GOOD WELCOMES THE TABLING OF TSHWANE’S DRAFT FULLY FUNDED BUDGET FOR 2026/27
GOOD welcomes the tabling of the draft 2026/27 for the City of Tshwane. Residents and businesses of South Africa’s capital city can be reassured that the draft budget has been assessed by financial experts at the National Treasury and confirmed as fully funded, signalling the continued improvement of Tshwane’s financial position.
BEYOND THE SPEECH: THE REALITY JOHANNESBURG RESIDENTS FACE
Speech by Matthew Cook, GOOD National Chairperson and PR Councillor in the City of Johannesburg. *Note to Editor: This Speech was given during the 2026 State of the City Address (SOCA) Debate.
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN CAPE TOWN, ZERO HOMES DELIVERED
The GOOD Party welcomes the City of Cape Town’s announcement that it is considering developing the Civic Centre parking lot in the inner city to include an unknown quantity of affordable homes.
SIMPLE ANALYSIS EXPOSES THE FIBS IN CAPE TOWN’S TARIFF AND REVENUE MODEL
The recent High Court ruling against the City of Cape Town’s property-value-based fixed charges exposed serious weaknesses in the City’s tariff and revenue model when they were found unconstitutional, unlawful and invalid.
CAPE TOWN TARIFFS: REPLACE CITY’S “REDISTRIBUTION” CHARADE WITH SUPER-TAX ON HIGH-VALUE AND SECOND HOMES
If Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis is serious about protecting lower-income households from higher tariffs, he must introduce a progressive tariff system that spares the struggling working and lower-middle classes and targets those who can really afford to pay.
GOOD CONDEMNS DA’S LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND ALLEGED POLITICAL PLAY WITH THEEWATERSKLOOF DISASTER RELIEF
GOOD Statement by Cynthia Clayton, GOOD Theewaterskloof Councillor & Deputy Mayor 19 May 2026 The GOOD Party, the Democratic Alliance, and the Social Revolutionary Workers
CONCRETE RAINS DOWN IN ELSIES RIVER – THREE YEARS AFTER CITY WAS WARNED
Large chunks of concrete and masonry have broken away from Addo Hof, a multi-storey public housing block in Elsies River owned and managed by the City of Cape Town, landing in an open area where residents, elderly people and young children walk every day.
GOOD PARTY WELCOMES SWIFT MUNICIPAL RESPONSE AND COMMITMENTS TO RESOLVE CLOETESVILLE FLOODING CRISIS
The GOOD Party welcomes the swift response by senior officials of Stellenbosch Municipality following the formal submission of an urgent letter regarding the ongoing structural damage and flooding crisis affecting residents of Fontein Street in Cloetesville by GOOD Councillor Robin Hendrikse.
DA & SOLIDARITEIT’S CHOREOGRAPHED RESISTANCE TO REDRESS
The DA-led City of Cape Town and Western Cape Provincial Government are challenging the validity of the Public Procurement Act in the Constitutional Court today.
STATE MUST FIND MEANS TO FIND BASIC INCOME GRANT TO MITIGATE UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS
The increasing number of active South Africans jobseekers to more than 8.1 million adults, together with sustained slow economic growth that is not projected to speed up soon, is a national crisis that is being hopelessly inadequately addressed by the R370 SRD grant.
GOOD CALLS FOR URGENT TRANSPORT ALTERNATIVES FOLLOWING GO GEORGE SUSPENSION
The GOOD Party calls on the DA-led George Municipality to urgently reinstate bus services or provide immediate alternative transport for hundreds of residents left stranded by the sudden suspension of the GO George service.
IS THE MYCITI BUS SYSTEM, AND THE EXPANSION OF IT, AT RISK IF TREASURY PULLS THE PLUG?
The City of Cape Town BRT (Bus Rapid Transit – MyCiTi) public transport system is regarded as one of the best-performing Bus systems in South Africa.
PHALA PHALA: TIME TO CLEAR UP THE MYSTERY
Several institutions have investigated aspects of the pile of Phala Phala cash, its alleged theft, and subsequent events, and have cleared the President of wrongdoing, including the Public Protector, the South African Reserve Bank, and the NPA.
GOOD WELCOMES PROGRESS OUTLINED IN TSHWANE STATE OF THE CAPITAL ADDRESS
Speech by Sarah Mabotsa, GOOD City of Tshwane Councillor and Member of the Mayoral Committee responsible for Economic Development and Spatial Planning. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered today at the City of Cape Town Council Meeting
LEGAL ADVICE: CAPE TOWN MUST DROP UNLAWFUL TARIFFS WHETHER IT APPEALS OR NOT
Launching an appeal against last week’s full-bench Western Cape High Court judgment that declared its fixed cleaning, water and sanitation tariffs unlawful will not suspend the binding effect of the judgement.