Cilliers Brink and the Tshwane Betrayal

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[@sharonadams9721]

Cilliers is cleaning up the rot. The people who are the Ratepayers of Tshwane should take to the streets to support Cilliers.

[@amm7088]

@@sharonadams9721 110% !! That is what needs to be done !! We are the RatepAyers and shouldn’t we choose who we want to lead !! LESUFi is useless and the instigator behind all of this !! He has too much of Crap to hide !!

[@biko8229]

Apart from constantly whining like a spoilt brat, the man is lying about EFF. We are ratepayers and we are glad to see him and his selective service delivery go.

[@johanlotter5197]

Cilliers has balls people! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Good job mayor! Keep it up!

[@truth-Hurts375]

As long as you are a White Matric Domkop....yes !!!

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

I really appreciate the clear and concise way in which Brink explains things. He would make an excellent school teacher.

[@welmaflint8181]

Head master 😊

[@devanchetty4480]

I fully agree. He knows his "stuff". As an interviewee, he does not "umm and aah". He is always concise and to the point.

[@underdog209]

He failed Tshwane townships.

[@rushnande3731]

​@underdog209 Yes if you know so little about the financial state of the Metro when he took over, Tshwane is many other cities was bankrupt, he had to cut unnecessary spending before focusing on areas that need the most attention like water infrastructure and all of that doesn't happen overnight.

[@markriordan9010]

​@@underdog209...looks like that's a very inaccurate comment !

[@meisiewhiley8959]

LEAVE CILLIERS BRINK ALONE, HE IS ONE OF THE FEW DA GUYS THAT IS THE BEST. HE REALLY GO OUT OF HIS WAY AND WORK DAMN HARD TO MAKE Tshawne what it used to be. GET OF HIS BACK, YOU ARE ALL JUST JEALOUS AND IMBARRESED BECAUSE HE OUT WORK YOU ALL.

[@Josephalive101]

People in Mamelodi and Hammanskraal don't know what you are talking about

[@ChristoBrand-d6e]

Keep on going Cilliers, you are doing well, the residents do notice whats happening.❤❤😊😊

[@donalddavhie]

Mike just spends the whole interview blaming Cilliers for not having a majority in Tshwane. The residents voted for these coalition complications and the DA is playing its role to keep the city stable with the numbers it has. There's only so much they can do and they are doing it. Welcome to Democracy.

[@lelaniespar6565]

Boycott Mike Sham

[@donalddavhie]

@@lelaniespar6565 No

[@biko8229]

@@donalddavhie Sir I believe Mr Sham is being realistic. Cilliers took out a nonsensical petition to try and keep his job. Let us not forget that Cilliers salary comes from taxpayers. The ANC has more votes than the DA here in Tshwane.

[@mossfairy3060]

He is asking the right questions

[@jacooberholzer8034]

Exactly!! Mike is an idiot!

[@liplip9415]

Cilliers Brink is doing his very best for the whole of Pretoria . Action SA behave very immature , no use running Cilliers down because you didn't get what you want . Shame on Action SA .

[@Josephalive101]

The DA should have voted in support of the ActionSA City of Tshwane speaker.

[@amm7088]

Cannot believe Mashaba blames the DA was the reason they didn’t do well on the 29th May 2024🤣🤣🤣! Sorry but mashaba behaves like a drunk . He just rumbles and mumbles

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

I think that ASA is going to get punished in the next elections for Mashaba's actions.

[@AndrewMcFarlane_1]

@@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub they have already lost a lot of support

[@psylentrage]

@@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub Just had to go and check what your name means. Good one👍😄

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

@@psylentrage Thanks. It's actually my nickname (not the Latin version). How ridiculous is that !

[@psylentrage]

@@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub That's what I thought, the nickname, not that it's ridiculous😅

[@guswiesner2949]

Never mind an excellent school teacher, an excellent President 👏 👌 👍 👏

[@jennywood7426]

Good luck Cilliers Brink! Thank you for fighting the fight!

[@richardmashamaite]

Action SA is becoming disruptive and chaotic like EFF. I will never and never again vote this Herman mashaba party again. Herman mashaba has become another political chameleon

[@meisiewhiley8959]

AGREE WITH YOU RICHARD MASHAMAITE, HERMAN WAS ALSO ONE OF THOSE THAT WAS MORE TALK THEN ACTIONS. NOTHING BETTER THEN THE ANC.

