A historic first by-election win for ActionSA took place 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.
ActionSA experienced explosive growth by garnering 33.49% and winning ward 7. 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.
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.
It has been one year since Mayor Moya’s multi-party coalition government was sworn into office, marking a new chapter for the City of Tshwane and her residents.
The list of achievements may be long after only one year in office, but ActionSA is pleased that the multi-party coalition government is focused on the work still to be done.
ActionSA pays tribute for each member of the multi-party coalition and each member of the Mayoral Committee. Mayor Moya has surrounded herself with a team of capable, hardworking MMCs who are delivering tangible change in each of their respective departments.
It has become undeniable that local government in South Africa, in most municipalities, is in a perpetual state of collapse. The City of Tshwane under Mayor Moya and her multi-party coalition serves as a reminder of what is possible when committed, credible, and capable leaders work in the interest of residents.
The progress being made should serve as a beacon of hope in the otherwise depressing space of local government, that ActionSA has strong and ethical leaders capable of fixing broken municipalities.
This bold move is testament to ActionSA’s unwavering commitment to empowering community-driven leadership and creating opportunities for passionate individuals to make a meaningful impact in their communities.
President Herman Mashaba has once again shown his keen understanding of the challenges facing our nation by endorsing Xolani Khumalo – a seasoned activist and community leader – as the party’s mayoral candidate for Ekurhuleni. With Xolani’s impressive track record in fighting crime and poverty, as well as his hands-on experience in community development through the Xolani Khumalo Foundation, Action SA is sending a strong message that it is time for positive change in Ekurhuleni, and he is the ideal candidate to lead the Metro towards a brighter future.
Ekurhuleni’s youth faces numerous challenges; from drug addiction and unemployment to lack of access to quality education and economic opportunities. With Xolani Khumalo’s leadership and ActionSA’s comprehensive policies, we’re optimistic that these challenges will be tackled head-on. We envision a future where our young people are empowered with the skills and opportunities they deserve, where our communities are safe and thriving and where our municipality is run with transparency and accountability, free of corruption.
With Xolani at the helm, we’ll tap into the vibrant energy and creativity of Ekurhuleni’s youth to fuel economic growth, create jobs, and foster social development. Our mission is to provide every young person in Ekurhuleni with access to opportunities that unlock their full potential, empowering them to thrive and contribute to the city’s prosperity.
ActionSA is proud and humbled to have achieved a remarkable resurgence in Soweto, emerging as the second-biggest political party in Ward 130, tripling our support despite fierce competition from established parties whose campaigns offered little more than recycled promises, while ours was built on a clear programme of action for a community long failed by those same parties.
Having won outright the eMseni Voting District and closely trailed the ANC in the overall ward result, yesterday’s by-election proved that ActionSA is strengthening its position as the only political party capable of mounting a real challenge to the ANC and other established parties, winning support that stretches from South Africa’s largest townships to its suburban communities.
After nearly two years of challenging the ANC’s debt settlement agreement with Ezulweni Investments, ActionSA has now obtained the confidential agreement and can confirm that it breaches the provisions of the Political Party Funding Act.
Through court papers filed by the ANC against Ezulweni Investments, the debt settlement agreement has now entered the public domain (accessible here), despite the ANC’s earlier refusal to disclose it. The agreement reveals that the ANC’s R150 million debt was effectively settled through an inflated order of election materials for its 2024 campaign.
The ANC placed an order valued at R190 million to write off the historic debt, for goods independently valued at only R125 million, effectively settling a R150 million debt with R65 million in actual value. In terms of the Political Party Funding Act, this constitutes a donation-in-kind of approximately R85 million at the time of signing, far exceeding the annual limit of R15 million for any single donor.
This revelation confirms that the debt settlement agreement itself is unlawful in terms of the Political Party Funding Act, contrary to the public statements made by the President of the ANC and the IEC.
Despite having only six seats in the national legislature, ActionSA is actively leveraging its oversight role in two pivotal parliamentary inquiries that strike at the heart of institutional integrity in South Africa.
In the investigation by the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) into the Road Accident Fund (RAF), ActionSA has publicly backed the committee’s drive to summon the former RAF CEO and has flagged alarming governance failings, including unrecorded liabilities of over R500 billion, procurement irregularities and repeated audit failures.
