ActionSA merges with former service delivery movement-turned-party

By Johnathan Paoli

ActionSA has announced the merging of the party with local and regional party Forum 4 Service Delivery (F4SD) as the first of many steps in creating an alternative to the Government of National Unity (GNU) and the “Progressive Caucus” in Parliament.

ActionSA president Herman Mashaba made the announcement on Wednesday, saying the decision followed the party’s recognition that the greatest crisis facing South Africans was local government politics.

“The time has never been more important for organisations in the rational opposition centre to come together and build a growing alternative that is going to be increasingly supported by South Africans who feel let down by a failed political establishment,” Mashaba said.

He said that in the run up to the 2026 local government polls, ActionSA has begun a programme of engagement with like-minded political parties to explore opportunities to cooperate and unite.

Mashaba admitted that it was