Mashaba Warns Parties Will Be Gone If They Work With The DA

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has said that working with the DA is “tantamount to committing suicide”, in a fresh post on X that has added to the debate over where his party will land in coalition talks.

Mashaba made the remark on Sunday, November 15, 2026, in reply to X user Natasha Huckfield, who had quoted a News24 post reporting that Mashaba said ActionSA was close to a deal with the ANC in Gauteng metros. Huckfield wrote: “2029 and these parties are gone. Bring it.”

Mashaba responded: “You are right. They will be gone if they work with the DA. Working with the DA is tantamount to committing suicide.” He did not say who “they” refers to.

News24 reported earlier on Sunday that Mashaba said negotiations with the ANC were going well and that ActionSA was close to a deal in the Gauteng metros. The post also follows another reply earlier in the day, in which Mashaba told a different user to “keep dreaming”.

His latest remark comes days after he met DA leader Geordin Hill Lewis on Thursday, describing the meeting as “frank and productive”. Mashaba had earlier written to Hill Lewis proposing that the DA nominate a different mayoral candidate in Johannesburg, and that Cilliers Brink give up his council seat in Tshwane so the DA could back ActionSA’s Nasiphi Moya as mayor. Mashaba has said he will work with the DA only if it removes what he calls racist elements, a claim the DA rejects.

ActionSA won 16.27% in Johannesburg, where the DA is the largest party but has no outright majority. The party has also held talks with the ANC and the EFF, and Mashaba said on Sunday that ActionSA would decide its coalition partners independently.

Parties have 14 days from the declaration of results on 8 November to constitute councils and elect office bearers. Mashaba’s post does not say whether his comment about the DA applies to all municipalities or only to certain metros.

Source: https://x.com/hermanmashaba/status/2122039123049427080?s=46

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