At the same time, ActionSA has also engaged with the Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate Allegations Made by SAPS KZN Provincial Commissioner, set up to examine the explosive allegations by the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner of political interference, corruption and organised-crime infiltration in the South African Police Service.
By holding our representatives to account and supporting these scrutiny mechanisms, ActionSA demonstrates that even a small caucus can punch above its weight when it comes to restoring the rule of law and accountability in key state institutions.
“We have formally written to the Minister of Transport … calling for the immediate dismissal of the entire Road Accident Fund (RAF) Board. … With annual revenue exceeding R50 billion … the RAF has become a cesspool of mismanagement, corruption and a symbol of state failure.”
These overdue reforms should gain the support of all parties in Parliament who profess to want to cut wastage and fight corruption!
ActionSA has 39 new Councillors who have seen it fit to agree to join us under our growing green umbrella.
This forms part of the ActionSA Big Green Umbrella project which is assimilating small local-government oriented political parties around the country to contest under the ActionSA umbrella. Earlier in January ActionSA announced a further merger with the Forum 4 Service Delivery, an organisation with over 40 000 members, 80 000 votes in the last local government election and the 4th largest party in the North West. As a result of these efforts ActionSA has added 40 councillors to our ranks in municipalities where ActionSA will now have a local government foothold ahead of the 2026 local government election.
The Western Cape High Court recently heard a case that could severely impact South Africa’s multi-party democracy. The application by My Vote Counts seeks to force disclosure of all political donations, no matter how small, and reduce annual donation limits. While framed as a transparency measure, this move risks silencing new and emerging political parties, making private funding even more elusive and entrenching the status quo.
ActionSA strongly opposed this application – not because we reject transparency, but because true accountability lies in enforcing existing laws, not punishing lawful donors. Instead of focusing on disclosed contributions, efforts should be directed at the ANC’s undisclosed R102m debt settlement, the EFF’s unreported R70m stadium rally, and the MK Party’s questionable funding—all cases that ActionSA has formally challenged.
ActionSA will not allow law-abiding donors to be vilified for their contributions to multi-party democracy in South Africa while the elicit funding of political parties goes unchecked.
We remain committed to fair and transparent party funding while ensuring South Africans continue to have real political choices. Transparency should not come at the cost of democracy itself.
ActionSA’s request for a Human Rights Commission investigation is based on information received from healthcare workers, patients, and families affected by the medication shortage. This in conjunction with the shocking conditions observed at healthcare facilities we visited in KZN, including Eshowe Provincial Hospital, Benedictine Hospital, and Osindisweni Hospital.
We believes that the KZN Department of Health, led by MEC Nomagugu Simelane, has displayed shocking incompetence and a near-complete abdication of responsibility, both by blatantly denying the existence of the crisis and further failing to respond to the numerous concerns raised about the devastating impact it is having on communities.
ActionSA’ s post 2024 strategy is paying dividends through world class experts in Parliament, like Dr Kgosi Letlape, joining our teams in provinces who are identifying issues impacting South Africans in the most profound ways and publicly working to resolve these issues.
If you or someone you know has been affected by medication shortages, please take a few minutes to complete our questionnaire. Your responses will help us gather critical evidence for submission to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) so we can hold those responsible accountable and demand urgent action.
ActionSA Parliamentary Leader Athol Trollip MP responds to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address.
The President’s speech was merely a repetition of empty promises, lacking any concrete steps to tackle our country’s most pressing issues or implement real economic reforms.
Great work Mayor.
— VT (@VusiThembekwayo) February 27, 2025
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Tshwane is in goods hands.. We're lead here 💚✊🏿.. Joburg can learn if they want to. #CityOfTshwane pic.twitter.com/oG5gZ4gUtA
— Maitse Moloi ® (@moloij) February 3, 2025
@nasiphim big up you're really captaining the ship in the direction of calm waves #CityOfTshwane in good hands 👏👏
— 🅿️a🅿️a Sinhle na Sethu🐦🩵 (@makuhani_psyfo) February 22, 2025
The African National Congress (ANC), Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and ActionSA coalition in Tshwane has been praised by residents, saying their fight against lack of service delivery is notable.#news #politics #cityofTshwane #AfricanNationalCongress #EconomicFreedomFighters… pic.twitter.com/ZjCWPEbSYQ
— IOL News (@IOL) January 22, 2025
Thank you @CityTshwane for making service delivery a priority.
