The recent second media exposé by Carte Blanche, revealing what happens behind the not-so-secure fences at Ikwezi Lokusa Special School in Mthatha, is sadly a metaphor for what has happened to this province under 30 years of ANC maladministration.

As we reflect on World Teachers’ Day that took place yesterday, ActionSA commends all the teachers who have done outstanding work and remained committed to providing quality education despite the various obstacles that have infiltrated our schools and compromised the grade of education offered.

ActionSA has written to Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan, to abandon the ruling party’s policy of cadre deployment – where those aligned with the ruling party are hired – when considering the appointment of new executives at the embattled state-owned logistics company Transnet.

ActionSA believes the National Government, including the Police Department and Health Department, should take responsibility for the recent deaths of children in Soweto, Soshanguve and West Rand caused by the sale of counterfeit goods.

Yesterday, Eskom revealed that the City of Ekurhuleni owes the power utility R1.5 billion.

In our ongoing fight to address the City of Cape Town’s continued discharge of raw sewage into the ocean via its Marine Outfall Pipes, we have uncovered multiple instances of non-compliance with the permit requirements, with alarming consequences for both public health and the environment.

ActionSA has today written to the City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor, Cllr Kabelo Gwamanda, seeking to compel him to inform the public about the status of the Metro Centre.

It is as disappointing as it is unsurprising to learn that the EFF’s VBS implicated official, Floyd Shivambu, will be appealing the Parliamentary Ethics Committee’s sanction to have his pay docked by 9 days.

ActionSA, once again, witnessed the disdain shown by the NMBM towards temporarily relocated residents at the recent launch of the ward 53 ActionSA branch in Moegesukkel in Kariega.

ActionSA has lodged a complaints against Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for their failure to provide water to the community of Diepdale and Mooiplaas respectively.

ActionSA has made the decision to write to the uMngeni Municipality Speaker, Ms Janis Holmes, requesting immediate answers on what transpired leading up to awarding of R100 000 to UMngeni Tourism, a non-profit organisation (NPO) headed by Mayor Chris Pappas’s fiancé, Mr JP Prinsloo.

ActionSA welcomes the arrest of Bojanala Platinum District Municipal Manager, Patrick Shikwane, who was taken into custody by the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) (The Hawks).

ActionSA has written to Rand Water and Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, following his directive for the utility to conduct water shedding, better known as power cuts, across Gauteng.

It is with great elation that, on the day of the resumption of the VBS case today at the Gauteng North High Court, a parliamentary finding from the Ethics Committee that confirms allegations related to high-ranking officials from the EFF in the VBS case is finalised.