Media Statements Archives - ActionSA https://www.actionsa.org.za/category/statements/ Act As One Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:18:46 +0000 en-ZA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.actionsa.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-ActionSA_ICON_06-1-32x32.png Media Statements Archives - ActionSA https://www.actionsa.org.za/category/statements/ 32 32 ActionSA Disappointed by Election of ANC-Sponsored Chairperson of Impeachment Committee https://www.actionsa.org.za/actionsa-disappointed-by-election-of-anc-sponsored-chairperson-of-impeachment-committee/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:18:46 +0000 https://www.actionsa.org.za/?p=1038034 Today, ActionSA voted against the ANC-sponsored GNU candidate for Chairperson of the Impeachment Committee and in favour of an opposition candidate who represents the independence and impartiality required to lead this vital constitutional process.

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]]> ActionSA Condemns Threats Against Mpumalanga MPL Thoko Mashiane Amid Madlanga Commission Engagement on Lily Mine Matter https://www.actionsa.org.za/actionsa-condemns-threats-against-mpumalanga-mpl-thoko-mashiane-amid-madlanga-commission-engagement-on-lily-mine/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:58:06 +0000 https://www.actionsa.org.za/?p=1038023 ActionSA strongly and unequivocally condemns the death threats made against our Member of the Provincial Legislature in Mpumalanga, Thoko Mashiane.

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]]> ActionSA Demands Empirical Evidence from the SAHRC on Claims That Hospitals Are Not Overcrowded by Illegal Foreign Nationals https://www.actionsa.org.za/actionsa-demands-empirical-evidence-from-the-sahrc-on-claims-that-hospitals-are-not-overcrowded-by-illegal-foreign-nationals/ Thu, 28 May 2026 12:11:59 +0000 https://www.actionsa.org.za/?p=1037981 The member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature Emma More has officially written to the South African Human Rights Commission demanding the immediate release of the research report and methodology utilised to conclude that "there is no evidence linking hospital overcrowding to foreign nationals."

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]]> ActionSA Will Not Endorse a Budget Sacrificing Residents for Political Deals https://www.actionsa.org.za/actionsa-will-not-endorse-a-budget-sacrificing-residents-for-political-deals/ Thu, 28 May 2026 12:09:41 +0000 https://www.actionsa.org.za/?p=1037983 ActionSA cannot support this budget, as it places a greater financial burden on residents while failing to deliver corresponding improvements in service delivery.

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]]> ActionSA Welcomes R1 Billion Drug Bust At Beitbridge Border Crossing https://www.actionsa.org.za/actionsa-welcomes-r1-billion-drug-bust-at-beitbridge-border-crossing/ Thu, 28 May 2026 10:06:42 +0000 https://www.actionsa.org.za/?p=1037973 ActionSA welcomes the successful seizure of drugs worth close to R1 billion at the Beitbridge Border Post.

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]]> ActionSA Lays Criminal Charges Against eThekwini Municipal Manager for Lying to Parliament https://www.actionsa.org.za/actionsa-lays-criminal-charges-against-ethekwini-municipal-manager-for-lying-to-parliament/ Thu, 28 May 2026 08:12:41 +0000 https://www.actionsa.org.za/?p=1037969 ActionSA has today laid criminal charges against the Municipal Manager of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, Mr Musa Mbhele, for deliberately misleading Parliament during proceedings before Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA).

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]]> ActionSA’s National Voter Registration Campaign Reveals Growing Voter Apathy Amid Government Failures https://www.actionsa.org.za/actionsas-national-voter-registration-campaign-reveals-growing-voter-apathy-amid-government-failures/ Wed, 27 May 2026 15:25:43 +0000 https://www.actionsa.org.za/?p=1037952 Today, ActionSA officially commenced its pre-voter registration mobilisation campaign in the Nkangala District Municipality in Mpumalanga ahead of the IEC voter registration weekend scheduled for 20–21 June 2026.

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]]> ActionSA Will Never Support a Self-Congratulatory Budget Speech That Neglects the Needs of the Poor https://www.actionsa.org.za/actionsa-will-never-support-a-self-congratulatory-budget-speech-that-neglects-the-needs-of-the-poor/ Wed, 27 May 2026 14:49:21 +0000 https://www.actionsa.org.za/?p=1037936 ActionSA vehemently rejects the Budget by the Finance MMC, Clir Loyiso Masuku that offers nothing new to the residents of Joburg. Today's 97.4 billion budget is far from addressing the lived experience of the downtrodden and the middle class.

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]]> ActionSA Welcomes Public Service Commission Investigation into Cadre Deployment by Minister Dean Macpherson https://www.actionsa.org.za/actionsa-welcomes-public-service-commission-investigation-into-cadre-deployment-by-minister-dean-macpherson/ Wed, 27 May 2026 12:35:37 +0000 https://www.actionsa.org.za/?p=1037922 ActionSA welcomes the decision by the Public Service Commission to open an investigation based on our complaint against the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, over what appears to be blatant cadre deployment within the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure.

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]]> South Africans Demand Control Over Spaza Shops in Their Communities https://www.actionsa.org.za/south-africans-demand-control-over-spaza-shops-in-their-communities/ Wed, 27 May 2026 11:39:14 +0000 https://www.actionsa.org.za/?p=1037917 On my Germiston campaign tour today, I spoke directly with South African Spaza Shop owners who are building thriving businesses despite the odds.

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