This morning you will be engaging the people of Mpumalanga in your annual delivery of the State of the Province Address to the hopeless people of this Province. The people of this province deserve better and want action, not politicking speech.
ActionSA is angered on behalf of all law-abiding South Africans that on 23 February at the Germiston Magistrates’ Court, in the case of Mr Tony Kadzadi (jointly for being present in South Africa without lawful documentation as well as a case for alleged sexual harassment), the case was not only postponed to 9 March, causing justice to be delayed, but moreover that an illegal foreigner’s bail was extended by the court.
The multi-party coalition in the City of Tshwane has resolved this morning to act decisively against the Speaker, who is a member of COPE, for his refusal to call an urgent Council meeting to elect a new Mayor despite a majority of Councillors having signed a petition calling for a meeting.
ActionSA notes with great concern the early departure of André de Ruyter from his post as CEO of Eskom.
At the beginning of the year, ActionSA embarked on a 5-week campaign across the province which served as an assessment mechanism, through which we were able to discern the state of the Eastern Cape Province.
When KwaZulu-Natal Premier delivers her first State of the Province Address on Friday, she should shy away from tabling ideas that are too extravagant and unachievable and focus on realistic solutions to the problems KZN currently finds itself in.
ActionSA welcomes Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana’s commitment during his budget speech to introduce tax credits for private solar panel installation and to take over R254 billion debt from Eskom to stabilise operations at the utility, but we remain concerned that fundamental reforms to ignite long-term economic growth remain missing.
Limpopo Provincial Chairperson Sello Lediga writes an open letter to Limpopo Premier Stanley Mathabatha to highlight some of the key issues he should address during his State of the Province Address.
Speculations about the new Free State’s Premier-elect are great cause for concern given that Mxolisi Dukwana track record in government- proving that he is not fit for purpose.
The admission by outgoing Eskom CEO, Andre de Ruyter, that an ANC Minister approved that a portion of the $8.5 billion Just Transition Agreement be used to allow “some people to eat” vindicates ActionSA and South African’s position that the ANC is a criminal syndicate that exists only to line its own pockets.
ActionSA has been reliably informed that disciplinary proceedings have commenced against those officials implicated in the R295 million Rooiwal Wastewater Works corruption scandal.
The decision by the current of Johannesburg coalition – where the ANC and EFF are dominant partners – to ask city council to approve a R2 billion loan agreement during a council meeting on Thursday exposes the extent to which the ANC and EFF would compromise the best interest of residents for political expediency.
Today, our multi-party Coalition Oversight Group, a body comprising of the leaders of all parties in coalition in the City of Tshwane, met to discuss the issue of the election of a new Mayor.
ActionSA welcomes the resignation of Free State Premier, Sisi Ntombela. Ntombela has done the honourable thing by falling on her sword as Premier as she has done nothing to improve the lives of the people of that province.
When Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers his second budget speech tomorrow afternoon, he will be faced with several tough choices on how to fix South Africa’s ailing fiscal environment, and more importantly, to ignite economic growth.
