ActionSA welcomes the election of Cllr. Dada Morero as the Executive Mayor of Johannesburg and commits to playing a constructive role in our legislative oversight capacity.

ActionSA is outraged by the recent act of criminality in White City Jabavu, Soweto, where a foreign national, allegedly using an illegal firearm, has been implicated in the shooting of a South African man.

ActionSA has written to both the Department of Basic Education and South African Police Service (SAPS), requesting the urgent deployment of additional resources to ensure the safety of learners across schools in Eldorado Park, a community that has been plagued by recurring shootings.

ActionSA expresses grave concern following the withdrawal of the 95 Libyan nationals, who were arrested in July at an illegal military camp on a farm in Mpumalanga, where police also discovered military-grade weapons and drugs.

ActionSA welcomes the recent announcement by the MMC of Utility Services, Cllr Themba Fosi, indicating that the City of Tshwane will be scraping historical bills for the residents of Hammanskraal.

ActionSA will write to President Ramaphosa to demand action over the Department of Justice (DoJ)’s obstructive kneecapping of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), with reports that the NPA’s Investigating Directorate (ID), established specifically to probe corruption-related crimes uncovered by the State Capture Inquiry, has been blocked from accessing crucial state capture evidence.

ActionSA expresses concern following Statistics SA’s announcement that the official unemployment rate increased from 32.9% in the first quarter to 33.5% in the second quarter, with the expanded unemployment rate also rising to 42.6% in the second quarter of 2024.

ActionSA welcomes the resignation of Cllr. Kabelo Gwamanda as Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, following a tenure of just over a year that can only be characterised by failure and catastrophic incompetence, with the evidence of the City’s downward spiral evident across Johannesburg.

ActionSA applauds the organisers of Miss South Africa 2024 for crowning Mia Le Roux, the first Miss South Africa with a disability, who is hearing impaired.

ActionSA Emfuleni extends its deepest sympathies to the families of Tshepiso Tsotesi (8), Moeketsi Mokhatla (10), and Rethabile Mokhatla (11), who tragically lost their lives after collapsing shortly after arriving at Evaton Primary School on Monday, 12 August. The children were declared dead upon arrival at the nearby Levai Mbatha Clinic.

ActionSA calls on the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to ensure thorough and meticulous handling of the R255 million asbestos tender fraud and corruption case, following the brief court appearance of Ace Magashule’s former PA and co-accused in the matter, Moroadi Cholota.

ActionSA strongly condemns the recent incident where a Gauteng Traffic officer assaulted and insulted officers of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD). This unacceptable behaviour followed an altercation involving the officer’s wife, who was stopped for driving a vehicle with foreign license plates and improper documents.

ActionSA strongly condemns the alarming response by police officials and the judicial system in Emalahleni following a brutal attack on a young woman from Kwa-Guqa Extension 12.

ActionSA, through our member of Parliament, Lerato Ngobeni MP, has written to the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) requesting their urgent intervention in Temba, Hammanskraal, where illegal foreign nationals reside and dubious businesses.

Remarks by ActionSA’s Member of Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature Thoko Mashiane during the Legislature Sitting.