[@MzamoAdoons372]

Ke sephinya and this is why I did not vote him this time😂😂😂

[@Cent51]

He was never a good mayor, he had some dodgy tendencies, eff fuel tender

[@DonaldHjul]

100% my vote will NEVER go to Action SA again!??

[@rajpapa3574]

Herman has now shown his true colours.

[@astra6098]

Hands off Mayor Brink !

[@LynneVanSchoor]

Leave Celliers Brink alone, he is a wonderful man and doing an amazing job in Tshwane .. shame on Action SA, you are going to fall and fall hard, what a disappointment you have become

[@lynnehorn2220]

Cilliers Brink rocks. Kudos to you Sir for doing a fantastic job. Stay strong ❤

[@LollyClarke]

Tswane should take to the streets, action sa just wants power, he doesn't care about the people

[@amm7088]

@@LollyClarke 110 %

[@Woooofit]

so true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JohnKumalinga]

Show me one politician who doesn’t just want power

[@WHOLT2]

Mashaba and Action SA are finished. Mashaba knows his time is up and is bitter about his losses in the election and is now desperate to be seen to be relevant. Shame on you Herman

[@chris123457839]

100%

[@andrekgerber]

This man is amazing. All my respect.

[@sonacoza]

Cilliers Brink is a very impressive young man who deserves a lot more support than he is getting. It would be a tragedy if he is sacrificed on the alter of petty politics! Mike Sham

[@sharonadams9721]

Lesufi is trying to bring Tshwane down. A podcast taped him saying so with members if ActionSA present. It does not matter if good works are being done. Lesufi wants the DA out. The interviewer should be asking what carrot Lesufi is dangling to make Mashaba be a turncoat.

[@yvonnecoetzee3508]

The people of Gauteng need to vote right in 2026, Lesufi hasnot done anything great for Gauteng

[@aarongunnz9513]

ANC wants to loot for the last time

[@devanchetty4480]

The SACP is pulling Lesufi's strings.

[@ChrisWilkinson100]

Mike, maybe you should move a little south to Meyerton (Midvaal) where everything DOES work under a DA mayor. Not Vereeniging or van der Bijl, though that'[s an ANC disaster next door. Hang in there Cilliers, we're with you. And I live in a Jhb suburb which works. We have a DA Councillor here.

[@louiseroderick9910]

Gosh, wonder why Mike Sham laid into him so much yet protected others guests?

[@amm7088]

@@louiseroderick9910 Absolutely! Mike was making comparisons that were completely bizarre ! DID the DA say if the ANC call ms them in 300 years they will not change their mind ! NO IT Was action sa! The DA always said first choice was to make the multiparty charter ! They didn’t come any where close to forming a gov! What do you want the DA to do ! Wake up guys , they took the best possible option ! Most of us appreciate the line they have taken

[@dumisani1329]

@louiseroderick9910 Mike lays it on everyone, watch the Athol Trollip interview, he held no punches back

[@renekilner7712]

Please think back to when Mashaba was mayor of Jhb and the EFF were the ‘kingmakers’. The fire engine deal …. There are no fire engines in Jhb but huge amounts of money was paid to …….. The dodgy fleet deal ……. Jikkel I like Cilliers Brink. He calls a spade a spade. No BS. Mashaba does not care about residents & consumers. His ego is so big that he does not care that he finally sinks Gauteng as a whole into the shit shoot.

[@saviabotha3864]

Cilliers has been working so very hard to clean up Tshwane Good luck Cilliers!

[@richardcompton2639]

God, what a disgrace. I dearly hope Mashaba / Trollip / Beaumont are held accountable for their disgraceful conduct.

[@devanchetty4480]

Seems like Beaumont's attendance as a student of Michael house has been wasted.

[@rentiaboshoff9939]

Mashaba could never ever proof himself, and now he is jealous that the Mayor of DA of Tshwane is doing the right work and showing a difference!

[@hwpienaar]

Cilliers is a brilliant Politician.

[@michellelewis1090]

Mashaba made his fortune off products aimed at black people, time to give back. How much money has he donated to fix infrastructure in the Townships?. Why should rate and taxpayers have to take a back seat to the townships. How much do they contribute to their own area. Easy to hold out the hand and make demands, do they pay for the water that they are demanding, do they pay for the sewerage and refuse removal, how about electricity, which everybody wants but nobody pays for? Poverty gives nobody the right to take the food out of somebody elses mouth. If that sounds harsh, stand in the queue on SASSA day and see what goes into trollies.

