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DIAL-A-RIDE: DISABLED RESIDENTS LEFT STRANDED BY CITY’S BROKEN PROMISES

The GOOD Party rejects the spin and half-truths in the latest statement by Urban Mobility Mayco Member Roberto Quintas regarding the Dial-a-Ride (DaR) service. Once again, the City seeks to shift blame to national government rather than addressing its own inefficiencies.

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CAPE TOWN COUNCIL: DEMOCRACY UNDERMINED BY ONLINE PLATFORM AS 50 COUNCILLORS’ VOTES GO MISSING

Cape Town deserves a Council that is functional, transparent, and accountable. Instead, yesterday’s sitting revealed a shocking failure of governance. 50 councillors’ votes simply vanished during one of the most important decisions on the agenda.

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STELLENBOSCH MUNICIPALITY:  ROAD SAFETY INTERVENTION NEEDED AT KYLEMORE–HELSHOOGTE INTERSECTION (R310)

The GOOD Party is calling for urgent municipal intervention following an oversight visit to the intersection of Kylemore and Helshoogte Road R310 provincial road, conducted by Councillors Marius van Stade and Grechard Petersen.

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NATIONAL DIALOGUE: UNDERMINED BY POOR PLANNING, BUT WORTH FIGHTING FOR

The GOOD Party joined the inaugural National Dialogue at UNISA in Pretoria (15–16 August) because we believe the voices of South Africa’s most vulnerable must be heard and government must be held accountable where it fails. At its core, the Dialogue was a powerful democratic initiative, government leaders sharing a space with civil society, business, faith leaders and citizens.

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VICTORY FOR TENANTS: DCI GOODWOOD UTILITY CHARGES SLASHED AFTER GOOD PARTY INTERVENTION

On Friday, 15 August 2025, tenants of the DCI Social Housing facility in Goodwood received written confirmation that their monthly fixed water and electricity charges will be reduced by 75.6% from September 2025 onwards.

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EITHER CAPE TOWN SPEAKER CALLS PROPER DEBATE ON MOTION FOR HER REMOVAL OR OPPOSITION PARTIES WILL ASK COURT TO COMPEL HER

Lawyers representing opposition parties in the City of Cape Town have written to the Speaker of Council, Felicity Purchase, to demand that the Council meeting scheduled for Thursday 21 August 2025 be held in-person in the Council Chambers.

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