If the Western Cape Government continues upgrading informal settlements at its current rate of one per year, it will take 1274 years to provide dignified living circumstances for all who live in the province.
The GOOD Party has tabled an urgent motion in the George Municipality calling for immediate relief for backyard dwellers who are being threatened with fines, evictions, and homelessness due to unaffordable building plan compliance demands.
GOOD Speech by Brett Herron. 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 Affordable Housing
GOOD Speech by Brett Herron. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s debate on the Housing Waiting List.
GOOD Speech by Axolile Notywala, GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor. Note to editor: This speech was delivered during today’s council meeting
On Friday, 15 August 2025, tenants of the DCI Social Housing facility in Goodwood received written confirmation that their monthly fixed water and electricity charges will be reduced by 75.6% from September 2025 onwards.
After years of struggle and public pressure, there are encouraging signs that the Western Cape Government (WCG) is finally listening. At a follow-up public meeting held in Sea Point last night, consultants appointed by the WCG presented revised concept proposals for the redevelopment of the Tafelberg School site, now quietly renamed “353-on-Main.” These new plans reflect a shift in response to public calls for more social and affordable housing.
GOOD Statement by Axolile Notywala,GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor 31 July 2025 The GOOD Party strongly condemns the targeting and intimidation of social housing tenants in Cape Town. As…
GOOD Statement by Thyrone Williams,GOOD Saldanha Bay Councillor and West Coast Regional Organiser 31 July 2025 This week, residents of Stompneus Bay in the Saldanha Bay Municipality took to the…
GOOD Statement by Matthew Cook,GOOD National Chairperson and City of Johannesburg Councillor 31 July 2025 Today, the Johannesburg Council approved the initiation of a public participation process on the possible…