
Investing in Water Is Not a New Idea – I Did It as Mayor
Helen Zille might be right about one thing: Johannesburg desperately needs greater investment in water infrastructure. Residents feel the pain of bursts, leaks and interruptions every day.

Helen Zille might be right about one thing: Johannesburg desperately needs greater investment in water infrastructure. Residents feel the pain of bursts, leaks and interruptions every day.

ActionSA has been made aware of deeply concerning reports regarding Moremogolo TVET College, located in Galeshewe, wherein at least fourteen (14+) service providers claim they have not been paid for seven (7) months despite having fully delivered contracted services from start to finish.

ActionSA notes with deep concern the findings of the Portfolio Committee on Public Works during an oversight visit conducted yesterday with the Department of Public Works and key stakeholders, including the Public Service Commission, as part of the Taking the Legislature to the People programme.

ActionSA Joburg Caucus notes with deep concern the Mayor’s decision to extend his self-imposed 7-day deadline to deliver on urgent community issues facing the residents of Coronationville and surrounding areas, now stretched to 3 weeks.

ActionSA is surprised by a new book by Pauli van Wyk and Micah Reddy that compromises facts and fairness in pursuit of a political agenda, alleging that Herman Mashaba turned a blind eye to wrongdoing by the EFF in Johannesburg during his tenure as Mayor.

ActionSA demands that Mayor Dada Morero fulfils his promise of a sustainable water supply in Ward 82, Johannesburg.

ActionSA expresses its strong support and welcomes the raid reported by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), commonly known as the Hawks, in the offices of Polokwane Executive Mayor John Mpe and Municipal Manager Thuso Nemogumoni.

ActionSA is deeply disturbed by widely circulated, credible voice notes recordings implicating Emfuleni Local Municipality’s MMC for Public Works, Cllr Tumi Mochawe, in promising jobs in the newly established Water and Sanitation Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to his political allies ahead of the ANC’s regional conference.

ActionSA supports the community of Overcome Heights, where mothers have chained themselves to the gates of Parliament, calling on the President to finally act and backing ActionSA’s request that he declare a state of emergency on the Cape Flats.

ActionSA is preparing to lodge a formal complaint with the Public Protector against the National Treasury after a Presidency briefing to Parliament revealed a shocking failure of consequence management in the fight against corruption. Of 467 individuals and companies recommended by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to be added to National Treasury’s Restricted Suppliers Register, only one has been listed.

ActionSA notes with alarm that Mangaung is collapsing under the ANC’s corruption and mismanagement.

ActionSA expresses deep concern over the worsening water crisis affecting communities across Westbury, Westdene, Coronationville and surrounding areas in the City of Johannesburg.

ActionSA is outraged to reveal, through a reply to our parliamentary question, that the Ministry of Defence under Minister Angie Motshekga and her deputies has blown a staggering R20 185 410 on travel alone since taking office.

Following the successful Ward 130 by-election, where ActionSA surged in Soweto, we are now geared up to build on this momentum and deliver a strong showing in the upcoming 15 October 2025 by-elections in Ward 29 (Johannesburg) and Ward 7 (Ramotshere Moiloa, North West), the latter being the home ward of our MPL, Kgosi Kwena Mangope.

ActionSA supports the Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure’s rejection of Minister Dean Macpherson’s apology for failing to appear before it on Tuesday.