The passing away of Clive Barker marks one of the darkest moments in the short life of our democratic dispensation.

ActionSA will, this Youth Day, embark on a nationwide drive to get the youth conscientised and energised about using their voice and exercising their political power by getting registered to vote in the upcoming General Election in 2024.

On 02 June 2023, ActionSA conducted an oversight visit to the Farmer’s Dam south of Harding, under the Ugu District Municipality, after receiving complaints of water contamination in the area, which is caused by raw sewerage finding its way into the dam.

ActionSA has filed a motion of no confidence proposing to remove Al Jam-ah Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda. The decision follows protracted engagements with political parties in Johannesburg.

Academics, activists and experts told ActionSA today that it should consider introducing a chapter nine institution to fight corruption, offer more legal protections to whistle-blowers and help support active citizenry as part of efforts to address corruption.

ActionSA is gravely disturbed by the news of arson and vandalism at the University of Fort Hare at the hands of a group of students.

ActionSA has noted with concern the Auditor-General’s (A-G) report to the standing committee on the A-G’s Standing Committee that the North West Province is one of the provinces that fared the worst, with no municipalities receiving clean audits.

The timing of the death of a Senior Investigator in the case of Thabo Bester under mysterious circumstances raises suspicions.

ActionSA will today write to Mpumalanga MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mandla Ndlovu, to place dysfunctional municipalities in the Mpumalanga Province under the administration.

ActionSA is not surprised by the cholera outbreaks around the country. Given the poor maintenance of water treatment infrastructure and water distribution networks in the province, we expect the Eastern Cape not to be spared from this preventable and entirely avoidable health disaster.

ActionSA is considering legal action after receiving Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe’s response to our letter demanding action over the Zama Zama shootings in Riverlea, Johannesburg.

Pursuant to finally receiving an action plan from the eThekwini Municipality on how they will begin repairing damaged sewerage infrastructure that has been spewing millions of litres of raw sewerage into river bodies, which flows into our ocean, we are not confident that the Municipality will be able to rebuild eThekwini without a Court ordering them to attend to the issues faced.

ActionSA believes that City of Johannesburg Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda, must be completely honest with the city’s residents about the criminal allegations of fraud he is facing in his first State of the City Address (SOCA) on Tuesday, or ActionSA will table a motion of no confidence (MONC) against him.

ActionSA welcomed former Knysna Speaker, councillor and qualified advocate Julie Anne Lopes to the party on Saturday as part of our continued growth trajectory in the run-up to the all-important 2024 elections.

ActionSA thanks outgoing City of Johannesburg Councillor, Nkuli Mbundu, for his contribution over the past 18 months to help fix the country’s economic hub and bring hope to many who have been let down by established political parties.