ActionSA is extremely concerned about the destruction that occurred at the Greenfields Estate on Wednesday, 27 November 2024. Whilst the tornado, understandably, attacked and destroyed many properties on the West Rand, the total decapacitation of Greenfields Estate was the most notable.
After years of advocating for Inner-City Rejuvenation, the City of Joburg Council has finally given the green light to ActionSA’s motion. Through this motion, the resolution taken by Council in 2018, to award 154 properties to the private sector including 37 abandoned factories earmarked for re-development, will come to fruition.
ActionSA in Ekurhuleni welcomes the long-awaited Institutional review and staff establishment plan, which was drafted after the election of the 2021-2026 term.
ActionSA applauds the Tshwane City Council for approving the long-overdue write-off of water bills in Hammanskraal, specifically in areas serviced by the Temba Water Treatment Plant.
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.
