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ActionSA expresses deep concern and outrage over the tragic death of newborn baby Moriri Lethokuhle, which allegedly resulted from negligence by medical staff at Themba Hospital in Mpumalanga.

ActionSA has written to the Public Protector, urging her to reopen the Phala Phala investigation and to focus on the potential culpability of those serving in the Presidency in abusing state resources to unlawfully cover up the robbery on the President’s farm. 

ActionSA expresses serious concern over the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) continued failure to provide any feedback on a formal complaint and follow-up questions submitted in June 2025 regarding water access violations in Mangweni (Ward 17) and Emjindini Trust (Ward 41).

ActionSA notes the response issued by the Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Jacob Mamabolo, in which he dismisses our concerns regarding the R16 million fleet procurement scandal in Emfuleni Local Municipality.

ActionSA welcomes the landmark conviction of insiders implicated in rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park.

ActionSA is sounding the alarm on a growing humanitarian disaster within the Collins Chabane Local Municipality, where systemic neglect has left families in both Ward 24 and Ward 28 in life-threatening conditions.

ActionSA calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa to immediately fire the Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa, following explosive reporting by the Daily Maverick alleging that she received undisclosed gifts of three Chinese-made SUVs to the value of R1.5 million.

ActionSA has formally written to the MEC for Education in Mpumalanga, Ms. Lindi Masina, calling for urgent intervention regarding the unsafe and deteriorating conditions at Kusile Primary School. 

ActionSA is deeply concerned by reports of the killing of an alleged whistleblower in Emfuleni.

ActionSA welcomes the decision by the National Prosecuting Authority to prosecute individuals implicated in the Life Esidimeni tragedy, where 141 psychiatric patients lost their lives after being unlawfully transferred to unlicensed and ill-equipped facilities.

ActionSA welcomes the Joint Constitutional Review Committee’s (CRC) decision to prioritise legal consideration of proposals to amend the Constitution’s preamble to affirm that South Africa belongs to its legal citizens.

ActionSA has formally escalated the ongoing Matsulu Stadium scandal to the Speaker of the City of Mbombela, Mr Morris Mazibane, following the Mayor’s office’s failure to respond to serious concerns raised by the community.

ActionSA strongly condemns the Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Jacob Mamabolo for allowing the Emfuleni Local Municipality to treat the Gauteng Provincial Legislature with utter contempt.

ActionSA expresses deep concern and outrage following the circulation of a disturbing video depicting a South African Police Service (SAPS) constable allegedly assaulting a civilian at the Volksrust Police Station in Mpumalanga.