ActionSA mourns the passing of Professor Mochichi Samuel Mokgokong who passed away last week after a gallant battle with cancer

This past three days, I have concluded a highly successful visit to the Eastern Cape province alongside ActionSA Provincial Chairperson Athol Trollip where we held over five community meetings, visited three schools, engaged with principals, and helped register new voters.

In a momentous stride towards addressing the critical issue of student accommodation, the City of Tshwane Council has unanimously embraced the motion put forth by ActionSA.

ActionSA welcomes the Tshwane Municipal Council’s passing of two reports that have seized us from the beginning of our term in 2021.

ActionSA is extremely disappointed that the NPA in Mpumalanga has failed to decide whether it will criminally prosecute those guilty of the Lily Mine tragedy of February 2016, despite promising to do so this month in written correspondence 50 days ago.

The destruction of the Allan Ridge Community Hall in Kamesh, Kariega, Eastern Cape, highlights how urgent action is needed to restore the rule of law in the community, and similar communities across South Africa.

ActionSA officially handed over and lodged a formal complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to investigate Wesbank over damning allegations that it overcharged black clients.

ActionSA Congratulates the Class of 2023 from SA Van Swum High School in particular for their incredible success despite disruption due to loadshedding.

ActionSA has submitted its objections to the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill in front of the houses of Parliament in Cape Town today as we believe it is a flawed legislative attempt to camouflage the structural deficiencies of South Africa’s education system resulting from decades of systemic mismanagement.

Yesterday, ActionSA once again visited the new Birch-Kemp School in Kempton Park, which currently only consists of prefabricated structures that are not connected municipal services.

ActionSA will write to the SAHRC to investigate alarming claims from a former employee that Wesbank charged higher interest rates to black clients when purchasing vehicles.

It is with heavy hearts and deepest sadness that we extend our condolences on the passing of Shafaat Ahmed Khan, a distinguished media personality who dedicated 15 years to hosting Saturday breakfast shows on Channel Islam International Radio. 

ActionSA Joburg Caucus is of the view that the fatalities owing to fire within the Johannesburg CBD should be squarely blamed on the delinquent ANC-led government.

Growing up in Hammanskraal and later establishing a successful business in Ga-Rankuwa and Mabopane, I can attest to the assertion that the neoliberal governance and economic management model of Bophuthatswana was appropriate – both for its time and today.