Remarks by ActionSA Parliamentary Chief Whip, Lerato Ngobeni MP, during the Defence Department Budget Debate in the National Assembly.

ActionSA in Merafong is alarmed by the continued deterioration of infrastructure throughout the municipality and condemns the local government’s persistent failure to implement meaningful, long-term solutions to well-known service delivery issues.

ActionSA expresses serious alarm following the announcement by US President Donald Trump, who stated on 7 July 2025 via Truth Social that, effective 1 August, a 30% tariff will be imposed on all South African exports to the United States.

ActionSA strongly condemns the brutal and senseless murder of Letta Ndlovu, a resident of Lawley, Johannesburg South, whose life was tragically cut short in an act of gender-based violence allegedly committed by her partner, Ayanda Mthimkhulu.

Yesterday, ActionSA’s Senate concluded a three-day strategic planning session focusing on the forthcoming local government elections anticipated next year.

ActionSA has written to the Speaker of Parliament to request an urgent debate on the deepening crisis within the South African Police Service and our broader criminal justice system, following explosive allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

Some people might argue that the 2021 video that emerged yesterday, depicting pictures of several South African political figures stuck inside a restaurant’s urinals and being pissed upon, is old, but I argue that the impact of it is not old and that it goes deep into pouring salt over festering historic wounds.

Today, ActionSA Joburg abstained from voting for the position of Speaker in the City of Johannesburg Council.

ActionSA extends its heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of Former Deputy President, David Mabuza following news of his passing today.

ActionSA Rejects Higher Education Budget on Principle, Not Political Expediency

These remarks were delivered by ActionSA’s Member of Parliament, Alan Beesley, during the budget vote debate for the Department of Employment and Labour in the National Assembly.

Following today’s statement by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), ActionSA reaffirms our firm rejection of the continued abuse of South Africa’s public healthcare system by illegal foreign nationals.

ActionSA extends its heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Mpho Mafole, the Head of Corporate and Forensic Audits in the City of Ekurhuleni, who was tragically murdered in Kempton Park. His death is not only a loss to his loved ones but a significant blow to the city’s governance and integrity initiatives.

ActionSA strongly condemns the Gauteng Department of Education for its failure to ensure the timely payment of Education and General Assistants appointed through the Basic Education Employment Initiative. This inexcusable delay—allegedly due to ongoing data verification—reflects serious administrative shortcomings that have placed the livelihoods of thousands of young people at risk.