In our ongoing fight to address the City of Cape Town’s continued discharge of raw sewage into the ocean via its Marine Outfall Pipes, we have uncovered multiple instances of non-compliance with the permit requirements, with alarming consequences for both public health and the environment.

ActionSA has today written to the City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor, Cllr Kabelo Gwamanda, seeking to compel him to inform the public about the status of the Metro Centre.

It is as disappointing as it is unsurprising to learn that the EFF’s VBS implicated official, Floyd Shivambu, will be appealing the Parliamentary Ethics Committee’s sanction to have his pay docked by 9 days.

ActionSA, once again, witnessed the disdain shown by the NMBM towards temporarily relocated residents at the recent launch of the ward 53 ActionSA branch in Moegesukkel in Kariega.

ActionSA has lodged a complaints against Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for their failure to provide water to the community of Diepdale and Mooiplaas respectively.

ActionSA has made the decision to write to the uMngeni Municipality Speaker, Ms Janis Holmes, requesting immediate answers on what transpired leading up to awarding of R100 000 to UMngeni Tourism, a non-profit organisation (NPO) headed by Mayor Chris Pappas’s fiancé, Mr JP Prinsloo.

ActionSA welcomes the arrest of Bojanala Platinum District Municipal Manager, Patrick Shikwane, who was taken into custody by the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) (The Hawks).

ActionSA has written to Rand Water and Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, following his directive for the utility to conduct water shedding, better known as power cuts, across Gauteng.

It is with great elation that, on the day of the resumption of the VBS case today at the Gauteng North High Court, a parliamentary finding from the Ethics Committee that confirms allegations related to high-ranking officials from the EFF in the VBS case is finalised.

Yesterday, ActionSA conducted a  follow-up site visit with City of Cape Town officials in Kraaifontein.

ActionSA has written to the head of the City Integrity and Investigation Unit (CIIU), Mr Thulani Ntobela, requesting that he launches an immediate investigation into the irregular use of public funds to pay for ANC party activities.

ActionSA has written to the City of Johannesburg Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC), Dr Mgcini Tshwaku, to urgently respond to allegations that coloured Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) traffic wardens were not considered for permanent appointment on the basis of their race. 

During yesterday’s meeting of the City of Tshwane Council it became clear that the DA and ActionSA have different ideas of how to deal with strike action that has crippled service delivery for nearly three-months.

The oversight visits by ActionSA to Mamelodi and Soshanguve highlighted how service delivery in townships in the City of Tshwane has come to a near standstill with refuse not being collected for weeks.

ActionSA, over the next few days, will write to the Speaker of Council to urgently convene a special council meeting to debate the financial status of the city, which is currently on the precipice of financial ruin.