ActionSA notes the outcome of the bail application hearing of Tiffany Meek with solemn recognition of the gravity of the matter at hand.

Today, ActionSA officially launched the ActionSA in Government Tracker to highlight the positive work Executive Mayor Dr. Nasiphi Moya and her multi-party coalition have undertaken since assuming office in October 2024.

ActionSA has noted with grave concern revelations that a full-service public school, Bachana Mokwena Primary School in Ga-Rankuwa, was built on a wetland – a gross display of negligence, poor planning and disregard for both environmental laws and the safety of learners.

Matjhabeng Municipality has become the starkest example of how corruption and mismanagement rob Free State residents of dignity, safety, and hope.

ActionSA acknowldges the 23 July visit by the Lily Mine Business Rescue Practitioner, Robert C. Devereux, to the bereaved families of the Lily Mine 3 – Yvonne Mnisi, Pretty Nkambule, and Solomo Nyerende – in Barberton. We reconise the importance of direct engagement with the families affected by the tragic incident, and we commend the efforts to provide clarity and reassurance during this difficult time.

ActionSA urges the National Police Commissioner to ensure that the SAPS prioritises the swift finalisation of all outstanding forensic reports, so that justice is neither delayed nor denied in the tragic case of Jayden-Lee Meek.

ActionSA notes with outrage, but not surprise, the latest attempt by the Executive Mayor of Ekurhuleni, Cllr Nkosindiphile Xhakaza (ANC), to shift the blame for the punitive R126 fixed electricity surcharge onto the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA). The Mayor claims the surcharge was “prescribed” by NERSA.

Today, ActionSA’s long-awaited court action commenced, with our legal team taking the eThekwini Municipality, the KZN Provincial Government and the GNU to task for their collective failure to address the ongoing eThekwini sewage crisis.

In yet another display of political expediency over principle, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has today voted to support the Budget Vote 33 of corruption-accused Human Settlements Minister, Thembi Simelane, a budget that is itself fraught with serious concerns.

Remarks delivered by ActionSA’s Member of the Standing Committee on Finance, Alan Beesley MP, during the National Assembly’s consideration of the Appropriation Bill.

Gross negligence by the Merafong municipality led to the untimely and preventable death of Mr. Anele Mnqayi, a resident of Khutsong, whose life was tragically cut short after the vehicle he was travelling in plunged into an unmarked culvert on Wedela Road.

The ActionSA Johannesburg Caucus notes with serious concern recent reports involving the Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Transport, Cllr Kenny Kunene, and his presence at the residence of an individual accused of orchestrating the murder of DJ Sumbody.

Despite the formation of the Government of National Unity and the KZN Government of Provincial Unity over a year ago, the eThekwini Sewage Crisis has gotten worse.