As 2023 draws to a close, the Multi-Party Charter looks back on 2023 as a historic year for South Africa. And we look forward to working together in 2024, and with all sectors of civil society, to put this beautiful country back onto a trajectory of progress and prosperity for all. It is time for us South Africans to realise and act on the knowledge that we are better together. The Multi-Party Charter is therefore delighted to welcome two new parties to our group.

ActionSA expresses its outrage upon learning that parents at Musenga Vhadzimu Primary School, a public school in Diepsloot West, were unscrupulously confronted by school authorities demanding that parents pay R200 per child for purported security measures and other expenses before receiving their children’s end-of-year reports.

When we take over after next year’s elections, ActionSA will immediately pull crime prevention wards off the street and put those that qualify through proper police training.

Open Letter to Premier Mtsweni-Tsipane Regarding Dysfunctionality of Thuthuzela Care Centre at eMalahleni Hospital in Providing Care to Rape Victims.

ActionSA has written to Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, to provide details about PetroSA’s $200 million, or roughly R3.7 billion, deal with Russian-based Gazprombank to restart operations at the Mossel Bay Refinery.

ActionSA has written to the Public Protector, requesting an urgent investigation into maladministration within the Knysna Local Municipality. Our request pertains to potential misconduct by the Municipal Manager, Ombali Sebola, and Councillors affiliated with the ruling coalition (ANC, PA, PBI, and EFF) concerning the alleged misuse of public funds.

It is disappointing and unsurprising to learn that Social Development Minister, Lindiwe Zulu, and her acting Director-General, Linton Mchunu, stand accused of deliberately bungling a R100 million transfer of funds. Funds which were meant for empowerment programmes for the survivors of gender-based violence and femicide.

ActionSA is pleased with the outcome of our meeting with iNkosi of the Buthelezi Clan, iNkosi Zuzifa Buthelezi, and the elders of the family, which took place today at the kwa-Phindangene Royal Residence in Ulundi.

ActionSA joins the global community in celebrating International Human Rights Day which commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) which defines basic human rights for all people living on the planet.

ActionSA’s Senate has resolved to appoint Kgoshi Letsiri Phaahla as our Limpopo Provincial Chairperson following the resignation of Sello Lediga who decided to focus on his writing career.

ActionSA expresses its concern that service delivery has all but come to a halt in six Free State local municipalities.

ActionSA is deeply concerned that the Moses Mabhida Stadium is operating at a significant loss and as such, is costing the residents and businesses of eThekwini Municipality dearly.

ActionSA has written President Cyril Ramaphosa to not sign the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law in order for South Africa to avoid a second phase of state capture,

ActionSA is extremely disappointed that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in Mpumalanga has delayed a decision as to whether to criminally prosecute those guilty of the Lily Mine tragedy of February 2016 to the new year.

After deliberately allowing her EFF caucus to disrupt and postpone the previous council meeting held last week on 30 November 2023, delinquent ANC-EFF Speaker, Cllr Tshivhenga, still has not reconvened a critical council meeting where important compliance items and the institutional review of the City needed to be approved.