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 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.
GOOD GOVERNANCE IS HELPING TSHWANE RISE
In commenting on the draft 2026/27 budget and latest IDP and MTREF reports for the City of Tshwane today in Council, GOOD’s Councillor Sarah Mabotsa, the Member of the Mayoral Committee responsible for Economic Development and Spatial Planning in the City of Tshwane, has noted how “GOOD governance is helping Tshwane to Rise”.
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.
GOOD OPPOSES ABSA 10KM RACE DEAL AMID CLAIMS OF MISLEADING FINANCIALS
GOOD Speech by Jonathan Cupido, GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 30 April 2026 Note to Editor: This speech was delivered today at the City of Cape Town Council Meeting…
THE DA-CONTROLLED CITY OF CAPE TOWN’S “LOWER RATES CLAIM” DOES NOT HOLD UP
The DA-led City of Cape Town has repeatedly communicated that “lower rates are coming” because of the 2026/27 Draft Budget. This claim is based on the 10.2% reduction in the rate-in-the-rand.
CITY ACCUSED OF MISLEADING RESIDENTS IN BUDGET PROCESS: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION REDUCED TO A COMPLAINTS EXERCISE
The current public participation process on the City of Cape Town’s 2026/27 Draft Budget raises serious concerns about whether residents are being meaningfully informed or deliberately misled.
BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS A “RETREAT” AS CITY FAILS TO MEET HOUSING AND JOB TARGETS
Speaker, in less than a year, the City has tabled an adjustment budget in August 2025, again in January 2026, and now in March 2026. Each time, the explanation shifts. Each time, the targets move. And each time, it's sold as being normal, but it's not.
GEORGE MUNICIPALITY’S ADJUSTMENT BUDGET FAVOURS SHOWPIECE EVENTS OVER GRASSROOTS GROWTH
This Adjustment Budget of the George Municipality forces us to confront a simple question: who truly benefits from our spending priorities?
REBRANDED GRANT, SAME POVERTY REALITY
This year’s budget was delivered at a time of cautious optimism, a relatively stable macroeconomic outlook and an upgrade by S&P Global Ratings. But stability on paper must translate into tangible outcomes for the most vulnerable.