ActionSA Policy Conference 2023 Public Engagement Platform - ActionSA

ActionSA Policy Conference
Public Engagement Platform

As part of ActionSA’s commitment to give power back to the people of South Africa, we invited all South Africans to participate in our ground-breaking consultative policy development process.

Submissions are now closed as we approach our inaugural Policy Conference from 12 – 14 September.

This policy conference is a culmination of months of exhaustive expert-led policy analysis to guide us in the formulation of the Party’s policy suite as we prepare for our maiden National and Provincial Elections.

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We have identified a number of focus areas for the Policy Conference, which have been explored at length at our expert-led panel discussions. You can watch these Roundtable discussions by selecting a topic.

Economic Prosperity

ActionSA sees the role of government as creating the conditions for the private sector - and especially SMMEs - to thrive and create jobs. This is the only way to build a more equal and prosperous society.

Energy Security

Decades of energy security mismanagement has left South Africa in the dark, literally. We need both immediate solutions to address the devestating effects of the ongoing energy crisis, and a long-term vision to create sustainable, affordable and reliable energy security in South Africa.

Economic Justice

After three decades of democratic rule, South Africa remains one of the world's most unequal societies. We need urgent action to ensure that all South Africans have equal access to opportunities so that someone's circumstances at birth no longer has an impact on their chances of achieving prosperity.

Corruption

The impact that widespread corruption is clearly visible every day in South Africa: we are left in the dark, our water is not safe to drink and we keep paying more taxes but getting less in return. For South Africa to work, we need to eradicate corruption from our society, and that starts with our leaders and state institutions.

Law and Order

Law-abiding South Africans, who are in the majority, live in fear while criminals run amok without fear of consequence. Together, we must create a South Africa where our people are protected by a competent and professional police force, where criminals know they will be held accountable by a functional judicial system, where our correctional services reform offenders and where South Africa place its role in preventing international crime.

Foreign Policy

As a country that recently dealt with a transition from a painful past to a constitutional democracy, South Africa must use its position on the global stage to advance the global pursuit for human rights. Our foreign policy must be anchored on the advancement of human rights, and complemented by international relations that are beneficial for our economy, our region and our continent.

Healthcare

For our nation to thrive, our people must be healthy. We must provide all our people with access to quality healthcare, while simultaneously implementing preventative measures to ensure our nation is a healthy one - thus reducing the strain on our healthcare system.

Education

ActionSA believes that quality education is the most powerful tool in creating a prosperous society. We stand for building an education system that empowers our people with the skills they need to not only access, but create opportunities for growth. Our education system must, first and foremost, ensure that our children have strong fundamental skills in reading and numeracy.

Climate & Environment

The climate crisis poses an existential threat to humanity and our natural environment. It is our responsibility to take a people-centric approach to combatting the climate crisis and to find solutions that allow us to live in better harmony with our natural environment.

Public Service

A capable, streamlined and politically independent state is critical to achieving our vision for a more prosperous South Africa. We need dedicated servant leaders and professionals, appointed on merit and rewarded for performance who are all working toward the same vision of delivering high quality services in a customer-centric way that always puts the needs of our people first.

Rural Development & Traditional Affairs

South Africa's rural communities, including those in areas with traditional leaders, are often neglected due to the focus on urban development. We must ensure that the 18 million people living in rural communities are served by competent governments and have access to quality services and economic opportunities. We must also foster systems of traditional leadership that promotes fair and equitable governance that is aligned with our constitutional democracy.