ActionSA says the Human Settlements Department has failed disastrously in its mandate [SOUND]

# ActionSA says it opposed the budget of the Department of Human Settlements, because it reflects a continued failure to deliver adequate housing and basic services to South Africans. The 2025/2026 budget sees informal settlement funding slashed by 1.1-billion-rand. ActionSA’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks, says voting against the budget was not based only on the serious allegations facing minister Thembi Simelane, over which the party has laid criminal charges against her and lodged a complaint with the Public Protector: