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Herman Mashaba

Johannesburg will expropriate property, but ‘not just for the fun of it’
Politics
/ 15 May 2025

Johannesburg will expropriate property, but ‘not just for the fun of it’

Mayor Dada Morero said abandoned buildings will be seized to address the 1996 to 1997 RDP waiting list

By Lunga Mzangwe
ANC Joburg regional executive members seek union backing to fight Morero
Politics
/ 6 March 2025

ANC Joburg regional executive members seek union backing to fight Morero

The South African Municipal Workers Union said it would not march but would ask for a meeting with the president when he visited the city

By Lunga Mzangwe
ActionSA warns rejigged Gauteng ANC not to include ‘racist’ DA in the coalition
National
/ 17 February 2025

ActionSA warns rejigged Gauteng ANC not to include ‘racist’ DA in the coalition

Party leader Herman Mashaba has played down his ambitions of being ActionSA president

By Lunga Mzangwe
The political transfer window is open, and Mashaba goes the full Motsepe
Columns
/ 17 January 2025

The political transfer window is open, and Mashaba goes the full Motsepe

ActionSA has signed up the Forum 4 Service Delivery, the ANC considers wooing Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and the MK party is fishing for the Abantu Batho Congress

By Paddy Harper
ActionSA forms alliance with F4SD for 2026 local government elections
Politics
/ 15 January 2025

ActionSA forms alliance with F4SD for 2026 local government elections

Herman Mashaba has created a deputy position for Forum 4 Service Delivery founder Mbahare Johannes Kekana as part of the agreement

By Mandisa Nyathi
ActionSA eyeing mayoral chains
Politics
/ 6 December 2024

ActionSA eyeing mayoral chains

The party wants to use its growing influence in Gauteng metros to consolidate its presence

By Mandisa Nyathi
It’s bluff-calling week as Tshwane gets a new mayor…  again
Columns
/ 14 October 2024

It’s bluff-calling week as Tshwane gets a new mayor… again

Parties that swore to oust the ANC are keeping it in power – and JSC interviews went ahead

By Paddy Harper
It’s bluff-calling week as Tshwane gets a new mayor – again
Columns
/ 12 October 2024

It’s bluff-calling week as Tshwane gets a new mayor – again

Parties that swore to oust ANC are keeping it in power – and JSC interviews went ahead

By Paddy Harper
Zille vows DA payback in Ekurhuleni, eThekwini over Tshwane mayoral vote
Politics
/ 10 October 2024

Zille vows DA payback in Ekurhuleni, eThekwini over Tshwane mayoral vote

The ANC must ‘watch this space’ the DA federal chairperson says

By Mandisa Nyathi
ANC may sink ActionSA bid to take Tshwane
Politics
/ 13 September 2024

ANC may sink ActionSA bid to take Tshwane

ActionSA has promised positions to the ANC and EFF but the former ruling party is cautious of the city’s poor finances and service delivery failures

By Mandisa Nyathi and Lunga Mzangwe
Voters will make ActionSA pay for working with ANC, EFF, says mayor Cilliers Brink
Politics
/ 6 September 2024

Voters will make ActionSA pay for working with ANC, EFF, says mayor Cilliers Brink

The embattled DA mayor of Tshwane said coalition partner ActionSA is also responsible for service failures in the metro.

By Lunga Mzangwe
Tshwane power shift: ActionSA poised for mayoral position, ANC gets speaker in deal to oust DA
Politics
/ 3 September 2024

Tshwane power shift: ActionSA poised for mayoral position, ANC gets speaker in deal to oust DA

It is still not clear exactly who ActionSA will field as its preferred candidate

By Lunga Mzangwe
ANC leaders accused of corruption and ‘capture’ of Joburg entities
Politics
/ 26 July 2024

ANC leaders accused of corruption and ‘capture’ of Joburg entities

While residents battle water cuts and filthy streets, Pikitup and Joburg Water leaders face multibillion-rand nepotism claims

By Khaya Koko
Korner Talk: Goodbye to ‘Black John Steenhuisen’ Gwamanda
Columns
/ 23 July 2024

Korner Talk: Goodbye to ‘Black John Steenhuisen’ Gwamanda

The Johannesburg mayor is about to be ditched

By Khaya Koko
Mashaba’s ActionSA guns for speaker positions in Gauteng metros
Politics
/ 22 July 2024

Mashaba’s ActionSA guns for speaker positions in Gauteng metros

The green mambas’ leader says the ANC is not the only party that has been involved in corruption

By Lunga Mzangwe
ANC’s Dada Morero to replace Kabelo Gwamanda as Johannesburg mayor
Politics
/ 19 July 2024

