Herman Mashaba's recent comments about preferring to work with the EFF over the DA has divided South Africans, with some for and others against the Red Berets.
ActionSA and the DA are part of a larger coalition that currently controls the Tshwane MunicipalityBriefly News journalist Byron Pillay has spent a decade reporting on the South African political landscape, crime and social issues.
The battle for control of Tshwane is heating up, and South Africans are monitoring the proceedings closely. Netizens are paying attention to the hotly contested battle for control of the municipality after ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba admitted they could ditch their coalition with the DA in favour of the EFF.
Herman Mashaba has divided South Africans with his comments that ActionSA preferred working with the EFF, rather than the DA. Image: Brenton Geach.The municipality is governed by a coalition that includes the DA, Freedom Front Plus, ActionSA, IFP, and African Christian Democratic Party.“One thing I want you as the media and people of South Africa to know is that ActionSA, including the leader of ActionSA, has completely lost trust in the DA,” he said.
Some have ripped into Mashaba for his previous comments about the EFF, while others have agreed that Julius Malema’s party was the only hope for the country.“I once voted for ActionSA because of Herman Mashaba. I am definitely not voting for them again. Remove me from your bulk SMS. I don’t want to receive anything from Action SA.”“This is what happens when a party does not stick to its founding principles. ActionSA declared to be opposed to EFF's cardinal pillars, and the ANC.
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