The political storm in the City of Ekurhuleni deepened on Wednesday after ActionSA rejected claims that one of its senior leaders, Cllr Xolani Khumalo, had been appointed to the Mayoral Committee by Executive Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza. The party has described as “entirely fabricated” a media statement circulating after Tuesday night’s dramatic reshuffle, which listed Khumalo as the new MMC for Community Services and By-Law Enforcement. The reshuffle, announced just before midnight, saw Mayor Xhakaza unveil what he termed “strategic changes”…

Gauteng police have launched a murder investigation following a shooting incident in Linden, Windsor East, on Sunday, amid conflicting accounts about the circumstances that led to the death of a man allegedly linked to drug trafficking. According to Gauteng police spokesperson Captain Tintswalo Sibeko, Public Order Police were dispatched to the area on Sunday, 8 February 2026, to restore calm after tensions escalated following reports of gunfire. “Preliminary investigation showed that there was a production company filming in the area…

ActionSA has welcomed the City of Tshwane’s formal submission to National Treasury seeking the blacklisting of companies linked to controversial businessman Edwin Sodi, describing the move as a decisive step toward accountability after years of alleged corruption and maladministration. In a statement issued on Thursday, ActionSA national chairperson Michael Beaumont said the submission, if approved by Treasury, would effectively bar Sodi-linked entities from doing business with the state, cutting off what he described as “feeding troughs” that had thrived on…

ActionSA has announced new merger agreements with two political parties, marking the latest expansion of its Green Umbrella Project as the party positions itself for growth ahead of the 2026 local government elections. Speaking in Johannesburg on Monday, ActionSA president Herman Mashaba said the party’s strategy of uniting community-rooted political movements was gaining momentum and delivering measurable growth across both rural and urban areas. The announcement was made during the formal signing of merger agreements with the Azanian Independent Community…

ActionSA has raised alarm over what it describes as excessive spending by South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU), revealing that more than R3.7 billion was spent on VIP and static protection services during the 2024/25 financial year, with costs projected to rise above R4 billion in the coming years. The Government of National Unity was formed after the 2024 national elections, in which no single party secured an outright majority. It brought together multiple political parties — led by…

ActionSA has confirmed that its Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate and television presenter, Xolani Khumalo, will voluntarily hand himself over to the South African Police Service (SAPS) on Monday, 19 January 2026, following indications that police intend to arrest him in connection with an assault case. In a statement released on Friday, ActionSA said Khumalo took the decision to present himself to police after becoming aware of what the party described as leaks from within SAPS pointing to an imminent arrest related…

ActionSA has announced that it is preparing a legal challenge to force the unsealing of the Independent Police Investigating Directorate’s (IPID) report into the conduct of Presidential Protection Unit (PPU) members linked to the Phala Phala matter, after the document was classified as “Top Secret”. In a statement issued on Tuesday, ActionSA said it had begun drafting legal papers to challenge IPID’s decision, accusing the watchdog of deliberately obstructing access to a report that the party believes is critical to…

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday delivered a Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), calling for collective discipline to stabilise public finances while ensuring the protection of South Africa’s most vulnerable citizens. The Minister said that after years of fiscal strain, South Africa’s debt will finally stabilise at 77.9% of GDP this year and begin to decline over the medium term. The deficit, he said, was smaller than forecast earlier in the year, showing progress in government’s commitment to restore credibility…

The upcoming first National Convention of South Africa’s National Dialogue has been dealt another blow, with ActionSA announcing it will withdraw from full participation just days before the event, citing unresolved concerns over funding transparency, legal oversight, and political legitimacy. Despite stepping back, ActionSA will send two Members of Parliament — Dr Kgosi Letlape and Lerato Ngobeni — as observers to monitor the three-day convention, which runs from 15 to 17 August 2025 at ZK Matthews Hall, University of South…

Opposition party ActionSA has raised red flags over the appointment of ANC MP Hon. Soviet Lekganyane as chairperson of Parliament’s newly established Ad Hoc Committee tasked with probing explosive allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. In a pointed statement issued on Tuesday, ActionSA MP Dereleen James said the credibility of the committee could be undermined from the outset due to potential conflicts of interest linked to the ruling party. “It would have been more appropriate for…