ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has given Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe 60 days to honour his commitment that his department would retrieve the three miners’ bodies currently languishing in the bowels of the Lily Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga. Mashaba warned that if Mantashe fails to act, his party will proceed independently to recover… Continue reading ActionSA Gives Minister Gwede Mantashe 60 Days to Honour Promise to Retrieve Bodies of Lilly Mine Three
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ActionSA Says DA’s Motion of No Confidence Meant to Further Destabilise City of Johannesburg
ActionSA has frowned at the DA’s motion of no confidence against the Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Dada Morero from the ANC, and the Speaker Nobuhle Mthembu from its ranks. The party’s provincial chairperson, Funzi Ngobeni, says this is another opportunistic ploy aimed at exploiting a city already in deep crisis. He added that… Continue reading ActionSA Says DA’s Motion of No Confidence Meant to Further Destabilise City of Johannesburg
Herman Mashaba Takes a Jab at DA, says VAT Scrapping Achieved By Parties Outside GNU, Not Any Court Challenge
The leader of ActionSA, Herman Mashaba, took another jab at the DA today, saying the scrapping of the VAT increase was achieved by parties outside the government of national unity (GNU), not by any court action. Mashaba was speaking in Sandton on Thursday, April 24, where parties including the ANC, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), BOSA… Continue reading Herman Mashaba Takes a Jab at DA, says VAT Scrapping Achieved By Parties Outside GNU, Not Any Court Challenge
ActionSA Vows to Withhold Budget Support if ANC Pushes VAT Increase
ActionSA, the kingmaker party that helped the ANC to pass the 2025-2026 budget without the support of its coalition partner the DA, says it would withhold its support if the VAT increase proposal is implemented from 1 May 2025. The party’s parliamentary leader, Athol Trollip, says they still have the cards to block the move.… Continue reading ActionSA Vows to Withhold Budget Support if ANC Pushes VAT Increase
ActionSA Threatens Legal Action if Secessionist Phil Craig is Granted SA Citizenship
ActionSA has become the latest political party to voice its displeasure against secessionist Phil Craig, the British born national who is leading the fight for the Western Cape to cede from the rest of South Africa. The party’s Parliamentary Chief Whip, Lerato Ngobeni has written to Dr Leon Schrieber, the Minister of Home Affairs, urging… Continue reading ActionSA Threatens Legal Action if Secessionist Phil Craig is Granted SA Citizenship
ActionSA’s bid to Bring Smaller Parties Under ‘Green Umbrella’ Gains Momentum
ActionSA’s quest to bring smaller parties with public representation under one roof ahead of the 2026 Local Government Election, is gaining momentum. Party leader Herman Mashaba has announced that several regional parties and individual councillors have joined the alliance in Limpopo, known as the “Green Umbrella”. He said three regional parties with a total of… Continue reading ActionSA’s bid to Bring Smaller Parties Under ‘Green Umbrella’ Gains Momentum
South African Finance Minister’s Budget Speech Cancelled Amid Cabinet Disputes Over Proposed VAT Hike
In an unprecedented move since the dawn of democracy in 1994, the South African government has cancelled Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2024/2025 budget speech due to policy disputes within President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Government of National Unity (GNU). The governing African National Congress (ANC) and its grand coalition main partner, the Democratic Alliance (DA), could not… Continue reading South African Finance Minister’s Budget Speech Cancelled Amid Cabinet Disputes Over Proposed VAT Hike
SACP, ActionSA Against Mooted VAT and Tax Hikes During 2024/2025 Budget Tabling
The South African Communist Party (SACP) has vehemently opposed alleged plans to hike value-added tax (VAT) from 15 percent to 16 Percent when Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tables the 2024/2025 budget on Wednesday. The communist party says the fact that the mooted move was reported by some media houses appears to form part of a… Continue reading SACP, ActionSA Against Mooted VAT and Tax Hikes During 2024/2025 Budget Tabling
ActionSA Wants Public Protector To Investigate Former Senior Member in Newcastle
The national chairperson of ActionSA, Micheal Beaumont has written to the Public Protector asking her office to probe its former senior member in Newcastle local municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal for possible abuse of power. Beaumont’s request came after almost a week the Herman Mashaba led party fired Faizel Cassim as its member and chief whip… Continue reading ActionSA Wants Public Protector To Investigate Former Senior Member in Newcastle
Mashaba Wants Permission to Retrieve The Remains Of Lily Mine Workers
ActionSA President Herman Mashaba has asked the business rescue practitioner of the Mpumalanga mine in which three workers perished eight years ago for permission to recover their remains. Mashaba said his party had written to RC Devereaux and the Department of Minerals and Energy for the green light to hire professional mining rescuers to retrieve… Continue reading Mashaba Wants Permission to Retrieve The Remains Of Lily Mine Workers