ActionSA notes with disdain a statement issued yesterday by Gauteng COGTA MEC Lebogang Maile purporting to inquire into the terms for the departure of the City Manager of Johannesburg.
I am sure I speak for many of us who woke up to the sad and devastating news of the passing of one of our country’s most stellar senior political analysts, commentator and broadcaster, Karima Brown.
Today ActionSA visited various Inner-City buildings that formed part of the widely celebrated Inner City Revitalisation Plan I launched during my time as Mayor of Johannesburg. This plan saw 154 derelict and abandoned properties handed over to the private sector, under favourable incentives, for mixed-use development including low-cost affordable accommodation.
ActionSA has filed a motion to join the Mpumalanga High Court proceedings on 4 May 2021 in respect of the business rescue process relating to Lily Mine.
This morning, Tuesday 2 March 2021 my team and I visited the site of the tragic drowning of two young boys Siyabonga Mabela aged 7, and Lawrence Tshweu 4 years at an unattended construction site in Mamelodi.
On 8 June 2020, I opened a criminal case with the SAPS about the illegal leaking of the Public Protector’s draft report. This is in addition to the work of my legal team who are readying my submission to overturn the final report to set aside its findings.
ActionSA notes newspaper reports this morning in which the DA has abandoned the project of unseating the ANC, apparently adopting the philosophy of ‘if you cannot beat them, join them.’
While Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, recognised the terrible human and economic suffering brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic in his speech, the budget he tabled looks set to deepen the suffering of the South African people.
The release of the latest unemployment numbers by StatsSA has demonstrated the continued impact of South Africa’s self-inflicted unemployment problem, with almost 11.2 million South Africans without jobs, and without the hope of finding a job.
