Saul Basckin Actionsa - EThekwini

07/06/2026

🚨 ARE YOU A MEMBER OF A POLITICAL PARTY? 🚨

Tired of the lies and deception?

Want to make a real difference in your community?

Have moral standards and believe residents should come before politics?

Tired of corruption, wasteful expenditure, and politicians who only appear at election time?

Then ActionSA is looking for YOU!

We are looking for passionate community leaders, activists, professionals, business owners, and residents who want to put people first and help build better communities.

✅ Put residents first
✅ People before politics
✅ Fight corruption and wasteful expenditure
✅ Hold government accountable
✅ Be a voice for your community
✅ Deliver real results

Become an ActionSA Candidate Councillor and help shape the future of your ward.

Apply today:
https://www.actionsa.org.za



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05/06/2026

An interesting thought:

Many political parties are filled with career politicians who have spent most of their lives inside political structures. Their experience is politics.

Then you have people like Hon. Alan Beesley – a Chartered Accountant, business owner, former municipal councillor and now Member of Parliament serving on Finance, SCOPA and Auditor-General committees. His experience comes from running businesses, creating jobs, managing budgets and being accountable for results before entering Parliament. (ActionSA⁠)

The question voters should ask is simple:

Do we want politicians whose only qualification is politics, or do we want people who have actually managed organisations, signed the front of a payslip, balanced budgets and solved real-world problems?

South Africa doesn’t have a shortage of politicians. It has a shortage of competent people willing to enter politics.

Food for thought.

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05/06/2026

05/06/2026

🚨 CITY IN CRISIS 🚨

eThekwini's debt has now ballooned to R45.4 billion and is increasing by more than R500 million every month.

At the same time, the municipality has applied for billions of rands in additional loans "just in case", while only 8% of customers pay their accounts on time.

This is simply unsustainable.

Residents are being forced to fund an incapable municipality with little accountability.

More debt. More borrowing. Poor revenue collection.

Where is the recovery plan? Where is the strategy to improve collections? Where is the urgency?

You cannot continue borrowing money while outstanding debt grows by over half a billion rand every month.

The financial warning lights are flashing bright red, yet residents are being asked to pay more while receiving less.

Ratepayers deserve answers. The city cannot continue down this path.

31/05/2026

⚠️ POWER OUTAGE UPDATE ⚠️

A widespread power outage is currently affecting parts of North Durban, KwaMashu, Phoenix, uMhlanga, Durban North and Tongaat.

According to an update received from the Head of Department, EMD is experiencing a loss of approximately 300MVA due to the loss of both incoming Eskom supplies on the Northern Network. This has been compounded by multiple trips at the Ottawa Substation.

Technical teams have been dispatched and are currently conducting on-site investigations.

Areas north of Durban are affected, from Durban North through to Tongaat.

As a precaution, residents and businesses are encouraged to switch off non-essential electrical equipment and appliances, including geysers, air conditioners, pool pumps, stoves and other high-consumption appliances. This will help protect equipment from possible power fluctuations when supply is restored and reduce the immediate demand on the network.

Estimated restoration time: 20:30 (subject to change as investigations continue).

Further updates will be provided as soon as they become available.

Cllr Saul Basckin

30/05/2026

Selective Outrage and Political Hypocrisy

The Democratic Alliance has been quick to circulate and promote outrage about the salary of the eThekwini Municipal Manager.

But there is one glaring problem with their argument.

The City Manager appointed in DA-run Cape Town reportedly earns more than the City Manager in eThekwini.

If the DA believes Municipal Manager salaries are excessive, then surely that principle should apply equally in Cape Town.

Or does outrage only apply when it is politically convenient?

Residents deserve consistency.

You cannot condemn a salary in eThekwini while remaining silent about a higher salary in a municipality governed by your own party.

That is not accountability.

That is selective outrage.

What makes this even more interesting is that the Democratic Alliance is part of the Government of National Unity.

The very salary framework governing Municipal Managers is established through national regulations issued by the Minister responsible for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

So the obvious question becomes:

Has the DA raised objections within the GNU?

Have they formally engaged the Minister responsible for determining these salary bands?

Have they proposed reforms to the remuneration framework?

Have they called for changes to the regulations?

If so, where is the evidence?

If not, why not?

It is easy to produce social media videos designed to create outrage.

It is much harder to do the work required to change national policy.

The truth is that large metropolitan municipalities require highly skilled executives.

Cities with multi-billion-rand budgets cannot be managed by amateurs.

Competitive salaries are necessary to attract people with the experience, qualifications and leadership skills required to run organisations of this scale.

The problem is not necessarily the salary.

The problem is whether residents are receiving value for money.

If an executive earns millions, then residents should expect results.

They should expect functioning infrastructure.

They should expect financial discipline.

They should expect improved service delivery.

They should expect accountability.

And where performance falls short, there should be consequences.

That is the real issue.

Not a salary figure presented without context.

Before politicians throw stones, they should first examine their own backyard.

Glass houses and stones rarely make a good combination.

Residents deserve facts, consistency and accountability—not selective outrage driven by political convenience.

30/05/2026

Selective Outrage and Political Hypocrisy

The Democratic Alliance has been quick to circulate and promote outrage about the salary of the eThekwini Municipal Manager.

But there is one glaring problem with their argument.

The City Manager appointed in DA-run Cape Town reportedly earns more than the City Manager in eThekwini.

If the DA believes Municipal Manager salaries are excessive, then surely that principle should apply equally in Cape Town.

Or does outrage only apply when it is politically convenient?

Residents deserve consistency.

You cannot condemn a salary in eThekwini while remaining silent about a higher salary in a municipality governed by your own party.

That is not accountability.

That is selective outrage.

What makes this even more interesting is that the Democratic Alliance is part of the Government of National Unity.

The very salary framework governing Municipal Managers is established through national regulations issued by the Minister responsible for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

So the obvious question becomes:

Has the DA raised objections within the GNU?

Have they formally engaged the Minister responsible for determining these salary bands?

Have they proposed reforms to the remuneration framework?

Have they called for changes to the regulations?

If so, where is the evidence?

If not, why not?

It is easy to produce social media videos designed to create outrage.

It is much harder to do the work required to change national policy.

The truth is that large metropolitan municipalities require highly skilled executives.

Cities with multi-billion-rand budgets cannot be managed by amateurs.

Competitive salaries are necessary to attract people with the experience, qualifications and leadership skills required to run organisations of this scale.

The problem is not necessarily the salary.

The problem is whether residents are receiving value for money.

If an executive earns millions, then residents should expect results.

They should expect functioning infrastructure.

They should expect financial discipline.

They should expect improved service delivery.

They should expect accountability.

And where performance falls short, there should be consequences.

That is the real issue.

Not a salary figure presented without context.

Residents deserve facts, consistency and accountability—not selective outrage driven by political convenience.

Cllr Saul Basckin