ANC’s Dada Morero to replace Kabelo Gwamanda as Johannesburg mayor

ActionSA is set to get the council speaker position and chair of chairs in the new coalition arrangement

By Lunga Mzangwe
ActionSA considers backing ANC in Joburg metro over R2.5bn capital expenditure loan
Politics
/ 17 July 2024

ActionSA considers backing ANC in Joburg metro over R2.5bn capital expenditure loan

Mashaba’s party may vote in favour of the loan if the R200 prepaid electricity service charge is scrapped

By Lunga Mzangwe
Korner Talk: Helen and her Zille bros
Opinion
/ 8 July 2024

Korner Talk: Helen and her Zille bros

Racist Renaldo Gouws slipped through the cracks of the DA’s vetting process

By Khaya Koko
South Africa swiftly sliding to the right
Opinion
/ 24 March 2024

South Africa swiftly sliding to the right

Many if not most South Africans welcome the decline of electoral support for the ANC. But the alarming reality is that the alternatives could be far worse

By Richard Pithouse
Focus on jobs and borders as Mashaba launches ActionSA manifesto
Politics
/ 23 March 2024

Focus on jobs and borders as Mashaba launches ActionSA manifesto

Cabinet will be cut to a maximum of 20 posts and deputy minister positions done away with

By Paddy Harper
ActionSA comes down hard on BEE, migration
Politics
/ 15 September 2023

ActionSA comes down hard on BEE, migration

Several of the policy resolutions adopted by the party were reiterations of statements its leader, Herman Mashaba, had previously made

By Mandisa Nyathi
Joburg fire: Housing policy fails people – and the economy
Business
/ 8 September 2023

Joburg fire: Housing policy fails people – and the economy

The country’s biggest city will continue to grow as people seek jobs and a better life. But a ‘resentment’ towards urbanisation has prevented the government from unlocking its economic opportunities

By Sarah Smit
Joburg CBD: How politics brought the city to its knees
Politics
/ 8 September 2023

Joburg CBD: How politics brought the city to its knees

Two former mayors tell of Johannesburg’s challenges, which led to last week’s fatal blaze

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
Multi-Party Charter ready for takeoff, but Codesa III it is not
Opinion
/ 17 August 2023

Multi-Party Charter ready for takeoff, but Codesa III it is not

There have been no walkouts or temper tantrums as opposition parties bury the hatchet

By Paddy Harper
Steenhuisen: Moonshot pact is not anti-ANC
Politics
/ 16 August 2023

Steenhuisen: Moonshot pact is not anti-ANC

The DA leader has said the pact was about dislodging the ruling party and stopping a coalition between the ANC and the Economic Freedom Fighters

By Umamah Bakharia
Magic formula: Maimane, Mashaba and Zibi working together
Thought Leader
/ 13 June 2023

Magic formula: Maimane, Mashaba and Zibi working together

The democratic revolution requires a collective effort that goes beyond the ambitions of individual parties or leaders

By Zimkhitha Manyana
R500m election kitty: moonshot, money shot or long shot?
Politics
/ 9 June 2023

R500m election kitty: moonshot, money shot or long shot?

Funders are concerned about the fragmented opposition but party leaders are adamant that they and not donors are driving the process

By Paddy Harper
Prince’s ransom: Write what I like, says Mashaba
Opinion
/ 26 May 2023

Prince’s ransom: Write what I like, says Mashaba

Herman Mashaba lasted longer in the Jozi mayor’s parlour than his book did on the shelves

By Paddy Harper
Publisher withdraws Herman Mashaba biography
Politics
/ 22 May 2023

Publisher withdraws Herman Mashaba biography

Jonathan Ball Publishers was not aware of a funding agreement between the ActionSA president and the writer of the ‘unauthorised biography’, Prince Mashele

By MG Reporter
Financial mismanagement and land grabs a Johannesburg political game
National
/ 20 February 2023

Financial mismanagement and land grabs a Johannesburg political game

Illegal land occupation and alleged corruption plague the city’s unstable administrations

By Khaya Koko
Burned by its 2019 ‘woke’ experiment, the DA is unlikely to follow the same path leading up to 2024
Politics
/ 20 February 2023

Burned by its 2019 ‘woke’ experiment, the DA is unlikely to follow the same path leading up to 2024

The party believes it has been able to ‘self-correct’ after alienating white voters in the previous national and provincial elections

By Paddy Harper
How to build a solid coalition
Opinion
/ 2 October 2022

How to build a solid coalition

What lessons can be learnt from the ongoing coalition instability in Nelson Mandela Bay and City of Johannesburg?

By Mcebisi Ndletyana
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