Cape Town parties clash over coloured nationalism and services
Ongoing: Elections Hot
Parties argued over service delivery, housing and inequality at a CapeTalk debate in Cape Town, a week before the local government elections. The DA, ANC, ACDP, EFF, The Good Party and National Coloured Congress took part.
National Coloured Congress representative Fadiel Adams said coloured nationalism was a direct response to the exclusion of coloured communities. He said: "Our story is of broken promises, suffering, and of compromise." EFF representative Carl Niehaus said the challenges facing coloured communities should be addressed through solidarity between coloured and black South Africans.
DA representative Francine Higham said the DA had invested over R40 billion in infrastructure over the last five years. She said this included a record R12.2 billion in the last financial year, and that 75% of it directly benefited lower-income households.
Brett Herron, the mayoral hopeful for The Good Party, said Cape Town had unfortunately earned the title of a tale of two cities. Jeremiah Thuynsma spoke for the ANC at the debate.
Key facts
- Who
- Jeremiah Thuynsma (ANC representative at the debate); Francine Higham (DA representative at the debate); Carl Niehaus (EFF representative at the debate); Brett Herron (The Good Party's mayoral hopeful)
- What
- Parties including the ANC, ACDP, DA, EFF, The Good Party and National Coloured Congress debated housing, inequality and service delivery in Cape Town at a CapeTalk pre-election debate. The article says recent polls show declining DA support in Cape Town.
- When
- 28 October 2026
- Where
- Cape Town
- Status
- Reported