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On Thursday 26 March 2026 ActionSA, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the uMkhonto weSizwe party (MKP) joined the xenophobic group March on March in a march through central Durban. Migrants, as well as Pondo and Tsonga South Africans, were intimidated, with reports of assaults. March on March, backed by the MKP, previously attempted to…
“Out of touch, austerity-driven and insufficient to tackle the country’s persistent economic crises” was how some political parties have described Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget tabled in parliament on Wednesday. In his speech, Godongwana projected GDP growth of 1.8% over the medium term, well below the 3% considered necessary to stabilise per capita income and…
Gauteng’s prolonged water crisis and Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s recent comments — for which he later apologised — about using hotel facilities during outages returned to the forefront as political parties responded to his State of the Province address. The speech did not provide sufficient detail on how the province would end the chronic water shortages,…
Former Johannesburg mayor and ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has officially put his name forward to contest the mayorship of South Africa’s economic hub, setting up a high-profile race for control of the City of Johannesburg. Mashaba led Johannesburg from 2016 to 2019, a period during which his administration was credited with efforts to reclaim hijacked…
Action SA has announced that its party leader, Herman Mashaba, will stand as its mayoral candidate in Joburg for the coming local elections.
The ANC in Tshwane will demand the mayoral position even if the party fails to win local government elections later this year outright but manages to secure a majority in council, its regional secretary George Matjila said. “The position of the ANC is that where we are the majority, we must lead. In the event…
The ANC will reveal its mayoral candidates for metros and secondary cities, such as Polokwane and Rustenburg, ahead of the 2026 local government elections, the party said on Monday. This will go against the party’s previous tradition, in which members would campaign for the elections and then announce their mayoral candidates after the vote. Parties…
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