ActionSA has today voted against the Ekurhuleni budget because it still asks residents to shoulder an unacceptable financial burden at a time when households are already under immense economic pressure.

Remarks delivered by ActionSA Parliamentary Leader, Athol Trollip MP, during ActionSA’s 2-year GNU review.

ActionSA notes the response issued by the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) following our statement on its 2025/26 Fourth Quarter Performance Report.

ActionSA extends its heartfelt condolences to the Royal Family, the AmaNdebele Nation, traditional leaders, and all those affected by the passing of His Majesty King Makhosonke II of the AmaNdebele Nation.

The Ekurhuleni Government of Local Unity (GLU) will table the same failed budget for a third time on Thursday, following two unsuccessful attempts to pass a budget that ActionSA could not, in good conscience, support, as it was detrimental to both residents and workers.

Dear Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga, This Monday, before I could start the day’s commitments, I received a call that left me deeply disturbed.

South African politics has developed a dangerous habit – every time a political party refuses to bow to public pressure, or opportunistic coalition politics, it is immediately labelled as an arrogant party that focuses on self-interest. Currently, that party is ActionSA, and the man at the center of media vitriol is Herman Mashaba.

ActionSA reiterates its call for the dismissal of the Ministers of Employment and Labour, Trade, Industry and Competition, and Small Business Development following StatsSA’s announcement today that the economy grew by a meagre 0.5% in the first quarter of 2026.

ActionSA recently visited the residents of Skierlek in Ward 29, Doornkop, where the community has endured an ongoing water crisis for more than 15 years.

ActionSA Health and Wellness Spokesperson in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature Emma More, has officially responded to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), formally expressing strong disagreement with the Commission’s recent explanations regarding non-national public healthcare utilisation.

The SAPS has declined ActionSA’s PAIA application for access to crucial documentation pertaining to the prosecution of the suspects accused of robbing the Phala Phala farm.

ActionSA remains concerned that the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency’s Fourth Quarter Report confirms many of the issues we have consistently raised about poor delivery and declining value for money in the province’s tourism sector.

ActionSA extends its sincere condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of Mzoli Ngcawuzele, affectionately known as Ta Mzo, following his passing.

ActionSA is concerned by the slow pace at which the newly constituted Parliamentary Section 89 Committee is being established to investigate whether President Cyril Ramaphosa committed serious violations of the Constitution or the law.

ActionSA calls on the Special Investigating Unit to act decisively and without delay to attach the assets of former Ekurhuleni City Manager Imogen Mashazi.