ActionSA is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew George as our National Director of Communications and Parliamentary Operations, effective 01 February 2025.

ActionSA welcomes the tabling of the motion before the Ekurhuleni Council for the release of municipal land to facilitate the urgent development of the KwaThema Police Station.

ActionSA in Ekurhuleni congratulates Cllr Clarise de Lange on her election as the Section 79 Chairperson for Finance.

ActionSA congratulates Cllr Sarah Wissler on her election as the Chairperson of Section 79 Public Safety Committee. Cllr Wissler is no stranger to the community; she’s a well-known philanthropist.

Today, in a question asked by ActionSA’s Cllr Andrew Harris in council, it was confirmed that an EFF political appointee, working for the Speaker of Council in Ekurhuleni has indeed been arrested for fraud and is currently out on bail.

ActionSA commends Executive Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya and her coalition partners for taking decisive steps to restore ethical governance, enforce consequence management, and strengthen financial accountability in the City of Tshwane.

ActionSA is deeply concerned by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (NERSA) decision to approve Eskom’s Sixth Multi-Year Price Determination revenue application for the next three financial years. These tariff increases—12.74% for 2025/26, 5.36% for 2026/27, and 6.19% for 2027/28—are lower than Eskom’s original request but remain well above the current inflation rate of 3%. For struggling households and businesses, these increases will be devastating.

ActionSA is outraged by the latest Auditor-General’s (A-G) report, which paints a bleak picture of governance in eThekwini and confirms what residents have long known—the Municipality is failing dismally.

ActionSA is pleased to report that the political management committee of the Government of Local Unity in the City of Johannesburg has agreed to halt implementation of the council resolution pending a process to find consensus on the matter.

ActionSA is outraged by the ongoing sewerage crisis in Durban’s Umgeni River and Blue Lagoon, which has subjected residents to a double punishment—first by forcing them to endure hazardous living conditions, and second by making them pay for the municipality’s incompetence through heavy fines.

ActionSA welcomes the swift arrests of two suspects in connection with the torching of 51 Putco buses in Mpumalanga.

ActionSA Rand West outraged and disappointed by the municipality’s lack of transparency and accountability in addressing critical service delivery issues. The latest tragedy, where a child fell into a manhole and lost their life in Ext 11, is a stark reminder of the municipality’s negligence and failure to deliver on its promises.

ActionSA welcomes the successful submission of the general valuation roll for 2025-2029. The general valuation roll deals with the valuation of residents properties every 5 years, which determines the amount of rates and taxes are due to the municipality.

ActionSA Gauteng Youth Forum welcomes the recent court judgment declaring certain aspects of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant regulations unconstitutional and invalid. This landmark ruling is a victory for the most vulnerable members of our society, who have been struggling and denied accessing this vital support.

ActionSA welcomes the long-overdue authorisation by President Cyril Ramaphosa for an investigation into major tenders from 2018 and 2019 at the corruption-stricken KwaDukuza Municipality.