South Africa: Mashaba Eyes Johannesburg Mayor's Seat - South African News Briefs - August 18, 2026

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba is confident he will win the Johannesburg mayor seat in the upcoming local government elections, according to EWN. Mashaba emphasized that his party's campaign strategy centers on community work, not propaganda. The political party is open to forming a coalition with any other party if they meet certain conditions, such as fighting corruption, providing public services to all communities, and excluding undocumented foreign nationals from municipal services.

In a separate development, a second suspect is set to appear in Boksburg Magistrate's Court in connection with the Reiger Park killings. The 24-year-old suspect was apprehended based on community information and is charged with murdering two Anti-Gang Unit officers and two women who were responding to a shooting incident that claimed the lives of Jaydin Margeman and Rolleen Lessing.