Thabiso Goba13 February 2024 | 11:40

ActionSA reveals premier candidates for Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and Free State

For the Eastern Cape it's Athol Trollip, Thoko Mashiane for Mpumalanga and for the Free State, Patricia Kopane.

ActionSA reveals premier candidates for Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and Free State

As the 2024 general elections loom, ActionSA announced its premier candidates for the Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and the Free State on 13 February 2023. Respectively they are Athol Trollip, Patricia Kopane and Thoko Mashiane. Picture: X/@HermanMashaba

JOHANNESBURG - ActionSA has announced its three premier candidates for Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, and the Free State provinces.

They are former Nelson Mandela Bay mayor - Athol Trollip, former Ehlanzeni District Municipality manager - Thoko Mashiane, and the Democratic Alliance’s former shadow minister of health – Patricia Kopane. 

The candidates were announced in Johannesburg on Tuesday by the party’s president, Herman Mashaba. 

Mashaba said the three candidates represent provinces that have been run to the ground by the governing African National Congress. 

“Three provinces which form the backbone of South Africa’s economy and national identity but have failed to reach their potential due to corruption and mismanagement of our current government. The candidates we are announcing today [Tuesday] embody the value of ethical leadership.”