Former ActionSA Gauteng provincial leader Bongani Baloyi has announced that he will form a new political party called Xiluba.
Baloyi made the announcement on Thursday afternoon, during a press conference in Sandton, Johannesburg.
This follows his resignation from ActionSA almost three weeks ago.
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Baloyi said the new party he is starting will contest next year’s much-anticipated national and provincial elections.
Baloyi was joined by former ActionSA Ekurhuleni councillor and caucus leader, Tlhogi Moseki, during his press briefing. Moseki resigned from ActionSA on Wednesday.
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Moseki will be the national chairperson of Xiluba. He said the new party will be registered with the Electoral Commission of South Africa on Monday.
Baloyi, a former Midvaal mayor and Democratic Alliance (DA) member, quit ActionSA after “irreconcilable differences” between him and ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba over the running of the party’s Gauteng structures and a difference of opinion about policy issues.
In January last year, Baloyi joined ActionSA after terminating his membership as a member of the DA in December 2021. He was a member of the country’s official opposition party for 14 years.
This is a developing story. More to follow.
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