ActionSA has written to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to lodge a complaint about the closure of a school on KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast.

A recent visit to Springfontein typified just how bad things have become in our towns across the country.

After a couple of postponements of both the State of the City Address (SOCA) and the Mid-Term Budget Presentation, ActionSA supported the passing of the City of Johannesburg’s adjustments budget.

Public policy experts, economists and academics encouraged ActionSA to consider expanding private participation in the economy through public-private partnerships and expanding infrastructure investment to ignite economic growth in South Africa.

This after a group of US lawmakers lobbied the White House to move the upcoming AGOA summit away from South Africa as a step towards the country losing its AGOA status

ActionSA welcomes the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s finding that the public participation process conducted by the City of Cape Town

ActionSA welcomes the election of Jackie Mathabathe as our City of Tshwane Caucus Leader, and Siyanda Makhubo as our City of Ekurhuleni Caucus Leader after internal elections took place.

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.