ActionSA says Xolani Khumalo won’t be joining Ekurhuleni mayoral committee
Thabiso Goba
18 February 2026 | 6:45Ekurhuleni Mayor Doctor Xhakaza announced a reshuffling of his mayoral Cabinet on Tuesday night, with Khumalo as the new MMC for Community Services and By-law Enforcement.

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
ActionSA said its City of Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate, Xolani Khumalo, will not be joining the metro's mayoral committee.
Ekurhuleni Mayor Doctor Xhakaza announced a reshuffling of his mayoral cabinet on Tuesday night, with Khumalo as the new MMC for Community Services and By-law Enforcement.
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But ActionSA has released a statement on Wednesday morning, saying Khumalo will not be joining what the party called a “failing and corrupt” Ekurhuleni government.
Mayoral spokesperson Ramotlo Tlotleng has told EWN they are not aware of ActionSA’s statement.
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