[@aarongunnz9513]

Do townships pay municipality rates??

[@michellelewis1090]

@@aarongunnz9513 I doubt it

[@aarongunnz9513]

@@michellelewis1090 but they crying foul. They want everything for free. Hmmmm that's playing ground of EFF, MK and ANC. That playing ground is full of ignorant, uneducated, entitled people

[@leonarddavids4094]

@michellelewis1090 You are a generalist and a racist. Not all people who stay in the townships survive on SASSA or don't pay rates. Yet political parties campaign in townships for votes, but when it's time to the deliver then they get smart. You must wake up from your privileged bubble and thank God for your blessings instead of shaming people for being poor.

[@thomasgosling5155]

The last nail in ActionSA’s coffin.

[@mathewc7433]

As wrong as Action SA's behaviour is, I also see a silver lining. Let people see what life is like without Cilliers Brink and punish Action SA severely with their votes in 2026. Still, it would be better if Action SA didn't damage the municipality at all due to their political greed.

[@lm_b5080]

an interesting perspective - if they do a bad job (which they will) this could convince people to finally vote for the DA in '26

[@aarongunnz9513]

ACTION SA can't wait to eat

[@AlbertCloete]

The problem is that all the work the current Tswane administration has done will start showing results later. They fixed the city's finances, which will now be destroyed again if EFF comes near it.

[@tobyharper8521]

Mashaba Trollop and Bauman resigned from DA now Actionsa are on the way out. This is becoming a political circus. Leave Brink alone he is doing his job.

[@1KEYPLAYER]

Mike's robust questioning is precisely what's needed to get to the truth. Cilliers, unfortunately, is probably going to be a casualty of the political dynamics between the DA, ANC, and ActionSA. What happens at national and provincial level has a definite influence at local government level. If the ANC does form the coalition agreement with ActionSA and the EFF in Tshwane, it will not bode well for the future of the GNU. It leaves a bitter taste in one's mouth to hear Cilliers say that the DA may strategically withdraw from other coalitions and potentially leave other municipalities at the mercy of the EFF. Unfortunately, a picture is emerging of all of our politicians playing a "Game of Thrones" style of politics where it's all about who has enough power to control budgets, tenders, loans, contracts, employment, etc. These narratives of "Moonshot Pacts" and "Doomsday Coalitions" should be viewed with circumspection. One party's Moonshot Pact is another's Doomsday Coalition.

[@JohnKumalinga]

Well said…well done Mike for your robustness, keep it up!

[@amm7088]

Mike !! I am sorry BUT your level of understanding of what Cilliers was trying to communicate was very poor

[@mikesham3204]

Perhaps, but I think that he fails to understand the point that I was making about the DA leadership not supporting him and the ANC not being interested in the stability that residents of Tshwane and the other metros and municipalities need.

[@anabarbosa6044]

You need to pay more attention as to why the DA cannot afford to go into a government without a signed agreement. The DA is blamed for everything that has gone wrong in Tshwane before this current majority coalition. It does not serve the DA nor residents for the DA to have a mayor in place, without a majority together with an acceptable agreement. 'Coalition' MMCs, councilors and opposition will be out to destroy the DA brand name. The long term loss will be far worse than if it were just the ANC or EFF trashing the place. Action SA has proved to be treacherous and opportunistic in removing the DA in Jhb, Ekhuhurleni and Tshwane. Did you forget about Bongani Baloyi revelations where each party (including EFF) would get a mayor in each of the metros. And here you are yet again again blaming the DA. Those green tinted glasses look awful on you.

[@JakoGrundling]

I am sorry to say but this was not a very professional interview. Well done Cilliers for answering very eloquently.

[@ThomasDebruin-l1u]

Mike

[@amm7088]

@@mikesham3204Support him how !! By standing and shouting !! You compare it to the bella bill and Nhi completely different situations !! In cilliers case the Numbers matter which is very different with how the GNU works. Your input is heard , like it was with the bella bill ! the sections that worried those contesting it are pending !! You guys as journalists need to be more positive as well and Ask relevant questions!

[@francoiskruger7366]

Cilliers must not leave. Thank you for all you have done so far.

