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ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba briefs the media at the National Results Operation Centre in Pretoria on November 3 2021.Image: Freddy Mavunda/Business Day

‘We are a new party, not a small party’, says optimistic Herman Mashaba as election results trickle in

Herman Mashaba says he is proud of the performance of ActionSA in the local government elections after it was formed in August last year. He said the support from volunteers who offered their skills to the party at its formative stage and…

The DA says ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba had a cosy relationship with the EFF during his stint as a DA mayor. File photo.Image: Alon Skuy

The DA goes after Herman Mashaba again as elections campaign hots up

The DA has again fired a broadside against its former mayor, Herman Mashaba, and his party ActionSA amid a heated campaign to win the City of Johannesburg in next week’s local government elections. At a press conference held at the…

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says his party is not desperate to enter into coalitions. File photo.Image: ANTONIO MUCHAVE

Mashaba slams xenophobia, continues fight against undocumented foreigners

ActionSA president Herman Mashaba says he condemns xenophobia but will work to deal with illegal immigrants should he again take over as mayor of Johannesburg. Mashaba has in the past been slammed for his comments against foreign…

ActionSA president Herman Mashaba.Image: Sunday Times

‘Stay away from the EFF’ — Shivambu warns Mashaba over ‘illegal immigration’ complaint

“Your political life will be very difficult and your party lifespan short-lived if you adopt the ultra-right self-hating politics. “Stay away from the EFF, many who tried are nowhere to be seen now.” This is what EFF deputy president…

ActionSA president Herman Mashaba.Image: Sunday Times

Former Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba finally registers his party to contest elections next year

Former Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba’s ActionSA party has finally been registered to contest the 2021 local government elections after he decided to change its logo. Since the official launch of his party, Mashaba has been frustrated…

ActionSA president Herman Mashaba wants a drunk police officer to be held accountable.Image: Sunday Times

‘Not all officers are like this, but your silence will affect you’: Mashaba on drunk cop video

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says if the police service does not take decisive action against a North West police officer who drove a state vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, they risk tarnishing the reputation of all men and…

Africa Check has debunked Herman Mashaba’s claim that SA has 15 million undocumented foreigners.Image: Simphiwe Nkwali

Mashaba checked over claim that there are 15 million undocumented foreigners in SA

Fact-checking group Africa Check has responded to Action SA leader Herman Mashaba’s statement that SA has 15 million “undocumented foreigners, saying that there is no evidence to support the claim. Mashaba made the claim earlier this…

ActionSA president Herman Mashaba wants a drunk police officer to be held accountable.Image: Sunday Times

From education to crime & fixing the police — 4 ways Herman Mashaba wants to revive the economy

Action SA president Herman Mashaba addressed major issues he believes need to change for the recovery of the country’s economy after the Covid-19 pandemic. This comes as President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to table his economic recovery…

The People’s Dialogue founder Herman Mashaba says South Africans have little hope that action will be taken against looters of the Covid-19 fund.Image: Sunday Times.

Corruption and accountability: Herman Mashaba takes on Cyril Ramaphosa in open letter

Herman Mashaba has penned a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, expressing his dismay at the lack of accountability and the government’s effort to counter corruption. The former city of Johannesburg mayor responded to Ramaphosa’s…

POLITICAL MUSCLE: Former Johannesburg mayor, Herman Mashaba weighs-in on ANC’s stance on the economy

Herman Mashaba to Tito Mboweni: ‘Save our country and to hell with the ANC political consequences’

Former Joburg mayor Herman Mashaba is the latest to weigh in on Tito Mboweni’s political frustrations about collective decisions which affect the economy. This week, the finance minister went on a Twitter rant about cabinet responsibility…

Johannesburg major, Herman Mashaba

#HandsoffMashaba gains momentum in face of no confidence vote

Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba is receiving support from some people on social media and his party‚ amid calls by the ANC to table a motion of no confidence against him on August 22. Dominating Twitter’s trends list‚ users of the…

The building that houses the Gauteng Department of Health in Johannesburg CBD was on flames as the paramedics and fire fighters try to extinguish fire on September 5 2018.Image: Thapelo Morebudi

Was water pressure a problem for Joburg firefighters?

Efforts to put out a fire in a high-rise office block occupied by government workers in Johannesburg’s CBD on Wednesday were hampered by a lack of sufficient water pressure in the building‚ says city mayor Herman Mashaba. Mashaba has…