Finance Minister Godongwana’s lacklustre plans to revitalise local government will not only fail to renew the hopes of residents suffering under the weight of infrastructure failure, but it also demonstrates that the promises made during President Ramaphosa’s SONA speech were merely lip service to the idea of fixing local government.
On Wednesday members of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) took to the streets to protest against overtime cuts, staff shortages, and a lack of essential resources.
ActionSA acknowledges the positive commitments in the 2025 Gauteng Provincial Budget, particularly in infrastructure investment, community safety, and economic revitalisation.
The current conditions that the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) and Licensing Department are enduring at the Randburg Civic Centre are utterly deplorable.
ActionSA notes that the Disability Grant proposed by the Minister of Finance during the 2025/6 Budget Speech this week, has been increased from R2,190 to R2,320 per month, effective 1 April 2025.
ActionSA is proud to announce the official introduction of our Cut Cabinet Perks Bill, the first step in our Cabinet Reform Package, which will put an end to the billion-rand bloated cabinet’s rockstar lifestyles at the expense of overburdened taxpayers.
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Rosemary Nishebo Mangope, the Queen of Bahurutshe boo Manyane who departed this life on Saturday following a battle with cancer.
By the time you read this, we would have buried Dr. Ezrom Mathumbu, ActionSA’s Bohlabela Regional Chairperson, who died last Wednesday in a hail of assassin’s bullets as he was traveling home from doing party work.
According to Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone (TASEZ)’s monthly progress report for November 2024, 5 538 construction jobs have been acquired, of which 3 702 are reportedly for residents of the City of Tshwane.
ActionSA notes with serious concern the false and deliberately misleading claims contained in the Democratic Alliance (DA)’s recent press statement, which alleges that ActionSA, alongside other parties, is “pushing forward on the renaming of Sandton Drive”.
ActionSA has noted with grave concern the manner in which the City of Johannesburg is treating its service providers.
ActionSA notes with outrage the alleged misuse of public funds in the DA-led Fezile Dabi District Municipality, where over R6 million was reportedly spent to drill just six boreholes, one of which was allegedly placed in the municipal manager’s backyard.
ActionSA welcomes the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) commitment to officially launch an investigation into the ongoing medication shortages in KwaZulu-Natal’s public healthcare facilities.
ActionSA rejects, with reservations, the anti-poor Adjustment Budget tabled in Council today.
ActionSA unequivocally rejects the proposed 1 percentage point increase in VAT—0.5 percentage points this year and 0.5 next year—as well as the hidden tax increase caused by the failure to adjust personal income tax brackets for inflation.
