… In addition, ActionSA has used an access to information law to force the police watchdog, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate, to release its Phala Phala report, and then wrote to the Public Protector to request that she reopen the investigation because new evidence …
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ActionSA — South African political party whose president Herman Mashaba leads the Johannesburg mayoral race.
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… ActionSA joined the protests. March and March went from a social media phenomenon to a real-life one quickly, but the morphing also showed that its support in the digital ecosystem is much larger than in real life, where relatively small numbers of people turn out. …
Marching against migration: The rise of a new populist player… How Parliament snookered Tolashe When ActionSA MP Dereleen James asked Tolashe what had become of “two luxury 4×4 vehicles” that Tolashe was believed to have received from “officials representing a foreign government”, via a parliamentary question submitted on 4 December 2025, To …
EXCLUSIVE: The mystery of Minister Sisisi Tolashe’s missing SUVs- March 2026
… (Photo: Charl Devenish / Gallo Images / Foto24) Ideology and identity were clearly still at the forefront of his mind when he hailed ActionSA’s performance as the election’s most critical result. …
How Mosiuoa Lekota challenged the ANC’s rule and changed the course of SA’s democracy… Now declassified but still restricted, the report’s status is likely to intensify political scrutiny rather than quell it – especially from ATM and ActionSA. …
Declassified Phala Phala report remains out of public reach – SA police minister Cachalia- February 2026
… With the announcement on 21 February that ActionSA will field its president Herman Mashaba, the main race for Johannesburg’s mayor is now between him and the DA candidate, Helen Zille. …
As the ANC self-immolates, Zille and Mashaba seize race for Joburg’s future… (Photo: Papi Morake / Gallo Images) In the reshuffle of his city cabinet, Xhakaza, it seems inexplicably, included ActionSA’s mayoral candidate Xolani Khumalo (who has been criminally charged with assault). …
The ANC won’t, and can’t, arrest its decline in Gauteng- December 2025
… ActionSA member of parliament Dereleen James says van der Merwe’s murder reinforced the need for both parliament’s ad-hoc committee and the Madlanga commission to ensure that those whose roles, testimony or exposure, are provided with adequate protection. …
Madlanga witness executed: Manhunt launched after witness D gunned down in front of family- September 2025
Responding to proposed legislative changes from ActionSA to abolish deputy minister positions, President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed he put his promise to reduce the size of his executive aside for political expediency. …
Ramaphosa says he ‘would like’ fewer deputy ministers, but political realities dictate otherwise… ActionSA’s parliamentary leader, Athol Trollip, said the party believed that the next NDPP should be an “external candidate who is untainted, highly respected in the legal fraternity and committed to restoring the institution’s integrity”. …
Shamila Batohi leaves behind a divided legacy, with search for NPA successor yet to start
World & Region
Constitutional Court to rule on Ramaphosa's Phala Phala scandal
The News
South Africa's Constitutional Court will deliver judgment on 8 May on an application by the EFF and ATM challenging Parliament's blocking of an impeachment inquiry against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala scandal, involving the concealment of a farm theft of nearly $4 million in cash.
6 May 2026 · The Namibian →
Wednesday 6 May
Constitutional Court to rule on Ramaphosa's Phala Phala scandal
South Africa's Constitutional Court will deliver judgment on 8 May on an application by the EFF and ATM challenging Parliament's blocking of an impeachment inquiry against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala scandal, involving the concealment of a farm theft of nearly $4 million in cash.
6 May 2026 · The Namibian →
Thursday 30 April
South African anti-migrant group March and March expands organizing
March and March, described as a civic organisation, is conducting marches across South African cities and demanding tighter immigration controls, stricter visa regulations, and a review of asylum policies. The group uses civic symbolism and nationalism imagery while tapping into grievances around unemployment, poverty, and healthcare to fuel anti-foreigner campaigns.
30 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Thursday 2 April
Minister Tolashe accused of false statement about luxury SUV donation
A Daily Maverick investigation suggests South African Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe falsely told Parliament that two luxury SUVs were donated to the ANC Women's League, when records show the vehicles were registered in the names of her children in April 2024 without being disclosed in accordance with government ethics codes.
2 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Thursday 5 March
Mosiuoa Lekota's legacy beyond apartheid struggle honored
The Namibian's analysis of Mosiuoa Lekota, who died on Wednesday, argues that his role in forming the Congress of the People in 2008 was equally vital to his anti-apartheid activism. By breaking the ANC's political dominance, Cope's 1.3 million votes prevented Zuma's government from securing a two-thirds majority, shifted South African politics from racial to policy-based competition, and inspired the formation of other parties including the EFF and ActionSA, fundamentally changing the country's democratic trajectory.
5 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Tuesday 3 March
South Africa declassifies Phala Phala police report but keeps it private
South Africa's acting police minister confirmed that the Independent Police Investigative Directorate's report into a 2020 burglary at President Ramaphosa's farm has been declassified but remains inaccessible to the public, available only through formal legal channels under the Promotion of Access to Information Act. The report originally investigated allegations that VIP protection officers conducted questionable searches in Namibia following the theft of US dollars at the president's Limpopo property.
3 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Monday 23 February
Zille and Mashaba lead Johannesburg mayoral race as ANC falters
The race for Johannesburg's mayor is now dominated by DA candidate Helen Zille and ActionSA president Herman Mashaba, with the ANC yet to name a candidate and facing declining support in the city. Infrastructure failures and declining voter turnout in traditional ANC strongholds like Soweto have reshaped the political landscape ahead of local elections expected in late November 2026.
23 February 2026 · The Namibian →
ANC facing structural decline in Gauteng ahead of elections
The ANC in Gauteng is weakened by service delivery failures, corruption, and entrenched factionalism among regional leaders, leaving the party unable to arrest its decline before local elections. With a minority government vulnerable to no-confidence votes, the party may resort to horse-trading with opposition parties to pass budgets, perpetuating extraction and undermining governance.
23 February 2026 · The Namibian →