ANC Could Hand Joburg And Tshwane To ActionSA As Mashaba And Moya Are Tipped For Mayoral Positions

qActionSA could emerge as one of the biggest beneficiaries of South Africa’s latest municipal election developments, with predictions that the party could take control of the City of Johannesburg and the City of Tshwane through coalition arrangements supported by the African National Congress (ANC).

A political prediction circulating following the elections suggests that ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba could return to the Johannesburg mayoral office, while Nasiphi Moya could continue serving as the Executive Mayor of Tshwane.

According to the prediction, the ANC would provide the necessary political support to enable ActionSA to govern both metropolitan municipalities, potentially reshaping the balance of power in Gauteng’s local government.

The prediction further suggests that the ANC could secure control of the City of Ekurhuleni as part of a possible political arrangement between the two parties.

If such an arrangement materialises, it could represent a significant development in Gauteng’s coalition politics, particularly given the competition between the country’s major political parties for control of the province’s largest municipalities.

The prediction also argues that the Democratic Alliance (DA) could suffer substantial losses despite its electoral performance, with senior party figures Helen Zille and Cilliers Brink potentially missing out on mayoral positions in Johannesburg and Tshwane respectively.

The DA has been actively engaging with other political parties as negotiations over municipal leadership and coalition agreements continue.

DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has reportedly been involved in discussions with several political formations in an effort to secure governing arrangements and protect the party’s influence in key municipalities.

These engagements are particularly important as no single party may have sufficient support to govern certain municipalities independently.

The prediction claims that Hill-Lewis’s willingness to engage with different political formations, including the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), reflects the DA’s determination to avoid being excluded from important coalition agreements.

It further argues that the ANC could use the coalition negotiations to strengthen its political position at the expense of the DA.

However, the suggested arrangement involving ActionSA and the ANC remains a political prediction rather than a confirmed coalition agreement.

The final outcome will depend on negotiations between the parties, the distribution of council seats and the willingness of political formations to support particular mayoral candidates.

Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni remain strategically important municipalities, making their leadership arrangements particularly significant for Gauteng’s political future.

Should the prediction become reality, ActionSA could secure two influential mayoral positions, while the ANC could regain substantial governing influence.

For the DA, such an outcome would represent a major political setback and could reshape the party’s strategy in Gauteng.