ActionSA has today introduced the Blacklist Corrupt Suppliers Bill, a Private Member’s Bill that seeks to close one of the most significant enforcement gaps in South Africa’s public procurement system by ensuring that suppliers implicated in corruption and serious procurement misconduct are swiftly excluded from doing business with the state.
ActionSA condemns the Government’s decision not to sanction South Africa’s High Commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal, after photographs emerged showing him alongside former President Jacob Zuma and fugitive Ajay Gupta.
ActionSA has today submitted a formal letter to the Executive Mayor of the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, Cllr. Motseokae Sense Maje, and Municipal Manager, Mr Itumeleng Ronald Jonas, calling for immediate intervention into the prolonged water crisis affecting communities across Greater Taung.
For too long, Gauteng politics has been dominated by what happens in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni.
ActionSA welcomes the High Court judgment interdicting the suspension of Tshwane Municipal Manager, Mr Johann Mettler.
ActionSA remains concerned that illegal mining continues to threaten critical water infrastructure in the City of Mbombela, following the municipality’s warning that illegal mining activities at the Rimers Creek Water Treatment Plant have disrupted raw water abstraction and posed a risk to the quality and reliability of Barberton’s water supply.
Sim Tshabalala’s recent Business Day article has reignited an important debate about immigration and economic growth. His argument is straightforward: countries that make it harder for people to move, invest and work ultimately pay an economic price.
ActionSA congratulates Lt. Gen. Sizakhele Dyantyi on his appointment as Western Cape Provincial Police Commissioner.
The African Development Bank’s decision to approve a US$400 million loan for Mpumalanga should be welcomed, but it should also concern every resident of our province.
ActionSA today unveiled three mayoral candidates who will lead the fight to restore capable, accountable local government in the North West.
ActionSA is outraged following revelations by the Vice President of Athletics South Africa, John Mathane, accusing the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture of not paying grants due to them.
Today, the High Court, Pretoria Division, heard the applications relating to the suspension of the Tshwane Municipal Manager. The matters were stood down until tomorrow.
ActionSA has today announced our intention to introduce the Lobbying Transparency Bill, a Private Member’s Bill to establish South Africa’s first comprehensive statutory framework regulating professional lobbying and promoting transparency in political and executive decision-making.
Politics is often dismissed as something divisive, or at best, left to politicians. Many South Africans say they are not interested in politics. They would rather focus on their families, their businesses, their careers and their daily lives.
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) stands on the frontline of public safety in South Africa’s fourth-largest metropolitan municipality.
