Johannesburg – ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba said that he was happy to have coalition talks with the Democratic Alliance (DA) only if they addressed the concerns that made him leave the party.
Mashaba led the City of Johannesburg as mayor between 2016 and 2019 but then resigned from the party after a controversial fallout.
ActionSA, however, said that it was open to having talks with the DA.
Mashaba said that he considered his personal relationship with the DA as water under the bridge, but he was not looking to make friends.
He said he was willing to hear the DA out after having the first meeting with the party.
“Because for us, poor people are part of our agenda and in no way will we be compromising on that. We are not going to support anyone who is not going to have poor people as part of their agenda,” said Mashaba.
The party is also in talks with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) but said it had its reservation.
While ActionSA has not indicated when it will make its decision, political parties have 14 days from the declaration of results to form coalitions.
