GOOD's Herron takes Cape Town campaign to Wards 38 and 42 as party pushes voters to the polls

GOOD’s Cape Town mayoral candidate Brett Herron spent a day on the ground in Wards 38 and 42, campaigning alongside the party’s ward candidates in both areas, the party said in its own account of the visits.

In Ward 38 he was joined by GOOD ward candidate Lulama Benge. In Ward 42 the party’s candidate is Zoereida Titus.

The party described the purpose of the visits in its own words: “Taking the time to listen, interact and hear directly from voters about the issues that matter in their communities.” It did not name the issues raised in either ward, and it did not set out any commitments made to residents during the walkabouts.

The post ends with a direct appeal to the electorate rather than a policy statement: “Your voice matters! Make your mark at the polls and exercise your democratic right to vote.”

That is the extent of what the party has put on the record from the day. The four photographs published with the post show the candidates with residents, and the party tagged the wards and the election in its own hashtags.

What the party is for, on this account, is showing up in person in the weeks before voting and hearing residents directly. What it is against is not stated in the post.

Voters in Wards 38 and 42 who want to know where GOOD stands on a specific local issue will not find it in this post. The party’s campaign messaging here is a listening claim and a turnout appeal, and readers should treat it as the party’s own description of its activity rather than an independent account of what was said on the ground.