EXCLUSIVE| ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba vows to tackle corruption and revive Johannesburg

By Charmaine Ndlela

Herman Mashaba, leader of ActionSA and the party’s mayoral candidate for the City of Johannesburg, says he is ready to “rescue” the biggest metro in South Africa from total collapse, corruption and criminal syndicates.

Speaking in an exclusive interview to Inside Metros in Illovo, Sandton, Mashaba — known for speaking his mind and unafraid to ruffle feathers — painted a bleak picture of the metro’s condition.

“The city is collapsing in front of our eyes,” he said. “It’s not just about potholes and broken traffic lights. It’s about our safety, our communities and the social fibre of our society. If Johannesburg does not work, South Africa will not work.”

Mashaba was officially announced as ActionSA’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate in late February, as the party seeks to take control of South Africa’s largest city in this year’s local government elections.

He will confront a weakened ANC in Johannesburg,