ActionSA resolved on Tuesday to submit a motion of no confidence against City of Johannesburg Mayor Thapelo Amad, who the party believes is an “ill-equipped expedient candidate between the ANC [African National Congress] and EFF’s [Economic Freedom Fighters’] coalition of doom”. 

Action SA blamed the mayor for being unable to articulate a coherent plan to improve the city as well as for the deterioration of service delivery in the city.

The party has pointed to the compromises involved in electing mayoral candidates between the ANC and EFF. 

“Since Amad’s election, service delivery in Johannesburg has rapidly deteriorated with heaps of rubbish piling our city’s streets, with ANC members of the mayoral committee – such as Jack Sekwaila – wanting to blame homeless people for the city’s mess instead of taking responsibility themselves,” said ActionSA caucus leader Funzi Ngobeni.

Further, ActionSA has levelled criticism at City of Johannesburg speaker Colleen Makhubele for using ill health to justify her inability to exercise her duties. The party contends that residents of Johannesburg deserve capable leaders as opposed to leaders who are elected on the basis of a compromise.

“The motion of no confidence will serve at the next council meeting on 25 April 2023 and we stand ready to litigate against any effort by Makhubele to protect herself and her newfound political allies from these motions of no confidence. ActionSA will start engaging with all other parties in the Council to ensure that the ANC and the EFF are removed from exerting any further control on Johannesburg and we are confident of our prospects of success,” Ngobeni added.