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) February 26, 2025
This is long overdue.
Residents do not have to beg councillors to do the basics. The basic needs to be taken care of.
Good to see things being done in many regions…and lots of work lies ahead. @nasiphim… https://t.co/zr1eXL2emw
I fully support this make #CityofTshwane clean AGAIN! https://t.co/wgHfMNhvDE
— Mhlalukwana (@Imsollyntuli) January 19, 2025
Notwithstanding ActionSA’s ongoing scepticism with polls, especially those conducted by heavily conflicted pollsters, it is worth noting that a most recent Poll by the Social Research Foundation published last week reflecting ActionSA growth more than doubling its 2024 support. This reflects the efficacy of the programmes ActionSA have undertaken to respond to the disappointing 2024 result to generate a sense of momentum and growth behind the Party ahead of the 2026 local government election.
Nine years on, the families of the three Lily Mine victims – Yvonne Mnisi, Pretty Nkambule and Solomon Nyirenda – are still seeking justice and closure.
ActionSA President Herman Mashaba and Deputy President Dr Mbahare J. Kekana lead our 9th Commemoration of the Lily Mine Tragedy alongside the families of Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi, and Solomon Nyirenda.
January 15th, 2025 marks the first of many steps that ActionSA is going to take, hand in hand with other like-minded political parties and leaders, to build the space for the rational opposition alternative in South Africa.
This follows within the political context of 70% of the seats in parliament now forming part of the GNU and the formation of the self-titled ‘progressive caucus’. With the GNU faltering under policy paralysis and the progressive caucus proving ineffective, it is becoming increasingly obvious that South Africa needs a growing rational centre.
This need is heightened when one considers that we are approaching a local government election and, notwithstanding the focus on national politics, the reality is that the greatest crises facing South Africans are of a local government nature. It is failures at this level that are seeing infrastructure collapse that is disrupting services, endangering the health of communities and destroying local economies.
It is in preparation for this vital election that ActionSA saw it fit to assess its approach at a time when so many South Africans are looking for an alternative but are confronted with too many organisations that appear to exist for reasons known more to themselves than to South Africans.
The Forum 4 Service Delivery was a natural first choice for ActionSA. While not represented in Parliament, its makeup is entirely oriented to local government, as its name suggests. Without any resources of any kind, it managed to be the 10th and 16th largest political party in South Africa in 2016 and 2021 respectively while only contesting a limited number of municipalities. In both elections the Forum 4 Service Delivery won over 80 000 votes.
As it stands right now, the Forum 4 Service Delivery has 38 municipal seats in five provinces, which includes a Mayor, 8 MMCs and 8 Chairpersons of Municipal Public Accounts Committees. The organisation has over 42 000 members and has enjoyed relatively stable leadership over the past 10 years.
The Forum 4 Service Delivery brings with them an important capability that will greatly aid ActionSA’s efforts because it is an entity that is built on grass root engagement with communities. It has proven effective at this, including in rural communities, despite having very little resources. One wonders where this party would have been if they had enjoyed financial support.
Beyond these important capabilities, ActionSA is benefitting from a leader of integrity. Dr Kekana holds a Post graduate Diploma in Management from the University of the North-West, a Masters in Governance from the University of the Free State and a Doctorate in Political Science from UKZN. Most recently, he has added an LLB to this impressive list of qualifications.
ActionSA has always said that what South Africa needs, at different levels of government, are competent, appropriately qualified and experienced, as well as ethical leaders who place the interests of citizens and residents ahead of all else.
This is what the party pushed for in the Tshwane Metro, and what it finally managed to achieve through the appointment of game-changing Executive Mayor, Dr Nasiphi Moya, and the multiparty Mayoral Committee that she leads.
Tshwane’s announcement that Hammanskraal residents can now safely drink the water provided by Phase 1 of the Klipdrift Wastewater Treatment Plant emergency intervention project, is a significant milestone for the community. The project – a joint venture between Magalies Water, the National Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and the City of Tshwane – will ensure the availability of clean, drinkable water to residents of Marokolong, Ramotse, Kekana Gardens, Babelegi Industrial, and Mandela Village. Future phases of the project will expand this to more communities in Hammanskraal.
“Today, I feel vindicated and am even prouder proud to be South African.”
