
The Billing Crisis is More Than an Administrative Failure It is a Threat to Johannesburg’s Social Contract
Few issues generate as much frustration among Johannesburg residents as the City’s billing system.

Few issues generate as much frustration among Johannesburg residents as the City’s billing system.

ActionSA will tomorrow, Monday, 13 July 2026, announce the launch of its probe into a major multinational operating in eThekwini that is responsible for one of the municipality’s most devastating ecological disasters and is involved in a multi-billion-rand government infrastructure deal.

ActionSA has officially announced a further group of mayoral candidates for key municipalities across Limpopo, each ready to take up the fight to fix broken municipalities and restore accountable, effective governance across the province’s municipalities.

Johannesburg is often described as the economic engine of South Africa. It is home to millions of residents, thousands of businesses, and serves as a gateway to opportunity for people from across the country and the African continent.

ActionSA in Ekurhuleni today led a community march to the Etwatwa Police Station, where Ekurhuleni Mayoral Candidate, Cllr Xolani Khumalo, formally handed over a memorandum of demands calling for the immediate removal of the Etwatwa Station Commander

ActionSA extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends, classmates and the entire Evimbilanga Primary School community following the tragic death of Sizolwethu Prince Shezi (10), a Grade 4 learner.

Johannesburg’s refuse collection crisis is no longer an inconvenience. It has become a public health emergency and another reminder that residents are paying the price for years of political incompetence.

Today, the Tshwane Council deliberated upon in-committee reports pertaining to two disciplinary cases relating to the senior managers, the Group Chief Financial Officer, Gareth Mnisi, and the Municipal Manager, Johann Mettler.

The closure of Dickon Hall Foods in Johannesburg should send shockwaves through every level of government. It is far more than the loss of a manufacturing plant.

ActionSA has uncovered yet another damning example of the collapse of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).

The latest written reply from the Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs confirms that government’s much-publicised plan to tackle hijacked buildings has fallen behind its own commitments.

The continued inability to conclude disciplinary matters is undermining the credibility of the City of Ekurhuleni. Residents have witnessed suspended officials drawing full salaries while disciplinary processes are left pending indefinitely.

ActionSA Gauteng Youth Forum is deeply concerned by allegations of the mismanagement of millions of rand at the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), which have reportedly resulted in incomplete artisan training programmes and broken promises to young South Africans.

ActionSA demands that the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality explain the sudden suspension of recurring electricity interruptions in several communities after residents endured regular scheduled outages for an extended period.

ActionSA Johannesburg MMC Candidate for Public Safety, Marcel Coutriers, calls on the City of Johannesburg to take immediate action on unlawful dumping on a wetland in Cosmo City.