[@shaneodonnell1216]

Cilliers tells as it is. Previously and again he emphasises that this is coalition and not individual party. ActionSA is fighting for survival, change your tactic ActionSA, we need a party with voters more important than party survival.

[@clintonroper007]

So disappointed with the betrayal of ActionSA towards the citizens of Tshwane

[@hwpienaar]

The DA needs to be given more muscle. More voters needs to vote for them.

[@aarongunnz9513]

That's it straight majority so that when things go wrong we point fingers rightly to them(DA)

[@JohnKumalinga]

Not while they are still arrogant and ill-mannered. They will remain a 23% party

[@JohnKumalinga]

Not until they stop being arrogant

[@PatBouwer]

I agree we will pray for cilliers. He is a fine and really great leader. You cannot trust action sa Herman is very very bitter and he needs to watch himself, he will find himself out in the cold . Herman is a liar it seems which is disappointing. I thought better of him but when it comes to his feelings against DA he will stop at nothing . I also am surprised even more at atholl trollip and Michael Beaumont. I thought he at least would be a better person. But snakes hang out with snakes so, yip I should not be surprised. Very very disappointed in action Sa. You will be sorry going forward, watch and see. You are going to destroy our country with your bitterness and hatred of John steenhuizen. Then you will be out by the nest election. Evil evil evil

[@andrewfarrer4568]

bring Cilliers and Herman in for a debate, AND hook both up to lie detectors . . . let the truth come out 😁😁

[@vnlpat001]

Athol Trollip is one I am MOST disappointed in. Disclaimer: I don't like the DA ONE BIT - never voted for them and never will BUT one can't take everyone in the party as the same. I have admiration for Chris Pappas and Cilliers Brink (and here in Nelson Mandela Bay former mayor Retief Odendaal). Yesterday on this channel he tried to justify what ActionSA are going to do. YET - Even he mentioned it - back in 2018 he was ousted from this metro as mayor and after that this place went to pieces with over 5 mayors with only ONE election cycle (2021). One would think Athol would not give leave for this and if he wouldn't get his way within the party he'd leave. But no - he is justifying it. I had hopes always for Herman Mashaba and Michael Beaumont and in 2021 I thought this is potentially a party that can get that massive chunk of the black vote that the DA just will never get and possibly by 2024 we could have had ANC, EFF (and MK) completely out of the Union Buildings. It never materialised and now since the elections - Herman has gone back on his word ("Over my dead body will I work with that criminal organisation the ANC"). Well - the whole lot can go to hell. Perhaps Athol Trollip will eventually see the sense in this and leave that party. Heavily disappointed in him - always had the utmost respect for the man

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

I think Trollip has an axe to grind with the DA because he didn't get support for his ambitions in the DA. Like you , I respected Trollip but now he's behaving like a spoiled child that didn't get his way.

[@linettehugo2682]

It is so great to hear someone speaking clearly and logically. Is it because he is not black that he is having this problem?

[@christinevandermerwe-gl2sm]

White and DA.

[@richardmashamaite]

@@linettehugo2682 race has nothing to do with it damn racists. Fools

[@ianthomas7819]

Mike Sham, who would you put in control of this country of ours????

[@arnolddewit8418]

Wow what a rough interview on Cilliers he handled it like a champ, Herman Mashaba must pay for what he is doing! Tshwane is 100 x better since Cilliers is there. Mashaba must voertsek!

[@aarongunnz9513]

What about townships? And inner-city is decaying

[@JohnKumalinga]

Better how? Where exactly?

[@kleintjiejvrensburg2]

Mr Brink we are proud off you and your people it seem that mike take action sa part we stand with you and the DA

[@markwinter7511]

Lesufi has a hand in this. Herman is being played but he thinks it's all about him.

[@devanchetty4480]

Most definitely, the SACP is pulling his strings. He is defying the agreement set by the GNU.

[@aarongunnz9513]

Mashaba is a fool to trust ANC. Come 2026 ACTION SA will get nothing. 2029 they will disappear

[@christinevandermerwe-gl2sm]

Yes. Arrogant useless comrade!!!!!

[@margaretbarretto7213]

Mike Sham, why the aggressive attitude to Celliers Brink? He has been betrayed by an unstable, emotional spiteful Herman Mashaba and his decision to get back at his perceived bad treatment by Zille. We support Celliers Brink and all he has done for us here in Tshwane. Shame on Mashaba, his party is doomed.

