GOOD PARTY JOINS LEGAL CHALLENGE AGAINST CAPE TOWN TARIFFS AS MAYOR DISMISSES 1400% BILL HIKES FOR FISHERS
The GOOD Party has applied to join the South African Property Owners Association’s litigation to have elements of Cape Town’s new tariff regime declared unconstitutional as an intervening party.
MADLANGA COMMISSION: BROWN MOGOTSI MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
The Madlanga Commission has issued a Rule 3 notice, formally notifying controversial North West businessman Oupa Brown Mogotsi of being implicated in the alleged unlawful interference at the South African Police Service (SAPS). As the GOOD Party, we welcome this development.
7 OCTOBER ATTACK: CEASEFIRE WOULD BEST HONOUR DEAD ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS
Today marks the second anniversary of Hamas’ deadly incursion of Israel that claimed 1200 lives and saw 250 Israelis taken hostage – 20 of whom are still believed to be alive.
MAYOR’S DEFLECTION CANNOT EXCUSE CITY’S UNLAWFUL FOREIGN LOAN DEAL
The GOOD Party is deeply concerned by the Executive Mayor’s dismissive response to serious allegations of financial misconduct arising from the City of Cape Town’s R2.1 billion loan agreement with Agence Française de Développement (AFD).
GOOD PARTY WELCOMES HIGH COURT’S INSISTENCE THAT STATE STOPS DELAYING JUSTICE FOR APARTHEID VICTIMS
Twenty years after the TRC recommended that hundreds of apartheid era atrocities required further investigations and prosecutions, the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, has dismissed an application by the Government to delay the R167 million constitutional damages case brought by families of victims and survivors.
CAPE TOWN’S TRANSPORT STRATEGY ENTRENCHES INEQUALITY AND EXCLUDES THE MOST VULNERABLE
Civil society groups and commuter representatives have raised serious concerns about the City of Cape Town’s Travel Demand Strategy (TDS), revealing a disconnect between the City’s promises of inclusion and its exclusionary fare and service policies.
CLEAN ON PAPER, CORRUPT IN PRACTICE: CITY OF CAPE TOWN RAIDS
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s statement to the house regarding the recent raids of COCT
CITY OF CAPE TOWN: DA BLOCKS PUBLIC FROM PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE MEETING, AGAIN
The DA in Cape Town has once again demonstrated its disregard for transparency and democratic process.
This morning’s Human Settlements Portfolio Committee meeting was delayed by 45 minutes after Chairperson Cllr Albert Ntsodo refused to allow members of the public to attend. This exclusion violates Section 20(1) of the Municipal Systems Act, which states that council and committee meetings must be open to the public unless there are compelling reasons to close them. No such reasons were provided.
THE PRICE OF ANTI-POOR POLITICS: 20 YEARS, NO SOCIAL HOUSING
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s interpellation debate on the Tafelberg site for affordable housing
FROM SAFETY PLAN TO SAFETY SHAM
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s interpellation debate on the Western Cape Safety Plan review
THE FIRST PEOPLES, STILL WAITING FOR RECOGNITION
GOOD Speech by Brett Herron, Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s subject for discussion on the Traditional Leaders and Khoisan Act of 2019
AID IS NOT A CRIME: RELEASE THE GAZA FLOTILLA ACTIVISTS NOW
The GOOD Party heeds the call by Mandla Mandela urging the South African government to “call for the immediate release” of international activists detained by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF). Mandela issued this plea from aboard the Alma, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, before the vessel was intercepted while attempting to break Israel’s inhumane siege on Gaza and deliver much-needed aid.
CAPE TOWN’S #SPRINGCLEANCT CAMPAIGN RINGS HOLLOW AMID UNJUST CLEANING TARIFFS
The GOOD Party supports initiatives that promote civic responsibility and community involvement, including efforts to tackle illegal dumping and keep Cape Town’s public spaces clean. However, the City of Cape Town’s annual #SpringCleanCT campaign is deeply disingenuous when viewed against the backdrop of its punitive “cleansing” tariff imposed from July 2025.
CAPE TOWN RAIDS EXPOSE CRACKS IN DA’S CLEAN GOVERNANCE CLAIMS
The GOOD Party welcomes any effort to root out corruption and safeguard public resources. We commend the South African Police Service’s Commercial Crime Investigation Unit for its coordinated search and seizure operation targeting alleged municipal procurement irregularities in the City of Cape Town.
STELLENBOSCH MUNICIPALITY: URGENT TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES NEEDED IN GROENDAL, FRANSCHHOEK
The GOOD Party is calling on the Stellenbosch Municipality to take immediate and decisive action to address a growing road safety crisis in Groendal, Franschhoek.