ActionSA Johannesburg Caucus expresses its deep concern and disappointment over the continued dysfunction that characterises the conduct of the City of Johannesburg Council. Yesterday’s sitting once again revealed the extent to which political games and self-serving interests have taken precedence over the urgent needs of residents.
The recent revelations before Parliament, including testimony by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, have exposed alarming evidence of criminal collusion within South Africa’s law-enforcement agencies.
The Democratic Alliance’s latest attempt to mislead residents of Tshwane with its so-called “R777-million water tanker exposé” is a deliberate political lie.
ActionSA has written to the Chief Executive Officer of Joburg Market SOC Ltd and the Executive Director of the City of Johannesburg’s Department of Economic Development to demand accountability and transparency regarding the allocation of trading stalls and the administration of informal trading permits across the City of Joburg.
ActionSA can reveal in response to a parliamentary question that standard procurement processes were sidestepped regarding the Lepelle Northern Water Board’s Sand Abstraction Project.
In recent days, the media space has been flooded with sensational headlines about alleged irregularities in the City of Tshwane’s water tanker expenditure.
The announcement by Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, that the Crime Prevention Wardens (often referred to as the “AmaPanyaza”) will now be reassigned and retrained as traffic officers is both a recognition of failure and a stark demonstration of mismanagement in the province’s approach to public safety.
ActionSA extends its deepest condolences to the families of those who tragically lost their lives in the recent Westbury shooting and our prayers are with those still fighting for their lives in hospital.
Remarks by ActionSA National Chairperson, Michael Beaumont at the launch of the ‘Mashaba Legacy Tour’.
ActionSA today condemns the Rustenburg Local Municipality (RLM) for its catastrophic failure to protect critical electrical infrastructure, as relentless vandalism and theft of mini-substation components plunge the city into darkness and economic chaos.
ActionSA demands that Executive Mayor Xhakaza’s administration account for its consistent disregard of council, as several forensic reports remain unpresented to council, raising serious concerns about transparency and accountability.
The recent report that only 39% of the 39 municipal-owned monitoring stations in Gauteng are fully operational is deeply alarming.
ActionSA is deeply concerned by reports that some students at tertiary education institutions are using their National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) allowances to gamble on online betting platforms.
The news that a Gauteng crime-prevention warden, stationed at the Crime Prevention Unit in Germiston, was shot whilst responding to a robbery is deeply disturbing.
ActionSA fully supports the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) in its resolution to secure the appearance of former Road Accident Fund (RAF) CEO, Collins Letsoalo, as a witness in its ongoing inquiry into alleged maladministration, financial misconduct, and the misuse of public funds at the Fund. The integrity of Parliament’s oversight process cannot be compromised by the refusal or evasion of key witnesses, particularly those who held executive authority over the entity under investigation.
