ActionSA is sounding the alarm on a growing humanitarian disaster within the Collins Chabane Local Municipality, where systemic neglect has left families in both Ward 24 and Ward 28 in life-threatening conditions.

ActionSA calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa to immediately fire the Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa, following explosive reporting by the Daily Maverick alleging that she received undisclosed gifts of three Chinese-made SUVs to the value of R1.5 million.

ActionSA has formally written to the MEC for Education in Mpumalanga, Ms. Lindi Masina, calling for urgent intervention regarding the unsafe and deteriorating conditions at Kusile Primary School. 

ActionSA is deeply concerned by reports of the killing of an alleged whistleblower in Emfuleni.

ActionSA welcomes the decision by the National Prosecuting Authority to prosecute individuals implicated in the Life Esidimeni tragedy, where 141 psychiatric patients lost their lives after being unlawfully transferred to unlicensed and ill-equipped facilities.

ActionSA welcomes the Joint Constitutional Review Committee’s (CRC) decision to prioritise legal consideration of proposals to amend the Constitution’s preamble to affirm that South Africa belongs to its legal citizens.

ActionSA has formally escalated the ongoing Matsulu Stadium scandal to the Speaker of the City of Mbombela, Mr Morris Mazibane, following the Mayor’s office’s failure to respond to serious concerns raised by the community.

ActionSA strongly condemns the Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Jacob Mamabolo for allowing the Emfuleni Local Municipality to treat the Gauteng Provincial Legislature with utter contempt.

ActionSA expresses deep concern and outrage following the circulation of a disturbing video depicting a South African Police Service (SAPS) constable allegedly assaulting a civilian at the Volksrust Police Station in Mpumalanga.

ActionSA notes with grave concern the credit rating outlook downgrade of the City of Joburg by the Global Credit Rating Company.

ActionSA strongly condemns the alleged misuse of municipal resources by the ANC in Ward 16 of Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality, where municipal property is reportedly being used to advance the ruling party’s political campaign.

ActionSA welcomes the publication today by Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen of the Routine Vaccination Scheme for Foot-and-Mouth Disease (RVS-FMD), issued under section 10 of the Animal Diseases Act, 1984. This intervention is long overdue.

After a year of fighting for the full investigation report from the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) into the conduct of members of the Presidential Protection Unit (PPU) in the wake of the Phala Phala scandal, ActionSA has succeeded in securing the report.

ActionSA is appalled by the recent response from the Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements, Tasneem Motara, regarding the unlawful sale and hijacking of RDP houses. The MEC’s reply to ActionSA’s written questions in the Provincial Legislature is a masterclass in deflection and exposes a department completely out of touch with the reality facing our most vulnerable communities.

ActionSA has today written to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, requesting an urgent meeting to fast-track legislation that protects and incentivises whistleblowers through Parliament.