Over the past six weeks, we have witnessed a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, leading to an unprecedented number of civilian casualties. As a party committed to the advancement of universal human rights and the promotion of peace, we are deeply troubled by these developments.

Today, the DA has again let down the residents of Johannesburg, and its former coalition partners, by refusing an opportunity to take back the City and not attending the council meeting to elect a new speaker.

ActionSA will file an appeal in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) following the Gauteng Provincial Government’s decision to deny the public access to employment records of every individual hired through the fatally flawed Nasi Ispani job hiring scheme.

ActionSA requests Auditor-General (A-G), Tsakani Maluleke, to further investigate Matjhabeng Municipality’s leadership, governance, financial and performance management in terms of sections 4(1) and (3) of the Public Audit Act (PAA).

Today, I visited two Early Childhood Development (ECD) in Diepsloot.

ActionSA has the gravest concern over the careless neglect exhibited by the South African Post Office (SAPO), which leaves rural citizens in a state of despair and frustration.

The planned immigration legal reforms by Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi are nothing more than an attempt to place a Band-Aid on a bullet wound as it does not resolve the key constraints to South Africa’s immigration regime.

ActionSA welcomes the confirmation of our long-held suspicion made by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) which confirms that the contract awarded by Lepelle Northern Water to LTE Consulting (Pty) Ltd to render services with respect to the Giyani Water Project is indeed unlawful.

ActionSA welcomes the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) proclamation to look into the corrupt awarding of contracts to Blackhead Consulting, owned by ANC-affiliated businessman Edwin Sodi.

In the aftermath of recent heavy rains, numerous RDP homes in the Siyanqoba area of eMalahleni are grappling with the adverse effects of flooding, rainwater seepage, and substantial damage to their belongings and furniture.

The release of Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the third quarter of 2023 has shown that the country’s expanded unemployment rate still sits at 41.2% which means that the country has now had an expanded unemployment rate above 40% for the past 14 quarters.

ActionSA has officially filed a complaint with the Office of the Public Protector as a result of the failure by the Speaker of the Western Cape Government to implement the recommendations contained in an investigation by the State Attorney, Ms. Tanya Lombard.

ActionSA welcomes reports that Congress of the People (COPE) has finally sacked embattled City of Johannesburg Speaker, Colleen Makhubele.

ActionSA is encouraged by the collaborative efforts of opposition parties, civic organizations, and members of the business community in Enoch Mgijima over the past weekend.

ActionSA notes the silly games the ANC is playing on residents’ safety and implores the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi’s crime prevention warden’s unit, which was unlawfully established by the Gauteng Department of Community Safety.