We believe that this Bill does not address the structural deficiencies that continue to diminish the quality of education in South Africa. Instead, it proposes relatively cosmetic and poorly costed changes and additions to a system that frankly requires a near-complete overhaul to ensure access to quality education.
ActionSA extends condolences to the loved ones of former Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan. A longstanding public servant, his contribution to South Africa’s political and economic landscape over five decades was considerable.
ActionSA cautiously welcomes City of Ekurhuleni Mayor Cllr Xhakaza’s announcement of a joint operation launched yesterday in Tembisa, to improve community safety and to bring back the rule of law.
ActionSA is deeply concerned about the ongoing delays in delivering justice and closure for the victims of the Lily Mine tragedy, more than eight years after the mine collapse.
ActionSA is disappointed but unsurprised that despite intensive efforts by civil society, teachers, and political parties, the flawed BELA Bill will be signed into law.
ActionSA welcomes the arrest of Malusi Booi, former DA City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member, in connection with a fraud and tender corruption case on Monday evening in the Eastern Cape.
ActionSA is deeply concerned by the Department of Justice’s apparent failure to support the NPA in its pursuit of state capture investigations and prosecutions.
As ActionSA, we are not entirely surprised that the DA has written to the Durban High Court, requesting a rescheduling of our joint hearing from the 3rd and 4th of October 2024 to the week of the 2nd to 6th of December 2024, claiming they are unprepared for the scheduled dates in October 2024.
ActionSA is deeply concerned about the severe water crisis in eThekwini, where 55% of the population is currently without water and relying on tankers due to disruptions at the Durban Heights Reservoir. While the immediate issue involves uMngeni-uThukela Water’s shutdown of the reservoir to address algae contamination in the main water supply dams, the underlying cause is the mismanagement of sewage systems by a DA-run municipality.
ActionSA has urgently written to the Speaker of the National Assembly requesting an independent investigation amid glaring concerns about the Justice Minister’s direct influence over the NPA and her evident conflict of interest.
ActionSA is not convinced that Minister of Justice, Thembi Simelane, has adequately answered critical questions posed in the Justice Portfolio Committee meeting today, which we believe vindicates our call for the Minister to face these questions in a court of law where mere protestations of innocence do not suffice.
ActionSA fears that without urgent intervention in several key areas of concern, Ithala Bank may collapse, a troubling conclusion following the Standing Committee on Finance’s oversight visit to Ithala to investigate the crisis surrounding the bank and the suspension of its licence.
ActionSA has initiated a series of Parliamentary Questions directed at every Cabinet Minister and Deputy Minister, seeking detailed lists of the names, qualifications, and competencies of all Ministerial and Deputy Ministerial support staff appointments.
ActionSA has, today, announced legal action against the IEC for its flip-flop on its initial commitment to investigate the over R150 million Ezulweni debt settlement agreement as well as announcing new complaints to the IEC against the EFF and MK.
ActionSA cautiously welcomes the New Development Bank’s R17 billion loan for financing water and sanitation infrastructure projects. However, without a fundamental overhaul of our water infrastructure and resource management, the loan merely represents nothing more than pouring water into a leaking bucket which won’t treat deep-rooted issues of systemic inefficiencies, mismanagement, and poor maintenance that continue to undermine service delivery.
