GOOD notes the approval of the City of Johannesburg’s 2026/27 Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure Budget, including a significant multi-year infrastructure investment programme aimed at stabilising and rebuilding the city’s deteriorating systems.
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.
Speech by Matthew Cook, GOOD National Chairperson and PR Councillor in the City of Johannesburg. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the 47th Extra-Ordinary Council Meeting of the City of Johannesburg
Speaker, the adjustment operating budget before Council today raises several serious concerns about the financial direction of the City of Johannesburg.
GOOD is calling on the Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Dada Morero, to urgently intervene in the escalating gang violence in Westbury, Johannesburg, following multiple shootings reported yesterday, including the tragic shooting of a child.
The City of Johannesburg and its leadership must answer a simple but urgent question: why did it take the deaths of eight people before any action was taken to enforce building safety?
Statement by Matthew Cook, GOOD National Chairperson & City of Johannesburg Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during City of Johannesburg Council Meeting
The City of Johannesburg cannot claim to be serious about economic inclusion while spraying informal traders with water cannons in the name of bylaw enforcement.
GOOD National Chairperson and Chairperson of the Section 79 Finance Committee in the City of Joburg, Matthew Cook, is urging residents across the metro to participate in the upcoming Regional Online Debt Relief Engagements hosted by the City of Johannesburg between 18 February and 12 March 2026.
The GOOD Party welcomes the City of Johannesburg’s decision to make Council and Section 79 Committee documents publicly accessible via the City’s official website.