The Gauteng Youth Forum is outraged and deeply disturbed by the recent revelation that nine sexual offenders have been identified at Gauteng schools since January this year. This shocking discovery highlights the department’s gross failure to protect school learners from sexual predators and raises serious concerns about the effectiveness of the vetting process for teachers.

We are deeply concerned by the closure of beaches in eThekwini Municipality due to sewerage spills contaminating river systems and the ocean, resulting in dangerously high E. Coli levels.

ActionSA acknowledges the right to protest as enshrined in our Constitution, however, such a right comes with responsibilities and cannot be abused willy-nilly as displayed by the DA outside the City of Johannesburg Council and inside the Chambers.

ActionSA acknowledges the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) for 2024 tabled by MEC Lebogang Maile in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.

ActionSA warmly welcomes the swearing-in of its two activists as Councillors in the City Joburg today.

ActionSA is alarmed by the ruling coalition government’s inability to address South Africa’s freight rail crisis, which continues to undermine economic growth, job creation, and public safety.

Yesterday’s public hearing on the NERSA proposed tariff increases has highlighted several critical concerns, including poor venue selection and the exclusion of South Africans most affected by these decisions.

ActionSA is deeply alarmed by the findings of the Auditor-General’s Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) report for the 2023/24 financial year.

ActionSA has written to the National Consumer Commission (NCC) requesting an investigation into whether corporate conglomerates are exploiting the township economy by offloading expired or nearly expired goods, thereby endangering public health and safety in South Africa’s vulnerable communities.

ActionSA remains deeply concerned that, while aggravated contact crimes have shown a slight year-on-year decrease compared to July-September 2023, South Africa remains unsafe, with rampant criminality continuing to go largely unchallenged, as crime trends upward from the previous quarter.

ActionSA welcomes the arrest of 268 illegal foreigners found working in a factory within the Mabhodini area (Riverside Industrial Area) of Newcastle Local Municipality. 

ActionSA Northern Cape cautiously welcomes the announcement of a lifestyle audit being conducted by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) in the Premier’s Office. This represents an important step towards rebuilding public trust in governance and addressing persistent concerns about transparency in the Northern Cape. However, ActionSA challenges the Premier to demonstrate genuine commitment to accountability by subjecting not only himself but also the entire Legislature to a lifestyle audit.

ActionSA welcomes the steady progress being made in addressing the extensive issues affecting the KwaThema Police Station in Ekurhuleni, following ActionSA’s oversight visit, which revealed a derelict and under-resourced station in a state of disrepair resembling an apocalyptic scene.

ActionSA is dismayed at the death of yet another child due to food poisoning in Soweto. This comes barely a week after President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation as to the measures that his government would implement to curb the scourge of foodborne illnesses and deaths.

ActionSA welcomes the announcement by COGTA Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa, that the Government is currently giving due consideration to declaring a State of Disaster in response to the ongoing deadly crisis caused by the consumption of contaminated or expired goods purchased from foreign-owned spaza shops.