… The chart shows that 65% of DA supporters want their party to cooperate, a sentiment shared by 57% of ActionSA and 56% of ANC supporters. …
Eight in 10 South Africans think country’s heading in wrong direction, new survey showsNamibia Minute.
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ActionSA — South African political party whose president Herman Mashaba leads the Johannesburg mayoral race.
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- September 2025
- August 2025
… ActionSA has asked the SA Human Rights Commission to investigate McKenzie, with the party’s president, Herman Mashaba, posting: “The more I read what [Gayton McKenzie] says about US, the more angrier I get [sic]. …
Gayton McKenzie’s repeated use of K-word unlikely to damage his standing within PA- July 2025
… I personally admired his respect for time and process, and it is a discipline we can all learn from in public service.” ActionSA President Herman Mashaba said, “While varying reflections on his legacy will no doubt unfold in the days to come, ActionSA simply wishes to extend comp …
Ramaphosa confirms death of former deputy president David Mabuza, aged 64- June 2025
… ActionSA has found itself in a position where it can at times support the coalition or the ANC, and then oppose it. …
The fatal failure of South Africa’s political opposition
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 →