CAPE TOWN HONOURS THE NAME OF GENERAL BOTHA, WHILE MUTING THE DIVERSE HERITAGE OF CAPE TOWN’S UNSUNG HISTORICAL HEROES

In the final sitting of the City of Cape Town Council, the relocation of the SATS General Botha memorial was approved by majority. As the GOOD party, we did not support this motion.

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RAIL DEVOLUTION: GOOD SUPPORTS AN INTEGRATED PUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORK BUT THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN’S REPORT IS PURE POLITICKING

The GOOD Party will not be supporting the City of Cape Town Council item on the Rail Devolution Report. As a party, we support an integrated public transport network under the management of the City of Cape Town, including the devolution of the commuter rail service. The strategy was initially championed by GOOD Secretary-General Brett Herron when he was the City’s MMC for transport. However, there is a fundamental flaw in the current rail devolution ownership models presented in the City’s first report. They are the most costly and least likely to ever be implemented.

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