Makone Maja: Action SA’s Tshwane miscalculation - Gauteng’s voters are gatvol

[@mabaker391]

Mashaba has shown his true colours as a turncoat - never to be trusted again.... He may as well resign from the party...

[@alicekenworthy9603]

What a knowledgable woman … she has an excellent way of explaining these rather confusing issues. Well done Alec… would love to have another interview with her .. SA has got some seriously smart individuals … may they have a lot of input as we go forward !!

[@WHOLT2]

Wow what a lovely person all the best in your new role at the IRR Makone!!

[@michaelmcgrath3967]

It’s great you had Makone on, I have listen to Makone on other shows, very intelligent and a great voice for South Africa.

[@davidscrooby2461]

Alec please invite Makone more often, articulate with IRR data and a political understanding she is really great

[@Psciyentist]

What Herman is doing with my vote won't happen again cause they won't ever get one from me 👏

[@mbusosiera1648]

Just because they removed a DA incompetent mayor and a DA government which failed in the metro for 8 years! You only loved them when they hold make noise about the ANC/EFF or MK! But when they hold the DA accountable it's a problem!

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

@@mbusosiera1648 This isn't about incompetence because in 18 months Brink has shown to be very competent. The ANC has failed SA for 30 years.

[@ronm4385]

Can you please tell me why you voted for Action SA in the first place instead of the DA? Having thought about that then ask yourself if the DA has changed from what made you not to vote for it in the first place. I look forward to your response. Thank you

[@QhayiyaCobo-ts9me]

​@@ronm4385 The DA failed in the Nelson Mandela Bay in Gqeberha. It fails to get control of the crime and poor service delivery in the cape flats while the majority of the population if Cape Town stay there.

[@ronm4385]

@@QhayiyaCobo-ts9me The DA argues that they want to prioritise services to communities that pay for the rates which ultimately has an adverse effect on black people for obvious reasons. I can respect their stance I just wish they could be upfront about it instead of this hide and seek that they employ everytime issues of race come to the fore. It's always the same pattern with the DA, they always find a way to speak in forked tongue whenever they defend the status quo. * BBBEE they are against it * Affirmative action they are against it * Land redistribution they are against it * Bella bill they are against it * NHI they are against it Like I said I can understand it and quite frankly I wish the ANC was as explicit in representing black interests. I am actually envious at the way the DA just bats for white people and a few privileged blacks.

[@dudleygraham1949]

Alec you should also consider inviting Katlego of KZbin channel Concerned Citizen....she is brilliant!!!!

[@Impala_Lily]

@@dudleygraham1949 yes!!! I’m an avid follower of her channel. Lots of truths told there! (It’s actually Citizen Concerned)

[@SandraBizarroTavares]

For sure.

[@meisiewhiley8959]

Agree 100%, she is excellent. I like her

[@desstanbridge8283]

Yes please please...she has gained such popularity the taxi drivers are playing her podcast to their passengers on the way to work ❤

[@jennychurchill2716]

She definitely is!!

[@markwinter7511]

I don't often hope misfortune on people but in this case I hope to see Herman take a serious klap over this.

[@SylviaMitchell-tz2sl]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@Snazzydoll440]

Back to sender. 😅😅😅.

[@mamasmosoathu1364]

@@markwinter7511 Maybe he is the one giving a klap back 😂😂 Mashaba was a mayor before and he knows where things would go wrong. Tshwane residents mentioned arrogance before even Mashaba mention it. Western Cape is under DA and Townships aren't even taken care of and so Tshwane shouldn't invite same issues. Please don't comment before collecting facts. Townships need services. Love DA with the brains not heart. DA can't be perfect on anything hence it should only get credits where they are due. Do you think Mmusi and Mashaba as blacks would have left DA if it was a perfect party. Black peoples lives at the Townships matter.

[@michaelmcgrath3967]

That’s why politicians should be paid on a performance base like the private sector.

