GOOD CALLS FOR HONEST, CREDIBLE PLANNING IN CAPE TOWN’S RAIL DEVOLUTION DEBATE
Speech by Siyabulela Mamkeli, GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the Cape Town Council Meeting
Speech by Siyabulela Mamkeli, GOOD City of Cape Town Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the Cape Town Council Meeting
The GOOD Party notes with concern the handling of the Platner Boulevard project. Proper inspection should have been carried out, yet the engineering firm SMEC delivered incomplete work. Despite this, the firm received full payment for an impact study that failed to identify critical issues with the sidewalk and road.
Today, as Chairperson of the Section 79 Finance Committee in the City of Joburg, I successfully tabled a damning Oversight Report following an unannounced oversight visit of the Finance Committee to Joburg Water and City Power on 13 November 2025, the report details a breakdown of operational discipline, a collapse of internal ethics, and a direct assault on democratic oversight.
What does the dramatically different way the province responds to land occupations versus occupations of vacant buildings tell us about the Western Cape’s commitment to spatial integration?
Today, the Tshwane Department of Economic Development and Spatial Planning, under the political leadership of GOOD’s Councillor Sarah Mabotsa, has brought two important reports to Council for approval.
The Western Cape Education Department claims to have procedures and interventions in place to protect teachers, learners, and school environments when children are affected by substance use.
It is with deep concern that I address the continued failure of the George Municipality, under the leadership of the Democratic Alliance (DA), to manage funds allocated by the National Treasury responsibly.
The online auction of the tragic George building collapse site, taking place today and tomorrow, is utterly unacceptable.
For women and children, using a toilet in an informal settlement can be a deadly exercise.
Cape Town cannot continue to celebrate itself as “the best-run city” while denying thousands of our own backyard families the most basic and lawful service, electricity that is safe, individually metered, and compliant with our own policies.