ActionSA Johannesburg Caucus expresses deep concern over the appointment of Councillor Loyiso Masuku as the new MMC for Finance in the City of Johannesburg. Given her poor track record in previous executive roles, we firmly believe she is unfit for this crucial position.
ActionSA will write to the Portfolio Committee on Defence to request an urgent hearing into the reckless and seemingly unauthorised remarks made by the Chief of the South African National Defence Force, General Rudzani Maphwanya, during a bilateral engagement with his counterpart in Iran.
ActionSA welcomes news that the City of Tshwane, led by Dr. Nasiphi Moya and her coalition team, has accounted for an astounding 85% of new jobs created in Gauteng, according to the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey.
ActionSA’s Johannesburg Caucus condemns the decision by the Speaker of Council, Cllr Margaret Arnolds, to revoke the rightful suspension of the Special and Independent Investigation Committee (SIIC).
On the 2nd of May 2025, Premier Zamani Saul stood before the people of the Northern Cape to unveil a R40 million fleet of 22 new ambulances, proudly declaring this as a milestone in improving emergency healthcare services.
Today, ActionSA’s leadership embarked on a series of site visits to assess the remarkable turnaround in service delivery in our capital since the election of Executive Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya and her multiparty administration.
In light of growing concerns surrounding the National Dialogue, ActionSA has decided not to send a formal delegation from its national leadership.
ActionSA notes with deep concern that 140 000 more South Africans became unemployed between April and June 2025, bringing the total increase to almost 350 000 unemployed individuals so far in 2025 under the Government of National Unity (GNU), according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for Q2 2025 released by Statistics South Africa today.
Today, ActionSA has formally written to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana expressing serious concern over disturbing revelations contained in the News24 investigation titled “Ghost contract: No building, but govt pensions agency paid R270 million for lavish refurb”.
ActionSA rejects attempts to distract from the undeniable progress made in reversing years of mismanagement and corruption in the City of Johannesburg, where members of the governing coalition now appear less interested in continuing Herman Mashaba’s corruption-busting legacy and more intent on discrediting these achievements.
ActionSA notes the resignation of its former Speaker in the City of Johannesburg, Ms Nobuhle Mthembu.
In celebrating Women’s Day, ActionSA Gauteng Women’s Forum commemorated the strength, resilience and leadership of South African women with a powerful gathering in Majazane, City of Joburg.
ActionSA has reported Minister Gayton McKenzie to the South African Human Rights Commission for racist remarks in which he repeatedly used hateful slurs from the Apartheid era, along with other offensive references that served to degrade and dehumanise black South Africans.
ActionSA will reconsider our participation in the National Dialogue in light of concerns raised by key stakeholders and organisers, as well as the discontent expressed by South Africans who see this as yet another round of endless talk shops while urgent action remains absent.
ActionSA has formally requested the urgent appearance of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, and the SARS Commissioner, Edward Kieswetter, before Parliament to account for the delay in closing a tax loophole exploited by Chinese online retailers Shein and Temu between 2020 and 2024.
