Who is GOOD?
Our members and supporters follow these GOOD values:
TRUTH:
Politics as usual has earned a reputation of being dishonest and immune from the truth.
Leadership is a privilege. It is a privilege we will never abuse. We will lead in truth – even when the truth is not popular.
SOLIDARITY:
We recognise the critical bonds that exist between us. This is the foundation of our society.
The progress and success of the country that we share, that we call home, depends on strengthening these bonds.
TRUST:
Trust is something that is earned through truth.
Our pledge is to be truthful and trustworthy.
SUSTAINABILITY:
The world’s climate is changing faster than scientists initially expected.
We are consuming and destroying the natural resources that give us life.
If we do not act, now, our environment will not be able to sustainably and reliably provide us with the homes, food and water that we and our children will need.
EQUITY:
South Africa remains a state of deep-rooted inequalities.
Despite progress, democracy hasn’t reversed that.
Equity is an outcome of addressing inequality.
JUSTICE:
The centuries of oppression and exclusion that is our country’s history still linger today.
We believe in a South Africa built on spatial, social, economic and environmental justice.
SERVICE:
Public service is service of the public.
Political power must embody the privilege to serve, not to be served.
Patricia de Lille
Leader
Trade-unionist. Anti-apartheid fighter. Western Cape MEC for Social Development (2010 – 2011), and the longest-serving Mayor of Cape Town (2011 – 2018). Under her leadership Cape Town was ranked the #1 city in the SA Government Performance Index, achieving more clean audits than any SA metro or previous Mayors of Cape Town. She served as the Minister of Public Works (2019 – 2023), and currently serves as the Minister of Tourism.
Brett Herron
Secretary General
Brett is a qualified Lawyer & former MMC for Transport & Urban Development in the City of Cape Town. He has an MSc in Cities from London School of Economics & Politics (LSE). Brett believes in servant leadership and strives through GOOD towards creating a better life for all the citizens of our country. He currently serves as a Member of Parliament, and previously served as a member of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature.
Suzette Little
Deputy Secretary General
Suzette Little has had a long career in financial, business, and political fields. Woman empowerment is one of her many passions. Through community involvement, she assists in the formation of NGOs, NPOs, co-operatives, and ward initiatives. She previously served in the City of Cape Town as the MMC for Social Development, and then as the mayor’s representative in Cape Town North. She currently serves as GOOD’s Caucus Leader in the City of Cape Town.
Matthew Cook
National Chairperson
Thabo Charles Pheku
Deputy National Chairperson
Thabo served as a ward committee member from 2009 to 2014, and as a Chairperson for SANCO until 2015 in Ward 102, Tshwane. He is one the individuals that led the formalization of the informal settlement which is now known as Ext. 9 in Zithobeni. Thabo joined GOOD in 2022, and was our candidate for the first by-election contested outside of the Western Cape. His successful campaign saw GOOD become the second biggest opposition in the ward – a record finish. In 2023 he was appointed as a regional organiser in Tshwane.
Rachel “Madeda” Wapad
Women’s Representative
Rachel serves as a PR councillor in the Sol Plaatje Municipality in the Northern Cape. She previously served as a Ward Councillor in the municipality in 2016. Rachel describes herself as a foot soldier who cares for her community at large. She is also a Woman’s Representative and Deputy Secretary for the provincial branch of the South African Local Government Association.