ActionSA has received and formally responded to a letter from the Democratic Alliance (DA) seeking our support for a proposed motion of no confidence in Premier Panyaza Lesufi.
As a matter of principle, ActionSA supports all initiatives aimed at strengthening accountability and improving governance in Gauteng. However, motions of no confidence must be grounded in a credible governance alternative, not political theatre. Gauteng’s residents deserve genuine solutions – not gestures designed for headlines.
It must also be said that many of the very shortcomings highlighted by the DA – maladministration, poor leadership, and failures of governance, could have been avoided had the DA not supported Mr Lesufi’s nomination as Premier in June 2024. That decision placed Gauteng under the very leadership they now seek to remove.
If the DA has now reached a moment of reflection, it should begin by apologising to the residents of Gauteng for its historic misjudgement in that moment of GNU euphoria. Only then can its motion carry the moral authority to correct what it helped create.
Furthermore, a successful motion of no confidence requires at least 41 votes in the 80-seat Legislature. The current balance of forces makes such an outcome highly unlikely without a broader coalition consensus. For that reason, we have advised the DA to first secure meaningful engagements with numerically decisive blocs, such as the EFF and MK Party, before seeking the participation of emerging caucuses like ActionSA.
Building consensus among the major opposition forces would demonstrate seriousness of purpose and credibility of intent.
ActionSA remains focused on solutions, not theatrics; principle, not political point-scoring. We will continue to champion accountability, integrity, and ethical governance in Gauteng – ensuring that leadership decisions are guided by the interests of the people, not by short-term political calculations.
ActionSA Statement on the DA’s Proposed Motion of No Confidence in Premier Lesufi
ActionSA has received and formally responded to a letter from the Democratic Alliance (DA) seeking our support for a proposed motion of no confidence in Premier Panyaza Lesufi.
As a matter of principle, ActionSA supports all initiatives aimed at strengthening accountability and improving governance in Gauteng. However, motions of no confidence must be grounded in a credible governance alternative, not political theatre. Gauteng’s residents deserve genuine solutions – not gestures designed for headlines.
It must also be said that many of the very shortcomings highlighted by the DA – maladministration, poor leadership, and failures of governance, could have been avoided had the DA not supported Mr Lesufi’s nomination as Premier in June 2024. That decision placed Gauteng under the very leadership they now seek to remove.
If the DA has now reached a moment of reflection, it should begin by apologising to the residents of Gauteng for its historic misjudgement in that moment of GNU euphoria. Only then can its motion carry the moral authority to correct what it helped create.
Furthermore, a successful motion of no confidence requires at least 41 votes in the 80-seat Legislature. The current balance of forces makes such an outcome highly unlikely without a broader coalition consensus. For that reason, we have advised the DA to first secure meaningful engagements with numerically decisive blocs, such as the EFF and MK Party, before seeking the participation of emerging caucuses like ActionSA.
Building consensus among the major opposition forces would demonstrate seriousness of purpose and credibility of intent.
ActionSA remains focused on solutions, not theatrics; principle, not political point-scoring. We will continue to champion accountability, integrity, and ethical governance in Gauteng – ensuring that leadership decisions are guided by the interests of the people, not by short-term political calculations.