WATCH: Mashaba named ActionSA’s Joburg mayoral candidate, vows lifestyle audits and law and order

By Akani Nkuna

If elected Johannesburg mayor, Herman Mashaba said he would order mandatory lifestyle audits for senior officials and political office bearers, blacklist corrupt contractors and publish major tender contracts for public scrutiny.

ActionSA on Saturday named party president Mashaba as its mayoral candidate for Johannesburg ahead of the 2026 local government elections.

Mashaba, who previously served as a Democratic Alliance Johannesburg mayor from August 2016 to November 2019, told supporters his return was aimed at resuming unfinished work in a city he said was being damaged by crime, corruption and mismanagement.

ActionSA made the announcement at Orlando Community Hall in Soweto, where senior party officials endorsed Mashaba. The party also launched its local election manifesto campaign, dubbed Operation Fix Johannesburg.