This afternoon the GOOD Party Councillor Marius van Stade visited Klapmuts Primary School following the tragic death of a Grade 3 learner under circumstances that remain unclear and are under investigation.
The GOOD Party welcomes and fully supports the principled stance taken by the Parkwood Sports Complex Municipal Facility Management Committee (MFMC) at today’s City of Cape Town Sub-council 18 meeting to insist on the revitalisation and completion of the long-abandoned tartan athletics track at Fairmount High School.
The South African government deserves more praise than it gets for a foreign policy that has sought to maintain old relationships with countries in the global north, even as it develops new relations with BRICS partners – and for its courage to act on its principles by charging Israel with genocide at the International Court of Justice.
The judicial commission probing delayed TRC investigations and prosecutions has announced a delay in the commencement of its public hearings due to the application by former presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma for the recusal of its chairperson, Judge Sisi Khampepe. The hearings were due to start next week.
The GOOD Party hereby wish to extend our sincere gratitude and admiration to the firefighters of Stellenbosch Municipality and the Cape Winelands District Municipality, as well as partners such as Cape Nature, for their unwavering dedication, courage, and professionalism throughout this demanding fire season.
The GOOD Party condemns, in the strongest and most unambiguous terms, the ongoing bloodbath unfolding across the City of Cape Town.
Residents of Knysna can breathe a massive sigh of relief at the news that Gift of the Givers has stepped in to help alleviate the town’s water crisis, and that they won’t be entirely dependent on the short-term interventions of politicians and officials.
The mass shooting in Marikana, Philippi East, in the early hours of Saturday, 17 January 2026, which claimed the lives of seven people and left three others injured, is a brutal reminder that crime statistics are failing to reflect the reality on the ground.
The GOOD Party has once again submitted formal written questions to the Council following the continued failure of the DA/FF+/ACDP-led Executive in the George Municipality to act on urgent relief for backyard dwellers.
The GOOD Party has raised serious concerns about recent decisions by the Department of Education that are negatively affecting learners and their families. The party warns that failures in lawful and fair administration place children’s constitutional rights at risk.