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Herman Mashaba on Running a City, the Water Crisis and the Politics of Exclusion in Johannesburg

Podcast: Daily Maverick
Published: Feb 25, 2026
Duration seconds: 2306
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Summary

In a wide-ranging interview, Daily Maverick’s Ferial Haffajee sits down with Herman Mashaba, president of ActionSA and mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, to probe his plans for a city in crisis. From the deepening water shortages and collapsing infrastructure to his hardline stance on undocumented immigrants, Mashaba lays out an agenda rooted in enforcement and administrative overhaul.