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“I had this nagging political fire burning in my belly which made me ask myself whether I had done enough," said Trollip.

“If ActionSA keeps collecting this deck of cards of political heavyweights, 2024 is in play,” said Phumzile Van Damme.

In Eusebius on TimesLIVE, former DA leader Athol Trollip explained how his respite from politics, and venturing into consultancy, allowed him to see anew the experiences of ordinary South Africans across towns and cities in the Eastern Cape and elsewhere.

The footprint of the smaller political parties in the Eastern Cape may bring about the options many have been striving for outside the three main parties. These parties have the opportunity to prove themselves worthy in parts of the province where lack of service delivery is rife and there is very little economic activity.

Athol Trollip explains how his respite from politics and venture into consultancy allowed him to see anew the experiences of ordinary South Africans across towns and cities in the Eastern Cape and elsewhere.

The party needs clear policies and a vision for SA because if it’s only in the game to topple the ANC it will topple itself

Athol Trollip says ActionSA is ready to bring some “sanity to the circus and get rid of the clowns.”

And so, after retiring from politics for just more than two years, Athol Trollip has re-entered the political arena.

When Herman Mashaba stood as a candidate for Mayor of Johannesburg last November, Alec Hogg wondered whether that was wise.

“If ActionSA keeps collecting this deck of cards of political heavyweights, 2024 is in play,” said Phumzile Van Damme.