{"id":95910,"date":"2026-02-15T17:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T17:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/mashaba-competes-for-actionsa-joburg-mayoral-nomination"},"modified":"2026-02-15T18:03:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T18:03:40","slug":"mashaba-competes-for-actionsa-joburg-mayoral-nomination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/mashaba-competes-for-actionsa-joburg-mayoral-nomination","title":{"rendered":"Mashaba Competes for ActionSA Joburg Mayoral Nomination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>ActionSA will on Monday finalise its Johannesburg Mayoral candidate.<\/p>\n<p>The party says five candidates, including party founder Herman Mashaba, have put their hands up to run for the position.<\/p>\n<p>National spokesperson Michael Beaumont says the party is aware that its candidate will have to navigate a total collapse of service delivery in the City.<\/p>\n<p>He adds that the finalist will be announced next Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;ActionSA&#8217;s committee has engaged Herman Mashaba, Darylene James, Funzi Ngobeni, Lerato Ngobeni, and myself, Michael Beaumont, to make ourselves available for consideration for the position. 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