[@karinak9465]

All government sections should be paid on commission/performance basis!! Then our tax will really work for wverybody

[@joecruiser]

Amen! But .... Sadly .... Not in Afrique de Sud.

[@LurikaSchubert]

Cannot agree more. Commission based, no basic.

[@cathylyons4253]

Mr Masaba we really had some respect for you before elections. Now the true colors are out: shame on you.

[@mamasmosoathu1364]

@@cathylyons4253 It's still early to say that. Go ask your vrelatives who live in Tshwane about Brink. I heard a lot from some even before this issue comes out. I don't want to take sides on any patry but blacks lives at the Townships matter. That's where all blacks in the Suburbs come from.

[@cathylyons4253]

@@mamasmosoathu1364 I really hope it turns out better.

[@mikepike39]

This girl has logic. Wow!! Logic is something so many people does not have in this country. I look up to people with your logic. This was refreshing and listening to you gives me hope for our Country.

[@delfamm1981]

I am seriously impressed with this lady's analysis of the current political situation - gives hope for the future.

[@RexDangervest99]

Makone is great! Articulate and clear thinking

[@tonitappous2422]

Mayor Cilliers Brink is Tshwane's best and possibly ONLY chance for a better and brighter future for ALL of Tshwane's residents!!

[@Thee740]

Why was he not providing services in the township?

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

@@Thee740 Are you saying that townships have no services ? No electricity , water , waste removal etc. ? I think you're lying.

[@meisiewhiley8959]

​@@Thee740he is only there for 18 mnths, he cant fix everything overnight. Its 30yrs mess that he must fix. Give the guy n change to get to everything and everywere. Everything got messed up and destroyed in 30 yrs and Thswane is not small at all.

[@shiftyourmindset2]

are you paying rates in that township, or pay for electricity and water? plus you can't fix 30 years problems in 18 months huh

[@Thee740]

@@shiftyourmindset2 I don’t think the Mayor has ever visited Mamelodi or any other township.

[@njala3038]

I voted for this moegoe ,never again. What does he gain from this. The ANC will never pay him back for being stupid.

[@silaskhalishwayo]

DA voter's claiming asa

[@lm_b5080]

we forgive you for your shortsightedness & being blinded by this man's ego :(

[@fredawadeley6472]

Your statement is so very spot on. I had my suspicion when he suddenly started this party in 2020. Now I know, my gut feeling was correct about him.

[@TonyPoulter]

There's a simple solution. Next time vote for a party that has a solid record of success in municipal and metro administration Vote da

[@Scumbag_nopants]

Agree 100%. A vote for the DA is a vote for the ANC.

[@mamasmosoathu1364]

@@TonyPoulter Mashaba included.

[@brendonrweyers6784]

Fantastic interview, hope to hear more often from Ms Maja - Thanks

[@hedleyfurio]

A real pity that people of the caliber of Makone Maja are not leaders in parliament , but really great to be reminded of how competent and capable South Africans can be .

[@CA-ul6qb]

Nothing will get done in Tshwane and more funds will get stolen .

[@thokozanimthalane]

Is it because the assumption is that ONLY Blacks are capable of thieving? Tshwane must cater for Blacks (Townships) more until Whites find them habitable!

[@surfersparadise5615]

anything is acceptable as long as the DA racists are ousted.... TIC

[@thomasgosling5155]

Makone looking very smart and her contribution even smarter.

[@christinefinniss6263]

Hello Makone. Good to see you on BizNews. 🤙

[@tonitappous2422]

Do you know that Mayor Cilliers Brink was collaborating with the National Department of Water and Sanitation regarding the water quality crisis in Hammanskraal? For the first time in nearly twenty years, there is now, thanks to this Mayor, a credible and workable plan to have clean drinking water flowing out of the taps of Hammanskraal by as early as October this year!! ( Phase 1 is almost complete) This was unimaginable only a year ago!!

