These remarks were delivered today in Johannesburg by ActionSA President and Joburg Mayoral Candidate Herman Mashaba at the launch of ActionSA’s 2026 Local Government Elections Manifesto.

ActionSA has written to the IEC to formally investigate what appears to be the removal of ActionSA posters by individuals either contracted by the DAor operating to their benefit.

ActionSA Dr JS Moroka warmly welcomes Cllr Mahomola Rimus More, a PR Councillor and Deputy Chairperson of the Moretele People’s Party (MPP), who has today joined ActionSA.

ActionSA Emakhazeni is calling for an independent investigation into the appointment of Mr S.C. Nkosi as Senior Manager: Community Services at Emakhazeni Local Municipality, following questions raised by the municipality’s own recruitment documentation.

The latest stunt by the DA to challenge the PR lists of ActionSA, along with those of other parties, is a desperate attempt by the DA to disenfranchise voters they simply cannot win in South Africa. The provision that the DA challenges in the Municipal Electoral Act makes provision for parties to legally supplement their lists without any limitation on how they elect to do so. It is a practice that has been followed by many political parties over multiple Local Government Elections, including by the DA itself.

ActionSA is deeply disturbed by the arrest of Lt Gen Shadrack Sibiya on allegations relating to rape and the grooming of young children. 

ActionSA President and Mayoral Candidate, Herman Mashaba, is proud to announce that his acclaimed book, Black Like You, has found a new life through an audiobook that is narrated by Ayanda Allie.

As ActionSA Caucus Leader in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, I have made a formal submission to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) on Eskom’s proposed electricity tariffs for 2027/28.

ActionSA welcomes the Electoral Court’s dismissal of the African National Congress’s appeal relating to the exclusion of 181 of its candidates from the upcoming Local Government Elections.

ActionSA Gauteng has placed Mr Malesela Teffo on precautionary suspension with immediate effect. The disciplinary process involving Mr Teffo was already underway before his arrest on 15 September 2026.

The City of Johannesburg, led by its ANC MMC for Economic Development, has unlawfully removed an ActionSA billboard in Diepkloof, Soweto in Johannesburg.

The perpetrators of these heinous crimes must not find refuge in Ekurhuleni. Residents must be assured that my presence in this city is not for theatrics.

ActionSA demands that the Minister of Police and the National Commissioner urgently intervene and present a clear plan of action to ensure that the perpetrators responsible for the murders of six women are arrested and brought to justice.

Pan-Africanism does not create room for disrespect, lawlessness or the disregard of the sovereignty of African states. There is no doubt that Africa must unite. We must pursue greater cooperation, easier movement of people and goods, and stronger economic integration.

On Saturday, something happened that made me stop and think deeply about the election we are heading into in Johannesburg.