ActionSA announces Xolani Khumalo as mayoral candidate for Ekurhuleni Municipality

Thabiso Goba
4 October 2025 | 11:00The announcement was made earlier on Saturday morning at the Dominion Life Cathedral International Church in Tembisa.
Popular crime fighting activist Xolani Khumalo, who was on 4 October 2025 as ActionSA’s mayoral candidate for the Ekurhuleni Municipality, at the Dominion Life Cathedral International Church in Tembisa. Picture: Thabiso Goba/EWN
EKURHULENI - ActionSA has announced popular crime-fighting activist Xolani Khumalo as its mayoral candidate for the Ekurhuleni Municipality.
The announcement was made earlier on Saturday morning at the Dominion Life Cathedral International Church in Tembisa.
Khumalo shot to fame by hosting the popular reality television show Sizokthola.
The show follows Khumalo and his team as they go around the country busting drug dealers.
Picture: Thabiso Goba/EWN
Xolani Khumalo (L) with ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba after he was announced as the party’s mayoral candidate for the Ekurhuleni Municipality. Picture: Thabiso Goba/EWN
During his acceptance speech, Khumalo spoke tough on fighting crime.
He said if he is elected, his administration will put South Africans first in all it does.
“Drug houses will be shut down, drug dealers will be arrested, our children will be protected, but we will not only fight, we will also heal.”
[BREAKING] ActionSA has announced Xolani Khumalo as its mayoral candidate for Ekurhuleni municipality.
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) October 4, 2025
Khumalo is a popular crime fighting activist, who previously hosted the show Sizokthola. TCG pic.twitter.com/dsjQFK3wNk
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