POLITICS

CANCELLING WESTERN CAPE PARLIAMENT FOR THE PREMIER’S INVESTMENT SUMMIT IS AN INSULT TO DEMOCRACY

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Cancelling a sitting of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament to accommodate an investment summit, one that clearly interests only the executive, is an insult to democracy in this province and places the independence of the legislature at stake. Not every Member of Parliament needs to attend the Premier’s pet project. When the Premier starts dictating when Parliament can or cannot sit, we edge dangerously close to a constitutional crisis. If the Premier can rewrite the legislative calendar whenever it suits him, then the very purpose of having a legislature is stripped away.

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THEEWATERSKLOOF: THE DA GOES DOWN ON BENDED KNEE TO THE EFF

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The DA is seeking to woo the EFF in the Theewaterskloof Municipality to support the unlawful summary dismissal of a senior manager without implementing regulated disciplinary processes.
On offer as an inducement to the EFF’s sole councillor in Theewaterskloof is a senior position as an MMC or chairperson of the Municipal Public Accounts Committee, in return for voting in favour of the dismissal.

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TSHWANE MULTI-PARTY COALITION: YEAR OF EXCEPTIONAL GROWTH AND GOOD GOVERNANCE

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The GOOD Party congratulates the multi-party coalition government of the City of Tshwane on the tremendous achievements recorded during the past 12 months since being elected to office by the Tshwane Council in October 2024.
A 4.5% reduction in unemployment, confirmed by Stats SA, shows that the Capital City is indeed rising, fast. More jobs were created in Tshwane over the past year than the combined job gains of Johannesburg, Cape Town, Ekurhuleni and eThekwini, demonstrating the phenomenal success of the coalition’s economic strategy.

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THE FIRST PEOPLES, STILL WAITING FOR RECOGNITION

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One of the strongest reasons to support the Traditional Leaders and Khoisan Act of 2019 is that it finally creates a pathway for representation for Khoi and San leaders, particularly here in the Western Cape. Until now, our province has had no formal voice in the National House of Traditional Leaders, because traditional leadership here was never recognised under the old legal framework.
This absence has meant that the Khoi and the San, the first peoples of this land, were excluded from national decision-making structures that directly affect traditional communities elsewhere in the country.

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HERITAGE DAY: THE POLITICS OF BELONGING

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This year, as the government hosts Heritage Day celebrations under the theme “Reimagining our Heritage Institutions for a New Era,” we must ask who belongs in this new era? And who is being excluded?
Across the world, identity politics has taken a troubling turn, fear-mongering and extremist views have become politically profitable again. In the United States, the mainstreaming of racism in political discourse is no longer subtle. Just this week, U.S. Vice President JD Vance used the platform of slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk to accuse “leftist” groups of undermining national unity. In the UK, far-right figures like Tommy Robinson now boast that labels such as “racist” and “Islamophobe” no longer carry the same power.

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STATE INERTIA ENABLES MEDICAL VIGILANTISM, NOW SPREADING TO SCHOOL ADMISSIONS

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Two weeks ago, social media was outraged by images of a woman bleeding in the street outside a clinic in Tshwane. She had been denied access to medical attention by vigilantes because she could not show them a South African ID. She cried for help but received none. Instead, people took photographs of her with their cellphones.

This week, media reported the death of one-year-old Praise Banda in Alexandra after medical vigilantes allegedly stopped his mother, Grace, from entering two clinics for help to stop his vomiting and upset stomach.
These are but the latest shocking outcomes of a campaign that has been conducted for the past several months, mostly in Gauteng, to deny immigrants from neighbouring countries medical treatment at South African taxpayers’ expense.

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 PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA SHOULD KNOW THAT “BETTER RUN” DA MUNICIPALITIES ARE ONLY BETTER RUN FOR SOME

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Only the corrupt would disagree with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plea to ANC councillors to stop stealing, but to set DA-run municipalities in Cape Town and Stellenbosch as the benchmark for good governance spits in the faces of millions of poorer people whose quality of life is desperately low. Cape Town and Stellenbosch may obtain good audit results, but they are global benchmarks for inequality.

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GUN-TOTING MP REVIVES SYMBOL OF COLONIAL CIVILISERS OVERPOWERING SAVAGERY

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The story of DA MP Ian Cameron, who packed a gun on a visit to Philippi, and used it when his vehicle came under attack, is deeply disturbing. First, that he felt it necessary to carry a gun in Cape Town exposes the lie in his party’s claim that Cape Town is an exceptionally well-run city. In reality, the vast majority of Capetonians live in squalid conditions, in crime-racked areas, with little hope for the future.

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WOMEN’S MONTH: ADVANCING GENDER EQUALITY AT HOME AND ABROAD

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I stand here today and recognise a reality that should give us all pause: I am one of 28 men in this provincial parliament, while only 14 of our colleagues are women. That means women make up just one third of the voices in this chamber. It is a stark reminder that even here, in the heart of our democracy, gender equality is far from achieved.

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THIS IS WHY THE RIGHT-WING AXIS IS WRONG TO WITHDRAW FROM NATIONAL CONVERSATION

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Without pragmatic discussion followed by decisive action to address colour-coded inequality, South Africa risks being led by a Robert Mugabe. If we don’t prioritise narrowing inequality and accelerate fixing social and economic exclusions and injustices inherited from our divided history, economic growth and social stability will remain pipe dreams. What is required is an introspective conversation about the nation’s soul, that does not lend itself to the populist and/or divisive rhetoric of election campaigns. It is in this spirit that the GOOD Party agreed to participate in the National Dialogue.

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