Action SA mayoral candidate for eThekwini, Makhosi Khoza at the police station in uMlazi after opening a case of assault against a local councillor and damage to property charges.
Durban – ActionSA, a newly formed political party under the leadership of Joburg’s former mayor Herman Mashaba, claims it fell victim to an act of political tolerance in uMlazi’s F Section, south of Durban, in the KwaZulu-Natal province this past week.
Last Thursday a voting station in F Section, which falls under Ward 79 in eThekwini, was allegedly burnt down by an ANC councillor, Sithenjwa Nyawose, the party claimed. The party's mayoral candidate for Durban Dr Makhosi Khoza on Thursday opened a case of assault against against the uMlazi councillor at the SAPS, as well as damage to property charges.
“ActionSA will not tolerate any acts of political intimidation against any of our communities. We are a country with laws, and we will not stand by while our people are intimidated, threatened and physically harmed while exercising their democratic right to represent and vote for any political party of their choice, and to participate in democratic processes,” the party said.
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