By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
ActionSA national chairperson Michael Beaumont says, South Africans will witness the most diverse and fastest-growing political party developing a solution blueprint for their country.
Beaumont briefed members of the media on Thursday in Rosebank on the state of readiness for the policy conference.
The policy conference will be held at Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg next week.
Beaumont outlined some of the key issues that will be discussed during the policy conference.
This included economic prosperity, energy security, economic justice, corruption, law and order, education, healthcare, public service, foreign policy, climate, and environment, as well as rural development and traditional affairs.
According to the committee, 614 delegates will come together from all nine provinces, each of the 52 districts, and eight metros to deliberate over a set of thought-provoking and inspirational solutions aimed at realising their South African Dream, ActionSA’s vision for an inclusive and prosperous South Africa.
Beaumont said that part of the policy suit will be the opportunity to tackle investment and opportunities in skills development and access to funds for small businesses.
He said South Africans were tired of the political system and its empty promises and needed change in their communities across the country.
Furthermore, Beaumont said the conference comes after months of exhaustive expert-led policy analysis to guide them in the formulation of the party’s policy suite as they prepare for their maiden national and provincial elections.
Since ActionSA was formed in August 2020, it has never held an elective conference and this will the first policy conference.
According to the party’s interim constitution, the inaugural people’s convention shall take place within nine months after the 2024 national government elections, thereafter the convention shall meet every five years.
It further states that a membership audit must confirm that branches have been established in 70% of the wards of the country before the people’s convention can be called or upon the presentation of a resolution signed by 60% of the members of the party.
The people’s convention may not be held 18 months prior to an election.
Meanwhile ActionSA says it will launch an appeal after the Gauteng government denied it access to the Nasi iSpani employment files.
The party said its Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) application was rejected by the provincial government this week.
ActionSA believes Lesufi is abusing the jobs scheme to drum up support for the African National Congress (ANC) ahead of the 2024 elections.
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