The GOOD Party notes with deep concern the continual violent crime across Cape Town with at least six mass shootings that has taken place within the space of a single week, culminating in what many residents have described as a bloody week across the city.
As the Western Cape Provincial Budget was tabled today, it has become clear that the provincial government has once again failed to prioritise the fundamentals that actually shape people’s lives.
The recent statement by Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia confirms what many residents and safety experts have been saying for months, infrastructure alone cannot replace policing or address the root causes of violent crime.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s claim that he erroneously appointed Judge Sisi Khampepe to lead an important commission… because he didn’t realise, she was conflicted
Mayor of Cape Town Geordin Hill-Lewis’ promise to build a wall to contain communities living along the N2 between Khayelitsha and Langa looks likely to be election spin after the Western Cape MEC for Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers today denied having been engaged in the so-called project.
GOOD is calling on the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Dada Morero, to urgently intervene in the escalating gang violence in Westbury, Johannesburg, following multiple shootings reported yesterday, including the tragic shooting of a child.
The evidence of former senior prosecutors to the Khampepe Commission paints a damning picture of political manipulation to stop perpetrators of apartheid-era human rights violations who did not receive amnesty from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission from ever being prosecuted.
The GOOD Party is deeply saddened by the passing of Soli Philander, a cherished South African entertainer whose wit, warmth, and humanity touched countless lives.
The GOOD Party has written to Speaker of the National Assembly Thoko Didiza to ask that Parliament consider regulating the carrying of guns by MPs.
The GOOD Party extends its heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Mosiuoa ‘Terror’ Lekota, the founding leader of the Congress of the People (COPE), following his passing at the age of 77.