THE CITY THAT POLICES YOUR BIRDFEEDER
The Orwellian over regulation of the City of Cape Town has just taken its next step by telling residents they may no longer feed wild birds in their own gardens. Only caged animals qualify. Free birds, apparently, are a bylaw violation. And if you feed these birds, you are at risk of facing a penalty.
HILL-LEWIS BEST PLACED TO REVEAL EXTENT OF TONY LEON’S LOBBYING SUCCESS
Tony Leon’s lobbying of politicians on behalf of private sector clients cannot be termed “State Capture” unless it can be proven that his clients were inordinately successful in winning government tenders or dictating government policy.
GOOD APPLAUDS SAPS RESPONSE, URGES PROACTIVE POLICING TO PROTECT STELLENBOSCH
The GOOD Party in Stellenbosch commends the swift actions of the South African Police Service (SAPS) following Sunday’s dramatic shootout at a chain store in Newinbosch, which resulted in the arrest of five-armed suspects linked to an attempted business robbery.
PUBLIC PROTECTOR CONFIRMS WHAT THE DA’S OWN BUDGET COULD NOT: TWO CAPE TOWNS, ONE UNDER-SERVED
The Public Protector’s Report, released today, confirms in binding, constitutional terms what residents of Langa Flats and Khayelitsha have said for years: that the DA-run City of Cape Town has failed to deliver the basic municipal services it is constitutionally obliged to provide.
LESSONS FOR GOOD HOPE CENTRE SALE FROM CONCOURT’S TAFELBERG JUDGEMENT
The City of Cape Town must apply the humiliating lessons it received from the Constitutional Court in the Tafelberg School matter last week to its proposed sale of the iconic Good Hope Centre.
CAPE TOWN’S SMARMY RESPONSE TO CONCOURT’S TAFELBERG KLAP REVEALS TRUE COLOURS
In July 2017, in my capacity as City of Cape Town Mayco member for Transport and Urban Development, I announced the identification of 10 City-owned sites in the inner city, Salt River and Woodstock “to be used for affordable housing”.
GOOD CALLS FOR GENUINE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON PUBLIC LAND DISPOSALS
The recent Tafelberg judgment reaffirmed that meaningful public participation is not a box-ticking exercise when decisions are made about public land. Residents must have a real opportunity to be heard before decisions are effectively finalised.
CONCOURT ORDERS CAPE TOWN TO SCRAP APARTHEID SPATIAL PLAN
The Constitutional Court has dismantled a central pillar of the DA’s policy to maintain spatial injustice in Cape Town, ordering that the fact that public land has a high value should not preclude it from being used to address governments’ constitutional obligations to transformation.
GOOD TWK STRONGLY CONDEMNS THE LOOTING OF SPAZA SHOPS IN VILLIERSDORP
The GOOD Party is deeply concerned by the unlawful actions of some community members in Villiersdorp who broke into spaza shops with the intention of stealing this morning.
CAPE TOWN BUDGET MK II: OVER-EXTRACTIVE AND UNDER-EXPLAINED
The City of Cape Town is making it progressively less affordable for ordinary residents to live here, by choice, while its own books show it doesn’t need to.
CAPE TOWN DID NOT RECEIVE A CLEAN AUDIT
The GOOD Party notes the release of the Auditor‑General’s latest local government audit outcomes and cautions against any attempt to portray the City of Cape Town’s audit outcome as a “clean audit”.
GOOD PARTY REJECTS MPAC REPORT OVER MILLIONS IN IRREGULAR AND WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE
Madam Speaker, this report is tabled to inform the Council of the irregular, unauthorised, fruitless, and wasteful expenditure identified during the 2024/2025 financial year.
WHERE YOU LIVE MATTERS: GEORGE NEEDS A PLAN FOR EVERY COMMUNITY
Speaker, where you live matters.
It matters because where you live often determines whether investment comes to your community, whether development is encouraged or delayed, and whether opportunities are created or remain out of reach.
GOOD PARTY INTERVENTION FORCES CITY OF CAPE TOWN TO RESTORE WALMER ESTATE MYCITI SERVICES
The GOOD Party welcomes the City of Cape Town’s decision to finally restore MyCiTi card-loading services in Walmer Estate following sustained pressure, oversight, and direct intervention by the party.
CAPE TOWN RESIDENTS MUST NOT BE MADE TO PAY FOR DA MAYOR HILL-LEWIS’ MUNICIPAL AMBITIONS
The GOOD Party says the City of Cape Town’s 2026/27 budget, expected to be approved by the DA majority on 29 June 2026, will deepen the financial pressure on ordinary households.