Overview

• ActionSA formally named TV presenter Xolani Khumalo as its Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate for the 2026 local elections, while confirming Dr Nasiphi Moya will seek to remain mayor of Tshwane.
• Khumalo, known for hosting Sizok’thola and for anti‑drug activism, saw 2023 charges including murder and robbery provisionally withdrawn earlier this year.
• At his launch, Khumalo pledged a law‑and‑order agenda focused on curbing drug abuse, combating corruption, improving basic services, creating jobs, and strengthening transport and primary health care.
• Party leader Herman Mashaba said he is still available to run for Johannesburg if no comparably strong candidate is found, as the DA fields Helen Zille and the ANC has not yet announced its nominee.
• Political analysts welcomed broader candidate interest but questioned Khumalo’s suitability and warned that celebrity appeal does not guarantee capacity to manage a large metro.