Good (political party)

This article is about the South African political party. For the Turkish political party, see Good Party.

Good
LeaderPatricia de Lille
Secretary-GeneralBrett Herron
FounderPatricia de Lille
Founded2 December 2018 (2018-12-02)
Split fromDemocratic Alliance
IdeologySocial democracy[1]
Political positionCentre-left
ColoursOrange  
Slogan"South Africa Needs Good"
National Assembly seats
1 / 400
NCOP seats
0 / 90
Provincial Legislatures
1 / 487
Cape Town City Council
9 / 231
Website
www.forgood.org.za
A GOOD party campaign bus in Cape Town during the 2019 South African general election.

Good (stylized as GOOD) is a South African social democratic political party that was formed in December 2018.[2]

The party is led by its founder, veteran South African politician Patricia de Lille, who is the current Minister of Tourism and former Mayor of the city of Cape Town. She is currently the party's sole member in the National Assembly.

The party's political ideology is Social Democracy, with a focus on spatial justice, Universal Basic Income, and environmental justice.[3] The party's stronghold is the Western Cape province.[4][5]

In May 2019, De Lille was the only opposition member appointed to serve in the cabinet of South Africa. She had stated that Good would remain an opposition party.[6]

In June 2024, Good agreed to join the ANC-led government of national unity (GNU).[7] Leader of the Good, Patricia De Lille, continued serving as South Africa's Minister of Tourism in the coalition.[8]

  1. ^ "Parties and Candidates:GOOD". Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. ^ Patricia de Lille names her party 'Good'. Retrieved on 2018-12-03.
  3. ^ "For Good Spatial Justice". forgood.org.za. GOOD. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  4. ^ De Lille’s GOOD party makes its mark in the Western Cape. Retrieved on 10 August 2019.
  5. ^ Cope and GOOD bid for voters tired of major parties and old-style politics, The Daily Maverick, 22 January 2019. Retrieved on 10 August 2019.
  6. ^ GOOD welcomes Minister De Lille, Mail & Guardian, 29 May 2019. Retrieved on 10 August 2019.
  7. ^ "ANC WELCOMES POLITICAL PARTIES TO THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY – ANC".
  8. ^ Payne, Suné (3 July 2024). "SA tourism body hails Patricia de Lille's reappointment as minister in the GNU as 'excellent news'". Daily Maverick.