On May 22, 2024, we proposed a bold plan to reintroduce the renowned Scorpios to combat crime, arguing that South Africans need no doctorate in policing to recognise that our criminal justice system is severely clogged.
For more than a year now, South Africans have been betrayed by a coalition government that has failed to produce a single credible plan to address the country’s lack of growth and deepening unemployment crisis.
ActionSA expresses solidarity with the communities of Kamaqhekeza, Block C, Dludluma, Ngwenyeni and Steenbok, who have been forced to resort to protest action after years of neglect and corruption by the Nkomazi Local Municipality.
ActionSA notes with grave concern the shocking state of affairs at the Mananga Border Post and in surrounding frontline communities such as Magudu Village, following an oversight visit conducted today by our Provincial Secretary.
ActionA has formally written to the Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, requesting an urgent update on the ongoing investigation of alleged tender irregularities within the Polokwane Municipality.
Tshwane Fresh Produce Market is open to residents and businesses that want to buy small quantities of fruit and vegetables for household consumption, family events and retail.
During Wednesday’s council meeting, ActionSA voted against the Municipality’s proposed water and sanitation infrastructure surcharge of R1.50.
It didn’t take ActionSA long to see the extent of local governance brokenness in several municipalities across the country, particularly in largely rural provinces such as the North West, Limpopo, Free State, Mpumalanga, and others.
ActionSA expresses deep concern over the stalled maintenance of the R70 road between Rosendal and Senekal. Once a vital artery for tourism, agriculture, and daily commuting, the R70 has now deteriorated into a hazardous corridor, endangering lives, crippling local enterprise, and isolating communities.
ActionSA has formally submitted a complaint of maladministration and abuse of public resources to the Public Protector regarding the Boipatong Old Age Home project.
ActionSA slams the recent suggestion made by the Gauteng MEC for Transport, on an interview during the Power FM breakfast show on the 4th of September, urging taxi and e-hailing operators to apply for operating permits before purchasing vehicles.
ActionSA today called on the Speaker of the National Assembly, Thoko Didiza, to schedule an urgent debate to address the unfolding unemployment crisis in South Africa’s manufacturing sector. The situation has reached a national emergency, with hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk across steel, automotive, mining sectors and the manufacturing sector as a whole.
ActionSA has written to Mayor Dada Morero demanding the suspension of the MMC for Group Corporate Governance and Shared Services, Sithembiso Zungu, following revelations from the Hawks that he unduly benefited from City Dev, a company involved in a housing development project in Lehae.
During today’s eThekwini Council meeting, we tabled a motion calling for the establishment of a specialised task team within the Metro Police to deal specifically with the crisis of illegal foreigners fuelling drugs, hijacked buildings, and illegal trading.
ActionSA expresses outrage that members of the Ad Hoc Committee have had to learn through media reports that witnesses have been improperly called to appear before the Committee tasked with investigating the allegations made by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
