Herman Mashaba
Herman Samtseu Philip Mashaba is a South African politician, entrepreneur and the current president of ActionSA, a party he launched on 29 August 2020. He served as the Mayor of Johannesburg from…
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Jun 17, 2026
Center
ActionSA leader Mashaba is gaining traction in Johannesburg local elections on a tough-on-crime and anti-corruption platform.
Jun 15, 2026
Far Right
ActionSA leader focusing on crime and illegal immigration in municipal governance.
Jun 15, 2026
Center
ActionSA's leader has launched a fierce campaign against illegal immigration and vowed to unseat the ANC in Gauteng in 2026 local elections.
Jun 15, 2026
Lean Left
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba launches an anti-crime campaign targeting ANC-run metro police departments.
Jun 12, 2026
Far Right
Mashaba is positioning ActionSA as the principled alternative to both the ANC-DA GNU compromise and the EFF's radicalism, focusing on illegal immigration enforcement and anti-corruption messaging.
Jun 12, 2026
Center
ActionSA leader Mashaba is positioning his party as an alternative to both the ANC-DA coalition and the EFF, focusing on immigration enforcement, anti-corruption, and urban service delivery as wedge issues in Gauteng.
Jun 11, 2026
Far Right
Mashaba is amplifying ActionSA's critique of the ANC-led Joburg administration, pointing to billing failures, infrastructure decay, and broken coalitions as proof that the ANC cannot govern metros.
Jun 8, 2026
Far Right
Mashaba is publicly pressuring the ANC-led GNU to deliver on crime reduction and anti-corruption commitments, warning that ActionSA will not provide political cover for a dysfunctional government indefinitely.
Jun 8, 2026
Center
ActionSA leader Mashaba is positioning his party as the centrist alternative to both the DA and ANC, sharpening his anti-immigration and anti-corruption messaging ahead of potential by-elections.
Jun 6, 2026
Far Right
Mashaba's ActionSA continues to position itself as the accountability alternative to both the ANC's statism and the DA's perceived softness inside the GNU.