GOOD Statement by Brett Herron,
GOOD Secretary-General & City of Cape Town Mayoral Candidate
21 July 2026
The Good Party has submitted a formal complaint to the Public Protector to investigate procedural irregularities by the City of Cape Town and its Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis relating to the City’s disposal of the Good Hope Centre.
The Public Protector has specifically been asked to investigate:
- The public disclosure by the Mayor of confidential bid information and bidder identities during a live radio interview on Radio 786, prior to formal written notification to the affected bidders; and
- A breach/breaches by the City of its own Supply Chain Management Policy and the principles of procedural fairness by failing to give formal written notice of decisions affecting bids to all bidders.
These matters raise questions of maladministration, improper conduct and undue prejudice in connection with the affairs of the City, matters that fall within the Public Protector’s mandate under section 182 of the Constitution and the Public Protector Act 23 of 1994.
* The GOOD Party is opposed to the sale of the Good Hope Centre, regardless of who the buyer is. It is public land that should not be sold to a church, a mosque or anyone else, but developed for the public good of all citizens.
Procurement processes exist in order to be seen to be fair to bidders and the public. The DA Mayor has as little right to right to insert himself into procurement processes as ANC representatives do.
Media Enquiries: media@forgood.org.za