Herman Mashaba hesitant to run for mayor as ActionSA expands

ACTIONSA leader, Herman Mashaba, has expressed his reluctance to run for the position of mayor of Johannesburg as his party announced the addition of two smaller political groups to its coalition.

- SIYABONGA SITHOLE

ACTIONSA leader, Herman Mashaba has welcomed the expansion of his party.

(PHANDO JIKELO Independent Media)

Mashaba and his team welcomed the Azanian Independent Community Movement (AICM) and the Creative Congress Movement (CCM) into the ActionSA fold, during a press briefing hosted by the Green Umbrella initiative in Johannesburg, yesterday.

In a statement Mashaba said, “Today marks yet another milestone in this journey, as community-rooted parties from across the provinces join under the ActionSA banner, bringing our total representation to nearly 150 public representatives.”

Tshepo Mashiane, leader of the CCM, indicated that members of his party, who are among the most exploited workers in the creative sector, see themselves in ActionSA.