ActionSA slams the recent suggestion made by the Gauteng MEC for Transport, on an interview during the Power FM breakfast show on the 4th of September, urging taxi and e-hailing operators to apply for operating permits before purchasing vehicles.

ActionSA today called on the Speaker of the National Assembly, Thoko Didiza, to schedule an urgent debate to address the unfolding unemployment crisis in South Africa’s manufacturing sector. The situation has reached a national emergency, with hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk across steel, automotive, mining sectors and the manufacturing sector as a whole.

ActionSA has written to Mayor Dada Morero demanding the suspension of the MMC for Group Corporate Governance and Shared Services, Sithembiso Zungu, following revelations from the Hawks that he unduly benefited from City Dev, a company involved in a housing development project in Lehae.

During today’s eThekwini Council meeting, we tabled a motion calling for the establishment of a specialised task team within the Metro Police to deal specifically with the crisis of illegal foreigners fuelling drugs, hijacked buildings, and illegal trading.

ActionSA expresses outrage that members of the Ad Hoc Committee have had to learn through media reports that witnesses have been improperly called to appear before the Committee tasked with investigating the allegations made by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

ActionSA welcomes the arrest of the 80-year-old man linked to the brutal murder and secret burial of a farmworker in Kroonstad.

ActionSA notes with grave concern the unlawful attempts by the MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA) to interfere in the legitimate affairs of the Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality.

ActionSA has formally requested the Chairperson of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA), Songezo Zibi, to convene urgent hearings into the Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA) following a series of alarming reports of procurement irregularities.

ActionSA is proud to announce our intention to table the Parliamentary and Provincial Medical Aid Scheme (PARMED) Amendment Bill in Parliament.

ActionSA welcomes the investigation by the Public Protector into the awarding of R100 million to companies under the KwaZulu-Natal Youth Empowerment Fund.

ActionSA condemns the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) attempt to deflect blame on other opposition parties following the KwaDukuza Mayoral election outcome. 

Five years ago today, ActionSA was launched under a Covid-19 hard lockdown from a live studio broadcast in Auckland Park.

ActionSA notes the Gauteng government’s plan to launch a government-run e-hailing platform, purportedly to improve commuter safety and formalise the sector. Whilst commuter safety is vital, we caution against this project becoming nothing more than another headline-grabbing distraction from the ANC government’s consistent record of failures in the transport sector.

ActionSA extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends, the 702 community and loved ones of renowned journalist Tshidi Madia.

ActionSA is appalled by the shocking revelations of financial mismanagement and systemic corruption within the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, as exposed in its latest annual report.