INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS RESIDENTS DON’T GET A “FOR YOU” THEY GET AN “F” “YOU”

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 mini-debate on housing plans for Wingfield informal settlement.

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VIOLENT CRIME, POVERTY AND SERVICE DELIVERY FAILURES IN PHILIPPI STRENGTHEN THE CASE FOR LAND EXPROPRIATION IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST

GOOD Statement by Axolile Notywala,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 6 November 2025 The GOOD Party is deeply concerned about the worsening socio-economic and safety conditions in Philippi, particularly in…

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GEORGE MUNICIPALITY: OUR PEOPLE DESERVE BETTER, GOOD CALLS FOR DECENT HOUSING

The GOOD Party in the George Municipality has expressed serious concern that the municipality is allowing informal settlements to grow unchecked as a way of avoiding its constitutional responsibility to provide proper housing for residents.

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CAPE TOWN: TEMPORARY VICTORY AGAINST ILLEGAL LOCKOUTS FOR SOCIAL HOUSING TENANTS AT DCI

The GOOD Party is outraged by the shocking events that unfolded outside the DCI Goodwood Social Housing complex on Friday, 10 October 2025, where tenants were subjected to illegal lockouts, gunfire, and intimidation.

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CAPE TOWN: DCI COMMUNITY HOUSING SERVICES MUST STOP PRICING OUT LOW-INCOME TENANTS AND USING SOCIAL HOUSING AS A CASH COW

The GOOD Party, a member of Unite for Change, is appalled by reports from tenants at the Goodwood Social Housing complex who are being threatened with illegal evictions and lease cancellations.

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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

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