[@surfersparadise5615]

and now theyll go back to cadres employing cadres to supply water trucks...at escalated cost...mos

[@Jacolath]

She is so right. This way markets are portrayed in media is one of the most important things in SA at the moment. Many popular media personalities and main stream media sarcastically refers to the markets. People need to be made aware what the impacts of good markets will have on them. Better markets = better rand, less inflation, better interest rates = people save money on everything. Those people have more money to spend and when they spend it it creates more jobs to fill the demand! Over and above that the country lends money at a lower rate which means they have more money to spend on infrastructure and services for the people including social welfare etc. Cheaper food, cheaper fuel prices....the list goes on and on and we are not even talking about the snowball effect this could have. Who does not want that!? There are too many media personalities that are making light of the markets means for people or even demonizing it. They are doing the people a great disservice.

[@andremare1127]

Voetsek Mashaba, Voetsek !

[@thulanikhumalo5395]

Voetsek you racist

[@andremare1127]

@@thulanikhumalo5395 FU2

[@surfersparadise5615]

@@thulanikhumalo5395 jirre is that all you can come up with...must we like him cos he is black...grow TF up

[@craiglinfoot2773]

Mashaba has been ranting about the DA for at least 5 years and more. His vote share has gone down and the DA vote has consolidated. So his ranting doesn’t seem to have any effect on the competition.

[@SylviaMitchell-tz2sl]

Agree 💯💯💯 with you 💯💯

[@buterjan]

Herman Mashaba is a disgrace.

[@biko8229]

The man is responding to what the structures of his organization have resolved. How is he a disgrace?

[@desstanbridge8283]

He has just imploded his party. Goodbye...

[@phillipmarchant9221]

​@@biko8229are you simple? It's like the chief wolf asking his wolf pack of they should stop eating sheep! Who voted for ActionSA? The people, or Mashaba's 'structures'? C'mon, man - you can do better than that, surely...

[@biko8229]

@@phillipmarchant9221 Help us understand why it is acceptable for DA to work with ANC, but the same curtesy is not extended to ActionSA by some. As residents of Tshwane, we are happy with ActionSA supporting the ANC to save our city from the utter incompetence of DA mayors. We don't want the CPT scenario in Tshwane. It's bad enough that more than 30 people have died of cholera during the tenure of the DA in Tshwane, we don't need to lose more innocent lives.

[@lm_b5080]

@@biko8229 then his organization is really bad at politics

[@christinemeyer7163]

I am so glad that this smart lady is just herself.Not using a lot of make-up and unnatural hair. It makes her message so much more believable.

[@JimmyShongwe-fj5ct]

The ANC and EFF like minded? South Africa is in trouble

[@nedor64]

What a joke this country has become, I think the residents of Pretoria should come together and make our voices heard loud and clear ALL! the politicians should step down and give back our city. We are sick and tired of party politics and corrupt politicians. Without a doubt the only option left is independent communities and that is what we are now working for.

[@AndrewMcFarlane_1]

They can do so when they vote

[@5801160052086]

Tell me more about independentcommunities

[@nedor64]

@@AndrewMcFarlane_1 ''We are sick and tired of party politics'' read what I wrote to hell with party politics.

[@desstanbridge8283]

Federal government. Non party efficient qualified people who are paid well to manage the 30 yrs of disaster these clowns masquerading in Prada, BMW's and protection services that are stealing the bread and education from our children 😢

[@peterroodt5343]

A very capable analyst!

[@karinak9465]

Love Makone, she is great to listen to

[@lynnehorn2220]

What a lovely lady ❤

[@molefimotsamai1640]

Actsa 2026 vote will drop like EFF suffered in recent National elections

[@desstanbridge8283]

Totally and ANC vote will drop further because of Lesufi !!

[@pamknoll7383]

This lady stands head shoulders above most of the people we listen to.

