GOOD Party says cancellation of the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival is a victory for accountability [SOUND]

# The GOOD Party says the DA’s controversial attempt to turn the Jive Cape Town Funny Festival into a party-political fundraiser has been cancelled. The festival received 600-thousand-rand in public sponsorship from the City of Cape Town, a violation of the Events Policy, which strictly prohibits public funds being used to support political parties. The GOOD’s, Jonathan Cupido, says, while this cancellation is a victory for transparency and accountability, it comes at a cost to local artists: