King, Queen of Belgium in historic visit to UWC
JOHANNESBURG - Despite the recent exit of its Gauteng provincial chairperson Bongani Baloyi and firing five councillors, ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba said the party is going from ‘strength to strength’ in the province.
Baloyi resigned recently after conflict with Mashaba. He led the province for about a year. The same week, two Tshwane councillors were fired from the
WESTERN CAPE - Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgian people paid a historic visit to the University of the Western Cape on Saturday.
University of the Western Cape (UWC) and Belgian universities have long-standing relationships dating back decades. The university’s former Rector Professor Jakes Gerwel studied at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in the 1970s.
The royal couple spent time with students of the Digital Inclusion and Social Innovation project.
Long-standing partnerships with Ghent University and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel have contributed greatly to setting UWC on the development trajectory it is on today. party after they were accused of voting with the ANC during a mayoral election in late February and for speaker ATM councillor Mncedi Ndzwanana.
Before their ousting, councillors Sizwe Skhosana and Nkele Molapo were also fired. Molapo was fired for her affiliation with former caucus leader Abel Tau.
Speaking to TimesLIVE, Mashaba said despite the recent turmoil within the party, membership growth had not been dented.
He said the party had launched three branches in Tshwane and Soweto in the past week.
“ActionSA is growing from strength to strength, no doubt about that. We have had new positive outcomes in the recent weeks.”
With five councillors fired in Tshwane in a few months, Mashaba said he had no regrets about the party’s decision to terminate membership of the councillors.