The Eskom – Joburg Mayor – City Power drama of this weekend could not have been scripted by the best screenwriters amongst us.

ActionSA’s Senate has considered and adopted plans to ensure our campaign responds effectively to the recent ruling of the Electoral Court.

ActionSA has received the disappointing news that the Electoral Court has found against our application.

Given the urgent nature of the application, the Electoral Court will only provide written reasons at a later date.

Today ActionSA President and Joburg Mayoral Candidate, Herman Mashaba, presented, alongside our Mayoral Candidates in Gauteng, Abel Tau from Tshwane, and Tlhogi Moseki from Ekurhuleni, our plan to Address Immigration and Revitalise Our Inner Cities.

ActionSA has learnt of the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) latest low, allegedly peddled by its Ward 28 councillor in Ekurhuleni, Mary Goby, who is said to be spreading misinformation – claiming the existence of a planned coalition between ActionSA and the ANC following the coming Local Government Election.

It is unconscionable that Ekurhuleni Mayor, Mzwandile Masina, is splashing out what is currently estimated to reach up to R300 000 in renaming over 40 locations, routes connected to the N12 and a network of roads to celebrate the ANC within the city.

ActionSA has filed its final replying affidavit with the Electoral Court on Friday, completing our application before the Court which is of comfort to ActionSA given the confidence we hold in our judicial system.

ActionSA is appalled by reports that more than 1000 new Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) recruits, who have completed training and are scheduled to join the fight against crime in the city in December, are not to be deployed till March 2022.

As ActionSA’s Mayoral Candidate for eThekwini, I am campaigning without political opponents for the people of eThekwini to compare and determine who they will vote for; a clear indication that transparency is not a major concern in other parties that are vying for the vote in eThekwini.