ActionSA extends its deepest condolences to the families of those who tragically lost their lives in the recent Westbury shooting and our prayers are with those still fighting for their lives in hospital.

Remarks by ActionSA National Chairperson, Michael Beaumont at the launch of the ‘Mashaba Legacy Tour’.

ActionSA today condemns the Rustenburg Local Municipality (RLM) for its catastrophic failure to protect critical electrical infrastructure, as relentless vandalism and theft of mini-substation components plunge the city into darkness and economic chaos.

ActionSA demands that Executive Mayor Xhakaza’s administration account for its consistent disregard of council, as several forensic reports remain unpresented to council, raising serious concerns about transparency and accountability.

The recent report that only 39% of the 39 municipal-owned monitoring stations in Gauteng are fully operational is deeply alarming.

ActionSA is deeply concerned by reports that some students at tertiary education institutions are using their National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) allowances to gamble on online betting platforms.

The news that a Gauteng crime-prevention warden, stationed at the Crime Prevention Unit in Germiston, was shot whilst responding to a robbery is deeply disturbing.

ActionSA fully supports the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) in its resolution to secure the appearance of former Road Accident Fund (RAF) CEO, Collins Letsoalo, as a witness in its ongoing inquiry into alleged maladministration, financial misconduct, and the misuse of public funds at the Fund. The integrity of Parliament’s oversight process cannot be compromised by the refusal or evasion of key witnesses, particularly those who held executive authority over the entity under investigation.

Reflecting on the by-election in Ward 7 of the Ramotshere Moiloa Municipality, which marked ActionSA’s first ward victory, one cannot overlook the deeper significance of this milestone. It represents far more than just an electoral success but rather a powerful reflection of a shifting political consciousness among South Africans who are steadily breaking away from the comfort of established yet failed political parties.

ActionSA notes with grave concern the report that learners at nine schools in Tembisa are currently going without meals because the Gauteng Department of Education has failed to make timely payments to service providers, whilst deliveries have broken down.

ActionSA welcomes the sentencing of Mozambican national, Clara Masinga, who has been handed 23 years’ direct imprisonment by the Mpumalanga High Court for the brutal murder of her 11-year-old stepdaughter, Jennifer Gumbi.

As ActionSA, we are proud to have played a part in releasing the residents of Ward 29 free from the self driven African National Congress.

The results of two by-elections which ActionSA contested yesterday demonstrate that ActionSA is growing at the expense of the ANC, and reveal critical momentum ahead of what is shaping to be a seismic local government election next year.

ActionSA expresses deep concern over the ongoing delay in the release of South Africa’s crime statistics for the first quarter (Q1) of the 2025/26 financial year.