ActionSA Motions to Address Traffic Lights Failures and Enhancement of MPLs Oversight Roles Receive Unanimous Support in Gauteng Legislature
Funzi Ngobeni MPL
ActionSA Gauteng Provincial Chairperson
ActionSA is proud to announce that both motions tabled by our MPLs- addressing the urgent need for functional traffic light infrastructure and the strengthening of the oversight powers of Members of the Provincial Legislature were unanimously adopted in today’s sitting of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.
The first motion, introduced by Emma More MPL, calls on the Gauteng Provincial Government to urgently address the persistent failures of traffic light infrastructure. The impact of malfunctioning traffic lights on road safety, productivity, and the economy is staggering. Every 37 minutes wasted in traffic costs commuters approximately R28 000 annually. This motion is a call to action: we cannot aspire to be a smart province if we fail to maintain the most basic infrastructure.
The second motion, tabled by John Moodey MPL, seeks to enhance the oversight role of MPLs. This motion responds directly to the Executive’s pattern of disregarding legitimate oversight interventions such as its failure to place the Emfuleni Municipality under mandatory administration despite sustained collapse. Strengthening legislative oversight is essential to combatting corruption, enforcing accountability, and ensuring that government works for the people.
The unanimous support for these motions sends a clear message: accountability, transparency, and basic service delivery are non-negotiable. We commend all political parties who voted in support, and we call on the Gauteng Executive to immediately act on the resolutions of the House.
ActionSA will continue to champion the interests of Gauteng residents and to use every legislative instrument at our disposal to demand better governance and improved service delivery.
ActionSA Motions to Address Traffic Lights Failures and Enhancement of MPLs Oversight Roles Receive Unanimous Support in Gauteng Legislature
ActionSA is proud to announce that both motions tabled by our MPLs- addressing the urgent need for functional traffic light infrastructure and the strengthening of the oversight powers of Members of the Provincial Legislature were unanimously adopted in today’s sitting of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.
The first motion, introduced by Emma More MPL, calls on the Gauteng Provincial Government to urgently address the persistent failures of traffic light infrastructure. The impact of malfunctioning traffic lights on road safety, productivity, and the economy is staggering. Every 37 minutes wasted in traffic costs commuters approximately R28 000 annually. This motion is a call to action: we cannot aspire to be a smart province if we fail to maintain the most basic infrastructure.
The second motion, tabled by John Moodey MPL, seeks to enhance the oversight role of MPLs. This motion responds directly to the Executive’s pattern of disregarding legitimate oversight interventions such as its failure to place the Emfuleni Municipality under mandatory administration despite sustained collapse. Strengthening legislative oversight is essential to combatting corruption, enforcing accountability, and ensuring that government works for the people.
The unanimous support for these motions sends a clear message: accountability, transparency, and basic service delivery are non-negotiable. We commend all political parties who voted in support, and we call on the Gauteng Executive to immediately act on the resolutions of the House.
ActionSA will continue to champion the interests of Gauteng residents and to use every legislative instrument at our disposal to demand better governance and improved service delivery.