ActionSA has noted the recent appointment of Councillor Jabu Mabona to the position of Regional Executive Director (RED) by the DA-led coalition government in the City of Tshwane; an appointment that smacks of alleged irregularity and corruption.
If ever there has been a moment that required President Ramaphosa to grab the proverbial bull by the horns, rise to the occasion, and lead South Africa, it was the events of the last two weeks.
ActionSA will approach the South African Human Rights Commission to report the racist utterances of Jackie Shandu which he made on the steps of Durban’s City hall yesterday, Thursday the 29th July 2021.
ActionSA reiterates our call for the Tshwane’s “Ghost Mayor” to present a maintenance plan for the City’s substations following yet another round of prolonged electrical blackouts and water shortages across the length and breadth of the city. Since the beginning of this month, residents in the city have experienced a lack of service delivery of unprecedented proportions.
ActionSA welcomes the finding by the Department of Corporate Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) that eMalahleni Municipal Manager, Sizwe Mayisela, Chief Financial Officer, Jabulile Hlatswayo and Director of Corporate Services, Mandla Vilane, were unduly enriched with salary increases.
Today, ActionSA President, Herman Mashaba, announced that the party will contest the coming Local Government Elections in both the Newcastle Local Municipality and KwaDukuza Local Municipality, in Kwa – Zulu Natal (KZN).
Tomorrow morning 29 July 2021 at 09h00, Lily Mine arson accused and convicted murderer and serial criminal Kaizer Gwebu and his 5 accomplices will appear at the Low’s Creek Periodical Court in Barberton, Mpumalanga where the start of their arson trial will be determined.
The Speaker of Council in Ekurhuleni must immediately launch an investigation into the conduct of an ANC ward councillor who was arrested on charges of theft and public violence in connection with the looting which took place over the past two weeks.
ActionSA notes that on Monday 26 July 2021, the High Court in Johannesburg granted bail to two of the policemen charged for the killing of Eldorado Park teenager Nataniël Julies which happened in August 2020.
