Allegations of a jobs for pals scandal at City Power, involving 200 Trade Assistants positions must be independently investigated to ensure that the truth behind the allegations is uncovered.

ActionSA welcomes the news that Interpol has issued Red Notices for the Gupta family and their associates so they may face the full might of the law in South Africa. This is according to a statement issued by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) earlier today.

ActionSA calls on the judiciary to ignore all attempts by former President, Jacob Zuma, to further obstruct the rule of law by delaying the execution of the Constitutional Court’s order against him.

ActionSA is deeply concerned by the on-going political and security unrest in the Kingdom of eSwatini. More so, reports of civilian deaths makes the present circumstances all the more concerning.

It is imperative that political parties and the public are made aware of the IEC’s plans so these may be properly interrogated by political parties and the public.

Today, the families of the Lily Mine disaster will edge one step closer to seeing justice done for Yvonne Mnisi, Solomon Nyerende, and Pretty Nkambule, with the start of formal inquest proceedings into the mine collapse which led to their deaths and the negligence of the management of Vantage Goldfields Proprietary Limited.

ActionSA welcomes today’s judgement handed down in the Constitutional Court, finding Former President Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt of court, and sentencing him to 15 months of direct unsuspended imprisonment.

Residents are gatvol of the ANC-led eThekwini Metro Municipality and its plan to squeeze funds from vulnerable residents of the city. The ANC has unashamedly plotted to extort an additional R1.50 per kilolitre of water from residents for the next three years.

ActionSA is delighted by the public uptake of our historic Candidate Selection Elections this past week – over 22 000 votes were cast by residents across Gauteng who elected their preferred ward and mayoral candidates in the metros of Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni.