GOOD CAMPAIGN FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE IN CAPE TOWN RESUMES NEXT WEEK
The GOOD Party congratulates all political parties and all South Africans who participated in Local Government Elections 2026. Our country is experiencing a litany of challenges, but our democratic system isn’t one of them.
MINIBUS TAXI TASK TEAM MUST WORK 365 DAYS A YEAR, NOT ONLY WHEN PEOPLE DIE
Minibus taxis dominate Cape Town’s public transport sector, with 900 000 passenger trips a day accounting for about two-thirds of all public transport commuters.
ELECTORAL COURT DISMISSES DA’S PR LIST WHINGE
The Electoral Court today dismissed the DA’s accusation that GOOD, ActionSA, the EFF and MK Party had submitted unlawful proportional representation lists in bad faith.
ELECTORAL COURT GRANTS GOOD LEAVE TO APPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL
The GOOD Party and its Secretary-General, Brett Herron, have been granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) against the Electoral Court judgment under the Political Party Funding Act.
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION DEEPENS CAPE TOWN’S HOUSING SHAME
The South African Human Rights Commission must be commended for stepping up to block the transfer of 49 properties, including the Good Hope Centre, that the City of Cape Town sought to dispose of in February.
DA CONTEMPT FOR NAVI PILLAY MIRRORS VERWOERD AND BOTHA’S RESPONSE TO PREVIOUS SOUTH AFRICAN PEACE LAUREATES
DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has defended his party’s failure to acknowledge Navi Pillay’s achievements as South Africa’s fifth Nobel Peace prize laureate, accusing the globally feted former UN Commissioner for Human Rights and Judge of the International Criminal Court of being divisive.
MTBPS: A FUEL PLASTER, SILENCE ON THE SRD GRANT, AND NO PLAN FOR REAL GROWTH
Yesterday, GOOD set out what the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement needed to deliver – meaningful fuel price relief, a systemic review of the General Fuel Levy, and an end to the SRD grant being kicked down the road.
GOOD STELLENBOSCH TAKES ACTION WITH ONGOING KLAPMUTS CLEANUP CAMPAIGN
GOOD Stellenbosch launched its environmental cleanup awareness campaign in Klapmuts on 17 October 2026. Councillors, aspirant candidates, residents, activists and local leaders came together to clean a polluted area, marking the start of a sustained effort to build cleaner, healthier communities.
MTBPS: FUEL PRICE RELIEF AND SRD GRANT EVOLUTION ARE KEY PRIORITIES
If Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana announces fuel price relief in his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement tomorrow, he will mitigate the impact of the global fuel crisis on struggling South African consumers, keep inflation in check, and reduce pressure on the country’s interest rates.
PAIA APPLICATION EXPOSES NEW CITY LITIGATION FOR RIGHT TO CHARGE HIGHER ELECTRICITY PRICES
The DA has not told residents about this litigation. It was revealed in a single paragraph of NERSA’s Reasons for Decision on the City’s 2026/27 tariff application, which the GOOD Party obtained through a PAIA request.
GOOD LAWYERS WARN CAPE TOWN NOT TO DISPOSE OF LAND DURING LGE RECESS
The GOOD Party has put the DA-led City of Cape Town on notice not to quietly dispose of any public land during Council recess.
WORLD FOOD DAY: R12.30 PER DAY SLAP-IN-THE-FACE SRD GRANT MUST BE REPLACED BY A B.I.G.
On World Food Day, GOOD repeats its call for a Basic Income Grant. By the State’s own metric, its R370 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant does not meet its constitutional duty to ensure access for all to sufficient food and social security.
GOOD CALLS FOR URGENT INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED JONKERSHOEK SHOOTING.
GOOD Stellenbosch Councillor and Mayoral Candidate, Marius van Stade, has submitted a formal letter to the Municipal Manager calling for urgent municipal intervention and an independent investigation following allegations that Stellenbosch Law Enforcement officers fired shots during a confrontation over a partially erected, allegedly unlawful structure in Jonkershoek on Saturday, 10 October 2026.
THE GOOD PARTY IMPLORES DRAKENSTEIN MUNICIPALITY TO URGENTLY IMPLEMENT WATER RESTRICTIONS AMID LOW RAINFALL IN WINTER AND WHAT IS PROJECTED TO BE A SEVERELY HOT SUMMER SEASON
On 17 September 2026, Drakenstein Municipality hinted at the idea that it will implement water restrictions to ensure consistent consumption and equal access to water during the summer season.
CAPE TOWN ORDERED TO HALT ANNANDALE LAND SALE PENDING INQUIRY
Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane has ordered the City of Cape Town to halt its proposed sale to a private developer of a valuable piece of land acquired nine years ago with funds meant to relieve severe congestion in Dunoon.