ActionSA calls on Higher Education Minister, Blade Nzimande and NSFAS Board Chairperson, Ernest Khosa, to immediately resign, following explosive reporting by OUTA, revealing the pair as alleged recipients of kickbacks related to the fraudulent Direct Payment of Allowances scheme.
ActionSA is deeply dismayed by ANC Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula’s comments on Lily Mine during a press briefing ahead of the ANC’s January 8 rally in Mpumalanga where he carelessly and flippantly responds to a journalist’s question regarding a task team he had set up and led by the Mayor of Nkomazi Local Municipality, Phindile Magagula.
ActionSA is outraged that Sylvester Ezuko Uchekpu – the undocumented foreign national who intimidated Patricia Khoza’s son Chisom Khoza in Primrose, Germiston two weeks ago – was released on R500 bail despite a lack of proof that he’s in the country legally and having a previous conviction of possession of drugs. Meanwhile, Chisom was today irregularly charged with assaulting Uchekpu despite the opposite happening, which is similar to how Patricia was charged with assault last year after helping to get an undocumented foreign national arrested for hijacking a building.
ActionSA welcomes the arrest of Sylvester Ezuko Uchekpu – the undocumented foreign national who intimidated Patricia Khoza’s son Chisom Khoza – after several delays by police in Primrose, Germiston, this morning. We are, however, concerned that in line with previous tactics used, Chisom is expected to be charged after a complaint was laid by Uchekpu.
ActionSA welcomes the ruling at the Seshego Magistrate’s Court to have EFF Councillor, Jacob Seshoka, remanded in police custody until the formal application of his bail on Friday, 12 January 2023, along with his co-accused. Considering the gravity of the alleged crime, this a victory for the community of Moletjie and Bloodriver.
ActionSA urgently calls for working cooperation among health bodies, parents, communities, and Ulwaluko custodians. While respecting the cultural significance of the initiation, the alarming fatalities demand immediate action. The over 30 deaths of Ulwaluko initiates in the Eastern Cape this summer season reflect a collective failure, and we urge custodians to eliminate misconduct for the safety of our youth and young boys.
ActionSA strongly condemns the Kai! Garib Local Municipality for its gross negligence in providing contaminated with E. Coli to the residents of Keimoes and will be reporting this to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to investigate urgently.
ActionSA is outraged that, at a time when South Africa’s public finances are under severe strain, the President, the Minister of Electricity, and Eskom (and other organs of state), have rather elected to apply for leave to appeal the landmark judgement handed down by the Full Bench of the North Gauteng High Court on 1 December 2023. This judgment declared load shedding unconstitutional and ordered the Minister of Electricity – together with organs of state – ensure that electricity supply be ensured for public schools, hospitals, and the SAPS.
ActionSA wishes all South Africans a happy and prosperous New Year. We trust that 2024 will be a transformative year for South Africa, ushering in a new era of hope as we commemorate three decades of democratic government.
ActionSA is extremely concerned that 24 hours after the Germiston Magistrates’ Court issued a warrant of arrest for the undocumented foreign national who harrassed Patrica Khoza’s son – the woman who helped get an undocumented foreign national arrested for hijacking a building in Germiston, Ekurhuleni – the Germiston police have simply ignored acting on the arrest.
ActionSA extends our heartfelt condolences to the friends and family of legendary South African playwright, musician, and composer, Mbogeni Ngema, who passed away yesterday at 68 in a tragic car accident.
ActionSA has written to Gauteng Provincial Commissioner General Elias Mawela to intervene in Patrica Khoza’s criminal charges against an undocumented immigrant at the Primrose Police in Germiston, Ekurhuleni, to avoid further abuse of justice. If the Commissioner fails to take any action, ActionSA would be left with no other choice but to consider alternative legal remedies.
ActionSA has approached the office of the Gauteng Provincial Police Commissioner, Elias Mawela, to raise our concern about the evident disregard for the rule of law at Primrose Police Station.
ActionSA will move a motion to ensure that the eThekwini Municipality to writes off the debt they created after making the blunder dating back to 2021 to credit households an extra 6 kilolitres of water per month.
ActionSA is deeply concerned that Patricia Khoza was irregularly asked to sign a protection order from Kadzadi late last night after battling to lay criminal charges against Kadzadi for assaulting her son.
