ActionSA is proud to announce the appointment of Solly Moeng as Director: Stakeholder Relations in the Presidency, as well as his inclusion in the party’s Senate, the highest decision-making body.
ActionSA unequivocally condemns the continued, and deliberate, misnaming of our party as “ASA.” This is not merely a slip of the tongue—it is a wilful disregard for the identity we have chosen to define ourselves by and a reminder of the legacy of apartheid erasure.
ActionSA will refer the John Hlophe matter to Parliament’s Constitutional Review Committee following the interdict preventing his appointment to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), as we believe this underscores the urgent need for constitutional reforms to clarify the glaring contradictions in eligibility criteria for public office, representing a clear constitutional blind spot.
ActionSA welcomes the decisive action taken today by City of Tshwane Councillors to remove Cilliers Brink as the Mayor of the capital city. The decisive step taken today brings an end to an 8-year failed reign of the DA in Tshwane.
ActionSA can reveal that as of July 2024, vacancy rates for crucial positions like nurses, medical doctors, and senior management across South Africa have reached crisis levels with the Northern Cape seeing an astonishing 44% of critical senior management roles unfilled and the Free State grappling with a staggering 22% shortage of doctors.
The recent Sunday Times article titled “Restaurant Raids Expose the Dark Underbelly” has shed an alarming light on exploitative labour practices within South Africa’s hospitality sector. These disturbing revelations have sparked widespread concern, including from ActionSA.
Today, we celebrate Heritage Day – a day to honour our rich diversity and the unique cultures that shape our identity as a nation.
If Cilliers Brink were an ANC Mayor, he would be regarded by the same people who defend him now as average by any objective measurement of the current state of the City of Tshwane. Do you doubt this? Then challenge yourself to read on.
ActionSA strongly opposes the City of Johannesburg’s proposed re-naming of Sandton Drive and encourages residents to exercise their rights by sending their comments and inputs about this matter.
These remarks were delivered by ActionSA Member of Parliament, Malebo Kobe MP, during Parliament’s urgent debate on the electricity tariff increases this afternoon.
Action SA welcomed the announcement of private investment in infrastructure development at the public participation meeting for Vopak, organised by the Office of the Speaker of Lesedi Municipality at Ratanda Multipurpose on Wednesday, 18 September 2024.
ActionSA calls on coalition partners in the ‘GNU’/Grand Coalition to clearly express their stance on the highly controversial Protection of State Information Bill (“Secrecy Bill”), which looks set to be revived by the 7th Administration.
ActionSA Gauteng is deeply concerned about the Auditor-General’s (AG) most recent report, which reveals continued inappropriate expenditure within the Gauteng Health Department, and calls for urgent action to be taken against those implicated in its findings.
ActionSA expresses deep concern regarding the troubling issues surrounding Pikitup’s Co-Production Model Program, which was launched in 2021 to combat unemployment caused by the impact of Covid-19. This initiative, designed to deliver waste management services in collaboration with local communities, now faces significant challenges, raising serious questions about its effectiveness and fairness.
The on-going burning of refuse waste at the Luipaardsvlei Landfill Site in Krugersdorp is of serious concern, as it releases toxic pollutants into the air, threatening the health and well-being of the local community.
