The City of Ekurhuleni is facing an unprecedented crisis due to the Department of Community Services MMC Bridget Thusi’s delay in appointing pauper and indigent burial services providers, leaving the city unable to assist vulnerable families with funeral costs during a time of need.
ActionSA has formally written to Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu to seek a detailed disclosure of the government’s reported process to recover the bodies of the Lily Mine workers – Yvonne Mnisi, Pretty Nkambule, and Solomon Nyerende – who were trapped underground since the mine collapsed in 2016.
ActionSA welcomes the successful removal of about 300 illegal squatters from Wolwespruit wetland near Solomon Mahlangu Drive and Delmas Road this past weekend.
Granny Flora is 80 years old. She lives on a pension and pays over R2,000 every month just to keep her lights on. She’s not running a factory. She’s not wasting electricity.
The announcement that Professor Firoz Cachalia is set to be appointed Acting Minister of Police by President Cyril Ramaphosa has sparked significant debate regarding its constitutional legitimacy.
ActionSA’s long-anticipated legal battle with the eThekwini Municipality over its sewage crisis will now finally be heard in the Durban High Court next week on 24 and 25 July 2025.
Every year on July 18th, South Africa and the world pause to honour Nelson Mandela’s birthday, reflecting on his indelible legacy of justice, reconciliation, and service.
ActionSA welcomes the decision by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy to dissolve the Board of Directors of the Road Accident Fund (RAF), announced on Tuesday, 15 July.
Remarks made by ActionSA Mpumalanga Member of the Provincial Legislature Thoko Mashiane MPL in the Mpumalanga Legislature.
ActionSA notes the cabinet reshuffle announced by Premier Mandla Ndlovu, which falls within his prerogative as the head of the provincial executive.
ActionSA MP and Member of the Health Portfolio Committee, Dr Kgosi Letlape MP, has today lodged criminal complaints against Discovery, Medscheme and GEMS over serious allegations of fraud, intimidation, and other criminal conduct that is alleged to have persisted for several years and warrants urgent investigation.
The recent acknowledgement by Pick n Pay of the informal retail sector as a potentially formidable competitive force signals a profound shift in our economic landscape. This sector, long overlooked and undervalued, is now emerging as a parallel economy that demands urgent strategic attention from both government and big business.
In response to the President’s address, ActionSA expresses concern over President Ramaphosa’s delayed action, which amounts to kicking the can down the road in confronting the deepening crisis within the South African Police Service and the broader criminal justice system, following explosive allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
ActionSA welcomes the arrest of a suspect in the heartbreaking murder of 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek. While no arrest can undo the pain of his loss, it marks a vital step toward justice for his family and community.
ActionSA notes the Speaker’s public communication of her decision to decline ActionSA’s request for an urgent debate.
