insert_link South Africa GOOD Party Criticizes Eskom’s Tariff Hike The GOOD Party says it is unfair to continue asking consumers to pay more without addressing the entire system’s inefficiencies. GOOD’s secretary-general, Brett Herron, says a combination of Eskom’s inability to manage its operations, Nersa’s failure to assist the power utility, and unregulated municipal surcharges, places electricity provision in South Africa fundamentally at odds with the aspirations of the developmental state: today20 November, 2024
insert_link South Africa GOOD Party Calls for Basic Income Grant as South Africa’s Unemployment Rate Remains High In S.A, the GOOD Party says that although any improvement in South Africa’s unemployment rate should be celebrated, the reality is that the number remains stubbornly high. The unemployment rate decreased marginally by 1.4 percentage points to 32.1-percent in the third quarter of this year. Eight million citizens are still unemployed. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says the government has no choice but to implement a Basic Income Grant: today13 November, 2024
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s GOOD Party says the wheels of justice must now turn, either to determine Mapisa-Nqakula’s guilt or to exonerate her South Africa's GOOD Party says the wheels of justice must now turn, either to determine Mapisa-Nqakula’s guilt or to exonerate her. GOOD’s Secretary-General, Brett Herron, says a parliamentary vote to remove her, with the ANC using its majority to protect her, would have been distasteful: today4 April, 2024
insert_link South Africa GOOD Party Criticizes South Africa’s Human Settlements White Paper The GOOD Party in South Africa voices reservations about the White Paper for Human Settlements, arguing that it undermines citizens' rights to adequate housing. Criticized for restructuring without enhancement, the paper is accused of potentially diminishing the state's constitutional responsibility. Brett Herron, GOOD Party's secretary-general, emphasizes that the current approach falls short of addressing the urgent need for improved housing initiatives, stating that access to decent housing is more than […] today15 February, 2024