[@alfredkamboyi8487]

The solution is to have all representatives in all legislature at local, council, and national level be directly elected by the voters, individually, not through parties. Instead of voting for the party and the party choosing who to represent them. Let the mayor be elected by the electorate directly and be accountable to the voters, and not be at the mercy of political manipulation of the warring parties. These parties are more interested in their party interests than the needs of the electorate! They are holding service delivery to ransom!

[@michellelewis1090]

So agree with you. Let those who have the qualification for the position, irrespective of party, put out their CV and launch a campaign to put forward to the public to vote for them.

[@merylslabbert3570]

Panyaza Lesufi has been stirring up the pot in Tswane ... determined to keep out the DA, despite the weaker base of the ANC. Service delivery is just the convenient source of revenue but low priority in political world. Mashaba has just scuppered what's left of his political power, to boost his ego.

[@riaanesterhuizen9003]

Alec, I hope you and yours see and can appreciate the point of view of the people of this country.... We are really " Gatvol"

[@lynetteschroeder1524]

I am so happy to see you on this platform. Love you.

[@michaelflinn7784]

Never voting ActionSa again

[@christinevandermerwe-gl2sm]

I think Mashaba lacks intelligence and insight.

[@matjilam.j.m1258]

DA ws doing well in Tshwane, only 30%nters don't understand what ws happening in Tshwane

[@gertsteenkamp6970]

Voetsek anc, Asa, eff.

[@wollie4358]

And mk

[@gertsteenkamp6970]

@@wollie4358 I don't know. Waiting more see. I know they was corruptions

[@cliffardgerber3830]

Voting is a waiste of time. These politicians do as they please and only for them and their buddies.

[@Snazzydoll440]

Stop complaining and join a political party. Be the change you want to see. There is power in numbers.

[@edithmiller3114]

The peoples vote has given us a government of national unity. If you don't use your vote...stop complaining.

[@tonitappous2422]

It's not a waste of time if we give the DA a firm mandate to govern.Then we will have stability AND service delivery!!!

[@andrewgreathead8003]

@Alec - I can see why Makone is a rising star..

[@kobusdza]

Makone is miles better informed, unbiased and articulate than most of the “expert commentators BizNews so often invite. Invite her again and again.

[@dumirose9174]

ASA wishful thinking, that Anc is father christmas,giving them a mayor gift, what a stunt!

[@gerdschnelle2343]

Impressive young lady - seen her in action on the Daily Friend. Keep up the sanity!

[@HeineSenekal-j4q]

Ooh yes, he is power hungry, like them all. Doesn't care about Tswane or the poor. Funijica JICA jica

[@notoriousmf6157]

Helen Zille was right yet again. A vote for smaller a party is a vote for the ANC. When will people learn?

[@neermalapillay8016]

All the drama clearly shows self interest as voters we need to considered

[@molefimotsamai1640]

I don't like some DA tactics at times but using emotions to agree with the anc thugs was a miss for Actsa and that has rubbed me offside after voting Actsa

[@lizvanvuuren2375]

ASA ASA ASA ASA😢

[@vut_zarco]

Makone is tops

[@georgeruthven1405]

Cancel BEE and Minimum wage and the economy will grow

[@michellelawrence1003]

Mashaba has committed political suicide for his party. He has shown that he has put his bruised ego above the people of Tshwane. He has disgraced himself and his party.

[@cliffordgrobler]

Not even the Eff would go so lo backstabbing

[@101CapeSaf]

Political parties who seek revenge against their ex parties or other parties will always lose because revenge belongs to GOD he puts leaders there and he removes them

[@johnsimpson1574]

Herman mashabe. You stuffed up here big time. Back the best teams. The changes you have forced on Tswhane are so negative and damaging to good governance. Institute of Race Relations has an incredible history of opposing discriminatory and evil governments. We should be proud and support the institute as they do great 5hings.

