ActionSA has noted the press conference held today by the ANC in Tshwane, in which it expressed the view that the 2022 appointment of the City Manager, Mr Johann Mettler, was irregular.
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.
Remarks by ActionSA President Herman Mashaba at the 0360 Ekurhuleni Imbizo in Alberton.
ActionSA’s Caucus in the City of Johannesburg notes the secondment of Mr. Kiba Kekana as Acting City Manager by Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Jacob Mamabolo.
ActionSA is pleased to note progress made by the Gauteng Department of Education on the proposed construction of The Reeds Secondary School on Erf 419, as well as budget allocation of R250 million by the Gauteng Department of Transport and Logistics on the construction procurement plan of 2025/2026 financial year, for the completion of the unfinished off-ramp on Rooihuiskraal/N14.
Remarks by ActionSA President, Herman Mashaba, at the announcement of the expansion of the ‘Green Umbrella’ in Rustenburg, North West.
In 1955, the Congress of the People gathered in Kliptown, Soweto, to adopt the Freedom Charter, a document that captured the aspirations of millions across the country and the region.
It is a grotesque irony in our country that a convicted murderer can take the life of an innocent baby girl, be sentenced to prison, and still receive three meals a day, clean water, warm shelter, electricity, education, even train as a medical doctor.
ActionSA notes the dismissal of the Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition but believes that the President must remove all 42 remaining Deputy Ministers and implement bold reforms that deliver real accountability across his entire Cabinet for incompetence, underperformance and impropriety.
