ActionSA proud of work its done in first 6 months of new administration

CAPE TOWN - Parliamentary newcomers ActionSA says it’s proud of the work it’s done in the first six months of the new administration, despite being a caucus of only six members. 

The party entered Parliament for the first time following its May election performance under the leadership of seasoned legislator, Athol Trollip who once led the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the same house. 

Now steering the ship for ActionSA, Trollip said despite the party’s small contingent, it has so far ably held the executive accountable.

ActionSA is not part of the Government of National Unity (GNU). 

Rather it said it was keeping a close watch on its performance through its GNU tracker it introduced 100 days into the new administration. 

With 101 parliamentary questions posed to ministers in the first six months of the new term, Trollip said the party has performed on par with the main opposition which has almost ten times as many members. 

“We’ve also participated in every budget review debate, every opportunity to present motions, make statements, ask questions to the executive. We have fulfilled our full quota and have outperformed many opposition parties.”

Despite its Members of Parliament (MPs) being stretched across three portfolio committees each, Trollip said the output and outcomes are what matters. 

“We’ve set the bar high for ourselves, and we will continue to raise the bar in parliament to make sure that we represent all South Africans that expect ActionSA to make a contribution to fixing South Africa.” 

Trollip said ActionSA has proven the impact smaller opposition parties can have in the legislature.