[@mikesham3204]

Hi Margaret, like many others I am frustrated by this situation. I really like Cilliers Brink but I am not sure that our politicians realise just how angry ratepayers are. I feel that the DA senior leadership are leaving Cilliers Brink to the wolves without intervening. I am hoping that this gets back to them. On another note, we should also acknowledge that the DA is in coalition with the ANC but they are complaining about Action SA talking to the selfsame ANC. We should acknowledge the hypocrisy. I will continue to make a noise until we hear from Ramaphosa and Steenhuisen on this issue.

[@margaretbarretto7213]

Don't hold your breath. I am also a very angry Tshwane ratepayer and no longer support the DA BUT what Mashaba has done to the Tshwane coalition when after years of destruction by the ANC we have mayor that is putting ratepayers first. ActionSA decision does not make sense and is unconscionable in my humble opinion.

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

@@mikesham3204 No ,it's not hypocrisy of the DA. The DA went into a coalition with the ANC to keep out the EFF and MK which would have been disastrous for SA. Their first choice was to remove the ANC completely with the MPC but that didn't work out so they went for plan B. ASA/Mashaba is supporting the ANC (I can't help feeling this is all Mashaba and doesn't have broad support of ASA ) , along with the EFF to get rid of the DA in Tshwane , despite Brink doing a good job. That is petty politics on Mashaba's part. The DA's actions in the GNU/coalition benefits SA. Destabalising Tshwane does not benefit it's residents.

[@cilliersbrink365]

@@mikesham3204there is no hypocrisy Mike. We did not breach any coalition agreement. ActionSA did. The fact that you cannot acknowledge this bothers me.

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

@@cilliersbrink365 Keep up the good work that you're doing. Even if you go down you'll live to fight another day. I really don't think Mashaba has broad support in his party for his actions and that he will pay for it in the next elections. I'm still hoping that his own party members will talk some sense into him before it's too late.

[@mikenortje3023]

ASA - Party of the Butt Hurt! Mashaba butt hurt by Zille, Beaumont butt hurt by John and Athol butt hurt by losing PE Mayorship! 😂

[@henkbarnard8338]

We are asked to attack the issue and not the person. Still, Mike, you are attacking Cilliers on his party's actions and not the issue. This is a shamefull attack on the DA and not the coalition problem caused by Action SA... are you putting State of the Nation in self distruction mode now or adressing the Tswane issue? Come on man!!!

[@JohnKumalinga]

No personal attack detected, Mike did a great job of maintaining an unbiased stance in this interview.

[@trevorvanrooyen648]

Herman became the wolf . Action SA will fold because of Herman

[@hehehe6810]

Host is abnormally hard on Cilliers...

[@christopherbuckley619]

I am impartial here when make a statement that Cellier Brink knows what he is talking about. He is very good for Tshwane

[@JohnKumalinga]

Nothing abnormal, we need this kind of critical questioning

[@danielmcgalpine5310]

The best I can say is that Mr brink sounds very honest..sound like he knows what's going on ..at this point it makes me think ACTION SA are disappointing there voters

[@nellaretief2773]

Very good interview Mr Brink salute you for your honesty

[@kambrose1549]

It must be difficult to manage a city while a whole lot of shysters are out to grab power just to gratify their political egos and not to improve life in the city. Shame on them!

[@teresalouro1615]

Mike you should take this approach with all your guests. Felt you really laid into Brink unfairly. You had a light touch with all your Action SA guests. I realize you feel aggrieved on what is happening in J'burg however sometimes you need something to really implode before people will listen.

[@LollyClarke]

Herman is one angry man, his face says it all

[@aarongunnz9513]

Helen angered him

[@MmathaeleRalengau]

South Africans, we are in trouble. ACTION SA is a big, big, big problem. Jealous is stinking in ACTION sa. Clear now why mashaba formed Sa. He wants to be in power. I will never vote for this party. DA is concerned about poverty and service deliveries. Mashaba wants positions.

[@JohnKumalinga]

Relax, the sky is not going to fall over our heads if the arrogant DA is kicked out of power. In any case, the DA has been terrible at service delivery in Tshwane, especially our townships.

[@eugenekwan5059]

Can someone please explain what ActionSA is all about? Or was Herman only about getting votes?

