ActionSA welcomes the action taken by the Provincial Department of Education to address the longstanding infrastructure challenges at Eqinisweni High School in Ivory Park.

ActionSA commemorates Workers Day by demanding a united national commitment to protecting the rights of all workers in South Africa, especially those who remain marginalised and exploited.

ActionSA has today formally written to the Speaker of the National Assembly to request the immediate and formal reprimand of several Ministers who have failed to respond to parliamentary questions regarding the disclosure of their travel costs—an egregious subversion of parliamentary oversight.

ActionSA has formally submitted an application last week, in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), to obtain the Independent Police Investigative Directorate’s (IPID) report on the theft that took place at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm.

ActionSA confirms that it will oppose the motions of no confidence against the Executive Mayor and the Speaker of Council that are due to be debated in the Ekurhuleni Council at its Ordinary Council meeting on 24 April 2025.

As Mark Twain once famously said, “A lie can travel around the world before the truth is getting its boots on.” When Mark Twain wrote these profound words, he never had to contemplate a world of digital media.

Remarks by ActionSA President, Herman Mashaba, at the multi-party announcement of the scrapping of the VAT increase.

ActionSA welcomes yesterday’s revision of Global Credit Ratings, a Moody’s affiliate, of the City of Tshwane to positive. This revision comes with the specific commendation to the City’s for its improved fiscal position and liquidity metrics.

The completion of upgrades of the block DD and BB sub-stations ahead of schedule in Soshanguve is a major breakthrough for ActionSA Mayor, Dr Nasiphi Moya and the multi-party coalition government she leads.

ActionSA extends its sincerest condolences to the global Catholic community on the passing of His Holiness, Pope Francis.

ActionSA can today reveal — through a damning parliamentary reply — that the DA’s Deputy Minister of Finance, Ashor Sarupen, was intimately involved in the budget process, particularly in drafting the original 19 February budget speech which included the deeply unpopular 2 percentage point VAT increase, as well as the subsequent revision to the split 1 percentage point increase, despite their denials.

ActionSA is deeply concerned about the fire that engulfed the emergency unit of Tembisa hospital last night and is calling on the provincial health department to get to the bottom of this and report back to the residents as soon as possible. We are happy that the fire was contained, and no lives were lost.

ActionSA notes with deep concern the growing reports of political gatekeeping in community employment opportunities and alleged interference by ward councillors in the implementation of local projects. These reports, echoed through community outcries, especially in Region F suggest that job opportunities from government programs are being reserved for affiliates of certain political parties, to the exclusion of deserving residents.

ActionSA notes with deep concern the recent remarks by former Premier Ace Magashule, attempting to absolve himself of responsibility in the botched asbestos housing tender.

ActionSA is deeply concerned by Eskom’s latest operational update, which reveals that R3.6 billion was spent on diesel in just the past 30 days, with R1.34 billion burned between 1 and 10 April 2025 alone.