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The GOOD Party has applied to join the South African Property Owners Association’s litigation to have elements of Cape Town’s new tariff regime declared unconstitutional as an intervening party.
The post GOOD PARTY JOINS LEGAL CHALLENGE AGAINST CAPE TOWN TARIFFS AS MAYOR DISMISSES 1400% BILL HIKES FOR FISHERS appeared first on For Good.
The Madlanga Commission has issued a Rule 3 notice, formally notifying controversial North West businessman Oupa Brown Mogotsi of being implicated in the alleged unlawful interference at the South African Police Service (SAPS). As the GOOD Party, we welcome this development.
The post MADLANGA COMMISSION: BROWN MOGOTSI MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE appeared first on For Good.
Today marks the second anniversary of Hamas’ deadly incursion of Israel that claimed 1200 lives and saw 250 Israelis taken hostage – 20 of whom are still believed to be alive.
The post 7 OCTOBER ATTACK: CEASEFIRE WOULD BEST HONOUR DEAD ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party is deeply concerned by the Executive Mayor’s dismissive response to serious allegations of financial misconduct arising from the City of Cape Town’s R2.1 billion loan agreement with Agence Française de Développement (AFD).
The post MAYOR’S DEFLECTION CANNOT EXCUSE CITY’S UNLAWFUL FOREIGN LOAN DEAL appeared first on For Good.
Twenty years after the TRC recommended that hundreds of apartheid era atrocities required further investigations and prosecutions, the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, has dismissed an application by the Government to delay the R167 million constitutional damages case brought by families of victims and survivors.
The post GOOD PARTY WELCOMES HIGH COURT’S INSISTENCE THAT STATE STOPS DELAYING JUSTICE FOR APARTHEID VICTIMS appeared first on For Good.
Civil society groups and commuter representatives have raised serious concerns about the City of Cape Town’s Travel Demand Strategy (TDS), revealing a disconnect between the City’s promises of inclusion and its exclusionary fare and service policies.
The post CAPE TOWN’S TRANSPORT STRATEGY ENTRENCHES INEQUALITY AND EXCLUDES THE MOST VULNERABLE appeared first on For Good.
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s statement to the house regarding the recent raids of COCT
The post CLEAN ON PAPER, CORRUPT IN PRACTICE: CITY OF CAPE TOWN RAIDS appeared first on For Good.
The DA in Cape Town has once again demonstrated its disregard for transparency and democratic process.
This morning’s Human Settlements Portfolio Committee meeting was delayed by 45 minutes after Chairperson Cllr Albert Ntsodo refused to allow members of the public to attend. This exclusion violates Section 20(1) of the Municipal Systems Act, which states that council and committee meetings must be open to the public unless there are compelling reasons to close them. No such reasons were provided.
The post CITY OF CAPE TOWN: DA BLOCKS PUBLIC FROM PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE MEETING, AGAIN appeared first on For Good.
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s interpellation debate on the Tafelberg site for affordable housing
The post THE PRICE OF ANTI-POOR POLITICS: 20 YEARS, NO SOCIAL HOUSING appeared first on For Good.
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s interpellation debate on the Western Cape Safety Plan review
The post FROM SAFETY PLAN TO SAFETY SHAM appeared first on For Good.
GOOD Speech by Brett Herron, Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s subject for discussion on the Traditional Leaders and Khoisan Act of 2019
The post THE FIRST PEOPLES, STILL WAITING FOR RECOGNITION appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party heeds 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). Mandela issued this plea from aboard the Alma, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, before the vessel was intercepted while attempting to break Israel’s inhumane siege on Gaza and deliver much-needed aid.
The post AID IS NOT A CRIME: RELEASE THE GAZA FLOTILLA ACTIVISTS NOW appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party supports initiatives that promote civic responsibility and community involvement, including efforts to tackle illegal dumping and keep Cape Town’s public spaces clean. However, the City of Cape Town’s annual #SpringCleanCT campaign is deeply disingenuous when viewed against the backdrop of its punitive “cleansing” tariff imposed from July 2025.
The post CAPE TOWN’S #SPRINGCLEANCT CAMPAIGN RINGS HOLLOW AMID UNJUST CLEANING TARIFFS appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party welcomes any effort to root out corruption and safeguard public resources. We commend the South African Police Service’s Commercial Crime Investigation Unit for its coordinated search and seizure operation targeting alleged municipal procurement irregularities in the City of Cape Town.
The post CAPE TOWN RAIDS EXPOSE CRACKS IN DA’S CLEAN GOVERNANCE CLAIMS appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party is calling on the Stellenbosch Municipality to take immediate and decisive action to address a growing road safety crisis in Groendal, Franschhoek.
The post STELLENBOSCH MUNICIPALITY: URGENT TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES NEEDED IN GROENDAL, FRANSCHHOEK appeared first on For Good.
South Africa could add Donald Trump’s America to its case of genocide against Israel at the International Court of Justice after the US leader green-lighted Israel’s continued destruction of Palestine, should his plan to control Gaza meet with any resistance.
The post PLAN TO RAM TONY BLAIR DOWN GAZA’S THROAT WILL EXTEND VIOLENCE AND HATRED appeared first on For Good.
The 2025 election will primarily serve to legitimise President Samia Suluhu’s new mandate.
The GOOD Party notes with sadness the passing of Ambassador Nkosinathi “Nathi” Mthethwa.
The post CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF AMBASSADOR NKOSINATHI MTHETHWA appeared first on For Good.
On 26 September 2025, a comprehensive set of questions was submitted to the Mayor of Cape Town regarding the fate of the Gilray Scouts Site in Grassy Park, a public facility that has become a symbol of how the City continues to prioritise private profits over public interest.
The post CAPE TOWN: CITY REMAINS SILENT ON GILRAY SCOUTS SITE SCANDAL appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party congratulates our National Chairperson and City of Johannesburg Councillor, Matthew Cook, on his election as the City of Johannesburg’s Chairperson of Finance Section 79 Oversight Committee.
The post GOOD’S MATTHEW COOK ELECTED TO LEAD FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT IN JOHANNESBURG appeared first on For Good.
“This week the GOOD Party has proudly supported the adoption of a new Artisan Training and Development Framework for the City of Tshwane that will see more opportunities for unemployed youth and for young people from special needs schools” said GOOD’s Councillor Sarah Mabotsa, the Tshwane Mayoral Committee for Economic Development and Spatial Planning.
The post CITY OF TSHWANE ADOPTS INCLUSIVE ARTISAN TRAINING STRATEGY appeared first on For Good.
GOOD Stellenbosch has formally submitted a request to Stellenbosch Municipality for an urgent investigation into the deteriorated condition of the Idas Valley Rugby Clubhouse, a facility that once stood as a proud symbol of sporting excellence, community development, and cultural heritage for the people of Idas Valley.
The post STELLENBOSCH MUNICIPALITY: GOOD DEMANDS ANSWERS OVER NEGLECTED IDAS VALLEY RUGBY CLUBHOUSE appeared first on For Good.
“The laxity with which the EFF acted is unexplained … the extreme urgency was entirely self-created and unwarranted, it inconvenienced the court, the participating party and other litigants”
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s interpellation debate on Dial-a-Ride.
The post FOR YOU? NOT IF YOU’RE DISABLED: DEALING WITH DIAL-A-RIDE CUTS appeared first on For Good.