It seems very long ago, and many people might have forgotten this, but it was only back in 2016 when our country’s delegation to the United Nations (UN) abstained from voting in support of a resolution to appoint an independent watchdog on protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
ActionSA has once again written to President Ramaphosa, urging him to protect the integrity of South Africa’s justice system by holding Minister Thembi Simelane accountable for mounting allegations of corruption that have made the Minister’s continued leadership of the justice department entirely untenable.
ActionSA extends its warmest welcome to the launch of Ha Bo Rena affordable student accommodation initiative by Gauteng Department of Human Settlements in Pretoria Gardens.
While we await the completion of this project, I am pleased to announce Council’s decision to write off over R600 million in water-related debt. This is a big relief to Hammanskraal residents who suffered the financial burden of paying for water they could not safely consume. I want to thank councillors for supporting this decision in the interest of social justice. We cannot expect the residents of Hammanskraal to pay for water that is unfit for consumption. Finally, I would like to share some updates on the spaza shop food safety crisis.
ActionSA is extremely concerned about the destruction that occurred at the Greenfields Estate on Wednesday, 27 November 2024. Whilst the tornado, understandably, attacked and destroyed many properties on the West Rand, the total decapacitation of Greenfields Estate was the most notable.
After years of advocating for Inner-City Rejuvenation, the City of Joburg Council has finally given the green light to ActionSA’s motion. Through this motion, the resolution taken by Council in 2018, to award 154 properties to the private sector including 37 abandoned factories earmarked for re-development, will come to fruition.
ActionSA in Ekurhuleni welcomes the long-awaited Institutional review and staff establishment plan, which was drafted after the election of the 2021-2026 term.
ActionSA applauds the Tshwane City Council for approving the long-overdue write-off of water bills in Hammanskraal, specifically in areas serviced by the Temba Water Treatment Plant.
The Gauteng Youth Forum is outraged and deeply disturbed by the recent revelation that nine sexual offenders have been identified at Gauteng schools since January this year. This shocking discovery highlights the department’s gross failure to protect school learners from sexual predators and raises serious concerns about the effectiveness of the vetting process for teachers.
We are deeply concerned by the closure of beaches in eThekwini Municipality due to sewerage spills contaminating river systems and the ocean, resulting in dangerously high E. Coli levels.
ActionSA acknowledges the right to protest as enshrined in our Constitution, however, such a right comes with responsibilities and cannot be abused willy-nilly as displayed by the DA outside the City of Johannesburg Council and inside the Chambers.
ActionSA acknowledges the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) for 2024 tabled by MEC Lebogang Maile in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.
ActionSA warmly welcomes the swearing-in of its two activists as Councillors in the City Joburg today.
ActionSA is alarmed by the ruling coalition government’s inability to address South Africa’s freight rail crisis, which continues to undermine economic growth, job creation, and public safety.
Yesterday’s public hearing on the NERSA proposed tariff increases has highlighted several critical concerns, including poor venue selection and the exclusion of South Africans most affected by these decisions.
