid era crimes compounds the very injustice the Commission was set up to probe.
The post TRC COMMISSION: DOES ZUMA’S APPLICATION FOR CHAIR’S RECUSAL IMPLY HE HAS SOMETHING TO HIDE? appeared first on For Good.
Speech by Siyabulela Mamkeli, GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the Cape Town Council Meeting
The post GOOD CALLS FOR HONEST, CREDIBLE PLANNING IN CAPE TOWN’S RAIL DEVOLUTION DEBATE appeared first on For Good.
The City of Cape Town is preparing to adopt its new Long-Term Planning Framework (LTPF), a document meant to steer the future of a metro of more than five million residents.
The post CAPE TOWN’S NEW 2050 PLAN IS BUILT ON FORTY VOICES – NOT FIVE MILLION appeared first on For Good.
Parliament’s approval of a new structure to oversee the Presidency and hold it accountable is an important handbrake on unfettered power.
The post PRESIDENCY OVERSIGHT A WIN FOR ACCOUNTABILITY appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party is shocked and deeply saddened by the brutal killing of a nine-year-old boy in Mitchells Plain on Tuesday night. A 21-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man were also killed, while a 51-year-old and a 36-year-old man were wounded in the same attack.
The post GOOD PARTY CALLS FOR SWIFT JUSTICE AFTER CHILD MURDER IN MITCHELLS PLAIN appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party applauds the conviction of Abraham Engelbrecht and Pieter Stander for the murder of anti-apartheid activist Caiphus Nyoka in 1987.
The post JUSTICE FOR CAIPHUS NYOKA, FINALLY appeared first on For Good.
After months of delay, the crime statistics for the first and second quarters of 2025/2026 have finally been released, and they reveal a province in deep crisis.
The post THE WESTERN CAPE’S KILLING FIELDS: 2,308 MURDERS IN SIX MONTHS appeared first on For Good.
What does the dramatically different way the province responds to land occupations versus occupations of vacant buildings tell us about the Western Cape’s commitment to spatial integration?
The post HERRON: “LAND & BUILDING OCCUPATIONS: TWO-TRACK SYSTEM PROTECTS HISTORIC INEQUALITY” appeared first on For Good.
Today, the Tshwane Department of Economic Development and Spatial Planning, under the political leadership of GOOD’s Councillor Sarah Mabotsa, has brought two important reports to Council for approval.
The post GOOD WELCOMES BOOST FOR ECD AND INFORMAL TRADE appeared first on For Good.
The Western Cape Education Department claims to have procedures and interventions in place to protect teachers, learners, and school environments when children are affected by substance use.
The post PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN REQUIRES MORE THAN PROMISES, IT REQUIRES ACTION appeared first on For Good.
In addressing the scourge of GBVF and crime, we must not be blind to the hard facts. There is no denying that South Africa has a great deal of challenges when it comes to both public safety and safety in the home.
The post CAPE TOWN’S CRIME CRISIS: WHY IS TSHWANE TAKING ADVICE FROM THE MOST DANGEROUS METRO? appeared first on For Good.
It is with deep concern that I address the continued failure of the George Municipality, under the leadership of the Democratic Alliance (DA), to manage funds allocated by the National Treasury responsibly.
The post DA MISMANAGEMENT COSTS GEORGE OVER R100 MILLION IN LOST TREASURY FUNDING appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party in Drakenstein has taken a principled stand by voting against the revised Ward Projects Policy due to serious inconsistencies, unclear directives, and the DA-led council’s refusal to grant access
The post GOOD VOTES AGAINST DRAKENSTEIN’S WARD PROJECTS POLICY AMID UNCLEAR DIRECTIVES AND LACK OF TRANSPARENCY appeared first on For Good.
The attempt by Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala to postpone his testimony to the Ad Hoc Committee probing alleged police corruption should be rejected with contempt.
The post MATLALA LAST DITCH ATTEMPT AT POSTPONEMENT A SLAP IN THE FACE appeared first on For Good.
Among the most significant by-products of the country’s successful hosting of the G20 Leaders’ Summit was that it put the disinformation being pedalled by supremacists about “horrible things” being done to White South Africans to bed.
The post SUCCESSFUL G20 CLEANS UP AFRIKANER VICTMISATION DIRT appeared first on For Good.