South Africa
Action SA leaves Multi-Party Charter, plans ahead─── ZENANDE MPAME 16:41 Thu, 06 Jun 2024
“The charter had a section that ruled out working with the ANC.”
ActionSA has decided to leave the Multi-Party Charter after a two-day senate meeting with its decision-making body.
The media briefing was held at the Legal Hub in Randburg on Thursday (6/6) where ActionSA President, Herman Mashaba, National Chairperson, Michael Beaumont, National Spokesperson, Lerato Ngobeni, Chief Strategist, André Coetzee, and National Director of Communications, Samkelo Mgobozi gave feedback.
The pertinent issues discussed at the senate meeting included the party’s overall performance, the future of the Multi-Party Charter, existing coalition agreements, and ActionSA’s representation in provincial and national legislatures.
ActionSA President, Herman Mashaba, National Chairperson, Michael Beaumont, National Spokesperson, Lerato Ngobeni at the briefing. Picture: ActionSA
“The senate meeting was held to begin a process of self-examination. I will tell you one thing, ActionSA as an organisation does not blame voters for our outcomes,” said Beaumont.
“Ultimately we remain convinced that ActionSA is not just as important as it was a couple of years ago, it is even more important. In particular, we will undergo a lengthy process of campaign introspection, particularly involving the South African people.
“We would like them to talk to us about our campaign, what they want to see more of going forward, what they want to see less of. So that we can adjust and ensure our election campaigns in the future are ultimately guided by them.”
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The party won six seats in its first national elections and positioned itself as an “unofficial opposition”. The party will have at least one seat in the North West provincial legislature and sees it as a move to build for the 2026 local elections, it will also continue with the coalition with the DA in Tshwane unless the DA brings in the ANC.
“ActionSA, going forward, will operate as a constructive opposition in the National Assembly and the three legislatures where we are represented,” said Mashaba. “If sound and ethical proposals are placed before our representatives who serve the South African people, we will support those proposals unreservedly.”
“Similarly, when accountability is required, ActionSA will be the hardest when it comes to holding a government to account when the opposition is conflicted,” he said.
