ANC-ActionSA alliance eyes Tshwane and Ekurhuleni for takeover – Herman Mashaba

Thapelo Molefe

ActionSA has announced that it is in talks with the ANC to work hand-in-hand to topple the DA from power in the City of Tshwane and later in Ekurhuleni.

On Thursday, ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba said should they get a mandate, they will unseat DA’s Cilliers Brink as the Executive Mayor of Tshwane.

“Ekurhuleni and Tshwane will be next. As ActionSA, we are busy consulting with our structures. Yesterday, I had a very successful meeting with our PEC [Provincial Executive Committee] in Gauteng. Early next week, we’ll have meetings with our REC [Regional Executive Committee] in Tshwane and our caucus,” he said.

Mashaba has described the party’s relationship with the DA in Tshwane as toxic and abusive, despite the fact that the two parties run the metro together.

He confirmed that discussions with the ANC to possibly work together to take out the DA from power had begun.