In an effort to bolster our oversight role in the City of Johannesburg and restore a culture of accountability, two ActionSA Councillors have been elected as chairpersons of the Section 79 Finance and Environment and Infrastructure Services Department (EISD) committees, respectively.

ActionSA notes the suspension of the Ithala Bank licence by The Financial Sector Conduct Authority, following the FSCA’s determination that the Bank does not meet the financial soundness requirements for a licence operator.

For too long, society has dismissed women’s anger as irrational, but I ask: What, if not anger, should we feel in the face of the injustices that plague our nation?

ActionSA welcomes progress on waste collection in Tembisa over the weekend after our intervention in the crisis.

ActionSA has written to the MMC for Transport, Cllr Kenny Kunene, to make public the processes that were followed in appointing the new Bree Street Contractor.

ActionSA has filed an urgent Public Protector complaint against the Minister of Justice, Thembi Simelane, following revelations that during her tenure as Mayor of the Polokwane Municipality, she personally took a so-called “loan” from the same corrupt investment brokerage that facilitated the unlawful investment of R349 million from the Municipality into the now-collapsed VBS Bank. We will also write to inform President Ramaphosa of this complaint.

ActionSA has noted with grave concern the recent remarks made by the Joburg ANC Chairperson and Mayor of Johannesburg, Dada Morero, suggesting that documented foreign nationals should be enlisted as JMPD officers to bridge existing language barriers.

ActionSA is scheduled to meet with National Lottery Commissioner, Jodi Scholtz, to address critical issues plaguing the National Lottery Commission (NLC), an essential entity mired in corruption and inefficiency, which has had devastating consequences for NGOs that rely on its funding.

ActionSA is pleased that the National Prosecuting Authority Act has been signed, marking a significant milestone that now empowers the NPA’s Investigative Directorate (ID) to execute its mandate effectively.

Allow me to begin by thanking the leaders of various political parties that constitute the current administration. These leaders have chosen to heed the call to set aside their differences, abandon grandstanding, and instead pursue constructive collaboration for the sake of the more than 6 million residents of the City of Johannesburg, who deserve to live in a City that works for them.

ActionSA once again urges the Department of Basic Education to urgently deploy additional resources to ensure the safety of learners in Eldorado Park, following the suspected arson attack at Lancea Vale Secondary School, where gang fights just last week resulted in the stabbing and injury of a learner.

ActionSA is pleased to announce the successful cleanup of an illegal dumping site at Fusion Secondary School in Lotus Gardens, Pretoria West.

After three years of advocating for the relocation of Mamelodi Flood Victims, ActionSA is pleased to announce that the victims will finally be relocated to safe and serviced stands that they can call home.

The ANC-EFF governed City of Ekurhuleni Municipality’s failure to collect waste as scheduled is forcing residents to either resort to illegal dumping or to contract private companies to do so, while the City continues to bill residents for this non-existent service.

ActionSA has nominated its Joburg Caucus Leader, Cllr Nobuhle Mthembu, for the position of the City of Johannesburg Council Speaker.