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Barely two hours after a successful court judgment overturning her removal as mayor of Johannesburg, Mpho Phalatse wasted no time in convening an urgent mayoral committee meeting yesterday.

ActionSA has welcomed the South Gauteng High Court ruling reinstating Mpho Phalatse as mayor of Johannesburg.

Former DA leader Tony Leon has taken a swipe at ActionSA after the party added another ex-DA member to its Western Cape provincial leadership.

Ekurhuleni Mayor Tania Campbell is expected to face a vote of no confidence, which was brought forward by the ANC.

Affirmative action and employment equity has perpetuated the race and class divisions and inequalities and failed to uplift the majority of black poor

Former Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse claimed she did not get a chance to present the proposal herself before the DA's federal executive.

My theory is that Mashaba planned his exit from the DA as soon as he became the executive mayor of Johannesburg. My theory is based on the event that took place during Mashaba's tenure as mayor.

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has weighed in on former president Jacob Zuma's public engagements in the wake of the Phala Phala game farm scandal.

“The king gave his blessing to ActionSA, and we have asked that he continue to play a fatherly role for political leaders across the spectrum, give them guidance, but most importantly call leaders to order where they have erred," said party leader Herman Mashaba.

The new provincial ActionSA chairperson said her focus was to do what Democratic Alliance (DA) could not, and thats put the needs of the poor first.