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The GOOD Party Caucus in Stellenbosch has submitted an urgent appeal to the Municipality to address the appalling sanitation and unhygienic conditions in the Devon Valley Emergency Camp, an informal settlement under municipal jurisdiction.
The post STELLENBOSCH MUNICIPALITY: TYGERBERG HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS LINKED TO DEVON VALLEY SANITATION CRISIS appeared first on For Good.
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. NOTE TO EDITORS: This speech was delivered in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament during the Subject for discussion: Condemning the recent surge in shootings in the Western Cape and holding SAPS and Parole Board accountable for failing to protect citizens.
The post WESTERN CAPE SAFETY PLAN: TIME TO TACKLE THE REAL CAUSES OF CRIME appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party welcomes the appointment of Sarah Helena Roberts as the new Western Cape Commissioner for Children. As a member of the Standing Committee that interviewed candidates for this vital role, it was clear to me, and to many others, that Roberts possesses the competence, integrity, and skills required to serve the children of our province with distinction.
The post WESTERN CAPE CHILDREN’S COMMISSIONER: OUR CHILDREN NEED A FIERCE PROTECTOR appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party condemns the City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate for refusing to place the Dial-a-Ride crisis on the agenda of tomorrow’s Portfolio Committee on Urban Mobility. Instead of urgently addressing the service cuts already affecting hundreds of residents with severe mobility impairments, the committee has scheduled the matter for discussion only in October, a full month after the City’s own 8 September suspension and restriction of the service takes effect.
The post DIAL-A-RIDE CRISIS IGNORED BY URBAN MOBILITY DIRECTORATE appeared first on For Good.
The Western Cape Government is using procedural concerns as a smokescreen to obstruct long-overdue reforms to South Africa’s deeply unequal healthcare system.
The post WESTERN CAPE’S NHI LAWSUIT: A POLITICAL STUNT TO UNDERMINE TRANSFORMATION appeared first on For Good.
The leaked video of a senior Human Resources Manager at the Stellenbosch Municipality, in which he implies that the Municipality should stop appointing white males and should “get rid” of those already employed by any means necessary, is deeply disturbing.
The post STELLENBOSCH MUNICIPALITY: ALLEGATIONS OF RACIAL PURGING DEMAND URGENT ACTION appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party is deeply concerned by Burkina Faso’s regressive amendments to its Persons and Family Code, passed by the country’s transitional Parliament on 2 September 2025. These amendments criminalise same-sex relations, marking a dangerous step backwards for human rights on the African continent.
The post AFRICAN UNION MUST ACT TO PROTECT LGBTQIA+ RIGHTS ACROSS AFRICA appeared first on For Good.
According to Stats SA’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey (Q2, 2025), the Western Cape recorded an unemployment rate of 21.1%, compared to the national average of 33.2%. On paper, this appears commendable, the province has consistently reported lower unemployment than the rest of South Africa over the past decade.
The post CAPE TOWN’S UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS: THE DA CAN’T SPIN THE NUMBERS appeared first on For Good.
The recent racist incident at York High School in George , where a learner used the N-word against another pupil, is not an isolated case.
The post YORK HIGH SCHOOL RACISM SAGA IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, IT’S A SOCIETAL FAILURE appeared first on For Good.
The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) must take urgent steps to extinguish the taxi war in Cape Town that reignited this week, just days after what appeared to be a constructive peace summit. Three people were shot dead and six wounded in two separate incidents, in Philippi East and Khayelitsha, this week.
The post SANTACO MUST LEAD IN BRINGING WARRING CAPE TAXI ASSOCIATIONS TO ORDER appeared first on For Good.
The story of DA MP Ian Cameron, who packed a gun on a visit to Philippi, and used it when his vehicle came under attack, is deeply disturbing.
The post GUN-TOTING MP REVIVES SYMBOL OF COLONIAL CIVILISERS OVERPOWERING SAVAGERY appeared first on For Good.
