GOOD PARTY CAUCUS CONDEMNS THE ASSASSINATION OF WARD CANDIDATE SINOVUYO DYOKWE IN DUNOON
The GOOD Party Caucus on the City of Cape Town Council condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the killing of Sinovuyo Dyokwe, a Dunoon community activist and Democratic Alliance ward candidate, who was gunned down on Saturday a day after spending the day registering voters during Registration Weekend.
GOOD CHAMPIONS MINIBUS TAXI INDUSTRY TRANSFORMATION AT WESTERN CAPE SUMMIT
GOOD Councillor Ricardo van der Merwe, the Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Infrastructure and Planning Services at the Saldanha Bay Municipality, officially attended the Western Cape Minibus Taxi Industry Transformation Summit on Wednesday, 17 June 2026.
GOOD SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-LED VISION TO SAVE GILRAY SCOUT SITE
GOOD Party City of Cape Town Councillor Wesley Neumann has reaffirmed his support for the Save Gilray Committee and its vision to preserve the historic Gilray Scout Site as a community asset for future generations.
UNDEVELOPED DISTRICT SIX IS A MONUMENT TO AN UNCARING STATE- AT ALL LEVELS
Sixty years after District Six was declared a “whites only” area, followed by the catastrophic forced removal of 60,000 people, mostly to the Cape Flats, the process of restitution and redress is making painfully slow progress.
50 YEARS LATER, THE SPIRIT OF EXCLUSION LIVES ON
On this anniversary of Youth Day half a century later, we must pause and reflect on the core message behind the tragedy of the Soweto Uprising. The battle against exclusion.
YOUTH DAY 2026: ADVANCING INCLUSION, EQUALITY, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL
Today, 16 June, we remember the courage, resilience, and determination of the youth who stood against oppression, injustice, and the brutality of the apartheid regime.
URBAN IMMOBILITY: CITY OF CAPE TOWN SHIFTS GOALPOSTS WHILE MYCITI VENDORS AND RIDERS REMAIN STRANDED
The GOOD Party has exposed a web of shifting excuses and bureaucratic buck-passing by the City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate regarding the collapse of MyCiTi card-loading services in Walmer Estate.
THE GOOD PARTY WELCOMES DRAKENSTEINS COMMITMENT TO PRIORITISE THE CLEANING OF THE BERG RIVER AS A MEASUREMENT TO COUNTER SEVERE FLOODING
On 14 May 2026 the GOOD Party engaged political and executive leadership of the Public Safety Portfolio Committee after receiving a complaint from a community member regarding the cleaning of the Berg River.
FOUR MONTHS LATER…CAPE TOWN MUST SWALLOW ITS PRIDE AND CANCEL GOOD HOPE CENTRE SALE
The City of Cape Town must stop hiding behind its alleged Good Hope Centre auction review process, swallow its pride, cancel the ridiculously inappropriate sale, pay whatever penalties are due, and publicly commit to using the precinct as a mixed-use development including affordable housing.
WESTERN CAPE CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT: THE DA WITHDRAWS AMENDMENT BILL AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR
On Tuesday, 9 June 2026, the Democratic Alliance (DA) placed a Western Cape Constitution Amendment Bill on the agenda of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament for consideration today.
WC LAND USE MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT: PARTICIPATION IS NOT A LUXURY
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & City of Cape Town Mayoral Candidate. *Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the Provincial Parliament sitting on the proposed amendments to the Western Cape Land Use Planning Act (LUPA).
OVERSIGHT VISITS: I’M NOT ASKING PERMISSION TO DO MY JOB
There is no rule, no law, no parliamentary provision that requires a Member of this House to route oversight visits through the very office we are tasked with holding accountable. None.
DROPOUTS DON’T HAPPEN IN A VACUUM — THIS PROVINCE IS PUSHING CHILDREN OUT
We are facing an education crisis, and we are not treating it like one.
Just yesterday I met with a community in Wesbank.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PLAY TODAY – BUT NOT ON THE CAPE FLATS
It is International Day of Play today but most of Cape Town’s children don’t have safe places to play.
Play is not a luxury. It should not be reserved for rich kids or poor kids; it is essential to all children’s physical, emotional and social development.
AUDITOR-GENERAL FINDINGS EXPOSE SERIOUS CONCERNS LONG RAISED ABOUT CITY OF CAPE TOWN PROCUREMENT PRACTICES
The Auditor-General’s findings regarding procurement processes within the City of Cape Town have vindicated concerns that residents, community activists, and opposition parties have been raising for years.