[@devanchetty4480]

Mike Sham, I am disappointed that you as an interviewer, cannot see and understand the dynamics at play and how they differ at GNU and local government. Your interviewee is far too professional and eloquent for your liking. Well done Mayor Brink.

[@mikesham3204]

I am trying to make a point that it is irresponsible for our national leaders to let our biggest cities fail. National leaders have the power to intervene and to rectify this situation and they are choosing not to.

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

@@mikesham3204 And when National leaders intervene you'll complain that they're micro-managing local politics.

[@ChristoBrand-d6e]

I would like to know who Mike voted for?😢😢

[@bman2983]

We all would

[@leonarddavids4094]

Mike is supposed to put the hard questions and be independent. He always speak bad about MK and the EFF then you guys rejoice.

[@ThomasDebruin-l1u]

Mike you deserve to sit without street lights and potholes 😂

[@DragonReaper1998]

Yeah, so ActionSA is mad at the DA for working with the ANC, so their solution is to work with ANC. 🙃

[@renemalherbe197]

Mike must get his act together...his unfairness to Celliers is absolute ridiculess...I smell that Mike has an AGENDA!!🤔Shame on you!

[@christinevandermerwe-gl2sm]

Everywhere the eff gained municipal governance it resulted in a disaster: Knysna, COJ, Erkurulheni. Mashabe must be removed.

[@hildadavids217]

ActionSa is the worst party ever to vote for, in one breath, the leader of that party says that they will never be in coalition with the ANC. This leader is holding grudges of the past. My husband voted for them, they will never ever get his vote again. The parties get your vote, based on a certain principle, then make a u-turn and do what they want with your vote. They can't be trusted, after the DA put in so much work in cleaning up the mess.

[@hildadavids217]

Correction they claimed that they will never be in coalition with the ANC. They said that they will be in coalition with the DA, now they have their mind. They flipflop like the EFF. They will never get my husband's vote again.

[@bevturner2258]

Hilda, why are you talking on behalf of your husband and not yourself?

[@hildadavids217]

@@bevturner2258 Non of your business, because as a family, we do discuss politics. He is very disappointed. I have not voted for ActionSa. Thank God.

[@bevturner2258]

@@hildadavids217 It was a natural enough question 😊

[@bevturner2258]

@@hildadavids217 It certainly led me to wonder whether you were one of the 25 million eligible voters who chose not to vote.

[@johanpotgieter5949]

Result of the video - Brink - 10 . Sham - 0 or maybe a MINUS!!!!!!

[@mikesham3204]

Well played Cilliers Brink!

[@petradewet4142]

U r just an awesome leader !!!👍🏼🌟

[@hugotv9876]

when will the DA wake up and stop being entitled, arrogant assholes. They lost JHB, They lost Ekhuruleni, now they're about to loose Tshwane.

[@JohnKumalinga]

Maybe when they lose the Western Cape…

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

When will the voters wake up and stop voting for the ANC ? Do you want services delivered or do you want the ANC ?

[@ZiziphoLubelwana]

I have listened to you Mike for quite some time, today has to be one of your best interviews. Finally not biased but asking good questions

[@amm7088]

@@ZiziphoLubelwana ooook !! No prizes for guessing why you have that opinion

[@kobusvanstaden3747]

They play, the people pay

[@amm7088]

mike what rubbish are you talking ! They were continuously having motions of no confidence against PO Phalatse ! What on earth do you want ! You guys as podcasters need to educate yourselves when asking questions !

[@rosehunter5140]

Totally agree!

[@mikesham3204]

The rubbish that I am talking is that the DA leadership never tried to assist their Gauteng mayors when they were under attack. They seem to only care about the WC and cabinet positions. I spoke to Phalatse twice and it is clear that the DA leadership take a position and leave the mayor exposed thereafter. In the case of JHB, it was the issue of the PA (pre GNU) and in the case of Tshwane it is the ANC (their GNU partner).

[@Cent51]

@@mikesham3204 They did not have the number and you must maybe learn the facts, it was an unstable coalition, just like what happened in PTA with all the BS..

