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Herman Mashaba welcomes another DA heavyweight as ActionSA gets ready for 2024

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In this podcast, ActionSA founder and leader Herman Mashaba explains why the attraction of former DA heavyweight Athol Trollip is such a coup for his party. The news created a stir in the Eastern Cape where the popular Trollip will lead ActionSA's 2024 election charge. Mashaba also addresses apparent ructions within the young party, including the fracas over its KZN leader Makhosi Khosa; and unpacks his strategy in Gauteng where the coalition's governance of Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg is looking increasingly fragile. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Feb 2022 1PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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