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Good Party Joins Litigation Against Unaffordable Cape Town Tariffs

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The City of Cape Town’s scheme linking tariffs to property values is illegal, unfair, and cloaked in lies about redistributive justice.  It is illegal because the Local Government Municipal Systems Act dictates that a municipality’s tariff policies must reflect the principle of usage. In other words, you pay for the services you receive.

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At Least a Decade of Waiting for Social Housing

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After years of struggle and public pressure, there are encouraging signs that the Western Cape Government (WCG) is finally listening. At a follow-up public meeting held in Sea Point last night, consultants appointed by the WCG presented revised concept proposals for the redevelopment of the Tafelberg School site, now quietly renamed “353-on-Main.” These new plans reflect a shift in response to public calls for more social and affordable housing.

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New Police Minister Must Prioritise Gang Crisis Over Political Turf Wars

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GOOD welcomes the appointment of Professor Firoz Cachalia to this critical portfolio at a time when public trust in the police is dangerously low, and the entire criminal justice system is under unprecedented scrutiny. The appointment follows explosive allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, implicating senior figures in our police service, intelligence structures, prosecuting authority, and political leadership. These allegations must be taken seriously, and due process must follow but they cannot be allowed to consume the entire focus of the new minister.

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Oudtshoorn Mayor Must Respond to Serious Misconduct Claims

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In today’s council meeting, the Speaker of the Oudtshoorn Municipality gave Executive Mayor Johan Allers seven days to respond to serious allegations brought against him. As the GOOD Party, we call on the Freedom Front Plus, his political home, and the Government of Local Unity to ensure he fully complies with this directive and cooperates with the process.

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Cape Town Social Housing: Tenants Intimidated

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GOOD Statement by Axolile Notywala,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 31 July 2025 The GOOD Party strongly condemns the targeting and intimidation of social housing tenants in Cape Town. As we approach Women’s Month, we are reminded of the ongoing struggle for dignity, justice, and safety, particularly for poor and working-class women who continue to […]

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The DA’s Dangerous Double Standard

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GOOD Statement by Roscoe Palm,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 31 July 2025 Yesterday’s scenes of violence in the City of Cape Town Council once again highlighted the DA’s hypocrisy, the double standard they apply when in opposition versus when they are in power. Back in March 2015, the DA rightly condemned the so called […]

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Stompneus Bay Housing Promise Remains Unfulfilled

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GOOD Statement by Thyrone Williams,GOOD Saldanha Bay Councillor and West Coast Regional Organiser 31 July 2025 This week, residents of Stompneus Bay in the Saldanha Bay Municipality took to the streets to voice their frustration over yet another broken promise, the promise of housing that has yet to materialise. For years, the community has been […]

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Johannesburg Council: Support for Public Participation on Killarney Country Club

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GOOD Statement by Matthew Cook,GOOD National Chairperson and City of Johannesburg Councillor 31 July 2025 Today, the Johannesburg Council approved the initiation of a public participation process on the possible lease or disposal of the Killarney Country Club, a motion the GOOD Party fully supports. The site in question spans over 111 hectares of prime […]

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We Oppose City’s Defiance of Treasury

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GOOD Statement by Wesley Neumann,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 24 July 2025 Note to Editors: This speech was delivered during today’s City of Cape Town Full Council Meeting: Item C09/07/25 – non-adoption of national treasury circular 131 Speaker On behalf of the GOOD Party, I rise to express our unequivocal and principled objection to […]

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Halt the Unlawful Hanover Park Land Use Decision

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GOOD Statement by Suzette Little,GOOD Deputy Secretary-General & City of Cape Town Councillor 30 July 2025 The GOOD Party strongly objects to the City of Cape Town’s proposal regarding Erf 142870 in Hanover Park, a legally questionable and morally unjust plan that betrays the residents of this already strained community. What is clear is that […]

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Performance and Oversight Reports Reveal Johannesburg’s Service Crisis

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GOOD Statement by Matthew Cook,GOOD National Chairperson and City of Johannesburg Councillor 30 July 2025 Today’s Council session laid bare the widening gap between political promises and lived realities in Johannesburg. While oversight reports covered multiple separate portfolios what emerged was a single, sobering truth: our city is in systemic crisis, and the poorest residents […]

