R562 MILLION LATER – STILL NO PERMANENT WCED HEAD OFFICE, NO INNER-CITY HOUSING, AND NO ACCOUNTABILITY

The Western Cape Government has spent over half a billion rand on office space for the Western Cape Education Department (WCED),yet it still has no permanent headquarters. This alarming misuse of public funds was revealed in written responses to GOOD by current Infrastructure MEC Tertuis Simmers and former MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela, following parliamentary questions submitted in November 2020, and again in April and June 2025.

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CAPE TOWN SOCIAL HOUSING: A TICKING TIME BOMB WAITING TO EXPLODE

The GOOD Party is calling for an immediate investigation into the management of social housing facilities across Cape Town, following mounting complaints from tenants, growing public outcry, and ongoing government inaction. Over the past month, we have received repeated complaints from tenants living in DCI Social Housing in Goodwood, and other facilities like Conradie Park in Thornton. These complaints have included exorbitant utility charges, inhumane visitation rules, and broken promises by the housing provider.

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INTERFERENCE ALLEGATIONS: WE DON’T HAVE TIME FOR ANOTHER COMMISSION

We do not have the luxury of time for another drawn-out commission of inquiry. People are dying while justice is being delayed and possibly denied. The explosive allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal’s Provincial Police Commissioner demand immediate and independent investigation by senior officials within the SAPS and NPA. The Commissioner must be protected as a whistleblower.

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