[@amm7088]

@@mikesham3204 Totally Disagree !!! The first time around the DA took it to court and she was reinstated ! Maybe if we had stricter rules when bringing in a motion of no confidence it would help ! Soon after she was reinstated they had another motion !! What do you do when you don’t have the numbers and these motions are constantly brought on !!IAs for Mashaba!!he is chronically obsessed with the DA ! if you ask him what he ate last night , he will first tell you the DA when he was the mayor …….. It seems there is something fundamentally wrong with herman !Clearly the GNU was a flop , not like mashaba came with any numbers anyway, now he blames the DA for their poor performance in the elections !!Lastly HOW do you expect the DA to assist , the numbers unfortunately talk . They DONT have this problem in WC because they have the numbers anyway ! Stop driving narratives that are untrue !! Herman must stop rambling like a drunk !

[@isaaccpt6643]

​@@mikesham3204this is so true the comments are of DA voters that just can't hold DA accountable. It's truly laughable at this point. They could've kept Johannesburg if the worked with the PA but they didn't do that due to the threat of the PA in the Cape

[@bonsaishongwe]

Who else is liking the new guy, Mike "Hardball" Sham? Thanks, SONA, for the addition. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@kobusbrummer6841]

@@bonsaishongwe this is the first time I have seen him like this - it almost looked he was was siding with Trollope saying he is an honest guy therefore insinuating that Cillier was lying

[@underdog209]

DA betrayed the Moonshot pact for the GNU. They were not betrayed in Tshwane, they suffered the consequences. Media must stop this thing.

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

The MPC failed because they didn't get enough support. DA and others moved to Plan B while Mashaba loudly claimed that he would never work with the ANC.

[@JohnKumalinga]

@@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ubYou don’t just dump your partners without notice because of a poor result. There is a mature way to do it but No, the DA was too power hungry, they didn’t even think twice about partnering with the devil (ANC).

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

@@JohnKumalinga MPC failed . The partnership was over. DA wasn't the only one to leave.

[@JohnKumalinga]

@@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub No, the DA collapsed the MPC (without notice to its partners), because they were desperate for power, hence they courted the ANC under this nonsense narrative of saving the country from a Doomsday coalition. We are now seeing the consequences of the DAs arrogance and utter disrespect for its partners. Any party that has ever worked with the DA knows this (including the FF+)

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

@@JohnKumalinga Dude , the reason for the MPC was to keep the ANC from running the country. The MPC didn't get enough support , hence it failed. Thus there was no point in continuing with it and the DA went with Plan B. Are you even aware that most of the MPC parties , now including ASA , followed their lead ?

[@ChristoBrand-d6e]

Mike should do his home work before an interview, making a arse of himself.😂😂

[@adrianbotha1677]

Thank you Uncle Mike. Your questions were spot on. You asked the questions that many interviewers shy away from because they want to make sure that the guest is comfortable. I’ve leant a lot.

[@niccigubb400]

Mike please bring the national leadership of the DA on to answer your questions around their support, or lack thereof for local governments in Gauteng. You are posing the question to the wrong person.

[@petert4227]

If ASA cause the downfall of the coalition of Tshawne and deterioration of services and increase of corruption then the ratepayers should vote them out in the next 2026 local elections.

[@JohnKumalinga]

What are you talking about? The DA has been running Tshwane since 2016, service delivery is still terrible to this day. Don’t confuse the DAs PR exercise with real service delivery

[@petert4227]

DA took over from ANC in Tshwane in 2016 with a budget deficit to a surplace in one year. Before, the ANC had absolute power for 22 years and were voted out because of poor service delivery and corruption. The DA had to have a coalition for 8 years to fix the mess left behind which is not enough time. The DA has absolute power in Cape Town and doing a fantastic job hence the mass migration to this city. The voters of Tshwane must give absolute power to allow DA to fix the city and not have interference from a coalition.

[@ep6263]

children acting like spoiled brats. nothing these people do actuallt improve the future of the country

[@yvonnecoetzee3508]

I am so happy that I did not vote for Action SA, I am so disappointed at Herman Mashabas behavior, talk about a turn coat, I dint think he is for the people, he is just in politics for power, he must rather stick to his Black like me cosmetics

[@vjb66666]

Mike seems to be a bit irrational in this interview. Conflating CoJ with Tshwane. The dynamics are quite different.

[@ThomasDebruin-l1u]

Mike make a joke out of this, seems he himself have trow the towel in of getting a working municipality

[@percyvdwesthuysen8363]

Thanks for a Robust interview

[@sonacoza]

Thank you for your comments. We need to have robust engagements with all of our politicians, regardless of their party affiliation.