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The Exploitation of E-hailing and Minibus Taxi Drivers

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GOOD Speech by Roscoe Palm,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 30 July 2025 *Note to Editors: This speech was delivered during today’s City of Cape Town Full Council Meeting Speaker, this speech is dedicated to the hundreds of working-class e-hailing drivers who are extorted by their algorithmic bosses like Bolt, Uber and others, as well […]

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Violence in Cape Town Council Chamber

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GOOD Statement by Roscoe Palm,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 30 July 2025 The Cape Town Speaker, Felicity Purchase, must step aside. Her continued presence in that role has now resulted in a grievous assault on a public representative, all because he dared to ask a question. Her actions, inactions and biases have resulted in […]

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“Fact-Finding” MPs Must Answer for Their Silence Over Starvation in Gaza

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GOOD Statement by Brett Herron,GOOD Secretary-General 30 July 2025 As images of starving children emerge from Gaza and the International Court of Justice continues to weigh evidence of genocide, the GOOD Party calls on the Members of Parliament who travelled to Israel in April under the guise of a “fact-finding” mission to answer one simple […]

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Is Thabo Mbeki Guilty of Dereliction of Duties?

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GOOD Statement by Brett Herron,GOOD Secretary-General 28 July 2025 Whether or not former President Thabo Mbeki succeeds in his application to join the case brought by victims of apartheid against government, being argued in the Gauteng High Court today, the former President has a duty to explain the State’s disinterest or inability to prosecute apartheid-era […]

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Kenny Kunene Resignation

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GOOD notes the resignation of Kenny Kunene from his positions as Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Transport and as a Proportional Representation Councillor in the City of Johannesburg. While questions remain regarding his relationship with murder-accused Katiso “TK” Molefe, we acknowledge Kunene’s decision to step aside as a responsible and necessary step in defence of public trust.

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The Grassy Park Gilray Scouts Site Was Deliberately Set up for Failure

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GOOD Statement by Wesley Neumann,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 24 July 2025 On Tuesday, 22 July, over 100 committed residents and civil society leaders gathered at the Isaac Jacobs Hall, LOFOB, to discuss the future of the Gilray Scout Site. This meeting was more than just a gathering; it marked the start of an […]

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Time for GNU Partners to Park Political Manoeuvring and Focus on Their Day Jobs

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GOOD Statement by Brett Herron,GOOD Secretary-General 23 July 2025 Party political manoeuvring in the Government of National Unity is a distraction, defocusing the State from its parallel priorities to grow the economy and meet its Constitutional obligations to provide social justice. Partners in political coalitions generally don’t concur on all policy issues. Parties in successful […]

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SA Must Stand up to Washington Bullies

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GOOD Statement by Brett Herron,GOOD Secretary-General 23 July 2025 The set of values under-pinning South Africa’s commitments to achieving post-apartheid socio-economic redress, its membership of the BRICS power block, and its opposition to Israeli barbarism in Palestine will outlast US President Donald Trump. The United States Congress’ greenlighting of the US-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review […]

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A Stepping Stone, Not the Finish Line

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GOOD Speech by Patricia de Lille,GOOD Leader & Minister of Tourism 23 July 2025 Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Leader Patricia de Lille, during today’s during the National Assembly’s consideration of the Appropriation Bill. The GOOD Party will support this Appropriations Bill because it puts money in the hands of those […]

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Urgent Action Needed on Stormwater Infrastructure Crisis in Idas Valley

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GOOD Statement by Marius van Stade,GOOD Stellenbosch Municipality Councillor 23 July 2025 The GOOD Party Stellenbosch is calling on the Stellenbosch Municipality to urgently address a growing stormwater infrastructure crisis affecting residents of Lindida, Idas Valley. The problem stems from uncontrolled stormwater runoff from the Idas Valley Nature Area, which flows into a narrow water […]

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Fraudulent Scheme Registering 18-Year-Olds for SRD Grants Bust

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GOOD Statement by Brett Herron,GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament 23 July 2025 The GOOD Party has asked SASSA and the Hawks to shut down a fraudulent scheme in which hundreds of Worcester and Rawsonville residents, mostly18-year-olds, are being registered for the R370 a month poverty grant without their knowledge or receiving […]

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