ActionSA has announced that it is preparing a legal challenge to force the unsealing of the Independent Police Investigating Directorate’s (IPID) report into the conduct of Presidential Protection Unit (PPU) members linked to the Phala Phala matter, after the document was classified as “Top Secret”. In a statement issued on Tuesday, ActionSA said it had begun drafting legal papers to challenge IPID’s decision, accusing the watchdog of deliberately obstructing access to a report that the party believes is critical to…

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday delivered a Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), calling for collective discipline to stabilise public finances while ensuring the protection of South Africa’s most vulnerable citizens. The Minister said that after years of fiscal strain, South Africa’s debt will finally stabilise at 77.9% of GDP this year and begin to decline over the medium term. The deficit, he said, was smaller than forecast earlier in the year, showing progress in government’s commitment to restore credibility…

The upcoming first National Convention of South Africa’s National Dialogue has been dealt another blow, with ActionSA announcing it will withdraw from full participation just days before the event, citing unresolved concerns over funding transparency, legal oversight, and political legitimacy. Despite stepping back, ActionSA will send two Members of Parliament — Dr Kgosi Letlape and Lerato Ngobeni — as observers to monitor the three-day convention, which runs from 15 to 17 August 2025 at ZK Matthews Hall, University of South…

Opposition party ActionSA has raised red flags over the appointment of ANC MP Hon. Soviet Lekganyane as chairperson of Parliament’s newly established Ad Hoc Committee tasked with probing explosive allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. In a pointed statement issued on Tuesday, ActionSA MP Dereleen James said the credibility of the committee could be undermined from the outset due to potential conflicts of interest linked to the ruling party. “It would have been more appropriate for…

In a rare move to underscore accountability among senior office-bearers, Parliament’s Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests has imposed a R10 000 fine on Deputy President Paul Mashatile for failing to declare a registrable gift — specifically, a diamond — within the legally required timeframe. The fine, announced this week, has been criticised by some as merely a “slap on the wrist” for one of the country’s most powerful political figures. Mashatile, who returned to Parliament following the 2024 general…

ActionSA has ignited a major political storm by tabling a private member’s bill in Parliament that seeks to dramatically shrink South Africa’s executive and impose tighter accountability on ministerial appointments and perks. The proposed Constitution Twenty-Second Amendment Bill, gazetted this week by ActionSA parliamentary leader Athol Trollip, aims to abolish the office of Deputy Minister, introduce mandatory parliamentary vetting of all Cabinet appointments, and grant Parliament the power to remove individual ministers through motions of no confidence. Trollip said the…

Opposition political party ActionSA has branded the first year of the government of national unity (GNU) as a failed project. The Herman Mashaba-led party said the GNU is “Unity in Name, Failure in Practice.” This is contained in the statement of assessment that the party issued since the GNU took office a year ago. The party said it elected not to join the GNU because that would have left the opposition benches to “regressive forces … who played key roles…

The national chairperson of ActionSA, Michael Beaumont, has warned that his party will take the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) to court if it fails to meet its deadline to release a report on the conduct of the presidential protection unit during the Phala Phala probe. Beaumont said that after ActionSA’s initial application under the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) a month ago, IPID missed its first deadline and instead requested a 30-day extension. This follows ActionSA’s PAIA…

The calls for the National Director of Public Prosecution (NDPP), Advocate Shamila Batohi to be axed are growing, with ActionSA becoming the latest political party to add its voice . After her axing, the Herman Mashaba led party wants a full parliamentary inquiry into the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) ongoing prosecutorial failures and the extent to which political interference has infected its operations. The party’s national chairperson, Michael Beaumont says the NPA has once again exposed its deep dysfunction, either…

The President of ActionSA has applauded the City of Tshwane (Pretoria) in Gauteng for its decision to add 200 more police officers after successfully tabling its 2025-2026 budget on Thursday, 29 May 2025. Herman Mashaba, whose party secured the mayorship in the multiparty coalition running the city and deployed Dr. Nasiphi Moya, said the move was long overdue. He said the municipality had not increased its security personnel in line with its rapidly increasing population. “The recruitment of more than…