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GOOD Statement by Chantelle Kyd,GOOD George Councillor 30 May 2025 I have formally tendered my resignation as the Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Planning and Development in the George Municipality. This decision did not come easily. I have served with dedication and integrity, motivated by a commitment to public service and the urgent […]
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GOOD Statement by Rosa Louw ,GOOD George Municipality Councillor 30 May 2025 The GOOD Caucus in George voted against the George Municipality’s 2025/26 budget, which totals nearly R5 billion. It is our belief that this budget is bloated, inefficient, and fails to prioritise the real needs and affordability concerns of George’s residents. Instead of offering […]
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GOOD Statement by Brett Herron,GOOD Secretary-General 30 May 2025 US President Donald Trump’s spiritual adviser may just have saved South Africa’s faltering relationship with the Western superpower. In a statement published while visiting South Africa, today, Pastor Mark Burns, the televangelist and board member of Pastors for Trump, who is widely described as President Donald […]
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GOOD Statement by Jonathan Cupido,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor & Caucus Whip 30 May 2025 The City of Cape Town continues to equate equal distribution with equitable service delivery. Crime in Cape Town is not equally spread. The leafy suburbs, where crime levels are comparatively low, are not in urgent need of the same […]
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GOOD Statement by Suzette Little,GOOD Deputy Secretary-General & City of Cape Town Caucus Chairperson 30 May 2025 On the fifth anniversary of the closure of Cape Town’s controversial Strandfontein “homeless persons camp”. The GOOD party submitted questions to the executive mayor for written response in terms of rules of order 22.1 and 22.5. The camp […]
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GOOD Statement by Thyrone Williams ,GOOD Saldanha Bay Councillor and West Coast Regional Organiser 29 May 2025 The GOOD Party is currently investigating the recent comments made by Saldanha Bay PR Councillor Veronique ‘Nnopi’ Pretorius regarding the outcome of the Joshlin Smith trial. As a party, we have complete respect for the justice system and […]
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GOOD Statement by Brett Herron ,GOOD Secretary-General 29 May 2025 George Councillor Chantelle Kyd was the MMC for Planning in a coalition municipal government led by the DA, and the leading advocate in council for transparency around investigations into the collapsed George building, which claimed 34 lives last year. But when the Council meets to […]
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GOOD Statement by Brett Herron ,GOOD Secretary-General 29 May 2025 The establishment by the President of a commission of inquiry into decades-long delays in investigating and prosecuting apartheid-era cases effectively places the Thabo Mbeki administration and the NPA on trial for miscarriages of justice. Announcing the new commission today, the President said that for many […]
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GOOD Statement by Brett Herron,GOOD Secretary-General 29 May 2025 Today, a new coalition has been formed to govern the Matzikama Municipality. The GOOD Party has voted to remove the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) from office. We will now serve in coalition with the African National Congress (ANC), the Patriotic Alliance […]
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GOOD Speech by Brett Herron,GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament 29 May 2025 *Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s interpellation on public land under the authority of the Western Cape Government. A week ago, I stood here […]
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GOOD Statement by Brett Herron ,GOOD Secretary-General 29 May 2025 The DA has acknowledged that its MPs who travelled to Israel to whitewash the genocidal actions of the Israeli Defense Force should be disciplined. During a Democracy Unplugged podcast hosted by Podcast Party SA last night, Democratic Alliance National Spokesperson Karabo Khakhau made a startling, […]
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GOOD Speech by Sarah Mabotsa ,GOOD City of Tshwane Councillor and MMC for Economic Development and Spatial Planning 29 May 2025 *Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Tshwane Councillor and MMC for Economic Development and Spatial Planning, Sarah Mabotsa, during today’s Budget Debat e. The GOOD party is proud to be able […]
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GOOD Statement by Roxaan Vorster,GOOD George Municipality Councillor 28 May 2025 The GOOD Party is appalled and deeply disturbed by the horrific rape and kidnapping of a 10-year-old girl in George on Saturday, 24 May 2025. We commend the swift actions of community members and law enforcement who worked tirelessly to find the victim and […]
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GOOD Statement by Keagen Gertse,GOOD Drakenstein Councillor & Caucus Whip 28 May 2025 The GOOD Party cannot, in principle, support or vote in favour of the 2025/2026 Drakenstein Municipality budget. This budget fails to reflect the deep and growing economic hardship facing the majority of residents in Drakenstein. It is not pro-poor, and it lacks […]
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GOOD Statement by Anton Louw ,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 28 May 2025 Today, we mark an important, though partial, victory for the people of Cape Town. The City has released amendments to its Draft Budget. While the increases remain steep and significant challenges lie ahead, the initial changes are clear evidence that public […]
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GOOD Statement by Jonathan Cupido , GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor & Caucus Whip The GOOD Party Caucus will not support the Motion of No Confidence against Executive Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis at tomorrow’s Council meeting. While we also have numerous concerns regarding Mayor Hill-Lewis and his administration, we believe that the matters raised in […]
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GOOD Statement by Keagen Gertse,GOOD Drakenstein Councillor & Caucus Whip 27 May 2025 The GOOD Party in Drakenstein has officially submitted a complaint to the municipal Local Labour Forum (LLF) in support of municipal employees who have raised serious concerns regarding the transparency and fairness of their task level assessments and related job descriptions. These […]
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GOOD Statement by Rosa Louw,GOOD George Municipality Councillor 27 May 2025 The GOOD Party supports the precautionary suspension of Monde Stratu, the Garden Route District Municipality’s (GRDM) municipal manager, and John Daniels, head of GRDM’s roads department, as resolved at today’s Special Council Meeting. The suspensions follow serious allegations of misconduct linked to the Roads Agency Function […]
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GOOD Statement by Brett Herron ,GOOD Secretary General & Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament 27 May 2025 The Western Cape Government has once again turned to its favourite scapegoat, National Government, calling for the devolution of policing powers as if that alone will put an end to the bloodshed on our streets. This […]
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GOOD Statement by Brett Herron ,GOOD Secretary-General 26 May 2025 The GOOD Party is deeply concerned by the National Treasury’s imposition of punitive and exclusionary conditions on the 2025/26 operating budget of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA). These conditions effectively extend the flawed administrative procedures of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant […]
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GOOD Statement by Keagen Gertse,GOOD Drakenstein Councillor & Caucus Whip 26 May 2025 The GOOD Party in Drakenstein Municipality is disappointed, though not surprised, by the outcome of the internal investigation into DA Ward 7 Councillor Ruth Arnolds. GOOD lodged a formal complaint after Arnolds was documented violating the Public Amenities By-law. Arnolds, accompanied by […]
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The DA has outrageously washed its hands of responsibility for transforming the culture of gangsterism in the Western Cape until it is given control of the police.
The party has been running the governments of Cape Town and the Western Cape for nearly two decades, more than long enough to implement its policies and programmes, but it takes no responsibility for gangsterism, which it blames solely on incompetent national policing.
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GOOD Statement by Jonathan Cupido,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor & Caucus Whip 24 May 2025 The GOOD Party has submitted an official letter to the Cape Town City Manager demanding an urgent investigation and accountability following deeply concerning revelations about the DA using a City-sponsored event, the Cape Town Funny Festival, for a political […]
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GOOD Statement by Brett Herron,GOOD Secretary-General 18 May 2025 Indigent Capetonians will be asked to cough up nearly 10% extra on their monthly bills from the City of Cape Town, detailed assessment of the budget by the GOOD Party has revealed. The deadline for public comments on the budget has passed without residents being fully […]
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