The results of two by-elections which ActionSA contested yesterday demonstrate that ActionSA is growing at the expense of the ANC, and reveal critical momentum ahead of what is shaping to be a seismic local government election next year.
Following the 2024 elections, ActionSA has undergone a period of re-positioning the organisation through establishing its own governance footprint in Tshwane, Operation Big Green Umbrella which assimilates smaller parties under the ActionSA brand and rebuilding its branches across the country. Yesterday’s by-elections reveal this approach is now bearing fruit.
A historic first by-election win for ActionSA took place last night in Ramotshere Moiloa where ActionSA becomes the first party to ever win a ward off the ANC post-1994. This speaks directly to the effect of Operation Big Green Umbrella through the capacity that the Forum 4 Service Delivery has injected into ActionSA in this province in particular, alongside 8 other parties and over 40 new councillors countrywide.
The ActionSA ward councillor, alongside the existing Forum 4 Service Delivery Councillors, are now the official opposition in the council. The result in Soweto demonstrates ActionSA’s growing in previously ANC dominant voting districts. The decimation of ANC support in Soweto is key to unlocking effective coalition options in next year’s local government election and ActionSA’s role in this regard remains indisputable.
Ward 7, Ramotshere Moiloa – ActionSA experienced explosive growth by garnering 33.49% and winning the ward. Moses “Moshe” Moumakwa has been elected as our ward councillor in our first by-election contested in the North West province. Crucially, ActionSA was the main driver behind more than halving ANC support, winning three voting districts.
| Party | 2024 Provincial Ballot | 2025 By-Election |
|---|
| ActionSA | 0.9% | 33.5% |
| ANC | 69% | 33.4% |
| Independent | N/A | 15.4% |
| EFF | 6.9% | 8.6% |
| PA | 0% | 4.9% |
| MK Party | 0.8% | 2.2% |
| Labour | N/A | 2% |
Ward 29, City of Johannesburg – ActionSA continues to demonstrate growth, rising from 7.1% in 2024 to 10% in last night’s heavily contested by-election, and winning the Lofentse Secondary School VD. Our campaign played a critical role in bringing ANC support down from over 40% in 2024 to below 23% last night.
| Party | 2024 Provincial Ballot | 2025 By-election |
|---|
| PA | 12.5% | 30.5% |
| ANC | 40.3% | 22.6% |
| EFF | 11.2% | 15.9% |
| ActionSA | 7.1% | 9.7% |
| MK Party | 10.1% | 4.5% |
| DA | 11% | 4.4% |
| OD | 0.6 | 3.1% |
| ACP | N/A | 2.8% |
| AIC | 0.3% | 2.7% |
| BTF | N/A | 1.7% |
| COPE | 0.2% | 1.4% |
| Independent | N/A | 0.9% |
Ward 130, City of Johannesburg – ActionSA nearly tripled its support to 22.66% in this ward contested last month, placing second only behind the ANC, and beating both MK and the EFF. ANC support was cut by nearly 10%. ActionSA is regaining key ground in Soweto, a stronghold we established in the 2021 LGE. The Emseni Primary School VD was also won.
| Party | 2024 Provincial Ballot | 2025 By-Election |
|---|
| ANC | 43.1% | 34.1% |
| ActionSA | 7.7% | 22.7% |
| MK Party | 25.3% | 21.7% |
| EFF | 11.4% | 17.3% |
| PAC | 0.7% | 3.5% |
| ATM | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| VSA | N/A | 0.1% |
ActionSA acknowledges at the heart of these strong results are South Africans who are increasingly coming to realise that they cannot continue voting for failed parties and expecting anything other than failure. ActionSA will continue positioning itself as the alternative to the failed politics of the established parties that have broken our local government system across all nine provinces and uniting South Africans behind a hopeful future for service delivery and coalition stability.
The growth and momentum behind ActionSA as we approach next year’s local government election is a function of ActionSA’s strong appeal at local government level. The work being done by ActionSA Tshwane Mayor, Dr Nasiphi Moya, as well as the track record of leaders like Herman Mashaba and Athol Trollip, offer South Africans a political home where leaders have a track record of fixing broken municipalities.
ActionSA will now serve the residents in Ward 7 Ramotshere Moiloa with the same standards set by the likes of Moya, Mashaba and Trollip, as the story of ActionSA’s governance appeal spreads further throughout the country.
ActionSA By-Election Results Tells Story of Momentum and Growth Ahead Of 2026 LGE
The results of two by-elections which ActionSA contested yesterday demonstrate that ActionSA is growing at the expense of the ANC, and reveal critical momentum ahead of what is shaping to be a seismic local government election next year.
Following the 2024 elections, ActionSA has undergone a period of re-positioning the organisation through establishing its own governance footprint in Tshwane, Operation Big Green Umbrella which assimilates smaller parties under the ActionSA brand and rebuilding its branches across the country. Yesterday’s by-elections reveal this approach is now bearing fruit.
A historic first by-election win for ActionSA took place last night in Ramotshere Moiloa where ActionSA becomes the first party to ever win a ward off the ANC post-1994. This speaks directly to the effect of Operation Big Green Umbrella through the capacity that the Forum 4 Service Delivery has injected into ActionSA in this province in particular, alongside 8 other parties and over 40 new councillors countrywide.
The ActionSA ward councillor, alongside the existing Forum 4 Service Delivery Councillors, are now the official opposition in the council. The result in Soweto demonstrates ActionSA’s growing in previously ANC dominant voting districts. The decimation of ANC support in Soweto is key to unlocking effective coalition options in next year’s local government election and ActionSA’s role in this regard remains indisputable.
Ward 7, Ramotshere Moiloa – ActionSA experienced explosive growth by garnering 33.49% and winning the ward. Moses “Moshe” Moumakwa has been elected as our ward councillor in our first by-election contested in the North West province. Crucially, ActionSA was the main driver behind more than halving ANC support, winning three voting districts.
Ward 29, City of Johannesburg – ActionSA continues to demonstrate growth, rising from 7.1% in 2024 to 10% in last night’s heavily contested by-election, and winning the Lofentse Secondary School VD. Our campaign played a critical role in bringing ANC support down from over 40% in 2024 to below 23% last night.
Ward 130, City of Johannesburg – ActionSA nearly tripled its support to 22.66% in this ward contested last month, placing second only behind the ANC, and beating both MK and the EFF. ANC support was cut by nearly 10%. ActionSA is regaining key ground in Soweto, a stronghold we established in the 2021 LGE. The Emseni Primary School VD was also won.
ActionSA acknowledges at the heart of these strong results are South Africans who are increasingly coming to realise that they cannot continue voting for failed parties and expecting anything other than failure. ActionSA will continue positioning itself as the alternative to the failed politics of the established parties that have broken our local government system across all nine provinces and uniting South Africans behind a hopeful future for service delivery and coalition stability.
The growth and momentum behind ActionSA as we approach next year’s local government election is a function of ActionSA’s strong appeal at local government level. The work being done by ActionSA Tshwane Mayor, Dr Nasiphi Moya, as well as the track record of leaders like Herman Mashaba and Athol Trollip, offer South Africans a political home where leaders have a track record of fixing broken municipalities.
ActionSA will now serve the residents in Ward 7 Ramotshere Moiloa with the same standards set by the likes of Moya, Mashaba and Trollip, as the story of ActionSA’s governance appeal spreads further throughout the country.