[@fredawadeley6472]

Makone, you could be the person to oust Mashaba. Watch this space!!!!!

[@Gen_X]

ASA and FF have turned against the DA because they lost significant voter share to the DA in the recent elections. In addition ASA feel betrayed by the DA for joining the GNU and Mashaba's initial stance of never cooperating with the ANC cost his snr party officials lucrative government positions. Consequently I believe both have been advised by their strategists to differentiate themselves from the DA and end all previous cooperation agreements so as to improve their chances in the 2026 elections. I think both have erred and will fail spectacularly in said elections.

[@ChrisTus83]

The MPCSA was anyway scheduled to be terminated after the elections. ActionSA was not promised anything by the DA. He has now become Lesufi's puppet.

[@andreleohoffmann]

ActionSA is dead

[@kobusvandyk9532]

Mashaba is a snake 🐍 Me, me, me myself and I never cared about the citizens

[@Thee740]

Well Done for Mashaba for breaking an agreement with Bullies who are disrespectful and horrible to other human beings! I don’t care if there was an agreement, but nobody wants to be bullied by DA or any human being!

[@silaskhalishwayo]

Big snake is zille 😂😂😂

[@muchtruth]

Yes. It is all about him.

[@ChrisTus83]

​@@Thee740What was the agreement? The MPCSA was scheduled to end after the elections. What else does he claim was owed to him by the DA?

[@danielschauffer8216]

I was at one stage very sympathetic to ActionSA and believed in its cause. I will never trust that man again he is in it to settle scores and is not there for the people as he claims how could he claim such a thing now?

[@kobusdza]

Mashaba sold out, again, the leadership of ActionSa seems to be hell bent on revenge and spite and not focusing on working together on improving service delivery. Poor sods who voted for them are being taken for a ride.

[@rosehunter5140]

It is like a spectator sport, or a soap opera, you get to know the characters and can't wait for the next episode 😂😂

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

Unfortunately , unlike a soap opera this has a real impact on people's lives and you can't just switch it off when you want to. But yes , it does feel like one.

[@sean.butterworth]

Mashaba seems to get off on calling attention to himself. I must say, I was taken in by his words in the past, but the more is see of him, post election, the less I like him

[@surfersparadise5615]

me too

[@broliswe5083]

Mashaba is the worst type of ex wife 😂

[@ayeshawahab-g9q]

Politics by these people makes it a circus with all ring masters

[@Enoch940]

Stop to pay all rates and tax yo this is crooks .

[@bonisondiweni]

Why is it that if AFRIFORUM has political differences with politicians, they file a case against the individual. They should fight political differences politically.

[@clivescott6620]

Mashaba is a clown

[@cliffordgrobler]

and a asshole

[@cliffordgrobler]

and a asshole

[@stevemartin7464]

Mashaba is a fool. he should not have betrayed those that voted for him.What possible logic can he have used? It seems his entire existence has become to spite the DA. He should simply leave, he should dissolve ActionSA as it now has no real purpose other than to hand every municipality it can to the ANC, perhaps he is actually a secret ANC supporter.

[@harveyfuqua6633]

Goodbye, ActionSA. It was fun while it lasted. Goodbye to nonsense.

[@andrieswilmans2985]

Miss Maja what a star.💪🏾🇿🇦

[@MrSoulmant]

What a pleasant, informed and articulate lady 👏🏼

[@louisenieuwmeijer5337]

Gatvol is the word. We just got services started working again.

[@AlbertusMBezuidenhout]

I suggest that the Tshwane taxpayers get Brink to manage a Tax Revolt and that he head a Tshwane Taxpayers Association...before its to late and the metro goes totally bust! Otherwise! Bring..Brink...Back!

[@hannesbornman1045]

Oh who could have foreseen that Herman was full of it 🤔

[@surfersparadise5615]

the numbers told me so

[@theresaburdett1054]

I did. Never trusted him.

