Michael Beaumont
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Herman Mashaba in bid to reclaim Joburg mayor’s office
ActionSA has confirmed that its leader is among five shortlisted candidates to lead the party’s 2026 Johannesburg mayoral campaign, with a final decision expected on 21 February
‘A state of nothingness address’
Even before his speech on Thursday, many opposition parties had already given the president a ‘fail’
Nobuhle Mthembu alleges Joburg ActionSA councillors only staying in party for salaries
The former speaker suggested there were no differences in how the party she has left and Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe were being run
DA to support departmental budgets after Nobuhle Nkabane’s axing
The Democratic Alliance had threatened to withhold its vote unless President Cyril Ramaphosa fired the errant higher education minister
ANC, DA square off over budget
The Democratic Alliance won’t back the budgets for the departments of higher education, human settlements and police
Morero may be safe, but battle over Jozi council continues
Some ANC members want former speaker Margaret Arnolds to return after the incumbent was ousted
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
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
ActionSA eyeing mayoral chains
The party wants to use its growing influence in Gauteng metros to consolidate its presence
ActionSA and DA both woo ANC as Tshwane coalition talks reach impasse
ActionSA has ruled out future coalition agreements with the Democratic Alliance.
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
IEC says elections must go on despite complaints over party registration process
Parties say the signature ceiling is too high for them to participate fairly
ActionSA says Steenhuisen’s statements threaten the work of Multi-Party Charter
But the Democratic Alliance’s Gauteng leader said John Steenhuisen’s comments had not harmed the charter
ACDP preparing to join multiparty opposition coalition
Tensions over Tshwane between ActionSA and the Democratic Alliance are not expected affect the multi-party pact
Moonshot talks stuck over Patriotic Alliance participation
Parties believe that they need the broadest possible coalition to unseat the ANC