INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS RESIDENTS DON’T GET A “FOR YOU” THEY GET AN “F” “YOU”

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 mini-debate on housing plans for Wingfield informal settlement.

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POLICE, CITY, AND PROVINCE MUST JOINTLY ACCOUNT FOR INACTION ON CAPE GUN VIOLENCE

Statement by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This is a speech delivered in reply to Premier Alan Winde’s statement to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament on the Ombudsman’s Report on Policing in the Western Cape.

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ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS IMPROVING BUT MINIMAL GROWTH REMAINS MAJOR CONCERN

South Africa’s economy is no longer in free fall.  The national debt is expected to stabilise at 77.9% after nearly 20 years of accumulation, with the reduction in the inflation target being good news for investors and struggling households.

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