[@mfanakithi2002]

I love Mike, He’s brutally honest. I am also wondering if the DA still cares about Gauteng. They need to leverage the ANC

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

The reason the DA doesn't work with the ANC in Gauteng is because Lesufi refused to give the DA any positions in which they could leverage the ANC. Because of that the DA had the choice of being ANC puppets or being opposition members. I support the DA's choice.

[@JohnKumalinga]

@@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8uband they decided to rather be puppets at national level

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

@@JohnKumalinga Nope , they have meaningful positions at National level which are already being put to good use. In Gauteng , Lesufi wanted to give them positions which accounted for less than 10% of the budget despite the DA having only slightly less seats than the ANC.

[@kobusbrummer6841]

Mashaba ego is the problem

[@johanpotgieter5949]

Mike Sham is CERTAINLY very ONE-EYED against the DA. I'm NOT A DA supporter just a NEUTRAL onlooker

[@rinapieterse3006]

Thank you, Cilliers Brink.

[@coadyg]

The residents must go toy toy outside Herman's home and his office. Oh I forgot he is Cosy on his holiday in US while he affects other people's lives.

[@morutingakamalaita5444]

This is so sad to see a man crying for blue lights like this;eissshhhh power power power

[@JohnKumalinga]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pamknoll7383]

Thankyou for your opinions on our southafrica issues.

[@RaVeN0045]

Not voting for Herman again that is for sure.

[@JesseDCS1]

Hermon Mashaba hates the DA so much, and at times for good reason, but he's lost the darn plot!!! Because of his hatred towards the DA the citizens will now suffer!!! To form any coalition with EFF is downright dangerous, shortsighted, and stupid!!! Now it's to hell with the citizens. It's disgusting!!!

[@aarongunnz9513]

Helen is the reason why Mashaba is behaving like this

[@JohnKumalinga]

The DA was in a coalition with the EFF in Joburg, the sky did not fall.

[@AIRview2]

They killed them self off, A yoke

[@mabaker391]

The more I listen to all these political platforms - the more it looks like a cat fight with no end in sight... They going to hiss and spit, arch their backs and lash out at the other cat and no focus on actually earning their crust of bread.... Is this gping to continue until the next elections?

[@jeanetteviljoen7756]

Action SA is still carrying lots of unforgiveness towards DA. It says bitterness will rot your bones Herman Mashaba

[@saviabotha3864]

Mike I felt that you bullied Cilliers Brink in this interview!

[@AndrewMcFarlane_1]

Maybe but he did ask the questions that many are thinking. I think Brink answered them well

[@mikesham3204]

Cilliers Brink is an accomplished politician who can handle himself really well in tough circumstances. we need to get answers from our public representatives, even the ones we may like.

[@shriokei]

when you asked the question @ 35:18 I joined your channel.

[@Jojo-l7h]

He realizes that rooival is about to complete and think he can be a better major than Brink he think the little experience he got through da can make him a great major but ( actsa) is just a flipflopper. They left the da and they are now indirectly fighting da. We the people of tshwane are losing patience about this actsa, people are tired

[@darrylcoomer1539]

ActionSA is only looking out for themselves and not their voters, shameful! However, is this not exactly what the DA have done to Gouws and Steenhuizen's Chief of Staff?? Both parties have lost my vote!!

[@ShaunGunter-vj2ih]

Very selfish attitude from your side Mike. I will elaborate if you want

[@ianthomas7819]

12,786 views 17 hours ago [ Most of these are positive to [DA Cilliers Brink]. They cannot all be wrong.

[@JohnKumalinga]

By your logic, the ANC voters could not have been wrong for voting the ANC all these years…

[@lynnehorn2220]

Mike, play fair man

[@rosehunter5140]

If Atholl Trollip said "Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me" then he learned that expression from John Steenhuizen who said that statement about the PA. You are not making sense today Mike.

[@mikesham3204]

If you think that I mangled that old chestnut, please see what happened when George W Bush tried to use it, it is a classic. The point that Athol made was that this was purely a revenge tactic by Action SA for the DA joining the GNU. It has nothing to do with governance missteps, ideology or residents. I am not sure about you, but I am tired of politicians putting their egos ahead of voters.

[@scelongcobo6034]

I regret voting for Action SA no more