When KwaZulu-Natal Premier delivers her first State of the Province Address on Friday, she should shy away from tabling ideas that are too extravagant and unachievable and focus on realistic solutions to the problems KZN currently finds itself in.
ActionSA welcomes Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana’s commitment during his budget speech to introduce tax credits for private solar panel installation and to take over R254 billion debt from Eskom to stabilise operations at the utility, but we remain concerned that fundamental reforms to ignite long-term economic growth remain missing.
Limpopo Provincial Chairperson Sello Lediga writes an open letter to Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabatha to highlight some of the key issues he should address during his State of the Province Address.
Speculations about the new Free State’s Premier-elect are great cause for concern given that Mxolisi Dukwana track record in government- proving that he is not fit for purpose.
The admission by outgoing Eskom CEO, Andre de Ruyter, that an ANC Minister approved that a portion of the $8.5 billion Just Transition Agreement be used to allow “some people to eat” vindicates ActionSA and South African’s position that the ANC is a criminal syndicate that exists only to line its own pockets.
ActionSA has been reliably informed that disciplinary proceedings have commenced against those officials implicated in the R295 million Rooiwal Wastewater Works corruption scandal.
The decision by the current of Johannesburg coalition – where the ANC and EFF are dominant partners – to ask city council to approve a R2 billion loan agreement during a council meeting on Thursday exposes the extent to which the ANC and EFF would compromise the best interest of residents for political expediency.
Today, our multi-party Coalition Oversight Group, a body comprising of the leaders of all parties in coalition in the City of Tshwane, met to discuss the issue of the election of a new Mayor.
ActionSA welcomes the resignation of Free State Premier, Sisi Ntombela. Ntombela has done the honourable thing by falling on her sword as Premier as she has done nothing to improve the lives of the people of that province.
When Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers his second budget speech tomorrow afternoon, he will be faced with several tough choices on how to fix South Africa’s ailing fiscal environment, and more importantly, to ignite economic growth.
Today, ActionSA and the Abantu Batho Congress (ABC) jointly announced that ABC President, Cllr PG Mavundla will be joining ActionSA in its ongoing litigation against eThekwini Metro, after the metro failed to repair and replace sewerage infrastructure, resulting in the spillage of raw sewage into river rivers and estuaries which leads to the ocean, and poisons our environment.
This morning ActionSA wrote to the Acting Public Protector, Advocate Koleka Gcaleka regarding the release on bail of Tony Khadzadi, an illegal immigrant allegedly involved in the illegal hijacking of property in Ekurhuleni.
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi used his inaugural State of the Province Address (SoPA) to announce grand plans to tackle crime, grow the economy and improve healthcare, but history has shown that where the ANC governs, it is unable to deliver on its promises
ActionSA is pleased to welcome Alderman Johannes (Hannes) Jacobus Coetzee as a new Councilor to our City of Tshwane caucus.
We have written to Eskom calling for Newcastle Municipality to be exempt from loadshedding, as we believe that it is an inhumane act to have our people face such uncontrollable natural disasters, and be stuck with yet another disaster that has been created by our ever-failing government.
