Schools reopened today across the Western Cape and across the country. For many learners, this time of year brings nervous excitement, fresh beginnings, and the promise of opportunity. But for thousands of children, there is no classroom to return to, only uncertainty and waiting.
BACK TO SCHOOL FOR SOME, LEFT BEHIND FOR THOUSANDS Read More »
In 1953, Minister of Native Affairs HF Verwoerd introduced the Bantu Education Act that established a separate and inferior education system for Black children. “What is the point of teaching the Bantu child Mathematics,” he asked, when “there is no place for the Bantu… above the level of certain forms of labour”.
WESTERN CAPE MATRIC RESULTS REVEAL THE GHOST OF HF VERWOERD Read More »
The 2025 matric results in the Western Cape are not just a measure of academic performance; they are a testament to survival.
PASS RATES CAN’T HIDE THE VIOLENCE AND POLITICAL NEGLECT Read More »
Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s Budget Adjustment debate
GOOD REJECTS MISLEADING ADJUSTMENT BUDGET AND CALLS OUT FALSE CLAIMS Read More »
GOOD Statement by Brett Herron GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament 4 December 2025 MEC for Finance, Minister Deidre Baartman, has delivered the Western Cape Government’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement and Adjustment Budget. The theme for the Budget Speech, “Scaling for Growth,” couldn’t camouflage a whopping R736.6 million slice taken out of the Education
WESTERN CAPE SLASHES EDUCATION FUNDING, AGAIN Read More »
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s interpellation mini-debate the plan to upgrade informal settlements – which are also initially “unlawfully occupied” but refuse to plan for occupied buildings or even provide services to the occupants
HERRON: “LAND & BUILDING OCCUPATIONS: TWO-TRACK SYSTEM PROTECTS HISTORIC INEQUALITY” Read More »
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This is a speech delivered in the discussion tabled by the ACDP on Procedures and interventions of the Western Cape Education Department to ensure the safety of teachers, learners, and school environments in cases involving learners affected by substance use.
PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN REQUIRES MORE THAN PROMISES, IT REQUIRES ACTION Read More »
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s debate on child killings.
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT FAILURE TO ADDRESS CHILD KILLINGS Read More »
Speech by Brett Herron, GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament. Note to editor: This speech was delivered by GOOD Secretary-General & Member of the Western Cape Parliament Brett Herron during today’s interpellation mini-debate on housing plans for Wingfield informal settlement
INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS RESIDENTS DON’T GET A “FOR YOU” THEY GET AN “F” “YOU” Read More »
It doesn’t really matter to millions of Cape Flats residents who live in daily fear of their lives and their children’s lives whether they’re being let down by the police, City of Cape Town, or Western Cape Government. The fact is that they’re being let down by all three.
POLICE, CITY, AND PROVINCE MUST JOINTLY ACCOUNT FOR INACTION ON CAPE GUN VIOLENCE Read More »