[@ericakaalsen348]

Brilliant and pleasant lady. Welcome to Biznews

[@radithakothinane8809]

Thank you Makone Maja

[@Impala_Lily]

Mashabas name will go down in history… but not with the pronouns that he was hoping for! He fell like a ton of bricks for a BS story spun to him by his new friends … 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Lekker my chom, kry vir jou!

[@herbtuck1481]

The DA tried the same trick with the PA Gayton is selling out to the ANC but it’s alright when they work with them people aren’t fools

[@lordwickphophi6998]

ANC covered stone with foil, and gave it to Mashaba claiming to be gold, only for Mashaba to realize afterwards that he has been played.

[@phoenixrising427]

mashaba has take over the title of flip-flop from racist malema

[@Temp-z4u]

Action SA .. what a bunch of clowns

[@cheryldaniels9745]

Everyone is saying that the petrol price influences other prices yet since after the elections the price of petrol has steadily decreased while every time I go to a shop you see that the price of food stuffs have increased. What they are saying and what is happening in practise is definitely opposite.

[@alexnyirenda123]

Mashaba has never been happy how DA treated him,let’s not forget

[@ChrisTus83]

How did they treat him? Does he want to be mollycoddled?

[@shaunjayes8842]

Mashaba is driven by a massive ego. He is a legend in his own mind He betrayed a city and his own supporters, because his feelings were hurt. (Anyone who pays a writer R12 million to write his "unauthorised biography" is a serious narcissist). The good news is, he has destroyed his party in the process, and I doubt they will even be around in 2026.

[@georginapaul9672]

BRINK IS EFFICIENT. MASHABA AS WELL. but EFF %$#@*&^

[@pablocharlie]

Dear residents and communities of Tshwane, fasten your seatbelts’ i repeat fasten your seatbelts, the EFF and ANC are taking over 🎢

[@Makroti1050-z9y]

as a black resident of Tshwane so happy this racist mayor is gone and happy my EFF will be in power now and not racists like that useless DA mayor.

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

@@Makroti1050-z9y EFF won't be in power. They're not even kingmakers anymore.

[@ulricgordon8586]

The multiparty shoild have stayed together after the elections and should have joined the GNU as one entity.

[@billycoetzee935]

What is she even talking about about. First things first, address the issue of the day, and it’s not this but we need to see a change that unfortunately has consequences that will not be easy , but. Fix our entire government and try to bring back the justice system to arrest so many people who have no accountability

[@mossfairy3060]

Looks like he doesn't care about the ppl of Pretoria He did this to spite the DA, it's a no brainer! Of course it will matter, ASA has lost a lot of respect and votes going forward Brink Cilliers was just getting things back up an running, he had a lot to do, seeing what a mess it was in under ANC EFF .. such a shame Herman did what he did

[@johanweakley2658]

If politics has become a spectator sport in South Africa (and I think Alec is correct), we are in bigger trouble than we thought.

[@alelooooooya]

Do not give in to their egoistic reactionary actions that are against voters , us the people, against the interest of our country!

[@ulricgordon8586]

Spectator sport. Yeah, all we can do is watch. We have absolutely no say in the game. We really need a new political party to represent the silent (voiceless) majority.

[@balenidumisani296]

Instability talk only comes out when you remove the DA Mayor. It's an exhausting narrative.

[@monicakieck7501]

There are too many career; greedy; corrupt; tenderpreneurs politicians in government; citizens are gatvol of this milkshake😢

[@ScissorN]

Push back ,turn around clap your hand shake your body , lahlumlenze nana na na na🎤🎼

[@MBReader410]

Coalitions are more stable where parties have distinct constituencies.

[@gilbertdavies1182]

Very accurate account of issues... The question still to be asked is why does it take new GNU ministers to expose long lived corruption when Squirrel was at the helm and did nothing to hold anyone to account and is now hailed as prized posession in the GNU???