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Press releases and answers to Western Cape parliamentary questions

This page brings together press releases and answers to Western Cape parliamentary questions that reflect the issues I’m raising, the challenges I’m confronting, and the work GOOD is doing to demand better.

Whether it’s holding officials accountable, exposing inefficiencies, or amplifying community voices through the legislature, these records are part of how GOOD shows up – on the ground and in the house.

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BLUE LIES CAPE TOWN TOLD TO JUSTIFY DISPOSAL OF VELODROME REVEALED

When the City of Cape Town announced it was disposing of the Bellville Velodrome, Africa’s only Olympic-standard indoor cycling track, it sought to placate cyclists by announcing the redevelopment of the cycling track at Vygieskraal Stadium.
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GOOD Statement

DA SEEKS TO SCORE OFF AIRBNB’S “SUCCESS” IN CAPE TOWN. DRAFT SHORT-TERM RENTAL BY-LAW WILL SUSTAIN HOUSING CRISIS

Instead of drafting a short-term letting by-law designed to contribute to alleviating the crisis of unaffordability in the Cape Town housing market, the only beneficiary of the proposed by-law is the City itself, which will increase its income by charging slightly higher rates.
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GOOD Statement

GOVERNANCE BY PRESS RELEASE AND PANTOMIME

Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis’s announcement that the City of Cape Town has declared an intergovernmental dispute with the Acting Minister of Police Professor Firoz Cachalia over Metro Police investigative powers is pure electioneering hot air.
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Questions in the Western Cape Provincial Legislature
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Mr B N Herron to ask Mr J J Londt, Minister of Social Development (30 MAY 2025)

Question to the MEC for Social Development about what feasibility studies were done before repurposing …

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Mr B N Herron to ask Mr D J Maynier, Minister of Education (15 NOVEMBER 2024)

Question to the MEC for Education about how the Department plans to protect and improve …

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Mr B N Herron to ask Ms M M Wenger, Minister of Health and Wellness (1 NOVEMBER 2024)

Question to the MEC for Health and Wellness about the Department’s plan to protect vulnerable …

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Mr B N Herron to ask Ms A J D Marais, Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety (1 NOVEMBER 2024)

Question to the MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety about the budget for the …

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Mr B N Herron to ask Mr I M Sileku, Minister of Mobility (30 MAY 2025)

Question to the MEC for Mobility about how many e-hailing licenses have been issued since …

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Mr B N Herron to ask Mr T A Simmers, Minister of Infrastructure (30 MAY 2025)

Question to the MEC for Infrastructure about the number, size, and overlap of housing waiting …

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Mr B N Herron to ask Ms A J D Marais, Minister of Police Oversight and Com-munity Safety (27 JUNE 2025)

Question to the MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety about the current LEAP officer …

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Mr B N Herron to ask Ms M M Wenger, Minister of Health and Wellness (27 JUNE 2025)

Question to the MEC for Health and Wellness about the effects of the PEPFAR cuts …

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Mr B N Herron to ask Mr D J Maynier, Minister of Education (7 MARCH 2025)

Question to the MEC for Education on what the PPA is, its relationship with the …

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Mr B N Herron to ask Mr T A Simmers, Minister of Infrastructure (27 JUNE 2025)

Question to the MEC for Infrastructure on the relocation of the Siyahlala Informal Settlement to …

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Mr B N Herron to ask Ms B M Baartman, Minister of Finance (8 MAY 2025)

With reference to the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act 1 of 1999) and in …

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Mr B N Herron to ask Mr D J Maynier, Minister of Education (2 MAY 2025)

With reference to the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act 1 of 1999) and in particular the Minister’s and the provincial Treasury’s legislative obligations in terms thereof…

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