South Africa’s battle against HIV and AIDS is a long-term one. Since this country’s conception, we have invested time, resources and vital medical facilities in the pursuit of the eradication of this virus in its entirety from our shores.
The post WE CANNOT SURRENDER THE HIV BATTLE TO THE NEXT GENERATION appeared first on For Good.
Speech by Roscoe Palm, GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor. Note to Editor: Today, the GOOD Party stood in solidarity with disabled Capetonians protesting the Democratic Alliance’s decision to cut Dial-A-Ride services, effective from 8 September 2025. The following speech was delivered by Roscoe Palm.
The post DIAL-A-RIDE: GOOD SUPPORTS PROTEST AGAINST CUTS TO SERVICES appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party rejects the spin and half-truths in the latest statement by Urban Mobility Mayco Member Roberto Quintas regarding the Dial-a-Ride (DaR) service. Once again, the City seeks to shift blame to national government rather than addressing its own inefficiencies.
The post DIAL-A-RIDE: DISABLED RESIDENTS LEFT STRANDED BY CITY’S BROKEN PROMISES appeared first on For Good.
Cape Town deserves a Council that is functional, transparent, and accountable. Instead, yesterday’s sitting revealed a shocking failure of governance. 50 councillors’ votes simply vanished during one of the most important decisions on the agenda.
The post CAPE TOWN COUNCIL: DEMOCRACY UNDERMINED BY ONLINE PLATFORM AS 50 COUNCILLORS’ VOTES GO MISSING appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party is calling for urgent municipal intervention following an oversight visit to the intersection of Kylemore and Helshoogte Road R310 provincial road, conducted by Councillors Marius van Stade and Grechard Petersen.
The post STELLENBOSCH MUNICIPALITY: ROAD SAFETY INTERVENTION NEEDED AT KYLEMORE–HELSHOOGTE INTERSECTION (R310) appeared first on For Good.
GOOD Speech by Brett Herron. 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
The post WESTERN CAPE, A PROVINCE THAT CARES… IF YOU ARE A RICH TOURIST appeared first on For Good.
GOOD Speech by Brett Herron. 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 Affordable Housing
The post CAPE TOWN DOESN’T NEED PHOTO-OPS… IT NEEDS HOMES appeared first on For Good.
Today, the Democratic Alliance once again put its party interests ahead of the people of Cape Town when it voted against the motion of no confidence in Speaker Felicity Purchase.
The post DA PROTECTS THEIR OWN, FAILS CAPE TOWN RESIDENTS BY DEFENDING SPEAKER PURCHASE appeared first on For Good.
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 debate on the Housing Waiting List.
The post BEYOND WESTERN CAPE HOUSING BACKLOGS: BREAKING NEW GROUND OR BREAKING PROMISES? appeared first on For Good.
GOOD Statement by Wesley Neumann, GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor. Note to Editors: This speech was delivered during today’s City of Cape Town Full Council Meeting: Item C 15/08/25 authorisation to commence with a public participation process in terms of the municipal asset transfer regulations (matr) for the proposed sale of the city's shareholding in the Cape Town International Convention Centre Soc Ltd (CTICC).
The post SELLING THE CTICC IS SELLING OUT CAPE TOWN’S PEOPLE appeared first on For Good.
GOOD Speech by Roscoe Palm, GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the Cape Town Council Meeting
The post GOOD REJECTS DA’S CADRE DEPLOYMENT AT CASTLE CONTROL BOARD appeared first on For Good.
GOOD Speech by Axolile Notywala, GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor. Note to editor: This speech was delivered during today’s council meeting
The post FRUIT & VEG SITE RELEASED AGAIN: 20 YEARS OF DA RULE, ZERO AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CBD appeared first on For Good.
The GOOD Party, joined by the ANC and today by ARA, will formally respond to Cape Town Speaker Felicity Purchase’s attempt to avoid accountability by insisting that Thursday’s Council meeting remain on a virtual platform.
The post CAPE TOWN COUNCIL: SPEAKER CANNOT HIDE BEHIND VIRTUAL MEETINGS appeared first on For Good.