ActionSA is expressing concern regarding the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI), which, despite exhausting 98% of its budget in the 2023/2034 financial year, has completed only 59% of its projects.
ActionSA wishes to convey its condolences on the passing of Mr Tito Mboweni, former anti-apartheid fighter, Labour Minister, South African Reserve Bank Governor, and Finance Minister.
As ActionSA, we are deeply disappointed by the outcome of yesterday’s court case. Despite overwhelming evidence and the tragic loss of a young life, the alleged perpetrator was only given a bail amount of R5000.
ActionSA Johannesburg Caucus is calling for an urgent investigation following the roof and ceiling installation at the Helen Joseph Women’s Hostel in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg.
Yesterday, I joined the Minister of Police, Mr Senzo Mchunu and Mayor Xhakaza for a joint operation in the Germiston CBD targeting lawlessness and hijacked buildings. This operation signalled the beginning of a signed Cooperation Agreement between the City and the SAPS that will focus on targeted interventions to combat lawlessness in our city.
ActionSA commends the Minister of Public Service and Administration, Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi, for his steadfast decision to uphold the integrity of our public service by rejecting the request to bypass minimum qualifications required under the Public Service Act, as reported in the Sunday Times. This bold decision exemplifies a firm commitment to the professionalisation of the public service and establishes a clear precedent for all departments to follow.
Remarks made by the newly-elected Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane, Dr Nasiphi Moya.
MPL Kwena Mangope has embarked on a week-long Local government standing committee oversight mission across various sites in the DR KK district, highlighting the urgent need to address the numerous incomplete projects plaguing the region.
A year ago, ActionSA called for the deployment of health inspectors, immigration and SARS officials to inspect spaza shops in Naledi, Soweto, following similar tragic incidents where children’s lives were lost after allegedly consuming biscuits purchased from a spaza shop owned by a foreign national.
ActionSA rejects the Minister of Police’s refusal to answer critical questions about the true cost of VIP protection for South Africa’s bloated billion-rand Cabinet.
ActionSA has written to KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Education, Mr. Sipho Hlomuka, urgently requesting intervention at Ngadumbili Primary School in Nongoma, where learners have been unjustly deprived of their education due to parents closing the school gates in protest.
Watching current affairs on television, listening to the radio, following conversations on social media platforms and listening to South Africans and others sharing anecdotes of having directly experienced crime or knowing a loved one who has done so, is truly depressing. Yet this is something that has been normalised in the South Africa of late 2024.
ActionSA welcomes the IEC’s encouraging response regarding our request for an investigation into the alleged non-disclosure of electoral funds by the EFF and the MK Party.
ActionSA is alarmed by the glaring absence of accountability from President Ramaphosa, who nearly a month ago on the 11th of September, acknowledged receiving a report from the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Thembi Simelane, regarding her alleged role in the VBS Mutual Bank looting scandal.
ActionSA welcomes the sentencing of former Chief Financial Officer of Steinhoff, Andries Benjamin La Grange, to 5 years’ imprisonment by the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court following his conviction for fraud.
